29 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
1
An authority urges Americans to curb lavish entertaining and dine to a clean plate standard. The piece argues against large society dinners and promotes frugal eating, notingEurope’s focus on wheat beans and pork and suggesting substitutes like corn.
In a pointed exchange, one party offers to become a sister to the other as a gesture of close support, while the other asks if the father will approve or provide for any arrangement. The dialogue centers on family ties, consent, and potential financial or social obligations bound to a betrothal or union.
Steamed beef uses round steak cut into half inch ice and cooked in a double boiler for two or three hours with salt pepper and a small piece of butter near the end. Strain the jus concentrate it then pour over the meat. A beef pie can be made by baking the meat and gravy with a rich crust. An onion may be added though the meat has a delicious flavor on its own.
Advice from the Dallas News on speedy morning meals. It suggests planning the breakfast the night before, set the table, slice potatoes, place them on ice, and have meat ready to use. It also recommends partly pre preparing oatmeal and using an oil stove for faster cooking during the rush hour.
A dated recipe describes mixing two cups flour with one salt spoon of salt and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Beat two eggs, dissolve two tablespoons sugar in one cup milk, add melted butter, combine with eggs and flour, then bake twenty minutes.
Muslin flour bags keep vegetables fresh. Wash lettuce and store in the bag on ice to stay cool and crisp. Other vegetables like cabbage last longer when placed in a bag wrung out in cold water and hung in a cool non freezing place.
Mrs MacGadley states they are on the lookout for speakeasy liquor around here while another character says Ic is very objectionable. The dialogue reflects local attitudes toward illicit drinking and noise.
Holland operates ten paper mills with Norway supplying pulp for export needs. Argentina bans flour and wheat exports. La Paz Bolivia installs a garbage incinerator. Pennsylvania faces coal production cuts due to labor shortages. British Columbia cities report total assessments of 448 million six hundred seventy nine thousand six hundred five dollars. Brazil exports rattan replacing supplies once from Straits Settlements. Peru offers 25 government scholarships to Lima School of Arts and Trades students this year.
Charlton Bates argues in Leslie's Weekly that world food reserves are shrinking, urging citizens to grow more vegetables this year. He cites vacant lots and backyards as ripe for cultivation and notes that youths aged nine to sixteen could profitably work cultivable land over vacations. Cities in Europe are cited as examples of urban gardening.
Military examiners report 90 percent of recruits wear shoes that cramp the feet. Guardsmen at the Mexican border shed health issues from home life, while regular soldiers tolerate long wear with less pain. Strict foot inspection and army shoes designed to fit aim to yield healthier, steadier soldiers for a future army.
Advice on keeping a linen closet orderly using bands to tie piles. Label each stack with cross stitched tags reading Sheets Pillowcases or Towels and attach tape strings for easy access. These practical steps aim to improve shelf appearance and reduce misplacement of items.
Pounded meat before cooking softens tough tissue but can squeeze out juices and flavor. A better method is pounding flour into the meat to catch and retain juices, yielding a juicier final dish.
The London Globe notes Ellen Terry, longtime leading English actress, recently observed her seventieth birthday and says she deserves high eminence not for youth or vanity but for her openness about her age.
Public information from Floyd E. Miller in Norman Oklahoma details federal food administration notices. It outlines regulatory actions, price support guidance, and consumer announcements intended for local readers and merchants.
Hoover ends the pork ban except on Tuesdays for three months amid pork surplus from hogs fed soft corn. He urges farmers to increase home cured meats and conserve wheat, while Oklahoma institutions report saving flour beef pork and sugar under the U. S. Food Administration.
Dr. Alonzo Taylor lauds French women who shoulder farming and munitions roles as supply lines for troops. He argues Britain must free water and food support for wheat crucial to morale, urging policy to empower women on the home front.
An effort to secure the signature of every Sahaman on the food pledge begins in March and continues through April 1. The campaign will use county organizations and seeks at least ninety per cent efficiency.
A San Diego man famed for efficiency maintains a long distance romance with a girl in Los Angeles. He visits weekly and writes daily, responding to her doubt about his eye contact by referring her to a February 24, 1917 letter where he discussed the matter at length in the San Diego Union.
The text contrasts views on walking solo versus with others. Roberto Luis Stevenson favored solitude as the only true way to enjoy a walk, while Mark Twain argued that the pleasure comes from the conversation accompanying the walk.
A compact historical note traces how Germans earned the label Huns from the Boxer Rebellion era and Belgium 14 years later, linking Kaiser William’s harsh orders to a lasting, controversial reputation that persists in cultural memory. It urges restraint and sustenance as the current world fights.
The British Ministry of Food argues war shifts focus to food. France’s prewar beet sugar plants were largely destroyed, raising questions on sugar supply. Canada buys 1000 Ford tractors for farmers, ensuring non profit access nationwide. Soldier of the Soil becomes as vital as Soldier of the Trench as global shelves empty. Victory hinges on nourishment as war demands production and saving. The spade and hoe must accompany the rifle.
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