Conspicuous Lutheran Pioneer Walther Honored in 100th Birthday
A tribute to Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther born 1811 in Saxony and famed founder of the Lutheran Missouri Synod. His 100th birthday observances are noted in thousands of churches worldwide, highlighting his role as leader, editor, author, and pastor who sought religious liberty in America.
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Germany
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Uttle College
Perry County
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Springfield
Chicago
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Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Plato Toters to Rock Pile Convictions in Macon
In Macon Georgia Judge Hodges warns that carriers of concealed weapons will face strict enforcement. The judge cites rising pistol cases and declares offenders in his court will receive straight chain gang sentences to break up the practice.
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Fatest Town Marshal Harris of Farmersville Retires
Sam Harris of Farmersville Texas, 410 pounds and six years as the largest town marshal in the United States, retires from office to seek other work. He claims no fatigue in duty, can walk ten miles, and attributes strength to a simple bread and meat diet while pledging no tolerance for crime during his tenure.
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Sam Harris
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Cape Horn Palisades Along Columbia River Gorge
Tacoma scene notes the Columbia river’s scenic beauty with Cape Horn Palisades and a new Northern Pacific line to Portland cutting through rock. Describes towering palisades forests waterfalls and historic salmon fisheries yielding over 30 million pounds annually. The Dalles marks navigation head, area commerce hub of the northwest.
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Ring Found In Cow By German Butcher Hits $500 Value
Otto Bohemi a German meat man in Charleroi Pa pulled a costly diamond set ring from a cow’s paunch while butchering it A quick inspection confirmed the jewel’s worth at 500 dollars The diamond is believed to have been swallowed by the cow during feeding before being retrieved by Bohemi and hurried to a jeweler for appraisal.
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Otto Bohemi
Banana growth in Costa Rica fuels pan American industry
The banana trade has surged from virtually nil to 40 million bunches in the U S in 1910 with Costa Rica leading global cultivation. The article traces origins from Jamaica to New York in 1870, explains plant biology and fruit anatomy, and outlines shipments, by product uses, and nutrition, emphasizing vast future commercial potential across Pan America.
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Tips for Sweeping Hard and Soft Carpets
Practical advice on sweeping carpets with inexperienced hands. Use light sweeping and soft brooms to protect pile, keep entire rooms tidy, move furniture, pin curtains, and cover upholstery. A damp ammonia solution helps remove dust and brighten carpets.
Washing soda uses and cleaning hints
Practical uses for washing soda include cleaning burned pans by soaking in boiling water with soda, whitening clothes with soda in wash water, cleaning granite pots by boiling with soda, and polishing silver by boiling in cold water then wiping. These tips, learned from personal experience, claim to boost cleanliness and shine without harming materials.
Lemon Jelly Recipe Follows Classic Gelatine Method
A historic note describes a lemon jelly dessert using two cups of boiling water two lemons half a cup of sugar and two tablespoons of gelatine. Soak the gelatine in cold water melt it in hot water then stir into lemon juice water and sugar heating on the stove. Chill until firm in a mold on ice or snow.
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Old English Mince Meat Recipe Instructions
A recipe lists ingredients for mince meat including beef, apples, alcohol, fruit, and spices. It instructs to roll beef with pepper and salt, trim fat, add apples, adjust sugar, roll for two hours cooking, and seal like fruit to keep for several weeks.
Old Fashioned Honey Candy Making Instructions
A compact recipe describes making honey candy by combining half a pound each of honey and sugar with cream and a spoon of cold water. After mixing, let stand an hour, heat gently until stiff enough to pull, then pour into buttered tins. Once cool, pull and cut into small pieces.
Queen Charlotte Pudding Recipe Steps
A historical recipe outlines mixing one pint bread crumbs with one quart milk one cup sugar and four egg yolks with butter, bake thirty minutes, top with currant jelly. Whip four egg whites with one cup sugar and lemon juice, spread over the jelly and brown in the oven.
Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe Draft
Recipe fragment lists ingredients for lemon meringue pie including grated lemon rind and juice sugar egg yolks cornstarch and butter with water. Instructions mention baking crust first filling then meringue buttered top and browning in oven.
Salt in eggs speeds beating, say housekeepers
Some housekeepers claim adding a pinch of salt makes eggs whip faster. The note notes a kitchen tip but offers no scientific backing or broader context.
Six Famous Recipes for Gumbo Biscuits and More
Historic home kitchen notes share gumbo with buttermilk biscuits soft cornbread and sweet pickled cantaloupes. The recipe details browning young chicken simmering stock okra corn onion tomatoes and spices then thickening with milk and flour. Also included are smothered chicken fried corn soft cornbread and a method for making sweet pickled cantaloupes with vinegar sugar horseradish mustard ginger cloves and mace.
Dellclove Indian Pudding Recipe Note
Three cups boiling water, one cup meal added slowly, stir and cook well. Put into a pudding dish, add one cup molasses, two beaten eggs, half cup brown sugar, pinch of ginger, salt to taste, one quart milk, later add another pint milk and do not stir. Bake all day at back of oven. Served at church suppers clambakes and banquets. comes out deep red and rich with jelly. Served with cream is delicious.
Breakfast Biscuit Recipe Fragments
A recipe fragment describes mixing melted butter with salt and two teaspoons of baking powder, then adding one quart of milk and enough flour to form a batter. Do not knead, drop into buttered pans, and bake in a hot oven for light and tender biscuits.
Prunes Handy Prune Salad Recipe Note
A brief recipe note suggests using prunes with shredded walnuts on lettuce and French dressing. The dish is described as very good as fresh vegetables fade. Substitutes for nuts include pecans peanuts or almonds.
Marshmallow Pudding Recipe Fragment
A simple dessert combines one pound marshmallows one can peaches chopped and mixed with one pint whipped cream to create a delicious pudding. The fragment suggests a lightweight, easy prep dessert likely from a kitchen note or column.
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Great Britain
United States Department of Agriculture
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