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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment discusses property oversights, involving Filitor and Lessee Acman and overtake of a lot on a road. It references mixed names, legal notices, and a failing focus on a New York World article about domestic life and gender roles, with stray mentions of schools, lectures, and a New Zealand parliamentary visit.
The article explains that penny postage between Great Britain and this country equates to two penny postage in the opposite direction. It notes that the allegedly Ameri canized penny is a misleading label and not a true reflection of the rate.
After October 1 the price to write a letter to England and back falls to two cents for an American. Many readers lack transatlantic correspondents and may regard the reduction with doubt or caution.
A cat in a New York suburb attacked a young woman after she fed it a piece of pie. The incident illustrates animals acting on instinct beyond human control.
A column notes Harden may face risks as factions prepare for a new trial and potential political violence. It also cites a Boston scientist who reports a girl with six distinct personalities, remarking on widespread beliefs about female multiplicity and social norms. A Chicago professor warns that excessive water can intoxicate, a claim viewed skeptically amid liquor crusade debates.
Canada accelerates railroad development beyond canals with transcontinental lines under way or planned. A northward push aims to open vast territories up to Hudson Bay, with a large projected outlay viewed as worthwhile if long term returns materialize.
The Rochester Chronicle urges against changing the song Dixie, calling it a part of new history. The New York Herald praises it as a soul stirring southern melody already part of culture.
A method to frame two pictures uses strong cardboard with two circular holes. The surface is padded with wadding and covered with green spotted silk. Embroidery features marguerites and festoons in yellow blue and olive green. A bookbinder's back and optional hanging rings finish the piece.
Summer gowns feature slight Dutch necks and lowcut shoes with contrasting leather bands. Honolulu shell necklaces impress, while satin stripes on mull and cloth decorate coats and dresses. Russian suits remain popular for boys with striped borders and bordered dress goods, including black silk stockings and patent finishes.
Leather pumps are to be worn with dressy attire and a novelty hosiery pair features black silk stockings inset with Chantilly lace butterflies.
The article explains how to embroider initials on napkins and cloths using embroidery rings. It advises mounting the fabric by bringing pieces end to end for narrow margins and directing four corners to a point to secure even tension and avoid slippage.
A playful guide to making picnic sandwiches with spreads for suldoor celebrations and ideas for dips, salads, and ready-to-fill rolls. It includes recipes for rye and buttered bread ham and cheese rolls, olive beef and egg fillings, and a Memorial Day fruit cookie recipe with butter, sugar, flour, and walnuts.
Judith Quimby inserts a phony Baptist pastor and choir via a mail order supply firm. A phony minister and four wax phonograph voices preach and sing, while Quimby proclaims an incorruptible church and ends with no collection.
A vintage recipe guides making chocolate pastry with flour milk egg and lard. Pie filling uses ripe strawberries split cake and berries between layers, finished with optional cream.
Cut rounds of bread and toast to pale brown then dip in hot milk and butter on a greased tin. Separate yolks and whites for each toast, salt whites and whip to foam then mound on each round. Make a well in yolk sprinkle salt pepper and a dab of butter, bake briskly, plate and garnish with parsley.
Mix eight quarts of berries with one pint acetic acid and four quarts water in a stone jar. Let stand 48 hours with occasional stirring. To one pint of juice add one pound sugar, boil 15 minutes and bottle hot. Cool, cork tightly, seal with wax if long kept.
Stem and wash one quart of sour cherries. Add boiling water to the pits and simmer twenty minutes. Strain the water back over the cherries and simmer until tender. Add butter sugar and cornstarch dissolved in cold water. Cook ten minutes more and pour into wetted molds. Serve cold with cream.
The text warns that giving medicine to a child can require uncertain amounts such as half a drop or a whole drop. It emphasizes careful measurement to avoid errors and suggests comparing 8 to 1 or similar ratios to prevent mistakes.
Two clergymen recall Dr. Morgan Dix of New York who lightened grave topics with humor. They cite a medical school graduation address where he quipped that colder men have smaller brains, explaining why elders know less and youth know more.
Dialogue shows Jones questioning how to identify a caller at the door while Smith suggests listening for voices. The wife pretends a caller is a random guest to hide her meeting with the Rev. Dr. Tompkins. The exchange hints at marital tension and possible infidelity.
A custom house clerk and former schoolteacher observes a dairy wagon label saying Pasteurized milk. He doubts the claim, recalls country life, and asserts cows cannot be pastured in winter, concluding they won’t fool him. The exchange occurs on Fifth and Chestnut streets in Philadelphia.
The Palmyra Journal marvels at wireless progress and recalls winning a whisky prize at the Lyons Elks fair. On return, three church members a town official and two band members greeted the group. Since arriving, many locals who once seemed respectable have spoken kindly.
Mr Henley asks Miss Fairley what hair and eye color she would choose if she could remake herself. She replies she would remain exactly as she is, leaving him surprised and puzzled by her stance.
A magistrate questions a woman charged in police court for smashing another woman's umbrella over her head. She calls it an accident, claiming she did not intend to break her own umbrella while admitting the hit was hers.
A historical account credits Grape Nuts and Postum with improving energy, digestive comfort, and muscular conditioning for athletes. The speaker recalls weight changes from 194 to 140 pounds and credits dietary changes, including the shift from coffee to Postum, for better mornings and overall performance.
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