Practical bread puddings and household hints
The article offers several bread pudding recipes using stale bread with milk, currants, sugar and eggs, plus tips for kitchen waste disposal, front yard planting, and footwear comfort. It includes a second pudding method with suet and raisins and a third using layered bread with sugar currants, then pantry waste guidance and shoe fitting advice from Practical Farmer. It ends with a recipe for kiss cookies using egg whites powdered sugar vanilla and coconut.
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Mary Jane
Sarah
Preparing soft cheese for macaroni and vegetables
Use a small wire strainer and spoon to press soft cheese through the strainer for smooth results. Crumble bread by rubbing pieces together. Boil vegetables like spinach and peas in cold water to preserve color.
To Fill Cracks With Flour Paste and Alum
A historic home repair note describes mixing one pound of wheat flour with three quarts of water and a tablespoon of powdered alum to create a paste. Soak old newspapers to pulp, blend with the paste, spread to fill cracks, and let dry before painting.
Local Notes From Thurman and Hamburg Area
Thurman residents report varied ailments with mumps and erysipelas while rain delays yard work. Grand Lodge attendees include H M McCartney and Ds Bi Reynolds. Decoration Day canceled due to heavy rain. J W Biddinger leaves Cole Drug Co and Glenwood’s Mr Wilson takes over. W B Riggle marries Myrtle Brown. new household at Ellis house. Farmers await better weather to plant corn as June begins with continued rain and cold.
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Florence
H. M. McCartney
Ds Bi Reynolds
Masonic Grand Lodge
Gus Zack
J. W. Williams
Rex Barrett
Hamburg
J. W. Biddinger
Cole Drug Co
Wilson
Glenwood
Sidney
H.C. Brown
B. ‘Holloway
W. B. ‘Riggle
Myrtle Brown
Thurman
Local residents and visitors noted this week in Percival area
Bartlett reports a string of local and nearby visitors and movers. Names include Walt Aitken from near Tabor, Art Baker and Bruce Conner from Tabor, A E Andrews from Tabor, J H Mackey from near Tabor, Silas Yates from off Tabor, Mrs D Irick visiting Underwood relatives, W W Racobs visiting Hamburg, Loren Marvel and family from Randolph, and others taking trips or seeking work. Activities include hog buying, farmwork plans, and family visits across Percival, Tabor, Thurman, Randolph, and Lincoln areas.
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Walt Aitken
Tabor
Art Baker
Bruce Conner
A. E. Andrews
J. H. Mackey
Clyde McClintock
David Potter
Thurman
Silas Yates
D. Irick
Underwood
Iowa
W. W. Racobs
Hamburg
Loren Marvel and
Randolph
O. Woodrum
Earl McClury
Emerson
George Ferris
Lincoln
Neb
Ray Morrison
Thos, Jacobs
Percival
Roy Ryckman
Pacific Junction
J. H. Ryckman
Walter Fletcher
Henry Newton
Endicott
Wash
Miss Maggie Potter Returns From Monticello High School
Miss Maggie Potter and her sister Dora returned home from Monticello Nova where Maggie has attended high school for two years. Bad weather has paused church services for the past two weeks but will resume once conditions improve.
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Maggie Potter
Dora
Monticello
Nova
A Little Nonsense How Harold Lost the Girl of His Choice
A humorous Chicago Tribune fragment shows Harold seeking marriage on his terms. Lucy questions conditions and independence as she weighs proposing a cottage life versus control. The couple debates freedom, authority, and devotion in a playful exchange.
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Harold
Lucy
Chicago Tribune
Odometer Advised As Essential Car Accessory
The dealer touts the latest odometer as a must have noting it records miles traveled. The beginner questions its purpose and the dealer explains it tracks automobile mileage for trips and wear.
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Philadelphia Press
Well Meant Version Sparks Diffusion of Feelings
Dialogue notes a mild social misunderstanding between Arthur and Millie in Boston. Arthur recalls visiting Millie who later realized the evening had been pleasant, implying a shift in perception after the fact. No further events or identities are provided.
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Arthur
Millie
Harry
Boston ‘Transcript
Judge quotes on winning hand and beating by defendant
The judge notes the defendant dealt a winning hand to the plaintiff but became angry and assaulted him. The plaintiff confirms the account, saying the other man gave cards and a pile and beat him.
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Indianapolis
Conscientiousness Versus Ego, Stormington Barnes Says
Mr Stormington Barnes explains that actors are not egotistical but conscientious, aiming to give the public its money’s worth, in a Washington Star quote about performers and public value.
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Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
Vast Missouri farmland for sale across multiple counties
Listings describe hundreds of acres for sale in Missouri, including Holt, Cass, Chariton, Bates, Linn, Wright, and Howell counties. Properties feature tillable bottom land, timber, orchards, springs, and improvements like houses, barns, and fences. Prices range from 5 to 35 per acre with varied sizes from 40 to 1,365 acres and locations near towns and railroads.
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Lowry
St. Clair County
Archie, Cass Co
Sumner
Chariton County
Forest City
Holt County
Benton County
Sedalia
Cole Camp
Windsor
New Rock Island R. R
Kansas City
St. Louis
Too Acres
Shannon County
Missouri
St. Joe
Missouri River
Bates County
Wayne County
Ill
Linn Co
Kas
Lowry City
Laclede Co
Lebanon
Frisco Ry
Loncres
Webster County
Marshfield
Webster Co
Conway
Niangua
Frisco By
Wright Co
Wright County
Seymour
Mountain Grove
Niangna
Grove Springs
Price
Douglas Co
Frisco
Norwood
Howell County
West Plains
Mountain View
Pomonia
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G. Tiller
His
Hor
Tra Bacom
Walter Taylor
Colorado
Jim
Louisz E. Hogan
B. Noble
Hamuburg, Iowa
Alabama
Florida
G. A. Park, Gen’ Industrial and Immigration Agt
Louisville & Nashville
Louisville, Ky
Dr. Arnold Jolly
E Street
Butterfield Building
Mary N. Mathews
Cenver
Hamburg Roller Mills
Hulshizer & CO
T. Mitchell
Crown and Bridge Work
Gilman Block
D Street
N. P. Reynolds
East Hatch’s
Eureka Barbershop
Bath House
Wingate & McBride Prop’s
Demo
Crat Office
DE LA Sykes
Butterfield
Hugh Thompson
Nebraska City
Roy Sykes
Lyceum Building
Mererrecdo
J. F. Hoppe
Blue Front
Swensen & Combe
Props
Webster Bros
Office i
Bush Bldg
Sidney, Towa
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