31 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
1
A collage of quirky observations and quotes from The Ironwood Times touching on unwritten laws, social mores, aviation musings, marriage vanity, odd deaths, and cross‑Atlantic quirks. Notable snippets mention Laura Libbey, hypnotist rabbits, bridge insanity, and Anglo‑American money debates.
Reports from the Aleutian region note ongoing volcanic activity and earthquake shocks over four days. Scientists remain convinced that Alaska’s area is a center of notable seismic activity.
In Massachusetts waters a large mackerel leaped onto a schooner and fed the crew. The seasoned fish story tellers remain lively despite the rival Ananias lob tale.
Ja suggests cement and steel as forest friendly building materials. The note warns this may protect forests but would not conserve iron ore and coal supplies or builders' bank accounts, highlighting tradeoffs between environmental and material costs.
The article advises tailoring meat purchases to family needs and budgets, selecting cuts based on market conditions, and varying sources to obtain best value. It stresses that well cooking is essential to avoid waste, cites studies from experiment stalls, notes that poor cooking wastes money, and suggests canned meat as a quality alternative when appropriate.
A detailed old fashioned dumpling method explains preparing a stiff dough with suet and cream of tartar, filling with sugared apple pieces and lemon, then sealing in cloth bags. The dumplings are boiled in vigorously boiling water, turning occasionally and served promptly to avoid heaviness.
A historical recipe describes rolling peeled sweet potatoes and layering them with green pepper and cream. Butter a dish and bake until brown. A poached egg yolk is placed on top in a decorative arrangement, then finished in the oven for seven minutes.
Pomona Rice recipe instructs to core six tart apples and steam them in two cups of water. Prepare a sauce by melting butter with cayenne and salt, then simmer molasses with vinegar and butter. Serve hot or cold over rice with apples on top. Aged readers enjoy it as an entree with roast pork.
A vintage recipe lists two cups maple syrup and butter, with walnuts and figs. It directs cooking until thickened, then beating with eggs and orange flavor, adding nuts, pouring into a buttered tin, and cooling before cutting into squares.
The article warns mistletoe, though admired in decorations, is a parasite that weakens and can kill trees. It grows slowly, taking years to develop, and neglect allows it to ruin infected branches and eventually the host tree.
The London Mail notes a shift among women smokers who now favor sizable pipes such as briar or meerschaum, pairing them with gold card cases and chain purses. The cigarette fad wanes as women seek a bigger, bolder smoke, moving from cigarettes to cigars for some, while the pipe gains popularity.
George Anstey aged 12 described as a remarkable cyclist from Leicester rides a two wheeled pedalless machine supplied by the Leicester Cripples Guild. With withered legs he lies face forward on the padded axle and uses wooden clogs strapped to his hands to propel, steer, and brake with full control along streets and roads.
A London Tit-Bits quip records the height of aggravation in a shaky booted gentleman’s definition. He jokes the “h eighth of hagegravation” is trying to catch a flea from your ear with boxing gloves. The setting is a well-known Fleet Street hostelry, pewter on the counter, and the crowd ready for a good line.
A vivid description from Woman's Home Companion outlines an Alaskan luncheon with woven Indian basketry runners, Sitka made white doilies, and a central frosted glass vase flanked by four smaller ones. The menu features halibut chowder, broiled salmon, roast duck, beets, salad, berries, brick ice cream, cheese balls, and coffee, each item tied to Alaskan themes or places.
A witty exchange features Mr Comroox acknowledging debt to his wife and noting he would not receive invitations to her receptions or musicales unless he were married to her. The remark captures light social banter at a fashionable event.
A contestant, initially awarded first prize in an amateur gunning contest, is ruled out as a professional because he is employed by a government bureau. The decision excludes him from the amateur division and preserves the official prize outcome.
The speaker recalls a night of acting three roles alone when the other two performers were ill in a scene about a hero and a villain fighting as a friend intervenes.
