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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
2
A first person reflection from a man who finds purpose in his son’s faith. He admits flaws yet explains how his child’s trust inspires effort, responsibility, and better conduct. The piece ends with pride in personal growth sparked by fatherhood.
Edward and Frank Bassett witness a Cheyenne attack in 1878 as bands burn cabins across Western Kansas. Edward vows to warn settlers, taking crippled Frank in a cart toward safety with Ira Bayard urging quick escape and seeking aid from Bill Skaggs for protection and transport.
Edward and Frank Bassett flee from a Cheyenne raid after the Skaggs ranch fire. They seek shelter in an abandoned dugout by a flood pond, repair a broken cart peg, and endure hunger while the Indians search the prairie. Rescued days later by their father’s group, they survive the ordeal.
The article explains the costly curled hair mattress used on wagon tables to protect plate glass. It covers costs from $60 to $75 per mattress and $20 to $25 for rework, notes on wear and uniform thickness, and contrasts old frame methods with modern practice for moving and setting large panes.
The article traces Easter's origin from 68 to 823, noting a council ruling for a common date and later adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1582. It explains the 1752 adjustment making Easter the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21, with a Sunday-after rule if the full moon falls on a Sunday. A closing editorial line jokes about a fisherman and wealth.
Scald milk and dissolve yeast cake in warm water. Mix with flour butter sugar salt and rye meal. Beat until light, rise, knead, shape into small biscuits, rise again, bake twenty five minutes in a moderate oven.
Instructions describe preserving eggs using salt and water in stone jars with fresh eggs added and cooled before storage in a cool place for a year. It also includes a basic batter recipe with butter sugar egg milk flour baking powder salt and a plecrust tin with crumb topping.
A 19th century recipe describes fish cakes using mashed potatoes onion, butter, and fried salt pork fat. It shares bean soaking and pork broth steps, plus a lemon garnish. Additional notes suggest opening hermetically sealed cans before use to reduce flavor and several household hacks for cooking and cleaning.
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