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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
1
A vintage kitchen guide advises built in wood storage to load from outside and unload inside, a wood box with a spring lock. It details making hard soap from soda lime and boiling fats, then cream toast prep, washday tips using soap and turpentine, and a method to wash linen with minimal rubbing for delicate fabrics.
An Ohio inventor unveils an electric washer claimed to outperform prior machines. The device features a double rub board for faster, gentler cleaning, handling 15 to 18 shirts in 6 to 8 minutes. A reversible wringer allows quick reprocessing of any gar ment that jams, reducing damage.
A simple recipe uses breadcrumbs soaked in milk for thirty minutes then mixed with eggs salt cayenne melted butter and grated cheese. The batter is poured into buttered cups and baked until lightly browned then served hot in the cups.
The text presents recipe fragments for Potato Stuffing with mashed potatoes bread crumbs fat salt pork butter egg onion and sage, Yellow Gingerbread with butter eggs milk flour baking powder and ginger, and Fish Chowder with salt pork potatoes onion milk cod butter pepper and salt. These lines resemble historical home cooking notes with measurements and steps.
A guide to jelly making from fruits with notes on acid requirements and sugar needs for grapes currants strawberries raspberries blackberries peaches and crab apples. Also includes a recipe for Rice a la Creole with rice tomatoes onion butter garlic bam parsley and cayenne.
A historical cooking tip recommends covering a frying pan to keep eggs white without turning. It notes beef suet is cheaper and often healthier than lard, though it can make pastry stiff. A method suggests adding suet bits with a bit of sweet milk before baking to soften rendered fat, which can be mixed with lard for frying or shortening.
A delicious cabbage preparation washes, cores, and shreddes the quartered cabbage Then it is packed in a baking dish and barely covered with milk The dish bakes one half hour to an hour until tender Salt pepper and butter finish the dish.
Parsnips are peeled and boiled slowly until tender. Mash with butter and milk, avoiding excess softness. Pack in a baking dish and bake until golden brown in a hot oven.
Three eggs molasses milk flour soda dissolved in water and cloves steam for an hour then serve with hard sauce. This old fashioned pudding blends rich sweetness with warm spice for a comforting dessert.
The recipe instructs to peel and divide bananas lengthwise and crosswise, sprinkle with salt and lemon juice, roll in flour, and cook in hot butter until browned on both sides and softened.
In Chicago News humor a man claims no woman has silenced spoiling wit while a suffragette asks what wit is. In Philadelphia Times Mrs Desmythe jokes her daughters will be engaged at nineteen, and if not they will stay nineteen.
A playful exchange distinguishes a violin from a fiddle with a lesson on sound. The Catholic Standard and Times notes a concert last month featured a violin while Mr Nexdore uses a fiddle. A humor feature from Puck jokes about hat prices.
In a brief exchange a passenger wearing a skullcap asks if stock is taken in suffragists. A second passenger in a red necktie confirms preference for stock, carrying aboard a Chicago Tribune influence.
In a snippet cited by the Detroit Free Press the men discuss traditional and modern techniques, contrasting starting at the bottom with finishing at the top and debating whether the modern method yields better results. The exchange captures a humorous street commentary on old versus new methods.
An advertisement promises rapid relief for bunions corns and smelly feet using Calacide dissolved in hot water for fifteen minutes nightly. It claims instant pain relief and reduction of bunions with repeated treatments, noting easy access through druggists and sales houses.
A fine stock farm three miles northwest of Clermont offers 655 acres under cultivation plus rolling timber land and springs. The property features a main road location, schoolhouse on site, fenced pastures, two barns, a granary, a 24 by 26 farm house with cellar, orchard, and multiple outbuildings in fair repair. Asking price 45 per acre with favorable terms. possession March 1 1911. For details inquire locally.
A humorous exchange about a wife baking a birthday cake herself and whether it was light after candles are lit. The joke echoes a light editorial voice from the Yonkers Statesman.
A collage of brief quips and jokes from various papers including Washington Times Toledo Blade Puck and Spokane Spokesman. Bits cover language lessons romance domestic life column humor and editorial jabs with a light playful tone and multiple named outlets.
A playful verse from Puck celebrates loyal friendship despite flaws. The speaker praises a friend who is unruly yet trustworthy, admitting faults but preferring love over judgment. The piece affirms squaring with friends through honesty and affection.
A young Tayda, famed as a drummer and future composer, led a procession while his small hunchback carrier marched ahead, carrying the drum. The crowd crowded the drummer, drawn by the music and spectacle as Mayda later created his grand oratorios.
A maid challenges a silent caller in a melodramatic scene from a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt. The woman accuses him of lingering nightly, claiming his goal is to secure an engagement, and the man finally confesses his desire to marry. The exchange unfolds with dramatic tension.
In Harper's Weekly a character misinterprets a deputy sheriff riding in a car as a footman. Little Binks disputes any hardship for Harlow while Jinkingon questions the term, noting the deputy sheriff in charge of the vehicle.
A fragmentary line cites Kaicker-Books advising steps prior to a doctor’s arrival contrasted with Bocker noting no guidance after arrival. A judge’s remark underscores uncertainty about post-visit actions amid incomplete text.
Irreverent exchange features a sultan denying a rumor about sewing wives into sacks. He insists the matter is trivial and cites gifts of bobble skirts from Pittsburg Dost as proof of harmless intent.
Compound Calouses Talis promises relief for callouses and foot ailments. The ad urges soaking feet in Calocide solution, massaging sore parts, and repeating therapy for several weeks. It touts olive oil skin benefits and claims rapid relief for bunions corns and ingrown nails. Sold widely by druggists. twenty five cents per package.
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