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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
20
An Oregon inventor introduces a wash boiler drainer shown in an illustration. The device attaches to the boiler top with parallel rods resting on the rim. Each rod ends in a keeper to grip the beaded edge, with a lip to prevent floor drips. After wringing, clothes rest on the drainer and water returns to the boiler. removal is simple.
Take large yellow or large blue plums weigh and boil to peel. For six pounds of fruit add four pounds of sugar and one quart of water. Boil sugar and water five minutes drain, add plums and cook three minutes. Fill jars with plums, boil syrup five minutes longer, strain and pour over. Seal jars and store cold.
To Can Asparagus, cut off the tough ends and wash. Place tops in quart glass cans, fill with cold water, stand ten minutes, seal tightly. In a boiler stand cans on a rack, cover with cold water, bring to a boil and boil four hours. Cool and tighten lids before lifting.
Two cupfuls of hot mashed potatoes with butter cheese salt cayenne nutmeg thick cream and two egg yolks are cooked then shaped into small apples. Roll in flour eggs and crumbs and brown in hot fat.
A simple dish to pair with toast ed crackers and hot coffee. Chop a pint of walnuts or blanched almonds and toast lightly if using almonds. Layer chopped nuts with grated cheese and bread crumbs in a small pan, add butter, salt, and pepper, moisten with boiling water, then bake twenty minutes.
To make strawberry ambrosia select fine rich berries and layer them in a deep glass dish with alternate layers of chopped pine apls and cocunut. Between layers dust with powdered sugar and grate fresh coconut. Pour orange juice over top and chill until set then serve.
In a practical household note, the writer urges replacing stale cookies with new batches rather than reviving old ones. Fresh cookies are praised as a delight, while stale ones are treated as an abomination and unworthy of effort to restore.
Practical household hints cover cooking colors in pots with lids, crickets repelled by sprinkled spice near the hearth, and keeping dressing from curdling with soda. Advice on donuts, potato fat management, mustard poultice mixing, and a linen chest with a half tray for easy access is given.
The National Prison Association annual session in Chicago featured criminology officials and students urging a full revision of the criminal code. They argued against wealth-based defense advantages and promoted reform over revenge while condemning excessive punishment for habitual criminals. Attorney General Bonaparte urged the death penalty for habitual offenders to deter future crimes.
Cassie Chadwick, famed get rich quick schemer, is reported incurably blind. The 10 year Columbus Ohio prison sentence confines her as doctors say the affliction is permanent. She sits isolated, reliant on jailers, awaiting what may be her final days.
The first military airship built in England completed two trial runs, following France and Germany in aerial warfare. Inventor I B Cody, an American, guided the 100 by 30 foot craft to 500 feet altitude, reaching 12 mph as it navigated wind and returned to base.
A playful exchange over flowers from a New York Tribune piece shows forgiveness and a lasting, old sign of affection. The speaker wonders who truly sent the flowers as they walk together in a softly lit garden.
In a light exchange Mamaina asks for an earlier bedtime to say prayers for three weeks, prompting a playful discussion on time and devotion. The Philadelphia Record comment hints at desire for a brisk, sharp book reviewer, while a cynical jab notes an unsuccessful author as the chosen critic.
A visitor at the prison remarks that the convict “seems to be a smooth kind of a man” while the warden notes he arrived ironed. The exchange, cited as a Baltimore American quotation, captures wary eyes on a prisoner’s demeanor.
A musician asks about a favorite composer while recallers mention discussions with mother and sisters. The remark highlights a composer whose pieces sound peculiar and whose name is nearly impossible to pronounce, as reported by the Washington Star.
A judge quips that Jones finds marriage helps him daily noting he now has someone to thread his needle when sewing on a button. The remark highlights domestic convenience cited in a light courtroom exchange.
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes the acquitted prisoner thanking the jury for vindication. The foreman replies that the man does not grasp the difference between vindication and a streak of good luck.
In a brief exchange Meggendorfor Blatter recalls a doctor’s comment that the baby resembles the young mother. The mother hesitates to voice agreement fearing offense, highlighting delicate family dynamics.
In a brief exchange, Ruggles the bookkeeper and Ramage the cashier complain of hay fever and discuss the idea of seeking a raise. Ramage suggests acting quickly to ask the old man for more pay.
A minister questions Willie Peck about obedience and parental instruction. Willie rejects the premise, declaring defiance to his father and mother with a bold reply that hints at a child’s stubborn independence.
In a brief Yonkers Statesman item, a dispute over an end seat between Church and another man drew lighthearted attention. Church claims the man attempted to seize his end seat, prompting amusement and local chatter about the incident.
A departing guest tells a waiter he is trying to forget something he was asked to remember. The exchange ends with a curt farewell as the guest leaves. The line appears in the Catholic Standard.
