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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
5
A Washington state invention yields a butter cutter that splits a pound into about twenty four equal squares. The oblong frame fits a pound, with a central sharp strip and crosswise knives to press through and create uniform portions for households, hotels, and restaurants.
The article recommends using onions to absorb odors in houses closed for summer or after painting. Place cut onions in two to three saucers per room and leave overnight. Replace with fresh slices if odors persist the next day.
The article offers practical hints such as salted pistache nuts as a luncheon addition, candied lemon peel via sugar crystallization, and using strong coffee in place of milk for cake flavor. It notes a brass table crumb brush, a single life candle trend, and a slip between fillings for iron holders. It also advises soaking dried beans and vegetables to save fuel and using warm water for yeast and cold water with cream of tartar and soda.
A recipe instructs cleaning and cooking spinach, beating eggs, then mixing with olive oil, grated bread and cheese, onion, and salt. Fry in olive oil or butter, form into a pie shape, brown both sides, and offer a method to flip it. The mixture can also be used to stuff fowl.
A steel wool piece removes stains from tubs basins and sinks and can clean burned refractory cooking utensils. The same piece may be reused and a pound lasts long. Available at paint stores for about 40 cents.
Advice warns against feather dusters as they scatter dust through the home and may require more frequent curtain laundering. The note then shifts to a question about potential job options.
McCoy's offers work shoes while repairs occur in the south elevator. The Home Restaurant keeps Knicks Ice Cream in stock. A flurry of visitors stop by relatives across town including H Z Carey family, Harry Gray, Glen Loop, Bert Huffman and daughter, James Turnpaugh, Nellie Ashley, Lois Bell, J W Wood and family, Ambrose Bigger, Geo Patterson, Walter King and others, with dinners and weekend visits noted.
Claude Waddell and wife of Peoria Illinois along with Mrs Mary Metzner of Indianapolis Mrs Georgia Bruch of Chicago Mrs Maggie Smith and daughters of Logansport visited Mrs Belle Waddell on Sunday.
The Rev G Beckett kept a small flock on his back lot and logged January to June. The five month income was 6108 eggs worth $100 with costs totaling $14. Egg price ranged from 15 to 35 cents per dozen.
One fourth to one teaspoonful of Dr. King's New Discovery taken as needed soothes coughs colds and bronchial lung ailments. The ad urges readers not to risk serious illness and to visit a druggist for immediate treatment promising relief and cure.
Mrs John Zook and daughter return home from Logan sport after a visit. S Tidrick and wife of Bringhurst visit Rev H R Todd and daughter. Fred Jones and family visit M B Williamson. Tom Harness makes a Kokomo trip. Ethie Forgy visits relatives here. Mary Artman and daughter visit from Beaver Dam Wis. George Hubler and Harry Wilson travel to Indianapolis. Benzil Harmon resumes barber duties at his mother’s shop. Mary Harmon visits Goodland. Ethel Foreman and Ora Ridgeway depart for Winona. Rev W D Zartman ill. Locals attend Indianapolis races. Eva McManama visits from Logansport. Mary Harien starts work at E H Wirick store.
A New York farmer near Delphos named David Brewster refuses to sell at high prices during a years old grasshopper plague. He tells two starving settlers to take ten bushels and divides the rest among the needy, choosing neighborly aid over personal gain.
Sunday Schools prep for Children's Day. Mrs I S Hahn and children visited relatives in Kokomo. Dr Loop attended county council meeting in Logansport. Virgil Flomerfelt and wife hosted by E N Turley. Otis Nelson and wife visited his parents in Kokomo. Mrs Susie Hicks and others visited Mrs Turley. Beulah Sprinkle to visit before Montana trip. John Novinger and wife hosted by Logansport. Novinger ill. Wesley Frick family and Frank Lawrence weekend guests of Willard Lawrence.
Saturday sale at B F Conwell s draws attention while J A Funk spends Friday in Hartford City. Corb Garrett shows slow recovery from a serious illness. Mrs Harry Persinger visits Logansport Thursday evening. Reverend H C Beckett preached in Morocco Sunday. Forest Rose family visited E C Davis family at Kokomo. George Smith of Russiaville visits daughter Mrs L E Miller. John Wood and son Homer repair Sprinkle cemetery. Mrs Rachel Garrison attends Decoration Day in Kokomo. Merl Graves family from Bunker Hill guests of F R Morrison. Earl and Chas Whiteford travel to Toledo by mother s illness. J P Harris and wife visit Indianapolis. Mrs John Burrous and sister Mrs Lew Burrous visit Indianapolis. Ed Graham family from Clermont visit locally.
