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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
11
A vintage recipe feature promotes potato salad as a main summer dish and offers variations. Basic method uses freshly cooked potatoes, celery, cucumber, and eggs mixed with mayonnaise and seasonings. Variations include cheese, dried beef, and tuna versions with slight ingredient tweaks for each.
A vintage instructions brief describes making green tomato pickle using six quarts of tomatoes and onions with salt water vinegar sugar and spices. It lists measurements and steps to macerate salt draw liquid then cook vegetables and syrup and finally seal into hot sterilized jars.
Instructions show peeling and dicing tomatoes with sugar lemons for a sweet preserve. Step by step cook until clear, with frequent stirring to prevent scorching. Also notes a Roosters Club benefit roller skating party at Grotta Gardens and a D of A benefit at LOOF Hall Friday night.
Old fashioned apple preserves pairing tart apples with meat dishes like pork lamb duck or chicken. Uses Winesap Spitzenberg Jonathan and Northern Spy varieties. Steps include uniform apple pieces, cold water to prevent discoloration, tilting the kettle to avoid breaking slices, and careful sugar syrup. Contains Aunt Jos Apple Preserves and Ginger Apple Preserves with detailed ingredient lists and canning directions.
The Longstreth club lays plans for an exhibit to be held Thursday August 8 at the Monday School. Members are to bring finished projects and record books for judging. Social meetings continue through winter with a roller skating event and the next gathering set for Friday September 13 at 6 30 at the advisor’s home.
Bulletin highlights the season for jams and jellies as housewives support preserving fruit across the year. It praises domestic economy amid global food concerns and cites the Foods and Nutrition Division of the Home Economics program for its guidance.
New Pittsburg will host an all church service on Sunday August 18 with Rev Harvey Smith in charge. Sunday School opens at 9 20 and morning services follow at 10 30. Afternoon program includes special music and further services.
In a social gathering Edith Fairfax is described as unsteady and needing isolation, with plans to place her with Miss Whitlock or in an alcove as a precaution. The dialogue reveals tensions with Lillian, Katrina, and others, including Mrs. Dean and local residents visiting relatives over the weekend.
A survey of 47 000 American families highlights preferred luncheon dishes including spaghetti with tomato or cheese sauce, chili con carne, baked beans with meat, toasted sandwiches, and cheese souffles. Recipes outline cheese mixture, pepper, onion, and tomato steps, with serving tips and Parmesan dusting.
Nelsonville Women’s Christian Temperance Union members dined Tuesday noon at the Church of Christ social rooms. Presiding was Mrs Sam Starkey with Rev Richard Haley and Mrs Edda Clark among speakers. Guests included Mattie Lou Allen Donna Elaine Olin and other local residents. A church picnic event was postponed to a later date.
The Buchtel-York High School Band will perform at the Athens County picnic at Old Man's Cave on Sunday August 11. The event was organized by faculty and friends. attendees from Buchtel and nearby areas will travel to Ash Cave for the gathering. In Nelsonville Ohio University graduates include Mary Elizabeth Kessinger who will receive her M A degree in critic supervision.
In a plotted continuation, Adele Garrison discusses rearranging living space with Faith and Grandma Graham to accommodate a baby, considering four royal guests in the large alcove and a smaller one for the grandmother. The plan evolves to avoid crowding Olga and Olina, aiming for privacy and order.
Vinton County court notes list real estate transfers recorded in the Recorder’s office during the past week. Transactions include Clinton Brown to Ferne C. Brown for 18 acres in Jackson Township and August transfers involving Thomas, Talph, Hortense Robinson, and others. Also noted are estate actions, licenses, and local tax receipts plus foreclosures and road-work estimates.
The Friday forecast notes possible fraud risks and penalties, with caution about finances. It predicts feminine generosity may rise in tough times, celebrations and sentimental ties to the fore, and warns that business may suffer from deceit and impractical group actions.
A Ruth Millett column argues women should apply realism from work to marriage. It notes Mary kept calm at the office despite clashes with in laws and pretended contentment with a drab routine for pay, but later lets marriage strains push her toward despair. The piece warns against abandoning a marriage when real advantages outweigh perceived flaws.
Broadwell social notes record weekend visits and gatherings across nearby towns. Names include Oscar James, Howard Hayborn, John Martin Tun Dallas Sampson Lyle White Ernest White Bert Roberts Bernard White Arch Sprouse Hermon North Ray Nice and families. Also mentions an August 1 homecoming and a note on a new gas range oven door with window allowing monitoring without heat loss.
A general system tonic marketed for every family member. It claimed to stimulate appetite aid digestion and relieve occasional constipation using roots and herbs.
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An advertisement touts Tonto Snake Oil Liniment for neuralgia pains stiff neck muscular cramps and soreness from exertion exposure fatigue and bites. It markets use on back chest throat and minor sprains claiming relief from fatigue and strains.
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