A dialogue captures a remark about women jockeys appearing in Japan and another retort that women are always behind time, reflecting attitudes of the era.
In a brief exchange, Kander asserts to Afirs Starvem that he has a room at the location, denying that he told his friend he eats there while noting he gets breakfast and supper but avoids a restaurant seat near the office.
A Washington Star quote presents a bootmaker with a diamond stud declaring that the public eagerly parts with money. He says the public is so anxious to give cash that they must speak cross to keep order.
A fragmented dialogue hints at a debate about staying awake on board. Characters Ih and Binks discuss whether strong coffee helps, while Jinks wonders about personal experience.
James D Loop a Marion area farmer paid clairvoyant Professor J Victor Kenwood 600 dollars to charm away his wife. Kenwood left town promising results and Loop later pressed charges after suspecting fraud. Police seek Kenwood on grand larceny charges.
In Marion three hours of unease followed as a 2 year old swallowed a padlock, a 5 cent coin was swallowed by Fred Glass’s daughter, and a tin whistle went down a Lorin child’s throat. Six parents and one physician faced the moment, all expect full recovery and possible fees.
Christian Gottier aged 76 was found dead five miles south of Francesville in a hog lot. He is believed to have attempted to feed the hogs while alone, collapsed from apoplexy or paralysis, and fallen into the pen where hogs mangled the body after the family returned.
Rev John Royer of Switzerland county was tried by a panel of nineteen Methodist ministers for kissing a congregation member against her will. He was suspended from the ministry for one year. Charges were filed by the circuit presiding elder and pursued by church members. Graceful Act of Fellow Workers. Despite being over 50, Alena Dunfee, working at the Wabash canning factory, finished a week’s work and fellow workers donated one day’s pay to fund a prolonged vacation.
Six thousand Catholics witnessed the cornerstone ceremony for St Patrick’s church in Whokemo led by Bishop Allerding of Fort Wayne. The event marked 35 years of Pastor Rev Father Francis Lordman’s mission. The edifice is valued at 100000 dollars. Banks in northern Indiana raised time deposit rates from 2 to 4 percent, with Fort Wayne at 3. The move affected Huntington Marion Peru Logansport and others.
Mrs. J. W. King of Starke County was attacked by a cow, trampled and severely injured with internal damage. Doctors fear a fatal outcome from the bovine incident.
Frank Cone fell into St Marys river near Fort Wayne and drowned. Mrs John Roath of Kokomo, 40, deaf mute, burned to death while attempting to light a kerosene fire. Rev Charles Carter, Baptist minister, mysteriously disappeared from South Bend. police asked to locate him. A Boonville council order targets Cumberland Telephone to remove poles within thirty days due to no franchise. A municipal company is being formed. Charles Graves died after his head was severed at a Wabash river trestle near Kokomo. A Lake Shore train killed an unknown man near Rolling Prairie. Whitecaps were repulsed at Bloomington when Tobe Gaddy fired, killing Jefferson Robinson. In Lyons, a coal oil explosion killed a 4-year-old. a 12-year-old near death and a third child badly burned but ran to neighbors to raise alarm.
Western agents say if autos were secured hundreds could be sold this summer to Nebraska and Kansas farmers. Country towns show higher auto per person ratios than Lincoln or Omaha as farm prosperity grows with another big crop. Farmers buy mainly practical runabouts for low cost and horse savings, using autos to move business quickly and free horses for farm work.
A new cult under Dr. Asher Gluck establishes a Chicago colony and seeks East Coast converts. He claims fifteen months of following the regime can produce a child with speech, early full stature, and intelligence. The program enforces vegetarianism communism in labor equal sharing, linen clothing, no sensual pleasures, and genderless dress, aiming to develop telepathy and clairvoyance by expanding senses beyond five.
The report outlines 1900 and 1905 wage data for Canada, large union memberships in the United States, and reforms impacting hours and pay. It notes 64 international unions paid nearly 6 million in strike benefits in a year, rising labor organization in various states, and efforts to extend eight hour days and ten hour days for different trades. It mentions Belgium mine hours, Milwaukee and Minneapolis labor shifts, and new union name changes. It highlights Printing offices in Lincoln Nebraska eight hour basis and L N railroad payrolls.
A compiled timeline lists battles and political events from 1322 to 1884. Highlights include Bavarians defeating Austrians at Muhldorf in 1322, Columbus's second voyage in 1493, the 1690 public first newspaper in Boston, and major 19th century events such as the 1781 Yorktown siege and 1884 activities in Peru.
The General Executive Board of the Independent Boot and Shoe Workers' Union of Missouri expands the walkout begun by St Louis cutters to more than 22,000 members in allied trades statewide.
Experiments at Columbia university and the Department of Agriculture show alcohol can power internal combustion engines with similar efficiency to gasoline and kerosene.
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