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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
2
Peel and seed four oranges then mix with flour salt butter baking powder. Rub in butter and add enough milk to form a soft dough. Roll, spread with oranges and sugar, roll up, seal ends, bake until top dries. Serve with sauce.
Cream one cup sugar with three tablespoonfuls butter, add four egg yolks, two cups bread crumbs, one quart milk, lemon juice and rind, salt, mix smooth. Bake in greased dish, beat egg whites with one cup powdered sugar and lemon juice, spread atop pudding and brown.
Gamblers cling to lucky numbers in Monte Carlo betting. Players stake on cloak room ticket numbers birthday totals watch digits and top coin figures. A Monte Carlo clergyman once avoided hymn 36 after believers tracked numbers to bet on roulette.
The article recalls how spiders along with worms and snakes were once used in charm cures. A shopkeeper recalls a request for a nut to enclose a spider and suspend it around a baby's neck to cure whooping cough, based on an old-time prescription.
In a Chicago Tribune piece a five year old explains the absence of fireflies during a pause in fireworks as they must be discouraged. The observation turns a simple nightly display into a gentle, whimsical note on nature.
The Dutch are frugal with words yet bless you after a sneeze with brisk warmth. Sneezing is viewed as an evil to avert by prayer, a superstition widespread but tested by Dutch colonizers. Holland regards sneezing more seriously than any other place.
Willie visits his father's office and, on a morning trip to town, asks his father to wait so he can give Miss Drew a kiss. The boy, Willie, has grown fond of the secretary and asks permission through his father.
The Jumping Bean is a curious Mexican seed that contains a worm larva. The larva spins a soft case inside the seed and moves about, causing the bean to bump around on any surface. It was sent to England in the early fifties.
Samuel Rawlings, a 41 year old baker, was sentenced to six months hard labor for incorrigible behavior. The case notes that his troublesome conduct began after his wife bore four children, with repeated prosecutions for ill treating her reported by the London Mail.
A witty reflection notes men would pay to learn how others view them, yet many resist paying a small sum to avoid such knowledge. The quip highlights vanity and misgiving about public perception.
Farmer Adams visits Medina's first bank and, after friendly barbs with President Steve Smith, decides to open an account with a cautious $4. He vows to protect his funds and may add more after a steer sale.
Joseph Cawthorn joked with Alan Mudie backstage about a man digging in a garden and saying he is worn out, a line Mudie later relayed to Tom Lewis who dismissed it as lacking a point. Mudie and Lewis debated the joke's humor and its potential.
From a Foreign Guide a description praises a health resort hotel. It notes baths on modern principles, catering for travelers and sportsmen, with excellent cooking and wines. The site offers a magnificent outlook over a lovely lake and daily six trains to global destinations.
In discussing migratory birds, the Springfield Republican notes a federal protection law for birds moving between states. A Senate resolution by Mr. McLean of Connecticut aims to extend protection internationally, requiring negotiations with over a dozen foreign countries, raising doubts about the plan's feasibility given our isolated position.
An eastern custom noted in the western Alps has persisted for centuries. Young men and women dance around a sand spread of one hundred eggs. if a couple finishes without breaking an egg, it is taken as a sign of temperamental compatibility and they become betrothed.
A 17th century Housewife’s mourning bed draped in black showed status and expense as families shared it with neighbors. Tudor kitchens featured a turnspit dog rewarded by hot coal, later replaced by the smoke jack. Domestic life also included homemade medicines and quirky remedies like temper poulting and Tippin’s mixture with Hieriacra.
Homer Cray recalls growing up in Missouri where his father fed sassafras tea to thin their blood each spring. The narrator recounts resisting while mother urged the benefits, noting the comic struggle to gulp the tea until the last drop.
A New York one day page highlights Isidore Steinberg pleading guilty to bigamy, Tumoshefsky drowning, Blau convicted of a disorderly resort, Anna Cicone as a murder witness, Mme Le Compte in a domestic case, Miss Zella in breach of promise, Gov. Sulzer dispatching a message, and athletes Kolehmainen and Kiviat in races. A long list of surnames appears in ads, signaling common immigrant names.
Biscayne Bay Sugarloaf Key Anclote Keys and Key West are the main spots in the country where sponge culture experiments happen. Seed sponges are cut into small pieces and wired to cement blocks then lowered to the sea bottom to grow for one or two years before being retrieved for replanting.
A Melbourne scribe recounts a girl from British factories who starts in domestic service in Australia. She initially cannot cook but after days learns to prepare dish with scalloped paper decoration. The mistress praises her neat ornamentation and the girl explains her London trade was making paper linings for coffins.
A novice fireman balks at a dangerous rescue, insisting he needs pen and ink to resign rather than perform the perilous ladder climb and window entry, prompting the chief to push him on. The tale underscores the bravado and fear faced by rookies at fires.
The brief exchange features a physician and a friend trading quips about patience in medicine. The jolly dialogue underscores humor in the medical field and hints at the clinicians’ long road to expertise.
A concise reflection notes that seeking approval from others shifts happiness into another’s hands, implying true contentment comes from inner judgment rather than external praise. The line cautions against dependence on public validation for personal joy.
A reflective note from the Toledo Blade observes that time drags when one person must listen to another's tale, contrasting pace with attention. The aphorism-like remark underscores patience in conversation.
The article explains a theory by Prof. W. J. Humphreys that volcanic eruptions eject fine dust into the upper atmosphere forming clouds that block sunlight. Such dust belts could alter climate by cooling the surface, with historic volcanic periods linked to long-term climate shifts.
Art rewards the few as prices soar for masters like Sargent and Herkomer while many artists struggle. Millet and Rembrandt show lasting value, yet most painters earn little beyond costs. Buyers seek bright landscapes and color, while problem pictures and historical canvases gather little interest.
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