Mr. Robert Butler of Marlborough England was announced dead at a poor law conference in Exeter causing surprised nods. He then rose to say he was alive and well and would continue as Wiltshire representative on the central committee if the conference wished.
Four men tied to Wall Street brokerage circles discussed U S paper currency and counterfeit disappearances. One produced a ten dollar note and failed to identify portraits, prompting a broker to claim the first U S treasurer was Michael Hillegas, admitting he did not know the name minutes earlier.
Des Moines theologian Dr. Hiram Cortlandt cites Thomas Edison doubting immortality. He mocks Edison’s focus on electricity, then parodies a Baldwin locomotive visit where a girl explains boiler making with crude humor, ending with a vivid image of a boiler assembly.
An absent minded traveler describes a perilous balloon journey toward Siberia, claiming wolves pursued them and hot breath on the neck. The tale, quoted as from the London Globe, blends hyperbole and humor about high altitude flight and a baboon observer.
The largest whale of its type on record was captured near Port Arthur Texas. At sixty three feet long and about three hundred years old, the creature was sighted by Captain Cole Plummer of the United States pilot boat with his crew. The monster was towed ashore, shown to spectators, photographed, and later cut up.
Seattle offers ten cent bounty per rat to curb bubonic plague, sparking merriment in Tacoma and other centers. The Ledger notes the joke seems to benefit non residents and jokes about rats entering Seattle's census whileracey concerns over infection linger.
Report notes two exceptionally aged women, Fray Dutkievitz born February 21, 1785, in Posem Prussian Poland, claimed to be 125, and Babavashka born May 1784, nine months older, living in Bavelska. The second woman worked in fields for nearly a century, has over 160 descendants, and has never left Bavelska. she recalls early 19th century events more clearly than the past four decades.
Georgette Fontane, an embroiderer from Rua Serres in Paris, was sentenced to a month in prison after she lit a fire alarm to summon her fiancé, a local fireman, only to cause several engines to respond and miss the intended target. The incident drew protests as a misdirected romantic gesture.
A satirical quip frames Nebuchadnezzar in a moral fable tone as he jokes that all flesh is grass and quaffs another chew, echoing a Punch-like humor about appetite and folly. The fragment preserves the character’s roguish cadence and era voice.
A discussion arises over a man who enjoys seeing a woman cry, labeled a brute. Miss Cayente responds cautiously while acknowledging a kind husband who takes his wife to emotional plays, highlighting differing views on male conduct and sensitivity in public settings.
A New York Press item notes Nikola Tesla dining in a hotel's grand dining room alone. He sits with a studious absorbed posture, possibly with a portfolio of papers, glancing over them with prolonged solemnity. The scene portrays him as a living tableau of profundity during the meal.
The piece outlines how Washingtons birthday and Labor Day are observed nationwide, with many states recognizing decoration and other state specific holidays. It notes regional observances tied to battles and independence, mentions California Admission Day, and observes Mississippi aligning with federal holidays while adding Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. A Columbus Day note appears as a new state holiday development.
Princess August Wilhelm promotes reviving an old custom by planting two oak saplings beside the home of newlyweds. Multhausen in Thuringia leads by inviting couples after the ceremony to plant oaks along a new road. The tradition began to repair 30 Years War ravages, once requiring couples to plant fruit trees before marriage.
A drunken disorderly defendant caused laughter at Birmingham police court when the dock officer misread his history as past convictions. The man claimed shopbreaking eight years ago, provoking amusement as he realized the error and smiled, a blunder that cost him nothing.
A correspondence and court clash spotlight a dispute over advertising claims that undigested food can prevent many appendicitis cases. The Postum Cereal Co argues expert testimony supports predigested Grape Nuts easing digestion, while critics claim the statements are false. The company cites medical authorities and chemists from New York, Chicago, and Mishawaka to defend its position and urges readers to consider prevention and nutrition.
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