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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
6
A historical kitchen feature describes women surrounding canning lines washing crabs alive, then packing without touching the meat. It covers crab dishes like Crabs in Peppers and Crab Meat Terrapin Style, plus desserts such as Snow Balls and Rebecca Pudding with custard and orange sauce.
A vintage guide describes dainty inexpensive salads such as potato balls marinated in olive oil and vinegar served on lettuce with parsley, and Cheese Ball lettuce salad with colored center portions. It also outlines a Strawberry Sponge dessert using gelatin, sugar, cream and strawberry juice for moldable, chilled dessert cups.
A short, practical note outlines inexpensive cold desserts. Coffee custard blends milk with ground coffee or leftover cold coffee, strained and sweetened, offering a simple, refreshing summer treat.
A noted quote attributed to George Eliott emphasizes persistence beyond initial restraint. It underlines continuing effort after a first restraint to achieve a goal.
A compact guide lists German techniques for serving vegetables with simple methods. It covers Sour Pickled Beans with a brown gravy, string beans with salt pork and vinegar, seasoned beets with spices, fried lima beans in butter, Hot Saw with cabbage and apples in vinegar, chopped green peppers in gravy with steak, mashed carrot dishes, Escalloped Parsnips, and a Banana Junket with gelatin and whipped cream.
A fox is seen biting moss and swimming to the riverbank then releasing the moss and returning to shore. A bystander suggests fleas drove the fox to wash moss away, but the fox hints the act was staged to mislead observers. The moral warns that motive is a persistent mystery.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer account recalls a humorous hospital prank at St Luke's where a new father praised his infant matching his features only to learn the baby was not his. The nurses planned the gag with the mother, substituting a dummy infant to test the father's confidence in paternity.
An account from Youth's Companion recalls Edward VII at Marienbad where he and companions dine beside a rude German prince. The king thanks the proprietor for prompt service to a nervous English waitress and discreetly rewards her with a gold piece.
A reflective poem celebrates soothing words that calm hearts and lift spirits. It honors speech that inspires duty, comforts the weary, and evokes sea and mountain imagery, concluding with the hopeful line It will be cooler tomorrow.
In a New York Times anecdote, Mr. Jones drops a 50 cent piece at a subway turnstile. A poorly dressed woman claims it, but he returns the coin as if to help. She insists it is her loss and directs it to another man who misses the chance. A brief, awkward misdirection ensues on the platform.
Dr B L Whitehead recounts two cures using Cuticura Remedies. A male patient with severe dermatitis improved after baths with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, after costly prior treatments failed. The doctor cites his wife’s marked, near complete recovery and endorses the products’ merits.
A compact aphorism noting that moral change cannot be achieved by urging others to imitate one’s own virtue. It emphasizes limits of prescriptive reform and personal example as a sole method.
In a candid exchange a mother questions Nora about leaving her cook job for marriage to a handsome police officer. Nora replies she will not need the current position and plans to marry.
A London Graphic contributor recalls visiting a Rayville South Africa farm where a young collie called Pups collects and herds 150 ostriches from camp to camp. The birds moved with dignity and confidence, a marked change from prior behavior, inspiring notes on animal magnetism.
A collage of aphorisms on temperament and happiness contrasts temper with circumstance. Brief lines warn about men flirting with women alone in town. An herbal Garfield Tea ad touts a potent laxative. A reflection on love and appetite notes marital affection may not limit appetite.
A brief note on the ease of bluffing compared to presenting real material, emphasizing the challenge of substantiating claims versus face-value deception.
A New York millionaire’s will case hinges on alleged insanity with the court noting a disputed act of hugging his wife in public. The hearing did not reveal whether the insanity claim rested on the embrace or on allegedly failing to recognize his spouse.
In a humorous Harpers Weekly excerpt a constable accuses Cy of speeding while the driver disputes the charge. The driver offers ten dollars to prove innocence, but the constable pockets the money and theorizes the county could not bear a costly trial with 11 to 1 against him.
Dialogue between Mrs Wogge and Mrs Boggs about keeping a husband at home and misplacing items. Humorous exchange shows domestic tensions with light caricature. Characters named Mrs Wogge and Mrs Boggs reflect weekly humor page tone.
A dialogue scene centers on Uncle Bi and Uncle William discussing Reginald and the men with a dredge and grappling hooks. The talking points pivot to sponges and a family member’s arrival, with casual misunderstandings and rural humor.
A fond young wife asks her mother to visit for the summer, pleading for the letter to be mailed. The husband, described as brutal, responds with a firm assurance that he will not forget, guaranteeing the letter will be mailed.
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