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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
7
A historical notice presents Mrs. L. M. Bosworth of St. John's Episcopal Guild with Christmas reflections from Shakespeare and Luke. It offers German Christmas tree tips with candles and carols and provides a recipe for German Pepper Nuts with eggs sugar flour spices and citrus, intended for holiday celebration.
A Christmas message urges generosity without expectation and shares old fashioned fruit cookie and apple roll recipes. The article cites a Baptist church figure and emphasizes giving during the season, then provides detailed instructions for cookies and a fruit roll crust.
A school column advises keeping Christmas light and jolly for the season. It suggests a fudge variation by adding marshmallows to chocolate fudge before it cools, instead of nuts, as a festive treat idea.
A composite piece blends holiday reflections with a Syrian dish recipe. It recalls sacred themes of Christmas and Mary Joseph and includes a practical, savory three pound mutton dish with onions tomato pulp rice nut meats and butter designed to serve six, with olives and bread as optional accompaniments.
Ingredients listed include one cupful chopped meat one quarter cupful chopped suet two cupsful chopped apples one teaspoon salt one half tablespoon ground cinnamon one half tablespoon ground allspice one cupful sugar one half cupful raisins one half cupful currants one cupful vinegar and water.
The article shares a devil's food cake recipe with two sections for batter and filling, listing ingredients such as brown sugar butter eggs and chocolate, plus a moral about Christmas giving. It urges generosity and keeping Christmas spirit in the heart all year, citing Tiny Tim and Dickens.
The piece offers a festive Christmas toast wishing joy to all, comfort for sorrows, and lasting spirit through the year. It speaks to broad goodwill and unity, with a religious tone appropriate to the Home Missionary Society.
Recipe from the Book and Basket Club describes a pineapple Bavarian cream using grated pineapple sugar gelatine and cream. Gelatine soaks in cold water then is heated with pineapple and sugar, cooled then folded with lightly whipped cream before molding and serving with whipped cream.
MES. Rev. H. D. Williams of the Church of Christ urges that Christmas knows no class distinction and its spirit remains unblemished by poverty or wealth. He proclaims Christ is born and calls for glad tidings and acts of kindness.
Recited from The Boys of Clovernook by Barnes Beal the scene centers on family Christmas dinner desires. Aunt Rachel plans the feast while youngsters request mince pie roast turkey with oyster stuffing and rich desserts. A school faculty note hints at 19th century culinary habits and holiday warmth.
Mrs. Galen Tilden of the Book and Basket Club shares a cranberry sherbet idea in place of sauce or jelly. The method includes freezing cranberry juice with water and sugar, folding in egg white, then finishing with chopped fruit for ripening.
The piece presents a festive note from the Nonpareil Club about giving and receiving at Christmas and provides a fruit cake recipe. It lists ingredients: butter, molasses, sour milk, eggs, soda, flour, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, citron, currants, and raisins, with instructions on baking time and storage.
A reflective feature on western hospitality during Christmas with invitations, shared meals, and the idea of opening doors to strangers. The writer shares personal experiences of dinners in California and Bakersfield, contrasts with Iowa customs, and proposes a personal recipe for "Nonpareil Salad" as love and thoughtfulness that sustains the season beyond Christmas Day.
Mrs Dr H M Templeton writes that the true glory of Christmas lies in giving gifts. She describes the Christmas star’s five points as love happiness thoughtfulness generosity and gratitude. The Christmas tree symbolizes living for Christ and finding life through selfless acts.
Mrs. Br. Cairns highlights love as the core of Christmas and urges charitable acts mirroring Christ’s life. The note includes selections from Phoebe Cary and practical party ideas like walnut ornaments and an oyster salad recipe.
The piece describes a festive table centerpiece Santa with tiny lights on his coat and cap, plus a marshmallow cookie sandwich idea. It suggests a marshmallow cookie recipe using thin dough rounds and a quick bake. The writing reflects holiday whimsy and culinary hints for an evening dinner.
Mrs. Margaret Leland president of the Nonpareil Club recalls her Christmas remembrances from last year spent in a southern California mountain town. She describes feeling far from friends as December approached and shares a small personal experience near the holiday season.
Official notice requests clemency for William F. Glyndon who was convicted of murder in Story County Iowa in 1879 and sentenced to life. The petition cites innocence circumstantial evidence lengthy imprisonment civil war service and potential reform. The pardon request seeks consideration by the 32nd General Assembly with supporting statements.
An old advertisement touts ManZun as providing immediate relief for piles with a single application. It notes O A Gamble as the seller.
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