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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1931
Page
9
A nostalgic cooking section outlines cottage cheese pie and garnishes for fruit tarts. Recipes include cottage cheese pie with coconut milk nutmeg and lemon, Molatana cookies with rich butter, orange sponge cake with orange zest, and a lemon pie using bread crumbs and corn starch.
A 1931 Ball syndicate item from WNY Service describes St Goar Germany where bashful maidens are auctioned each spring to pair with a buyer for one year. The practice, though criticized as extreme, sparks debate on consent and romance in the town along the Rhine near Lorelei.
The piece describes making a kitchen bulletin board from a heavy card with a green stain and a simple puppet figure. It suggests hanging the board, pinning pictures and mementos, and crafting a figure from wire and popped corn kernels for decoration.
A fragment describes carving with a bar of hard white soap into shapes such as a bird or a flag. It mentions using a knife or sharp tool to etch designs and details, noting how hobbyists could create small figures.
A fragment describes beads and limbs forming varied popcorn characters, suggesting eye and facial features with a pencil. It envisions scenes where polite white figures ride animats, mate with soldiers, and aid in keeping a store, forming a curious, unsettling tableau.
A World War I era creature named the teutonic schweinhund is described as a coconut body with a paper-stell head, navy bean eyes, and legs of toothpicks, collected by an American expedition to study its behavior and seek more specimens. The article notes German usage of the term for British soldiers and mentions mounting in a museum.
The text discusses bextatinge or castleat monuments as artifacts of historical change in art or production. It notes a specific use referring to printing and block engraving specimens appearing around or before 1900, mentioning names Mark Devalogmant Jacunobyle as related figures.
A note explains the origin of the name Inland Copper and its link to iCypron, the Greek term for Cyprus renowned in ancient times for its copper mines. The piece highlights how the metal and locale shaped historical references and naming.
A quirky syndicated column notes a wedding custom in India where couples pour milk on their heads to vow eternal fidelity. The piece humorously ponders whether this gesture inspired the phrase milk of human kindness.
WNU Service shares practical hints from home life, including pantry use for brushing bread and pastry with melted butter, preparing lemon juice in advance, making shortening from beef fat, and leather stain removal with turpentine followed by egg white or feather reviver.
Poem fragment urges steadfast commitment before marriage. Calls for a yes rooted in years, not youth, warning of heartbreak and fortune only if steadfast contact endures. Includes lines about enduring love beyond youth and the risks of vanity and hesitation.
A historical ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the world's popular laxative. It claims safe, gentle relief from constipation using laxative herbs, pepper and other ingredients, suitable for all ages and never causing distress or griping.
Fragmentary note claims the Daughters of the Confederacy plan to join Stratford on the Weepochmac at the birthplace of Robert J Lea. The urgency lies in Virginia affairs, with mentions of an Engllaly homie type from Antersen and dates around 1720 to 1700s.
A New York woman claims a second Kruschen Salts bottle reduced her fat by 14 pounds and increased energy. She advises a morning dose with hot water, avoiding pastries and fatty foods, and notes improved vitality. the ad also promises money-back satisfaction.
Ad claims a tonic named Tannic cures indigestion gas and stomach pains. Testimonial Mia Aryena Bowers of Topeka Kansas reports relief from bloating and dizziness after using Tanloc. Promises fast results with a money back guarantee if ineffective.
A garbled OCR fragment questions poets and parenting choices. The text lacks clear names, places, dates, or events to identify a concrete news item or person. It appears as stray dialogue or verse with incomplete phrases and unclear attribution.
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