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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1900
Page
6
A Lowell housekeeper column invites readers to send recipes hints and household ideas. The piece blends verse about Mammy aging and a garden of domestic guidance with a practical note on gelatine frosting and egg yolk handling from the New York Post.
The piece discusses color harmony in dress, child discipline timing, footwear trends shifting away from mannish boots, and the rise of automated food buffets. It notes Paris and Vienna adopting large self-service machines with numerous food and drink options, and predicts New York may follow.
The article discusses how whipped cream improves soups and how soda used in short cake dough affects flavor. It notes camphor gum cleaning moths, warns that modern cooks may overuse soda, and laments soda flavors. The text ends with a fragmented note on soda taint in short cake.
Instructions from American Kitchen Magazine explain how to prepare pulled bass fillet with back-bone slit removed, breaded and fried crisp, drained and garnished with watercress. Also described is a marshmallow frosting: melt marshmallows in a double boiler, make sugar syrup, whip egg white, fold in marshmallows and syrup, flavor with vanilla and lemon, then cool and spread.
An epicurean tale from Berlin describes a hungry traveler ordering “an assorted sandwich.” A large platter holds rye bread slices spread with liver sausage, Russian caviar, anchovy, sardine, sausage, ham and garlic sausage, radishes, hard boiled egg, Westphalian ham, Limburger, Swiss cheese, mustard and raw beef. He ultimately savors raw beef and caviar ham pairings.
French flannels now come in a wide range of colors and shades and are favored for shirt waists in both warm and cold weather. Embroidered flannels feature a white or black dot or fleur de lis on a colored ground. The genuine shirt waist is made without a lining and is less full than earlier designs, with minimal collar fullness and a plain back.
The article describes a navy blue serge costume featuring a plain front skirt with side stitched plaits and a watteau back. It highlights an unlined shirt waist for washing, embrace a triple bolero with white cord trim and a triple pelerine, tight sleeve stitching, and a white straw sailor hat trimmed with white quills and pale blue tulle.
Jewelry becomes a street costume accessory with brooches belts chains and hatpins valued for use rather than mere display. Antique pieces repurposed as buttons or buckles appear, with coins made into brooches or buckles. A sample dress shows a stitched plaited sack skirt with yoke pele rings and satin lining. In a lighter note, Keyrank and his bride are wedding journeying in a horseless carriage per Chicago Tribune.
A critique of English table manners and self control, contrasting refined restraint with outward expressiveness. The piece notes English decorum, the role of diet etiquette, and a Spartan self repression seen as savage, drawing on Scribner's April Point of View column.
Louis Rose offers a survey of cheeses and vegetable salads. Recipes include American Cheese Salad with lettuce and mayonnaise, Neufchatel Salad with radishes, Cardinal Salad using beets, Green Pea Salad with lamb or chicken and mint, and Dress Salad in Tomatoes with watercress. Emphasis on fresh vegetables, garnish, and presentation.
An essay on nursery cookery discusses manners at soup, the value of soup in a child's diet, and economical broth and cream soups. It outlines steps for a basic stock broth, garnishing with bread, and variations using vegetables, milk, and thickening butter and flour.
A recipe instructs to make a rich syrup by boiling orange peel in water, then layer rhubarb pieces about three inches long in a single layer and stew until clear. Repeat with the next layer and reuse orange peel skin for two and a half pounds of rhubarb.
Boil citron in water until clear and soft then soak in sugar syrup and boil until sugar penetrates the fruit. Remove and spread on dishes to dry slowly, sprinkling with powdered sugar. Pack in boxes with sugar between the layers.
Pick up a tea cupful of codfish and mix it with two cups of mashed potato, one pint of cream, two well beaten eggs, half a cup of butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Place in a baking dish and bake twenty five minutes.
Jim Collier, wintering at Northeast Carry, encountered a large black bear while seeking telephone pole trees near Lobster Lake. After a misfire, the bear climbed a birch with Jim on a lower limb, finally forcing him to evacuate and reload. The bear eventually descended as the man held fire. Bangor Me Whig Courier reports.
