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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
2
A hunter recounts watching a gray squirrel and a large black snake in the woods. The squirrel investigates a waving tail while the snake strikes, killing the curious animal in a sudden, deadly seize.
In a balance puzzle Chef Louis uses a five foot beam with cheese of ten pounds and a five pound board. Four fifths of the board lies on one side, giving four pounds on the short arm. Balance requires crackers weighing five eighths of a pound, with a half pound already on the short arm and ten and one half pounds on the long arm.
A group game with chairs arranged in a circle and one child as it center. Players pass a ball sized duster or handkerchief across the ring while the it attempts to catch. If the it catches or claims the item the last thrower becomes it.
A brief quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a boy who dismisses his teacher’s guidance and replies that he simply watches the clock. The exchange captures a sharp, humorous urban moment.
A riddle presents an eight letter word from which removing five letters leaves the word ten. The solution given is Tendency, reflecting how the puzzle encodes the idea of a path toward a tendency with missing letters.
Four 4x4 grids share the same four numbers placed in identical relative positions. Each full square must be a magic square totaling 34 in rows, columns, and diagonals. The diagram indicates how central cells are filled to allow a single arrangement that completes all four squares.
During the siege of Breda in the Netherlands the garrison faced scurvy and despair. Prince of Orange sought to save them by claiming unknown remedies and sending colored water vials that patients believed priceless. Dr Van der Mye records the tale of imagined antidotes and the plague joke about fear killing more than disease.
Popular Mechanics describes a safe noise making toy using old newspaper as ammunition. A ball shaped receptacle is slipped with newspaper and the trigger pressure bursts the paper with loud noise, giving amusement similar to popping a blown up bag.
A playful comparison frames bedroom slippers as a deferred resolution that is always put off until the next day, mixing humor with a common habit.
A humorous courtroom exchange notes a teacher urging cleanliness at home while a girl suggests strict tidiness to impress unexpected visitors, ending with a judge’s remark.
New York reports a wireless long distance mirror that projects images like sound travels. It reflects objects over miles, works at night, and may prevent ship collisions by showing hazards early. Vallejo test reportedly showed a clear night image of Mare Island yard, trains, and pedestrians.
The Bagdad project, run by German engineers on Turkish soil with Turkish guarantees, aims to connect Syria Palestine and Mesopotamia with Europe. About 10 million pounds has been spent, with a further 10 million needed to reach Bagdad in roughly three years, linking Damascus to Mosul and Babylon en route.
Nathaniel Laird longtime Sunday school superintendent and bookkeeper for Kensico Cemetery was sentenced by Judge Crain in the Court of General Sessions to not less than one year nor more than two for grand larceny. Laird, of 304 West 123rd Street, had been trusted for over 80 years and had received a pay raise and vacation two years earlier, spending $40,000 of the cemetery company’s funds.
Sheffield farmer W. Williams witnessed two large black bears clash over a hollow tree rich with honey. Both bears died. Williams retrieved the two carcasses and about four hundred pounds of honey from the tree.
Thieves worked at night stealing nine hundred feet of copper wire between Boonton and Bertrands Island Hopatcong. Trolley cars stopped running shortly after midnight.
Congressman Ninkear of New Jersey was presented with a huge sweet potato measuring twenty four inches in length weighing about fourteen pounds during a Washington event showcasing agricultural produce.
John Gibbons night engineer at police HQ found his midnight lunch stolen by three large rats. The rodents used a clever ruse, leered at him, wiped traces from his lips, and vanished into holes after feasting.
Joseph James Hughes filed in the New York Supreme Court to recover 4929.65 from George H. Robinson. Hughes claims Robinson agreed on August 28, 1909 to board at Central Park West for 25 weekly, totaling 2929. He alleges Robinson moved to South Orange and promised to pay for the unexpired lease, adding 600. He also seeks 484.55 loan repayment, making the total sued for 4929.65.
Mrs. David Houston wife of the secretary of agriculture praises current women s clothing as pretty and sensible while defending the tango and other dances saying these are among the most beautiful dances today
Practical recipe notes explain how to bake decorative cakes that require no rolling or cutting. Cakes can be stored long in tin cans with tight covers if cooled and cut from pans promptly. Use flat tin sheets rubbed with paraffin to avoid dark bottoms and ensure level measurements and sifted flour.
Recipe lists ingredients for peanut cakes including butter sugar eggs milk flour peanuts allspice and cloves. Instructions say to grind peanuts, mix with flour and spices, cream eggs sugar and butter, add flour and milk, form walnut sized drops on a waxed tin, and bake in moderate heat.
Omit spices from the recipe and use chopped pecans instead of peanuts. Pecans cost more but yield a rich flavor. These cakes are described as very good and desirable.
A complete recipe for iced sponge cakes includes three eggs one cup sugar one half teaspoon flavoring three tablespoons hot water one cup sifted pastry flour one teaspoon baking powder with flour sifted twice and once more after adding powder. Beat eggs and sugar five minutes then blend in flavoring and water. Fold in flour mix bake in greased-free tins until done. Cool and ice with sugar glaze possibly with cocoa.
Date blocks use two and one half cups sifted pastry flour two teaspoons baking powder one pound dates one and a half cups chopped walnuts stone dates and cut, mix with flour and nuts. Beat yolks and sugar, whip whites, fold into creamed mixture, bake in moderate heat until blocks cool and cut finishing with confectioners sugar.
A recipe fragment describes beating butter with powdered sugar then adding well beaten yolks and cream until light. It mentions baking powder to be added to flour and lists one cup of powdered sugar, two cups pastry flour, four eggs, and vanilla or lemon as options.
Instructions describe beating whites to stiff peaks then mixing flavors, creaming flour and eggs, spreading a batter half an inch thick, and baking until golden. Topped with chopped walnuts and sugar, cooled and cut into strips one by three inches, dusted with confectioners sugar when served.
Small tarts make a charming addition to luncheons teas and picnics. Homemade pastry with good shortening and a dainty filling outshines shop offerings. Measurements use a half pint cup and sifted flour.
The recipe calls for one half teaspoon salt one half teaspoon baking powder one half cup lard and butter kept cold. Chill paste if warm and bake small portions at a time. Dry ingredients are mixed then shortening rubbed in until resembles coarse meal. Water is stirred in with a fork then paste is formed and kept ready for rolling.
Prepare dough on a floured board roll into a sheet and cut to fit small patty or muffin pans. Press into pans, trim edges, fill with desired fillings and bake until crust is light brown and filling sets. Cool before serving. no greasing needed.
A simple custard filling using cottage cheese milk sugar lemon rind nutmeg with optional currants. Beat until smooth then fill tart pans nearly full and bake in moderate heat until set and lightly brown.
A vintage recipe instructs to mix six tablespoons sugar with one cup dessicated coconut and a pinch of salt. Beat eggs with sugar, fold in coconut, salt, and milk, then fill and bake as cheese tarts. A touch of lemon or orange extract may be added for flavor.
The passage guides making a fruit tart by mashing canned peaches apples or prunes and pressing through a fruit press. Sweeten to taste and drain excess juice. Cover with pasta if desired, vent the crust, seal and crimp edges, bake, and dust with confectioners sugar before serving.
Step by step method for making trifles. Roll paste thin and cut rounds, bake golden. When cooled spread jam or jelly between layers, press together and dust with confectioners sugar.
A historical recipe describes cutting macaroon crusts then topping with a walnut filling and baking until both crust and filling are done. Filling uses one egg one cup powdered sugar and one cup ground walnuts, beaten together. the mix can be spread on arrowroot biscuits if paste is unavailable.
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