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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
4
Congressman Tincher argues for a fair marketing system in the agriculture appropriation debate. He cites the milk wage gap between city workers and farmers and calls for solving price and production challenges to ensure farmers receive fair pay and improved market conditions.
A farmer scolds his son for singing at work claiming laziness while the boy argues he woke with the lark. In a school Bible lesson a girl misquotes the governor’s toast with the line Here’s luck after wine is served.
A job applicant reveals prison confinement to a prospective employer who expects a tough, working man. The warden is praised as a father figure, but the boss rejects the candidate as too fragile for a demanding role requiring grit and a hearty appetite.
In a spur of the moment report a western man has been missing from his home for six years and no trace or location is known. Authorities have not disclosed any leads or identifying details.
Creamed Hearte Take two pounds of pork or beef hearts wash them well slice them up salt and pepper them put them in a roaster Slice a large onion over them and cover with water Let roast till tender You can add more water as needed Then put in three or more table spoons of vinegar to suit your taste and let come to a boil At the last take a half pint sour cream thicken with a little flour and pour it into above stirring it till you see it thickening a little then remove Serve any kind of dumpling with it Will serve six people and it’s very good Baked Corn One can corn use whole kernel if you have not any canned of your own one half cup cracker or bread crumbs one teaspoon salt one teaspoon butter one half cup milk one third cup water Put a layer of corn in baking dish then a layer of crumbs part of the salt and butter and a dash of pepper Continue doing this until things are all used up then course and water over all and let bake real fast for half an hour Surprise Salad A quarter of a small head of lettuce for each person sections of grapefruit cut in quarters and small pieces of Spanish onion covered with mayonnaise then a dash of paprika and narrow strips of green or pimen to laid across the top Orange may be used in place of grapefruit
To prevent fading of ginghams and calico use a mixture of soft cold water salt and turpentine soak fabrics until fully wet then line dry and iron with a moderate heat. For yellow stains on sinks or tubs apply cider vinegar or lemon juice with a cloth then scour and rinse thoroughly.
A quirky note recalls a genius invention of doughnut making by machinery and jokes about digestion tablets. It mentions a tenant named Jandford who says he does not want to go to heaven to avoid meeting his tenants.
An American and a Frenchman living with Tahitian companions on Christmas Island were found after two years. They survived on coconuts and fish and were granted passage to Fanning Island. The report notes a later ban on Sunday fishing in the North of Scotland.
Charles Starmer, chief cashier of the Bloomsbury county court, has just completed 63 years of service with the court.
Hari Singh, under a British act, convicted of breach of the peace for playing hair clippings as a gift on the Sikh sacred book. The act insulted Sikh religious tenets forbidding hair or beard exposure, with a fine issued as punishment.
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