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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1913
Page
10
A discussion argues men seek more rest and variety as they age while women need more focus and different home making ideals. The piece emphasizes balancing interests for harmony in the American home and cites Mrs. N. D. Hillia in the Amarinan Woman publication.
Judge Mow chides a butcher over curt evidence in Carnarvon county court. The exchange contrasts a shouted warning to a noisy bull with the quiet delivery of testimony. The judge invokes religious phrases as he admonishes the demeanor in court.
A short note describes an elderly woman hurrying to a tram car and shouting to the driver to stop. The driver responds that it is not her turn, and the scene ends with the detail that the vehicle involved is a hearse.
A clipped exchange shows one patron chiding the barber for always discussing weather and politics. The barber retorts that discussing politics would be unsuitable for a man wielding a razor. The scene captures tension and humor in a barbershop setting.
The piece contrasts ancient controls on food purity with modern justice, recalling ad hoc punishments for adulteration in medieval Europe and notes on how civilization has changed. It then deflects to Arctic and Amazon hardships and ends with an advertisement for Spohns Distemper Compound, touting safety and mass sales.
Practical vegetable cooking guidance with methods and fillings for green beans cauliflower tomatoes cabbage onions celery peppers and eggplant. Includes sauces fried coatings and baking steps with simple adjustments for tenderness color and flavor.
The article argues that a calf should be raised from four cows yielding at least 20 quarts daily and bred to a purebred bull. It notes low loss with this method, limited rise in mill feeds, and emphasizes clover, oats, silos, corn silage, and mixed hay as keys to steady milk if cows are good.
Rinse canned corn to remove tinny taste then chop fine. Mix with two cups corn, one cup milk, pinch of soda, tablespoon melted butter, two beaten eggs, two tablespoons flour and salt and pepper. Drop spoonfuls into hot fat, drain on brown paper and serve hot.
Cook spaghettini in salted water until tender about twenty minutes. Drain and toss with half cup chicken stock and a tablespoon butter, then season. Place in a large baking dish or individual cups. Top with grated cheese and bake until browned, then serve.
Instructions describe cooking apples for sauce then pressing through a squeezer, sweetening and flavoring. Beat two egg whites to stiff foam and fold into the apples, beating five minutes to a white foam, then mix with boiled custard.
Three cups of sugar one cup of butter and one cup of milk are boiled for 20 minutes then beaten as for fudge. Add one cup chopped walnuts one quarter pound chopped figs and one eighth pound chopped candied cherries. Cool in buttered pans.
A fragmentary clipping notes Robert Louis Stevenson’s mock review of pianist Charles Halle at Queen’s Hall. The elderly statesman of the piano appeared austere and chilling in a meditative tone, its irony captured in a single biting judgment.
Mrs D H Brown of Iola Kansas recounts two years of illness during menopausal changes and bloating. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports relief and renewed strength, praising the medicine as invaluable. The notice invites women to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co with confidential responses from women.
A Western man recounts trying extreme diets and workouts to shed fat. He details abandoning meat and much of his diet for a month, daily six mile walks, gymnastic “stunts” and strenuous routines, only to weigh in heavier by 14 pounds.
Insects produce buzzing sounds from wing vibrations. House flies reach about 336 vibrations per second, honeybees around 460, bees slower when tired, while butterflies move quietly with no noise. Push Cart Fortune highlights a cafe owner in Angeles who kept a tamale cart in a cupola atop a new restaurant.
A brief tale shows a five year old asking to say prayers again before sleep, reflecting parental caution. Suburban notes Berlin House-Sisters Association forming to improve domestic service and match workers with positions, with a Mother House near the city and post placement support.
A classroom tale recalls James Henry Williams seeking the Biblical phrase The sea and all that in them is and a seaside visit. The joke notes a wealthy owner nearly losing his mother-in-law to a river on his estate and an old bachelor quipping that the river was too shallow.
A Life magazine style dialogue promotes Pazoint remedy with refund if cure fails. Two medical men discuss a wealthy patient’s condition, noting itching bleeding and protruding issues but reveal they have yet to break bad news to relatives.
A Plymouth Rock hen at a Kansas station holds the world record for egg production with 328 eggs to her credit. The hen named Berred stands atop global rankings, reflecting remarkable poultry farming results in 1920s era reportage.
Eyeglass wearers recount incidents where umbrellas knock off or break glasses as pedestrians refuse to move them. Several cases describe umbrellas spinning dangerously on crowded sidewalks, risking injury to passing walkers and bystanders.
A reader reflects on human imperfection and the desire for improved efforts. The speaker notes widespread flaws but argues that visible rottenness can be removed to improve collective work.
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