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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1892
Page
4
Myrtle K. Cherryman writes in Detroit Free Press praising a revered male figure described as gentle, steadfast, and noble. The piece lauds his justice, courage, and guidance for youth, calling him a fatherly national hero and a model of chivalry and patriotism.
Gideon Granger and Bert Stillings haul yearling calves and chickens to aid the Continental Army at Valley Forge. Washington and Greene receive the gifts, praising the boys and their mothers for patriotic sacrifice on February 22 during the harsh winter.
A school day near term ends with Johnny Scroggins mangling George Washington lore. He cites cherry trees and early victories while mixing facts, then delivers a comical grand finale claiming Washington never lied and was a garden ax wielder, provoking fits of laughter in Albany Argus and Epoch readers.
A kitchen notes collection outlines parsnips fried into hot cakes, lemon cream for tea, and cottage pudding with lemon and butter. It includes lobster cakes from leftover scraps, celery soup with cracked wheat, beef stewed with onions, and potato salad with vinegar, onion, and butter.
A Chicago Tribune recipe roundup shows multiple apple dishes. It covers apple floats with egg foam custard, ginger apples with syrup and spices, apple snowballs with rice, pink apple snow with jelly and meringue, fried apples in batter, and notes it suits children and invalids.
The article details a doorway curtain using blue valor fabric with an eighteen inch red band, moss edging, and a pale blue netted frieze ending in tassels. It notes heavy corded draping, a cretonne option, and silk buttonhole stitch embroidery with Japanese gold thread to emulate brocade.
A dramatic temperance tale set in a humid saloon shows a beggar-like old man pleading for a final glass of whisky. The bartender robs him of a gold locket, the old man kills the thief in a struggle, and he dies lamenting whisky’s curse on him and his family. Kate Thorn argues against moderate drinking.
An abolitionist style critique condemns the moderate drinker as a social snare. The piece argues that the so called responsible drinker enables youth, contrasts him with a drunk, and claims reform starts with addressing mild drinking habits.
Hon. Carrot D. Whear cites that for every dollar saloon license money, twenty one dollars are paid by the people. A Detroit Journal quip mocks stomach care while a U S state department note asks consuls to gather temperance data for a World's Congress. Marissa saloonkeepers move outside town, plan tenements to form a new town, prompting expected licensing votes and future police needs.
Temperance advocates push for a total prohibition of liquor sales on the fair grounds. European reporters would hail the move as a global landmark and signature victory, provoking worldwide debate among patriots, philanthropists, and citizens as a pivotal test of reform.
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