A Boston man and a Chicago bride on their wedding tour are mistaken as newlyweds by fellow travelers. An accident forces a stop at a small station and a delayed meal at a nearby restaurant where the waitress notes they have no menu but offers pork and beans. The bride suspects a waitress knows their origins.
A Chicagoan recounts Pierpont Morgan's Nile trip and his warning about fake antiques. He describes a New York girl who bought a mummy cat for 50 or 60 piastres and found parchment inside bearing the phrase pas sionate kisses. The aged cat was claimed 5,000 years old but contained pages from Three Weeks.
Aunt Ann Arkwright presents a broad spatula like pie knife to Uncle Joshua. He examines it and admits no use for the tool, noting its width would cut his mouth if he tried to eat pie with it. The exchange reveals a humorous domestic moment centered on a birthday gift.
A short discussion on estimating tenths of a second in driving scenarios. It cites a recent experiment where a car stopped in about two seconds, moving nineteen feet, highlighting the value of precise timing. The piece suggests training to count to ten within one second using a stopwatch.
The Albany Regency was a cabal of Democratic politicians with headquarters in Albany that controlled New York State politics from 1820 to 1854.
James Sprinkle and wife hosted guests for Decoration Day including Mrs Minnie Deacon and daughter Geral dine of Logansport along with Mrs Geo Tritt and Mrs Edna Tritt of Walton.
The Sunshine class of the Baptist church met at Sunday School teacher Mrs H H Miller's home Friday afternoon. Members present included Nellie Spence Stella Jackson Dorothy Maze Nell Loise Weaver Christine Jones Car in Hayden and Pearl Fife. Light refreshments were served during the gathering.
Rev G E Garrison pastor announces a Wednesday evening prayer service at 7 50. He will visit Anoka Thursday for Sunday School work. Next Sunday marks the first Sunday of the month with a special Sunday School offering. The first quarterly conference convenes Saturday morning June 19.
Miss Hilda Miller attended the Kokomo event as Thursday night guest of Miss Margaret Sage and watched the high school class play. Mrs. Nancy Speece Jackson and Fred Merchant with his wife returned to Danville after visiting Ed Bell and family.
Small nightly dose of Po-Do-Lax claims to cure constipation by arousing the liver and increasing bile flow. Advertises a full morning bowel movement without gas or irritation, urging readers to buy from their druggist.
Hugh Klepfer and family move into the Mary Sullivan property on West Washington Street. Roe Stanley and family have relocated to a new home in Galveston Heights after vacating the Sullivan house.
Mrs. Rebecca McClain entertained the Willing Workers at her Washington street home Friday afternoon. Bad weather kept several members away. Present were Mrs. E N Turley Mrs. A M Scott Mrs. Marie Hart and Miss Anna Wampler. Refreshments included ice cream strawberries wafers nabiscoes and coffee. Next meeting planned for the Wample residence.
Seven foot Euphemia and Marine Noel of Burnettsville visit grandparents Isaiah Noel and wife Chas Homer is very ill. Mrs Maria Kraus entertains Alton Kraus and children of Fort Wayne, Davisson and daughter, Rev and Mrs Kraus of Gacy. Mrs Woody of Thorntown guest over Sunday. Locals attend Lincoln preaching Sunday evening and Decoration at Walton Sunday afternoon. Edna House Sunday guest of Lottie Kurrous. Preaching Saturday evening at 5 o'clock by Rev Trinkle. Pam Tritt and son Clarence and Ora Ballard attended Indianapolis races Monday. Elias Myers and wife entertained Sunday dinner Win Sissen and family near Galveston, Arthur Myers and family and Geo Myers and wife.
Mrs H C Beckett celebrated her 44th birthday Monday evening at her North Street home with a gathering of friends. They presented gifts including a rug glassware and linen and served ice cream and cake before departing late. Included guests were John Thomas and wife John Eisenbrey and wife and many others.
A stream of visits and guests from Kokomo Indianapolis Ft Wayne and area towns. Notable mentions include Ben Parsons visiting Miss May Lawrence, Miss Mazie Bell visiting with Mat Cree and family, Dan Petrie staying with Alison Pell and family, Roxie Neible visiting her sister Billa Johnson, and John Smith Cass County jail turnkey conducting business in Galveston. Families and friends from Kokomo Komomo and Camden host weekend and Sunday guests while Mrs Henderson returns from Cassville and others travel for illnesses and family gatherings.
The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth arrives in Logansport on Friday June 11 with a new spectacle titled A Circus of all Nations and a cast of 480 world famed artists. The show features a 680 foot big top 1500 employees 3 rings 4 elevated platforms and a three mile street parade at 10 am. A prelude of Laila Rookh with over 1000 characters precedes the main acts including Pallenergs Wonder Bears and Adgie and her nine African lions.
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