Frederick Palmer reports from Collier's Weekly on Lucban's manifesto dated from the mountains of Samar. The statement recalls the battle of Catalogan where three hundred Americans allegedly fell and declares the insurgents now in the hills, starving and asking for rice provisions ink pens and paper to sustain the revolutionary cause.
The Lowell Gas Light Co promotes the Welsbach Mantle lamp claiming 50 percent more light and three times the strength with a long lasting bright output. It promises 100 candle power per light at under a half cent per hour and offers first class gas cooking ranges on installment.
Middlesex County invites sealed bids for building Andover Street in the town of Tewksbury. Bids due 10 am June 16 1900 at Court House East Cambridge must be on blank forms with price in writing and figures signed with bidder’s address. Plans and specs available from County Engineer. County Commissioners reserve right to reject any or all bids.
Middlesex Probate Court in Cambridge schedules a hearing on June 5 1990 to appoint an administrator for Agnes K Collins also known as Kate A Collins Ellen Ellis also known as Eleanor Ellis and Morris Obermeyer late of Tewksbury. Public notice requires publication in Lowell Daily Courier for three consecutive weeks.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex circuit issues citation to next of kin and interested parties in the estate of Henry J Williams an insane person of Lowell for guardian Charles M Williams to obtain license to sell specific real estate for investment. Court date June 5 1900 nine o clock in the forenoon at Middlesex County Court with publication in Lowell Daily Courier for three consecutive weeks. Witness Duartes J McIntire Esquire Judge. m16 23 29 S H Folsom Register.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex. In re Martha Boynton Kendall Tyngsboro deceased intestate. Petition for administration to Fred Erik Blanchard of Tyngsboro. Court in Cambridge June 5 1990 at 9 a.m. Publication required weekly for three weeks in Lowell Courier. Charles J. McIntire presiding. Register H S Folsom.
A historic recipe instructs to mix one quart sweet milk six eggs half teacup butter half teacup sugar one teacup raisin seeds and enough flour for a batter. Steam until cooked then serve with butter sauce.
A breakfast dish is described: slice stale bread medium thick with crust removed. Dip each slice in a batter made from three eggs and a pint of milk. Fry in a buttered pan until rich brown, creating a savory, golden result.
A Detroit Journal quip mocks the flood of fatalities attributed to a quake as merely a tremor while a nursery exchange from Edith and Ethel toys with names for a doll. Puck adds a joke about future motherhood and naming.
Bad blood breeds catarrh rheumatism and humors all of which Hood's Sarsaparilla the great blood purifier effectually cures. It also overcomes that tired feeling and loss of appetite.
Peel large potatoes and cut them into rings. Fry in clean deep fat until cooked. Drain, sprinkle with salt and serve hot.
Instructions describe cutting rhubarb into one inch pieces, layering in four baking dishes with equal weight sugar, covering tightly and baking. The text emphasizes proportion and method for a simple rhubarb bake.
Captain Taylor of the American ship Kenilworth reports a surprising sight after arriving from Leith. California barley she carried in ballast from San Francisco sprouted in the hold, growing into a green field several inches high along the vessel's length.
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a speaking figure named Phenix from the Indian Territory gaining notice in politics. Reportedly new to public life, he draws attention as a possible vice presidential candidate with growing local popularity. An acquaintance describes him jokingly as a "bird."
The Courier reminds local businesses to confirm ad placements and run dates, encouraging advertisers to verify proofs and ensure timely publication. It stresses coordination with the classified and display departments to maximize reach and ROI.
Dice white turnips into one inch squares and boil in salted water with a touch of sugar. Drain, dry briefly, then stir in half a cup of cream and a beaten egg. Serve hot as a creamy turnip dish.
Gas price offered at $1.00 per thousand feet with a discount for prompt payment. Indicates a simple rate sale or pricing note likely from a utility or supplier, emphasizing benefit for timely settlement.
Eat nuts and grow fat says the ad. Quick prescriptions to satisfy every taste. Salted peanuts at 19 cents per pound, salted pecans and almonds at 75 cents per pound, shells and mixed nuts also offered. Peanut paste for sandwiches, jars available.
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