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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
3
Villa and his followers flee toward Parral as General Margula leads pursuit after a reported victory near Jimenez. Carranza officials and local miners note reconnoitering activity nine miles up the Parral branch line.
Nicifero Zambrano treasurer of the de facto Mexican government and Carranza envoy in Washington said he expects an early settlement of border difficulties. He cited potential U S moves to lift the arms embargo on Mexico, recall Pershing’s expedition, and send Ambassador Fletcher.
A smoking car explosion on the Southern Railway Birmingham special from New York killed two men and seriously injured four. Investigators consider the blast possibly caused by a powerful explosive set off by Lewis D. Walton, a Birmingham businessman, in the lavatory area. Walton was killed, his body dismembered by the blast. The incident disrupted the train at its approach to Birmingham. In Washington a separate item notes unanimous support for universal military training and service by medical school leaders meeting at the Council of National Defense.
Representative Adamson, head of the commerce committee, introduced a bill in the house on Saturday to supplement the Adamson law in line with President Wilsons recommendations. He said he would seek early consideration without waiting for the presidents railroad legislation program to pass the senate.
Mrs. Raymond McCune a Lexington Ky beauty and former social leader died Friday in Roosevelt Hospital New York following distress over her husband’s arrest on charges of using the mail to defraud in a Peruvian mining venture.
A Washington report shows American shipyards built 1,103 merchant vessels in 1916, totaling 620,847 tons, with fifty ships of 40,000 tons each for foreign flags.
Flooding in Kentucky including Louisville and southeastern regions has damaged property and halted railroad traffic in parts of the state. Rivers rose and streams overflowed, leading to closures and transportation delays across multiple counties.
County sheriff reports thieves used a rubber arrangement to pass through a hole in a warehouse wall and 600 gallons of whiskey were seized in recent wholesale raids. In Idaho, the Sheep Experiment Station team worked with Senator Hrady who Saturday proposed a $20,000 amendment to fund a new experiment station in Fremont County.
A fragment from an old kitchen column offers recipes and food tips. It includes Austrian dessert coffee preparation, coffee custard, a fizzy drink with vanilla ice cream, fried chicken with lemon herb marinade and mushroom sauce, chocolate schnitten recipe with almonds and currants, and celery stuffed with seasoned cream cheese as a relish.
A fragmentary verse by Helen Hunt Jackson contemplates destroying a hickory tree. The lines question what to burn in the tree and reflect on its seasons and sap as a resistant, living form.
A vintage kitchen guide outlines date rich treats and salads, including Date Cookies and Date Waffles. It covers oatmeal cookies with date filling, walnut onion potato salad, Chestnut Salad with celery and pimento, Old-fashioned tarts from pastry scraps, Tomato Salad with lettuce and almonds, and Coconut Candy made with dates and coconut.
The piece notes spring fashion retaining last season's materials like silk Jersey and vivid high color effects. A corn colored Jersey silk suit with purple taffeta trimming is described, featuring a three yard wide gathered skirt and decorative belt. White and bright flannels will appear with soutache braid leather bands or embroidery.
The piece explains seasonal fashion shifts favoring a sleeker silhouette with no hoops in evening gowns and draped fabric. Afternoon gowns keep straight lines, while topcoats should be softly tailored. Furs add shoulder width and chin visibility returns, signaling a revived, cold world admiration.
The piece notes the new high turban furs or plush hats with crown curves and right side buckles, described as worn low over the eyebrows. It highlights their pairing with recent high Spanish silhouettes and mentions a white plush example with a oblong metal buckle.
Fragment outlines a hat with a jet crown made of black sequins and net layers. The piece emphasizes lightness and shine, noting wet glossy surfaces and tight stitching.
A linen case designed to hold knitting or crochet supplies is detailed in brown or blue linen. The 11 by 10 inch piece forms a cylinder with cross stitch edging and a decorative double linen circle motif joined to the ends, featuring three loops for fastening.
