15 Dec 1881
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1881
Page
1
A mistress asks her colored cook about straining coffee. The cook explains she strained it with her stocking, causing the mistress to gasp in astonishment when a dirty stocking is revealed behind the dinning chair.
A recipe describes tempering one quart skimmed milk with dairy salt and lively yeast, then thickening with Graham meal and corn meal to resemble real buckwheat cakes. It notes coarse middlings from country mills can substitute, with experts unable to tell the imitator from the real product.
President laments the death of the leader, notes national prosperity, and outlines foreign affairs, trade, territorial questions, Indian policy, civil service reform, and military, naval, postal, and educational priorities for Congress to consider. He urges moderation, economy, and readiness, including navy modernization and Indian allotment plans.
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