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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
9
A tea time recipe outlines delicious shaped cookies. Mix two cups sugar and two and a half cups butter with two eggs and milk, then add flour to roll. Cut shapes, bake, and brush with yolk. A spiced topping of granulated sugar cinnamon and cardamom, with chopped almonds, is sprinkled before baking.
Cut two pounds of top round steak into small bits and simmer with one onion and celery in boiling water until tender. Remove aromatics, season, and thicken broth. Pour into a dish, top with a biscuit crust, and bake.
Combine flour salt and baking powder then work in shortening with fingers. Add milk and water to form a soft dough. Roll to cover dish with edge sealed and a central opening. Bake twenty minutes.
Combine two cups hot mashed potato with two tablespoons butter and three tablespoons cream. Stir in two beaten egg yolks and season. Fold in two stiffly beaten egg whites, bake in buttered dish twenty minutes in a hot oven.
A simple layered bake uses bread, grated cheese, salt, and paprika. Layers of bread and cheese are cooked with an egg milk mixture baked thirty minutes in a moderate oven.
Recipe for waffles using flour salt soda sour milk eggs and melted butter. Directions include sifting dry ingredients beating yolks with sour milk adding to flour then folding in stiffly beaten egg whites. Cook in hot greased waffle iron and serve with or without maple syrup.
Soak the gelatine in cold water for twenty minutes. Scald the milk and cook with yolks and sugar until thickened. Add gelatine and melted chocolate, then fold in stiffly beaten whites. Pour into a wet mould, chill, and serve with cream.
A recipe lists ingredients for Cranberry Puffs including flour baking powder sugar salt butter milk and cranberries. It instructs to mix dry ingredients add butter and milk then fold in cranberries, steam in buttered cups and serve with vanilla sauce.
Cream one cup of bath and one cup of sugar with one egg, add New Orleans molasses and vinegar and ground ginger. Stir in flour, dissolve soda in warm water, mix in, roll to pie crust thickness, and bake about eight minutes.
Real jumbles described as delicious with tea and aging charm. The text teases a tried recipe of an od weavekeeper, suggesting a traditional method and timeless technique for a savory treat.
Lightly cream sugar and butter then beat in eggs and milk. Fold in flour sifted with baking powder and lemon rind. Drop batter on tins, place a blanched almond in each center, and sprinkle with crushed loaf sugar. Bake with space to prevent spreading.
A vintage note praises wafers of many kinds and presents a treasured crandy snaps recipe. The playful line hints at tempting textures and sweet comfort from a cherished kitchen treasure.
Mix equal parts butter and brown sugar with flour. Add brandy to moisten, spread into townels on a buttered sheet, bake until crisp and roll while hot. Slightly more flour if needed. For festive occasions prepare almond tartlets served with plates and forks.
Beat yolks of four eggs with one cup powdered sugar until frothy. Fold in stiff whites, two tablespoons grated case late, one-half cup blanched almonds and chopped Jordan almonds, and 1 teaspoon baking powder with scant cup cracker dust. Bake in buttered muffin rings, cooled, split, and filled with whipped cream between and on top.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as the guaranteed cure for all catarrhal troubles. It claims the inhaler delivers healing balsams to the mucus membranes, offering instant relief and lasting cure, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The complete outfit costs $1.00 and is sold by Henderson Crider Drug Co.
The report lists numerous awards at a poultry show including best S C Brown Leghorn pullet won by Harry T Trainer, top score by Ed C Evans totaling 35921 points, and multiple premiums, cups, and prizes for birds, eggs, and exhibits awarded to various breeders such as M Earl Forest J W Lively Frank Brown Stocklein & Steinmetz D L Linscott Carl Bellman and others.
Readers can reuse old calendars from 1812 1840 1868 or 1896 for 1908 and should save their 1908 calendars for use. The note suggests practical recycling of calendar pages.
The article explains minerals essential for fruit coloring including iron magnesium lime phosphorus and notably potash. It argues potash boosts flavor and color, notes its relative scarcity in soils, and recommends applying 200 pounds per acre of muriate or sulfate of potash to orchards or fruit plantings, urging trials with other nutrients and tillage.
Ohio defeated the Capital five 26 to 15 before a good crowd. Red McCorkle and Welch starred for the locals, with Wetch and Leroy-A McCorkle contributing for Capital. Blaghall and C McCorkle replaced players in the second half. Officials were Jones.
The text explains how leap year calendars repeat every 28 years and notes exceptions such as 1900 and 2000 not being leap years. It lists years when calendars were or will be useful and shows the cycle length can shift to 12 years under certain rules.
Forest Spears, 18, a miner and son of Lou Spears of Buchtel, was arrested in Buchtel by marshal after being identified in Athens. He is accused of taking money, express packages and tickets from the Indiana Southern railway depot in Jasonville on January 19, with other suspects. Sheriff Webster secured the warrant and the arrest followed, with Chief Shepherd identifying Spears in Athens.
The ad claims Miona stomach tablets heal the stomach and intestines, strengthen stomach and bowels, and act as an absolute cure for stomach disorders except cancer. Henderson Crider offers an absolute guarantee refund if it does not cure, promoting a 50 cent box to test its virtue.
An illustration shows the new rose Rhea Reid raised in Richmond Indiana described by Gardner It notes the flowers were photographed August 10 from young plants and considered a severe test but a variety likely to perform well under favorable conditions.
A quick method to remove ink from fingers uses the brim tone of a match rubbed over the stained areas. Rub gently and wipe with a clean cloth to finish.
A clever wall protection method uses a Bristol board nail file as a scratcher for matches keeping walls free from mar. The item suggests a simple, low cost solution to prevent damage when striking matches.
The wedding of Donley Raymond Baker and Miss Etta May Kerns was held in Columbus on Sunday January 19. Mr. Baker is the son of W E Baker of Athens county and the bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs M C Kerns of near Pomeroy. The couple were guests of Mayor and Mrs S E Hedges.
An old hunter and trapper suggests birch bark inner soles for people troubled with cold feet or chilblains. The remedy focuses on natural insulation from birch bark to improve foot warmth.
A historical tip explains placing two small ashes in the bean pot bottom with water, then setting the pot in the oven. After a few hours, the pot supposedly washes clean.
The Rural New Yorker notes that liquid tobacco or nicotine extracts offer a successful remedy against the red spider. They can be applied by steam or spraying, but are costly and highly poisonous to humans and animals if misused. The remedy targets aphids thrips and scales and is less effective on white fly or outdoor scales.
The peony has failed to become the standard garden plant for American amateurs. It remains the only decorative garden species seriously studied at a major experiment station, signaling a shift toward valuing aesthetics in daily life. Ornamental horticulture is gaining attention, with food crops taking initial focus but décor-oriented plants growing in interest.
The World Wide Magazine describes seven day isolation after marriage for an Arab bride and groom. The bride remains in wedding attire and sees only the mother in law while the husband hides from his wife’s family. If father in law appears the husband turns away and covers his face. The piece notes these rituals resemble European tour fatigue.
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