Oldest Yew Tree in England Traced to A Thousand Years
A yew in Plumtree churchyard Devon England is recalculated at about 1000 years old, likely the country's oldest. The ancient tree attracts interest from locals and historians seeking its venerable lineage and significance.
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Plumtree
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England
Girl's Midnight Ride Saves Catskills Forest Patrons
A young girl rode at midnight to warn about a forest fire in the Catskills, saving many lives. The piece also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for lung trouble and coughs, citing a Wellington Texas testimonial and a trial offer.
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Catskills
de Caswell
A Hero In a Lighthouse Story of J. Donohue
J. 3. Donohue of Haven Michigan a Civil War captain long served as a lighthouse keeper and saved ships from wrecks. He credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney troubles chills and stomach and liver issues and praises improved sight at age seventy. He endorses the remedy available from L De Caswell for 50 cents.
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Donohue
Haven
Mich
L. de Caswell’s
Debtors Asked to Settle with Fremont Lumber and Coal
Notice to all persons knowing themselves indebted to Fremont Lumber and Coal Company to call and settle at an early date. M. A. Jones, Manager.
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Fremont Lumber and Coal Company
M. A. Jones
Jamestown News Roundup Reflects New Year Greetings and Events
Local residents exchange New Year wishes and visit relatives in Fort Wayne and Jamestown. Other items note Harvey Straw moving toward Pleasant Lake, school reorganizations at Jamestown M E Church, new officers named, and several families hosting gatherings for New Year’s. The piece mentions incidents, skating on Lake George, and upcoming precinct committee elections January 26 and 27.
Simple Lunch for Busy Visitors
A quick, dainty lunch recipe using hard boiled eggs, ham or veal, celery and radishes served with cheese sandwiches and mayonnaise dressing. Mix yolk with seasonings and lemon oil, refill whites, arrange on lettuce, garnish with radishes, chill, add sandwiches with buttered cheese bread, and finish with mayonnaise or French dressing as desired. Coffee or light beer accompanies the meal.
Veal Leg with Bacon and Slow Simmered Gravy
Select a thick single veal leg slice and fry eight to ten bacon strips until not too crisp. Remove bacon, brown veal on both sides, return bacon on top, add enough boiling water to barely cover, salt to taste, and three onions sliced. Cover and simmer about two hours. ten minutes before done mix flour in water to form a paste and stir in to thicken gravy. A splash of meat gravy or stock adds richness.
Preserving Time and Fruits for School Lunches
The note describes preserving ideas for spiced grapes and plums for winter use, jelly timing for grapes, drawbacks of green peaches, and a lemon thickened yellow tomato stew. It highlights quince as queen of fruits soon in market and its potential uses.
How to Set Color and Dry Fabric Properly
Instructions advise keeping material in existing creases, just enough to submerge in the tub, and to soak then shrink. Lay a broom across the tub to hank the fabric folded, allowing drainage and gradual drying for a smooth result.
Delicious Spice Pie Recipe Instructions
A historic recipe describes mixing three eggs yolks with sugar and cream, then stirring in flour butter and a blend of cloves cinnamon nutmeg. Fold in the yolks, beat well, add cream and spices, and use the beaten egg whites to make a frosting.
Pickled Lambs Tongues from Old Kitchen Note
Wash twelve lambs tongues well trim them and boil in salted water until tender. Skin and pack in glass jars while hot. Add a few whole allspice and cloves, cover with hot vinegar and seal immediately.
Home Fried Potatoes
Readable fragment instructs slicing raw potatoes and frying in hot fat with unspecified seasoning. Steps mention adding a tablespoonful of tard and covering briefly. text is garbled and lacks complete cooking method.
Fragmented moral musings on happiness and loyalty
A speaker reflects on happiness over sorrow and the social dynamics of marriage and fidelity. The text hints at performance in public life, rivalries, and questions of trust as a partner’s virtue is debated.
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