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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
17
Instructions for Parsnip Cakes Lima Bean Salad and Jelly Whip. Parsnips boiled then cooled, peeled, mashed and fried as small flat cakes with butter, salt and pepper. Lima bean salad mixed with olive oil vinegar horseradish ketchup and minced pimentos. Jelly whip made with gelatin egg whites tart jelly lemon and rolled macaroons folded in. Serve in sherbet glasses with whipped topping and rolled wind pomes.
A recipe outlines molding pastry from flour and butter with milk and egg yolk, then preparing a ham and veal filling seasoned with salt pepper and nutmeg. The pieces are layered in a pie case, brushed with egg wash, covered, and baked in a moderate oven for about ninety minutes.
Jewelry advice on selecting earrings for different face shapes and complexions. Long pendants suit only bold face types. fringe ear pendants offer a modish compromise. Gem tones should match hair eyes and skin, with guidelines on turquoise coral amber and pearls for various ages and hair colors.
Instructions describe beating washed blankets with a carpet beater after thorough drying to restore loft and give a fresh appearance. The guidance emphasizes vigorous beating to fluff wool and improve texture.
Sewing tips show how to fashion cheap handkerchiefs from sheer lawn or Indian linen dresses for children. Discusses Vienna school lace made by trained individuals, apron sleeves, and a square neck. Crocheted bedspreads in blocks with carpet warp or coarse white crochet cotton gain popularity. Suggests threading tape through buttons to secure them and stitching ends flat for durability.
Rime and yellow are the colonial colors with a huge blue bowl of yellow tulips. Use blue dishes and yellow candles. Fold napkins into cocked hats. Favors may be papier mache hatchets with bonbons or paper cock-hats with candied chore s. The ragged stump of the cherry tree with a hatchet is a bon bon box. Flags in almond dishes. Ice cream in hatchet form.
A simple home method uses one pound of hard white soap and eight ounces of boiling water in a double boiler. Boil to a smooth paste, then stir in six ounces of olive oil with one dram camphor. Remove from heat and beat vigorously until thickened, then store in jars.
A report notes the moa of New Zealand is extinct, with remains found in peat bogs and caves. The two twelve foot giants symbolized the species’ decline, likely due to predators including humans, with a late 19th century expedition failing to find living specimens.
A man traveling for paint recalls a Cleveland scene at the corner of Superior and East Eleventh streets. A funeral procession with a uniformed band and mourners halted for passage. The stranger questions bystanders about who died, unsure if the event is serious or a joke.
A traveler remarks on the soil and unusually large corn while the farmer explains they planted a dwarf variety to keep it in check, highlighting a remarkable local agricultural condition observed by visitors in St. Paul.
In Sandstone Overton arrives by rail to find a dull town and a shabby hotel. He attends the Eyhiletone Oper Howe, sees Rosalind lookalike Mabel in As You Like It, and schemes to woo her after a backstage encounter. A tense mix of thwarted ambitions and budding romance unfolds amid hotel gloom and theater dullness.
A traditional puzzle describes a method to reveal a person’s birth date and age from a final number. The steps involve writing birth month and day, multiplying, adding constants, and finally subtracting 15 to uncover the birth date and age, with examples given for a 23 year old born on the Tth of April.
A fragmented poem-like passage recalls a child speaking to the father of his country. The vivid scene shows reverence as the boy questions and the nation’s father contemplates mortality, with hopeful lines about life, death, and legacy.
A garbled 19th century style description references a person named Ge Wee or similar, described as twenty eight years old with large feet and hands, tall build and webbed features, walking upright with a straight carriage. Text remains fragmentary and unclear.
A compact guide hints at the geography of the United States with mentions of states capitals and regions. It reflects a learner's note perhaps outlining place names and directional ideas tied to education and exploration.
A garbled passage questions why a person cannot detect a certain thing and lists confusion about names places and actions. It reads like an OCR garble with scattered phrases about a person unable to identify a Miele and references to Agana Wing and Cerom ky with no clear narrative or event.
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