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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1923
Page
6
A collection of Ruth Odom recipes and notes appears on a cookery page. The items include chocolate potato cake, devils food cake, frosting, a strawberry pineapple gelatin mold, tomato cucumber salad, raisin fudge cake with almonds, and marshmallow topped sweet potatoes. Recipes list ingredients and preparation steps attributed to Ruth Odom and other contributors like Floy Roberts Mattie Campbell and Mrs. Ray McCorkle.
A vintage recipe outlines mixing 11 to 2 cups sugar with melted butter, adding soda to buttermilk, beating eggs and buttermilk then combining with flour to a stiff dough. Roll, cut, and fry in very hot fat for a crisp treat.
A compilation of practical kitchen formulas from residents including Mrs. Neely Burton and Mrs. Ernest Bear. Recipes cover marshmallow fruit salad, cottage cheese croquettes, nut loaf, and mince meat with hogs head, sugar, vinegar and spice.
A brief kitchen note from Mrs. R. S. Walker of Sidney outlines a pie making recipe. It lists mayonnaise, chili sauce, whipped cream, chopped sweet pickles or chow chow, and a chopped peppermint, to be mixed in order and served immediately.
A note on mint sauce for spring lamb recommends pouring boiling water over mint and sugar before adding vinegar to draw out the full mint flavor. The method emphasizes extracting fragrance prior to mixing with the remaining ingredients.
A reader suggests sealing a leaky garden hose with pliable roofing paint on the exterior to extend its life through the season. The tip aims to curb water loss and delay replacement.
Plain or plaid muslin curtains dominate kitchen decor with gingham blends and no hem. Bindings in colors chosen to match the kitchen create coordinated appearance.
Corks are useful in knitting to cap needle ends and prevent stitches from slipping off. They help when pausing mid row, keeping work intact and ready to resume.
A Dallas customer writes that Ferrasal cured severe stomach ulcers after spending over $1,000 on doctors and medicine. After ten days the writer could eat peaches and anything, expressing gratitude for Ferrasal’s dramatic improvement. Care Burgess and Irwin, Dallas, Texas, Hamilton Drug Co. offered the product for 50 cents.
V L Moore of near Graham Chapel three miles south of Proctor runs a public pool on his land charging ten cents admission. He reports two Comanche parties recently used the pool for swimming and picnicking and expects it to become popular with residents of Comanche and nearby areas. The pool depths range from one to fifteen feet and it is fed by pure spring water, never muddy.
Real estate dealers J R Eanes & Co publish a list of lands for sale and trade in this issue. The catalog itemizes parcels with locations and asking terms, inviting buyers and traders to review offerings.
J B Dring of Newport Rhode Island describes severe cold headache backache and abdominal pains. After using Foley's Honey and Tar with Foley's Cathartic Tablets he reports complete relief. The ad claims it is the largest selling cough medicine in the world and recommends against substitutes.
Worcester woman 50 years old describes severe weakness from a female ailment. She reports rapid improvement after using Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable compound and credits it with enabling household work again. She urges others to try the remedy and offers to share her testimonial. The Pinkham company advertises a free private text on ailments peculiar to women.
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