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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1913
Page
3
A worried mother reports that her son Willie has been seen swearing in the street. His father, seeking to reprimand him, discovers Willie is in bed upstairs. The father ascends in anger but falls halfway, and the mother gently intercedes, saying that is enough of a lesson.
A fragmented excerpt presents quirky lines about a tonic, tastes, and fear of city water. It notes a confrontation over a remark and hints at selling a house due to changing neighborhood style. The passage includes stray phrases about milk and loose shoes.
An old friend congratulates a farmer on his son Josh while noting a mistaken impression. Josh appears to be a simple worker with a straw hat and pitchfork, but he is actually en route to a costume ball, revealing a humorous misunderstanding.
Mrs. Whoofer confronts Mrs. Wipkins after a month apart in an exchange marked by hurt tones and domestic humor. The dialogue reveals a quarrel over time, responsibility, and the daily duties of caring for a baby, with social expectations shaping the interaction.
An optimistic line claims spreading bread on waters brings fortune while a pessimist notes a damp return. The exchange frames differing interpretations of a common proverb as a metaphor for risk and reward.
A piecemeal quip from Puck and Browning mocks new women clubs and domestic labor. It contrasts the maternal colonial images with a jab at Dorcas society and family support, ending with a dialect clash about who funds household chores and a threatened divorce.
Mrs. Charles Bertram recounts the Indian festival held for the Patiala maharaja where guests wore Hindu garments, rode in palaces and elephants, and endured a playful powder and water battle before being drenched and autographed in color.
The science of algebra traces to Mohammed of Buziana around 850 A D It spread to Spain via Moors The first European algebra treatise is attributed to Luca Pacoli in 1494 The first English algebra was written by Robert Recorde at Cambridge around 1557 He introduced the equals sign to mathematics
In colonial days November was called killing time as the busiest season. On the chosen day oxen cows and hogs fattened for winter stockwere slaughtered at dawn so the meat could be hard and cold before be put in the Pickle. Sausages touches and head cheese were made and fallow saved.
A dated quotation contrasts a father's hope for his two daughters with the reversal of fate as they grow into adult society. The exchange underscores themes of family, responsibility, and social expectations in a concise, wry tone.
A reflective note attributes sweetness of existence to a contented spirit and cites Charles Dickens as a source of wisdom. The line evokes Victorian moral sentiment and the value of inner peace in daily life.
A compact guide offering practical ideas for homemakers on decorating and protecting radiators with decorative covers and covers designed for steam radiators. Includes step by step tips and materials for simple, effective coverings.
A partially enclosed steam radiator is framed like built in bookshelves with a top shelf and two sides for strength. It is painted to match woodwork, front covered by a light curtain of madras or china silk. In dining rooms it becomes practical by housing one or two warming shelves for plates, keeping the kitchen uncluttered.
Instructions describe cleaning and simmering chicken, making a butter flour sauce with broth milk and pepper, baking with a two crust, plus a turkey dressing recipe. It covers crust mixing with flour butter salt baking powder milk and egg, and tips for crumbly moist stuffing using stale bread crumbs, butter, cream, sage or parsley, to be carefully folded into the fowl for a light rich finish.
Five pounds flour with salt and three quarters of a pound butter plus one pound lard. For leaven add half a pint brewer's yeast or substitute baking powder. If using yeast, allow dough to rise before adding other ingredients. Mix three pounds currants, one and a half pounds moist sugar, nutmeg, candied lemon peel, four eggs. Butter mold and bake two hours in a moderate oven.
Celery is boiled until tender then drained. A butter and flour roux is cooked, milk added to make a creamy sauce, poured over the celery and served hot. It pairs well with hot buttered toast.
A recipe lists ingredients for pumpkin pie including one quart milk three cups pumpkin two cups sugar butter and spices ginger and cinnamon with four eggs. Beat yolks then add whites before baking producing three pies.
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