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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
2
The article traces temperance efforts from China in the eleventh century BC and earlier, noting rulers who forbade drunkenness and limited wine to sacrifices. It cites Confucian texts and ancient warnings about excess, alongside scattered moralizing verses and early pro moral exhortations.
The text argues water should be consumed with meals freely but not used to wash food down. It claims water aids digestion by equalizing food and bringing gastric contents into contact while not altering enzymes through dilution, since enzyme power depends on total amount and chemical composition rather than percentage.
The article notes Herodotus described African pygmies near the Nile source and claims modern explorers found them in the same region. Bronley reports their appearance with large stomachs short legs and a striking gaze, including a full grown young woman about three feet tall and notably sleek.
The page lists multiple cookie recipes including sugar, oatmeal, coconut and macaroons with quantities and baking notes. It also contains a brief patriotic remark attributed to Dis. L. Emmett Holt and a poetic, spiritual reflection on creation and humanity.
The article promotes egg plant and salsify recipes, detailing creamed egg plant, broiled egg plant, and a mock fried oyster made from salsify. It outlines sauces, preparation steps, and serving ideas, plus notes on creamed hazelnuts and a reflective Mackenzie quote on life and prudence.
Abergines or egg plant and salsify or vegetable oysters appear in markets in late summer or early winter and are gaining popularity from home gardening. Recipes include stuffed egg plant with mushrooms and mashed egg plant, plus stewed salsify with codfish and cream.
The article urges broader variety in meals and seasoning beyond repetitive dishes. It highlights sauces like Maître dHotel Butter Olive and Almond Sauce and a tomato sauce from canned soup, noting how proper sauces elevate meat fish or game dishes and suggesting garnishes such as orange slices with French dressing.
Lesson notes outline the characteristics and authority of scripture from Psalm 19 and 2 Timothy, asserting the Bible as a perfect law, trustworthy testimony, righteous statutes, and God breathed. It emphasizes cleansing from hidden sins, fear of the Lord, and readiness of the man of God through doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction.
The text proclaims love as patient and hopeful guiding people through disappointment. It urges steadfast belief that loved ones can reform their faults and learn to do well, asserting that love never fails or forsakes.
A concise reflection states that all humble devout souls belong to one religion, and after death they will recognize each other beyond the differences of outward appearance.
A motivational line from TiMot son urges starting kindness when harm occurs, arguing that choosing mercy over retaliation yields a higher personal triumph than defeating an adversary.
An advertisement touts the antiseptic Cuti cura Talcum Powder as a scented all purpose powder and perfume. It claims to refresh skin and outshine other perfumes as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio. A humorous exchange closes the piece with a flippant dialogue line.
A brief dialogue notes Dustin Stox’s occasional embarrassment despite wealth. Miss Cayenne compares him to a friend who, after inheriting a grand piano, feels compelled to showcase her playing.
Lucile, a four year old, visits her aunt in the country and enjoys egg hunts in the barn. She presents a tiny bantam egg to Auntie and jokes that the hen who laid it lacked the right recipe.
In a London Answers item a shoe emporium proprietor tells a new assistant never to ask a woman her shoe size saying it is easier to measure her than argue. The remark prompts discussion on customer etiquette.
A dialogue snippet shows a mother questioning Ethel about flirting. Ethel replies that school does not teach flirting, and she learned it during recess, humorously noting ether as a playful aside. The fragment captures a light domestic tone and casual humor.
A newly married couple overhears remarks while pretending to be deaf on their honeymoon. Two women at the station mock the bride’s looks and age, while the couple initially-numb act hides their reaction until the bride reveals her tongue.
Dr. Sidney E. Mezes of New York cites French cynicism about love. Two pollus discuss how falling in love and running off with a ravishing beauty may be the cure. It is better to say nothing than words you later regret.
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