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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
4
A humorous exchange centers on gifts and marriage plans. A man boasts a cow’s two pounds of butter daily. a girl imagines journalism and grand life projects. A bride discovers a dated bootsack bought at auction for display, while her husband admits he hasn’t worn boots in twenty years.
A visitor marvels at a painting noting its age while the owner confirms it is an old master with a new frame. The exchange hints at preservation or display choices enhancing a historic work.
A fragment from a theater page notes a debutante asking about supporting a fortune lost by a father. Exchanges reference earning money, Red Cross stamps, and a festive wedding crowd at Mrs Wayupp's. Mrs Gillis calls the upcoming souvenir performance grand.
Cartoon dialogue captures a quick quip where one Omaha man jokes about returning from Europe and the other remarks that New York beat him there, in a lighthearted exchange typical of the period.
A garbled paste shows seasonal quips about proposals and manners alongside ad copy urging readers to buy Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The fragment mentions mothers watching for loose bowels in children and warns to be prepared for summer illnesses with a sale pitch.
A list of nitrogenous fats and starches guides mothers in planning lunches for home or school. It outlines daily menus from Monday to Friday including sandwiches, milk, cookies, puddings, fruits, and nuts with notes on after noon servings for full day children.
The article urges parents to fit stove screens around heating stoves to prevent children from burns. It suggests using field fence wire with a 2x4 base, not nailed to the floor, and a zinc board under the stove to secure the screen, allowing easy sweeping access.
A historic Philadelphia style scrapple guide describes using two hogs heads hearts and tongues. The head is skinned jowls removed eyes ears brain tongue taken, meat cooked in liquor then ground with corn meal and seasoned with marjoram salt and pepper. Cooked two hours cooled sliced fried or served cold with vinegar.
Steamed beets offer a quick alternative to boiling or baking. Use a little water in the pan to partially steam them, and cover with another pan to finish steaming. Turn them frequently with a pancake turner to avoid bleeding.
A simple meat dish guide instructs browning a roast in oil or butter then adding water to half cover. Season with pepper and salt, simmer slowly for about three hours, turning frequently. Thirty minutes before serving, add Irish or sweet potatoes or turnips and finish browning with the meat.
Per our recipe guidance mix one pound butter and sugar three eggs one pound flour rose water and lemon extract. Roll thin cut with a dough cutter dust with sugar and bake.
A concise frosting instruction describes mixing half a pound of powdered sugar with butter the size of an egg, beat in stiff egg white, add vanilla, and use to frost two cakes. The method emphasizes thorough beating for a smooth finish.
Heat sweet cream in a chafing dish then break six eggs into the cream one at a time. Season with salt and pepper. Cook slowly for ten minutes and serve on toast.
Zemo soothes and cools angry skin for eczema and other conditions. The clean liquid wash sinks in quickly to ease pain and itching. If the first bottle fails to give complete satisfaction, your druggist refunds the purchase price. Prepared by E W Rone Medicine Co and sold by City Drug Store.
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