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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
4
Many inquiries prompt renewed explanation of the waterglass method for egg preservation. Use silicate of soda from reputable druggists by mixing one part water glass to ten parts soft water. Place fresh eggs in a clean jar, cover with the gel like solution, and store in a cool place, adding eggs and mixture as needed.
Jesse E. Mitchell a Washington telephone line man testifies he suffered kidney trouble for twelve years with back pain and fatigue. After using four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports renewed vigor, no back pain, and strength to work all day.
Deacon Skinner offers to name the price for a horse to Farmer Shrade who asks what price would suffice. Shrade expresses interest in knowing the amount, while Skinner seeks to bargain.
Advertises PAZO OINTMENT offering a refund if it fails to cure piles within 6 to 14 days. Mentions symptoms itching bleeding and protruding piles and states druggists are authorized to refund money.
An Ohio newspaper ad promotes Bayer penetrating oil claiming rapid relief for stiff joints rheumatism lumbago and sciatica. It lists 25 cents a bottle and asserts proven results with bold testimonial style typical of late 19th century medical ads.
A quirky note quotes a conversation about Austin appearing back in town and a surprising fire at a publishing house. The fragment mentions a self inking dating stamp offer and a Fort Wayne postal address.
The article argues sheep can profit on small farms with good fencing and seasonal grazing. It suggests using fall lambs to clean up harvested fields, seed rape for feed, and rotating flocks through stubble, corn fields, and meadows. It notes fodder value from screenings and the need to finance fencing, with neighbors pooling purchases.
Amateur farmer shares long observation on parsnips and beans growth, seed gathering, transplanting, pest control, and cultivation practices. Notes about tree crops, drouth impact in 1904, leaf handling, and labor needs. Includes statements on soil nitrogen from Illinois and potassium in corn belt soils.
The article argues for a middle ground in feeding warm mash to poultry as seasons change. Morning feeds work in moderate weather, at night in cold weather, with liberal mash causing fat gain and reduced eggs. A measured approach uses bran with small meat and vegetable bits to improve appetite and egg production.
A Indianapolis News piece argues large corn crops wasteful unless fodder is cut or shredded for better feed. Early season feeding preserves value, and supplementing with small root-ration can improve palatability while saving roots for later green feeding.
Capt Handen B. Nicholas recalls his father Robert C. Nicholas taming a young wild gander that disappeared, later returning with two young geese and a mate from the Arctic. The birds never left the homestead and lived contentedly, a fact the writer calls strong proof that wild animals reason more than commonly believed.
A stranger arrives in town and entices two local girls with prankish fun. They chase him across back lots and through a tomato patch in a wagon yard. He vaults a fence, prays for life, and survives as the scene ends with the girls smiling.
Baptist women across regions mobilize support for a mission drive backing 300 missionaries with funding and prayer efforts, aiming to strengthen international outreach and local church missions.
A recipe describes soaking tapioca overnight in water then cooking with eggs milk sugar and vanilla, finishing with a cold cream top. It also provides a butter pastry method mixing flour and butter, adding sugar, forming a dough, rolling to one inch, pricking, shaping, and baking for thirty minutes at moderate heat.
A vintage instruction describes salting tomatoes overnight then adding spices including cloves allspice cinnamon mustard pepper and cabbage with vinegar and onions to pickle. The method includes soaking rinse and combine steps for a tangy preserve.
A colonial style recipe lists one pound each flour currants raisins suet with chopped candied lemon peel and spices. Mix dry ingredients then fold in fruit and sugar, add water or milk to form a thick batter, pipe into a bag, and boil for four to six hours.
A traditional boiled pudding batter combines seedless raisins currants beef suet flour baking powder eggs citron or almond nuts and milk. Boil four hours then serve with a thickened cream sauce made from cream cornstarch and an egg with flavoring as desired.
This passage describes a corn bread batter blending one third corn with two thirds wheat flour. It instructs beating three eggs with sugar, adding softened butter and sweet milk, then mixing into flour, beating, adding baking powder, and baking in greased pans until done, cut into squares.
Readable text describes a dish where cut cold beef is simmered in butter and tomato sauce, then served over rice cooked with stock. The recipe directs forming a rice ring on a dish and placing the beef center with fried bread croutons as garnish.
An assortment of practical hints covers stain removal with peppermint essence, furniture care with polish, long term vegetable storage in sand, safe kitchen practices, keeping silver bright with hot borax, and simple cleaning uses for cotton batting and dusters.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County and Frank J Cheney sworn to pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Statement dated December 6 1886 before notary W Gleason. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally aids blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials free. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio selling through druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A rural preacher sharpens a lesson on tithes by citing the parable of the Pharisee and the publican. He reads the tale and then tells his flock I could do with a few Pharisees in this congregation to hint at their missing payments.
An advertisement urges readers to mail a coupon for Mull's Grape Tonic claiming to cure constipation and related ailments. It appeals to fears of Typhoid and other illnesses from constipation and offers a free full sized bottle for first time users and nursing mothers.
Nickel Plate Road offers holiday excursion rates with tickets on sale December 23 24 25 30 31 1905 and January 1 1906. Return good January 8 call on agent or address C A Melin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana (743)
A dialogue excerpt shows a father questioning why a young man visits nightly. The daughter explains he only came last Thursday and was present Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings, contradicting the notion of nightly visits.
Self serving ad notes custom rubber stamps and self inking daters advertised with ink pads. Readers are invited to request a catalogue by writing to Lock Boy 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
An overseer declares the power ranking of animal blows with the whale rule first, giraffe kick second, and lion stroke third. A subordinate dismisses the mule kick as merely a gentle tap, noting how beliefs shift under pressure.
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