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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1941
Page
4
Romance languages descend from Latin including Italian Spanish Portuguese French Provençal Romanian Romansh and Latin itself. The languages share core vocabulary grammar and phonetic shifts that trace to classical Latin evolution across Europe.
The Jasper National Park shoot marks the continent's largest park used for color motion pictures with a new dual lens camera. Viewers wear glasses to gain depth in height and width, creating a striking three dimensional effect.
During World War I Germans invented substitutes as shortages grew. Elephant steak appeared in Dresden and Leipzig in 1917 while grass fed as a staple. Crows and sparrows fetched high prices. bread used one part grain and two parts sawdust. chalk and glue appeared in pudding. coffee substitute relied on fruit seeds turf nutshells with no coffee traces.
A California liquor control agent detected fake food at a Woodland bar by smell and sight. A plaster of Paris cheese and large plaster liver wurst prompted cited violations of a state law requiring bona fide eating places to serve liquor. The license was suspended 10 days.
Philip Spencer son of the secretary of war, midshipman on the Somers, and Cromwell and Small were hanged for plotting mutiny. Captain Alexander Slidell MacKenzie faced heavy criticism for the executions. Spencer had a troubled college record and prior misdemeanors. The affair stirred public sentiment with writers like James Fenimore Cooper commenting on it.
Government graded turkeys arrive with higher prices but not as sharp as other meats. Roast at 300 to 325 F, do not sear or cover, and turn halfway. Cooking times range from 3 to 6 hours by weight, with a 190 F thigh center temperature or tender joint test to finish.
Chinese cabbage adds mild cabbage flavor with celery like crispness. It supplies vitamin A iron and thiamin with small amounts of riboflavin and ascorbic acid. Slice into 12 inch rounds for salads or use tops as lettuce substitute. Stalks mix with vegetables or fruits or eat stuffed or plain.
An accolade marks the formal conferment of knighthood. It denotes the act of honoring a person by granting the honor and title within a chivalric tradition.
The article notes that Louis Pasteur, despite fame from his discoveries, remained poor to model simplicity. It quotes T. H. Huey saying the monetary value of Pasteur's discoveries would have covered France's 1870 war indemnity to Germany.
Eliminate soap for washing windows and use clear warm water. For greasy dirt add a touch of ammonia or alcohol. Spray speeds cleaning and drying. Use a chamois to absorb water and leave no lint, or a rubber sponge from any dime store to dry.
Nearly a pound of meat per day forms the soldier ration while Iowa gears for defense with rendering plants and veterinary clinics. Consumption trends show 1908 peak meat lard use and 1935 low. 1942 seed, seed testing, and cheesemaking courses rise amid farm labor and seed purity requirements.
A mummy preserved in St James church Garrick Hill London is over 250 years old. It is the mummified remains of a man but no details exist about his identity or how he was preserved. A crispy coating for fruit involves dipping fruit sections in cream then coating with cereal before a five minute bake.
The Bureau of Home Economics at the U S Department of Agriculture reports measuring 147000 children over two years, finds standing height and hip measurement best predict size, and offers a height hip system with a booklet for manufacturers and mothers.
A Raleigh North Carolina pension office received a letter from a man claiming to be 12 years old seeking to discontinue his pension because he disliked being a burden on the government during difficult times. The unusual request highlights bureaucratic handling of pension records and unusual declarations.
A humorous mix of jokes about a wife, a misheard hen house, and messages from departed spirits leads into a pitch for home building supplies. The ad copy promotes lumber yards offering plans, free estimates, and guidance for constructing additions, plus roofing ads urging free roof checks by Martin-Senour Palais.
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