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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
4
A prisoner No 19 longs for freedom after five years in prison. He plots escape through the warden's house and porch rose hedge under cover of night. A chase to the bay ends with No 19 drowned, while the warden later encounters him alive by the garden.
An article details the rose chafer beetle invading vineyards, its life cycle, and experimental control methods. A test in Decatur used a seven foot pan with kerosene to capture beetles alongside an arsenate spray, noting spray effectiveness and practical harvesting notes for large numbers. The piece ends with a note on cattle and sheep grazing on the same range in Texas.
A writer recalls hosting a minister and wife, describing a modest tea by detailing a four tomatos four peaches and bread soup recipe. He narrates how to prepare peach tapioca pudding and a souffle style ramikin, noting the dishes appeared light and special to the guests.
The article describes a dessert border mold with rice cooked in milk, sugared and filled with rich stewed plums and syrup, topped with whipped cream. It notes removing plum stones and simmering kernels in syrup to mix with fruit, and offers canned pineapple as a substitute. A cold pineapple salad with celery pepper, nuts, mayonnaise serves on lettuce or citrus cups.
The text explains measuring soda as if a potent drug and combining it with an acid. It specifies ratios such as one teaspoon soda to two teaspoons cream of tartar and to two cups buttermilk or bonny clabber, or one to one cup molasses, to produce an equitable effervescence. It warns against greenish biscuit streaks as poisonous, notes alkali itself is not at fault, and cautions soda should not be used alone.
A historical recipe fragment describes Irish moss as soothing for stomach ailments, prepared as a thick jelly with milk or water, and flavored with fruit juice. It also includes a plum catsup recipe with vinegar, sugar, spices, and long shelf life, plus chipped pears with sugar and lemon, for serving with meat.
Dr Fernet of Paris argues alcohol acts as a narcotic and damages vibratory energy in the body and mind. He cites Kraepelin and claims even small intakes worsen the norm, urging alcohol only as a sleeping draught and condemning medical advice that promotes occasional nips.
At a Church of England Temperance society breakfast for Pan Anglican congress bishops the Bishop of London recalled becoming a temperance worker 25 years ago after a brick was thrown at him. He linked persecution to virtue and noted his vigorous campaign against drink among London's poor. Vienna Budapest and Hungary show growing temperance interest with officials favorable. Belgium considers retail reform of alcohol.
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