Willing Workers Meet at Maude Dunlap Saturday
From the Ovid Gazette dated March 11 1903 the Willing Workers plan a Saturday afternoon meeting with Maude Dunlap. Carpenters work on Cayuga Lake hotel site for a bakery, and undertaker Flynn led a funeral at Lodi with four horses due to bad roads.
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Ovid Gazette & Independent
Sheldrake
Maude Dunlap
Cayuga Lake
Ovid
Flynn
Lodi
Trumansburg
Farmer
Farmer Union School
Boyer Opera House
Jarley
P Covert
M Keady
W J Myers
Lake Mar
Ice on Cayuga Lake Shows Strong Winter Conditions
The Cayuga Lake at Sheldrake lies frozen solid with a clear ice sheet. A mail crossing from Kidder's to King's Ferry was made by ferryman on skates in about ten minutes. Officials note the lake remains only loosely bridged, an condition not seen since 1856.
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Ovid Independent
Oliver C Cooper
Cayuga Lake
Sheldrake
Kidder’s
King’s Ferry
A Glance Backward A Connecticut Boy With Corn
A Connecticut tale from Croton Conn tells of a boy sent to New London with a bag of corn. He returns empty handed and dumps the bag, saying to sell it. The story likens his silence to merchants who fail to advertise their business, inviting criticism for not sharing what they sell.
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Connecticut Exchange
Croton Conn
New London
Trumansburg Vies With Podunk In Early Season Gridiron
In 1893 the Trumansburg and Podunk teams opened the season with Podunk winning 19 to 4. The piece then reflects on bicycle use and its social costs and benefits, noting economics, health, and youth amusement before recounting anecdotes about John Heman, a respected local colored citizen, and his lively, humorous highway interactions.
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Gertrude Carman
Trumansburg
Podunk
Lloyd Dorsey
John Heman
John
Will Giltner
Main St
Recognition Day at Epiphany Episcopal Church School
Parishioners of the Church of the Epiphany Episcopal enjoyed a reception recognizing church school teachers and pupils. The April 20 event, planned by the Fellowship Commission, was gratifying to those honored.
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Trumansburg
Church of the Epiphany-Episcopal
Fellowship Commission
Scouts Camp Barton Trip Details from Troop 3 Trumansburg
Scouts from Troop 3 Trumansburg backpacked to Camp Barton April 28 with four adults. They settled at Chase Lodge and held games organized by the SPL. Saturday featured water rescue map and compass contests and a flashlight guided compass course. A spaghetti supper was prepared by troop staff. weather challenged the group but the camp-out was deemed successful. Ruben Williams, Scribe
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Trumansburg
Camp Barton
T-Burg
Chase Lodge
SPL
Ruben Williams
Sugar Substitutes and Baking Effects in Recipes
Guidance on replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners in various foods. Sugar provides structure, tenderizes gluten and eggs, melts for browning, and stabilizes egg whites. Substitutions work mainly for flavor in many dishes, but some recipes need sugar’s functional role especially in baked goods and desserts.
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