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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1937
Page
7
Raspberry gelatine made with berry flavored sugar, dissolved in hot water and chilled. A custard from milk, cornstarch and egg thickens, then folded with whipped cream and vanilla. Garnish with lady fingers and chill before serving. Serves six.
A simple colorful vegetable accompaniment to a meal. Wash and string green beans then cook in salted water until tender. Melt butter, add flour, stir in milk and bean liquor until thickened, season, add beans, bake with a border of mashed potatoes, and brown under the broiler. Serves six.
After the parade, treat children and adults to homemade ice cream. The note promotes a wholesome, low-cost option made with a hand freezer and a simple strawberry recipe. Steps include crushed berries, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and partial freezing before serving.
Eborgah Sampson born Plympton Massachusetts 18 years before she disguised as Robert Shurtleff joined the Continental army as a common soldier. A sabre wound and a gunshot did not stop her three years of service with Washington until brain fever forced a discharge with thanks. Congress granted lands and a pension. She later married Benjamin Gannett near Sharon Massachusetts and lived as a wife and mother.
France honors the United States Volunteers statue in Place des Etats Unis Paris. The sculpture by Jean Boucher features a figure inspired by his memory of an American doughboy.
The blue whale, or sulphur bottom, is the largest cetacean and heavier than elephants. It is a mammal, not a fish, with enormous head, limited neck, and lungs, surfacing every eight to ten minutes to breathe. A large specimen weighs more than five elephants, and whale oil and whalebone have high value.
Esw Sienna a raw earth pigment named for Siena Italy yields valuable color in paint making. The finest deposits near Siena produce a rich transparent hue with lasting beauty and color. When mixed with white, it yields clear delicate tints and subtle tones.
A brief note indicates Washington expressed a wish regarding a statue erected in his honor during his lifetime, aiming to limit or direct the Otherwise planned display or action around the monument.
The article recounts Glenn Butcher a Sixth Infantry doughboy who kept a pigeon farm near Lockport Michigan. His prized carrier pigeon Petey disappeared after a thief abducted the bird and transported it to Chicago. Petey reportedly traveled 45 miles of river channel back to Lockport in seven days using a navigator stick as crutch.
An essay traces Col Charles Kitchell Gardner to the 1816 US Army alphabet designation for companies A to M in infantry and artillery. He served from 1808, fought in the War of 1812, became colonel, resigned 1818, died 1869. The letter I and J were merged to avoid confusion, explaining why no Company J or J Street exists.
In 1861 masculine attire grew prominent in the North with a visual depiction by Felix O. C. Darley. The drawing highlights the era’s apparel trends. The piece reflects Civil War era dress and masculine styling influenced by the period.
Alfred Juel notes Henry Hudson in 1609 sighted three rivers near Sandy Hook, now part of New Jersey. Rutgers has two 1777 and 1778 Ber nard Ratzer maps from London publisher William Tadden showing Sandy Hook as an island, with a legend explaining a sea break in September 1778.
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