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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1895
Page
3
A period piece describes simple, inexpensive ways to present strawberries. Tactics include cracked ice bowls, strawberry skewers, leaf centerpieces, mirror garnishes, and light desserts with cream or lemonade. Methods emphasize beauty and frugality for a spring luncheon.
Frederick Boyle notes a theory from an Indian about why tame dogs bark. He suggests barking comes from imitating a master's shout and that wild canines mainly howl or snarl. The piece also mentions the Strait of Guande Pica being named after a Greek sailor and references many water gas patent issuances.
Soak gelatine in water for two hours. Mash and sugar strawberries, sieve into ice water bowl. Whip cream to froth. Add hot gelatine, strain into strawberry mix. Fold in whipped cream gradually, then mold and chill. Serve with additional whipped cream garnish.
Slice cucumbers very thin and chill in ice water for half an hour then drain. Arrange in a glass dish with ice and serve with two heaping tablespoons per person. Pass vinegar salt and pepper. onions may be added for variation.
Boil eight eggs for fifteen minutes then chop. Season with salt and pepper. Mix flour sugar butter prepared mustard and half a cup of vinegar. Cook five minutes and pour over the eggs.
A basic bread mix lists one quart flour four eggs half cup melted butter one cup warm milk half a yeast cake and half teaspoon soda dissolved in water. Beat eggs stiff then add milk butter soda and salt. Stir flour into a smooth batter, beat in yeast, rise six hours in a buttered dish, bake for three quarters of an hour and serve.
A wife asks for a compliment on her party attire and a husband withholds praise, prompting reflection on why husbands rarely offer loverlike remarks to their wives. The piece recalls a dead husband known for loving tributes and notes a later comment from a disappointed woman about wishing to be a man to show good husbanding.
Commentary by Rev DM Stearns discusses the Emmaus journey and Jesus revealing himself through Scripture and the breaking of bread. It urges vigilance against idle words and urges believers to seek, follow, and recognize Christ in daily life.
The article explains Edison’s new kinetograph, blending phonograph sound with kinetoscope moving pictures. It describes a two in one invention that lets spectators hear and see performances at home, synchronizing sights and sounds for a perfect illusion.
Rudyard Kipling was named after the shore of Rudyard Lake in England where his father John Lockwood Kipling proposed to his mother Alice MacDonald. The romantic episode inspired the author’s given name as a tribute to the moment.
Trains reported departing from the Union Passenger Station on Causeway Street Boston heading west. Details on routes or schedules are not provided in the readable text.
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