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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1900
Page
6
The About The House department in the Lowell Weekly Journal invites lady readers to send household recipes hints and thoughts for the column. Addresses should be sent to the About The House department for consideration.
A short satirical verse by Charles Battell Loomis mocks the pepton diet and favors meat. The speaker argues that those who live to eat will resist substitutes, praising beef, mutton, and traditional cookery while dismissing pepton as inferior. Written in a humorous, period voice.
The piece notes a rapid transit from field to loaf. Mr Prosser of Edmington England gathered grain in a dry season, threshed by sticks, ground at a local mill, and baked into bread by six o'clock tea, eight hours after harvest. An American version is also claimed.
In Philadelphia a dress reform advocate warns that many die for lack of air, urging windows be opened for fresh air. The piece contrasts this with guarded home doors, recalls old yeast methods, and cites a servant’s demand to take piano lessons. It also notes lilies and water in bulbs, observing watering patterns affect blooms.
A well informed woman claims an ordinary salt bag washed and boiled serves as an excellent tea or coffee strainer. She suggests making a hem at the top and threading a ring through, available for a few cents at any department or hardware store.
Aware readers learn ring like bag closures for easy boiler use. Lettuce and celery stay crisper when wrapped in a cold water cloth and tucked in thick newspaper. Beef juice is best extracted by broiling briefly then squeezing with a lemon juicer and a touch of salt. Sausage shriveling is prevented by cold water coverage until boiling. A kitchen tip notes that one cup may become half a pint and salt to taste may imply a teaspoon per pint.
The article lists recipes for Oyster Cocktails and Caramel Cake. Oyster cocktails use lemon juice vine gar Tabasco horseradish tomato catsup and eight oysters per person. Caramel cake describes melting a half cake of chocolate then adding sugar milk and egg yolk, cooking until thick, beating into the cake batter and baking as loaf or layer cake with boiled icing.
A practical guide explains unpicking stitches, brushing, and washing ribbons with ammonia solution two teaspoons per cup of water. After cleaning, apply gum arabic stiffening solution two teaspoons per half pint, air dry on a board, then iron carefully with muslin or paper beneath for quick use.
A Western woman urges sensible fruit preserving noting fresh fruits from May to next spring make overcanning unnecessary. She cautions against piling up jams and sauces to impress others and stresses moderation, citing emergencies and enjoyment of well prepared dried fruits.
An old housekeeper explains oilcloth upkeep noting a wash of glue water. Melt glue, wash, dry, then apply a weak glue water wash with a flannel at night. Dry season usage dries by morning. Hot glue water around edges prevents fraying, restoring luster.
Two old friends meet after ten years and reminisce about school days and marriage. Billy reveals he married AnQbis Jones of Philadelphia, triggering a light jab about the common family name and a snubnosed Jones girl.
Dr. Agnew's remedy claims perfect relief for organic or sympathetic heart disease within half an hour. Advertises rapid cure for palpitations shortness of breath and chest pains, with one dose reportedly convincing. Sold by B. Carter and F.C Goodale & Ge.
In a January dispatch, Dr. Talmage extols the human eye as a divine marvel, detailing its 800 contrivances, eyelids, lashes, tears, and retina. He contrasts earthly sight with the all seeing eye of God, cites Milton and Havelock, and laments modern neglect of this sacred wonder while urging gratitude for vision and accountability before the omniscient Creator.
A reflective meditation on color and sight, promising divine rest and final sight for the blind. The speaker recalls a legend of St. Frotobert and envisions a resurrection morning where all blind eyes are opened. References Katrina of 85 who regained light in 1840.
Elias Hartz, 84, known as the goose bone weather prophet, predicts the mildest winter on record. He cites three white bones with a touch of purple tail ends signaling cold weather in March, but says overall the season will be unusually mild with little snow or ice until next March. He notes a 50 year track record of accurate readings.
William DeWitt Hyde argues in The Atlantic against indiscriminate eleemosynary aid to theological students. He warns such fellowships could swamp the ministry with idle applicants, eroding discipline and the professional standard. He cautions that easy funding for graduate study hinders the healthy selection process and endangers future college professorships.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item recounts a German testator who gave his son Gustave $500 before writing his will. The phrase he used notes the prior gift to his son, illustrating how such prebequests can spark litigation and disputes over a testament’s meaning without legal counsel.
An epitaph in Chilvers Coton England memorializes Ann wife of William Hill who died February 1 1957 aged 37 also wife of the above who died June 2 1857 aged 67 mother of the above who died March 7 1867 aged 77 Warrict daughter of the above who died December 14 1846 aged 18 Take ye heed watch and pray for ye know not when the time is Mark xiii 83
William F. Sands, secretary of the United States legation at Seoul, is named military adviser to the Korean emperor following General Greathouse’s death. His role includes keeping the emperor informed on global military progress and advising on Korea’s army organization amid Russia Japan tensions.
Congressman Marriott Brosius recalls an unnamed fellow member who received a handsome pumpkin from a constituent. A note attached praised the pumpkin for containing brains, implying it could aid the member through winter, reflecting a light political anecdote.
All druggists guarantee every bottle and will refund if not satisfied after two thirds used. Marketed as the best remedy for la grippe, coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. Claimed to prevent pneumonia and noted as pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all druggists.
New York New Haven and Hartford R R announces on and after October 22 1899 trains depart Lowell Middlesex Street depot for Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket Marlboro South Framingham and way stations at 7 16 11 2 a m and 52 p m All trains connect at South Framingham with Boston and Albany for Worcester Springfield Albany and the west also at Concord Junction with Fitchburg R R The 6 25 p m train connects with the Stonington lines to New York City south and west Sundays service to South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and way stations 7 15 a m signing off C Peter Clark Gen Supt A C Kendall Genl Pass Agent
Boston and Maine R R revised timetable lists numerous daily trains to Boston, Lawrence, Salem, Newburyport, Exeter, Dover, Augusta, Lewiston, Skowhegan, Bangor, St Johnsbury and more with multiple daily departures and Sundays variations. Includes Montreal bound lines and Quebec express. J Flanders and H Taft issued.
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