A historical guide advises thorough cleansing after travel with pre shampoo scalp rubbing using olive oil or petroleum jelly. Use a non alkali shampoo, rinse well, dry in sun if possible, and brush with a stiff brush. Clip split ends and continue weekly scalp rubbing and shampooing for a month, then limit washing to every three to four weeks.
Wholesale dealers note raw fur costs have climbed, making earlier season prices for finished goods lower than current skins. Fox remains the top style, with diverse colors and classes, while ermine and dress furs stay strong. Muskrat and Hudson seal appear in coats, with seal imitations popular. rent seal sales lag due to high upkeep and costly remaking.
Fashion notes highlight a revival of old time stitches in gowns coats and wraps. Cross-stitch resembles filet lace with plain backgrounds while outside garments show running quilting patterns Chenille and wool embroidery create Hungarian border effects Angora wool on chiffon adds height to decorative stitches.
The piece notes that French style velvet flowers return in small bandboxes with ribbons at the sides. Each flower carries a tiny vanity case inside the heart of the rose or orchid, offering a hidden practical touch alongside the decorative form.
Miss Addie D. Root explains bread quality hinges on yeast health and proper technique. Use clean utensils, sterilized vessels, and air when mixing. knead until smooth and velvet, avoid overlong kneading, maintain 79 to 95 F for rising, and bake at 260 F with staged rising for best texture.
Drain oysters and reserve juice then boil with pepper. Heat milk separately, merge with juice, add butter and boiled rice, stir constantly. When boiling, add oysters until edges curl. Finish with salt pepper butter and parsley, serve at once.
Roll one quart of milk with two heaping teaspoonfuls Indian meal. Cook twelve minutes then add butter. Beat three eggs with salt sugar ginger. mix into milk slowly and bake one hour. Serve with whipped cream sugar and vanilla. Very delicious.
A vintage recipe lists English Tea Cake as one cup sugar one half cup melted butter one teaspoon each nutmeg clove cinnamon one cup sour milk two cups flour one teaspoon soda one cup raisins. Mix sugar and spices, cream butter, dissolve soda in sour milk and add to mix, stir in flour then raisins. No eggs.
A recipe fragment describes preparing Pond Lily Salad by boiling eggs, cooling and shelling, slicing whites into petals, arranging on lettuce, and drizzling a dressing over a bed of shredded lettuce with egg yolk centered. It emphasizes decorative plating with lettuce leaves and radishes.
A fragment describes rolling small mutton pieces into skewers, seasoning with pepper and salt, simmering in water for about thirty minutes, then serving with mashed potatoes and a thickened gravy.
Historic cleaning tip describes combining baking soda with bath water to polish blades. The fragment hints at a home remedy, suggesting a soak to remove tarnish and restore shine.
A Kansas City Journal item debunks giants and extreme heights. It cites French savant Henrion's claims of Adam and Eve towering hundreds of feet, notes degeneration over generations, and rejects a Sicily giant with a 30 foot walking stick as absurd.
An anecdotal tale surveys extreme punishments involving book digestion. Barnabo Visconti reportedly forced papal delegates to eat a bull of excommunication and its seals. Other cases mention a general who made creditors eat a note, a Scandinavian writer faced beheading or eating a manuscript, and Isaac Volmar swallowing satires uncooked. Philip Oldenburger endured forced consumption of his pamphlet and being fogged.
A Japanese pearl oyster plantation in Ago Bay grows nuclei for pearls by sinking 6 to 8 ds stones in shallow water in May or June. Tiny shells appear by August. After two months the rocks move to deeper water to avoid cold. At three years the shells are two inches, harvested, nuclei inserted, and returned. After four more years the shells reach seven and a half years old before pearls are sought.
The article notes horseflesh as food in Gaul during Caesar era and records from 1404 in Paris. It mentions widespread use across several European countries. A humorous aside contrasts a person’s fear of buying beyond means with marriage.
A fragment hints at a special train called The Count, with jokey reasoning about keeping it going to prevent telescoping and hypothetical issues. The line reflects lighthearted rail trivia from a historical piece.
A fragment hints at a sports or entertainment line discussing plays on a dog figure with unclear context. Further readable details are unavailable to confirm event, participants, or location.
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