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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
6
The article discusses lighting options from concealed high lights to side fixtures and kerosene lamps for softer reading light. It covers fernery displays for dining tables, new sandwich fillings, beef and potato dishes, white clothes by sun and air, pigeon stew, creamed carrots and parsnips, and general kitchen tips.
A guide to assembling elegant afternoon tea sandwiches with thin buttered bread spreads, pairing sweet or savory fillings on one slice with complementary accompaniments on the other. Examples include ham with mayonnaise and pickles, foie gras with cucumbers, vegetarian combos, and picnic ring ideas.
A method describes a seven round steak about two pounds and two inches thick baked in a moderate oven for thirty minutes with water for baste. Salt and pepper, onion layers, chopped tomatoes, and grated cheese added in stages create a thick rich gravy and tender steak.
A collection of domestic hints on polishing silver and caring for fabrics, kitchen tasks, bread preservation, sink clog remedies, and ham preparation. Also includes a coffee custard recipe with steps and testing doneness using a knife. The tone resembles a compiled home advisory column of practical how to guidance.
Instructions advise absorbing spilled oil on carpet with flour or whiting, and to fetch underlay if near a seam. If stains persist, use raw turpentine. Also describes stewing a veal tongue with ham, carrots, onions, and seasonings, then simmering three hours.
A miscellany of wry observations and social jests from a 19th century periodical. Notes on bankers morals, the new woman movement, stock frauds in New York, Mars habitation claims, road slang, and a nod to Archbyishop Trench. Includes humorous quips on farming, horses, and ethnology.
Corrected southbound timetable lists Joplin and Southwest Mall Express departures with 12 pm and 1s pm times. Includes Kansas City to Joplin mail, Nevada mall express, local freight, Kansas City stockyards, and Sunday passenger trains with 2:00 am and 12:00 pm arrivals. Agent C. Vaypeavoont noted.
Chicago January 6 Lewis Cass Robinson a Chicago Tribune proofreader for fifteen years died while a physician counted his heartbeats using a stethoscope. The heart beat rapidly then slowed and stopped during examination after Robinson felt unusual pains in his chest and arm despite feeling healthy. The physician and patient discussed the heart’s actions as the pulsations ceased.
Mr. Robinson, owner and editor of the first newspaper in Joplin Missouri, collapsed while replying to a physician. He served as foreman of the composing room at Chiraga lobe before his business closed and died at age sixty.
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