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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1913
Page
3
Fragments describe various chicken dishes with Waldorf style prep and champagne style sauces, plus a Ladle of soup like Matolote and asparagus technique. A side note comments on editor errors and the long wait for Mrs Gerrard to cast her first vote in Casey.
A recipe fragment describes stuffing apples with granulated sugar and two cloves per fruit, arranging them in a shallow dish or pit, pouring a syrup and gelatine mix, then heating and coating the apples before serving at supper time.
Readable lines suggest a pastry or meat dish with cold roast beef, minced onion, water or milk, butter, and a walnut peanut crumb mix. Instructions mention browning, baking times, and serving hints with nutty topping and cream tomato elements.
A fragmented home cooking column describes mixing butter sugar and flour with cherries and milk to bake cup cakes, plus a note on baking lamb kidneys: keep fat on, bake hot for about half an hour, then slit the fat and remove the kidney before serving. The text blends pastry and meat guidance with imperfect OCR.
A fragment describes a baked meat dish with one and a half pounds of meat and pork fat, chopped onions, salt and pepper, bread crumbles, and a fat dressing. The recipe instructs layering meat, dressing and pork, then baking slowly for about an hour and adding water midway.
A recipe fragment describes heating part of the milk with salt and sugar until boiling, dissolving cornstarch in the remaining milk, then whisking in the yolks and vanilla. The instructions mention three tablespoons cornstarch, yolks of four eggs, half cup sugar, and a dash of salt.
Readers question the role of lime as a soil purifier rather than a fertilizer. The article notes limestone deposits across the corn belt, limited local outcrops, and rising demand as farmers recognize the need for ground limestone and possible crushers to supply it at low cost.
A fragment notes that men seeking wives emphasize better cooks, reflecting marriage expectations. It highlights the idea that culinary skill is valued in partners, with cultural echoes of domestic roles.
Mrs James Nash left Thursday for Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska to visit relatives. G O Gordon and family from Bartlesville Oklahoma visit Dr L H Johnson. Bob Wyland and wife return from a month in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. Lester Drum of Minneapolis visits parents. Leona Appleby of South Bend Indiana arrived for sister Emma Appleby illness. Mrs Layman and daughter Emma of Chicago visit Casey friends. Mrs Roy Howe and two children of Columbus Indiana visit Wallace Young. Warner Stoltz returns from railroad work in Arizona for a month with Parker Arizona headquarters. Reunion notice for old 1234 volunteers set for Friday Sept 5 in Casey. C W Shimel goes to Flint Michigan for auto care school. Lloyd Gordon and brothers from Missouri and Kaw arrived for Miller family reunion at Scott Kan. Lightning hits barn on Marshall farm north of Casey. vast losses, only wagon and cultivator saved.
The Review notes upcoming events including a three day horse show planned for September 28 to 30 and the Kansas harvest home picnic set for September 2 and 3. It also mentions travels, property deals, and housing pressures at the college, with residents urged to offer rooms as a dormitory may be needed.
A scanned 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as effective internally for catarrh with a one hundred dollar reward offer. It includes an epistolary endorsement by F J Cheney and Co and a testimonial from the National Bank of Commerce Toledo. The ad claims the medicine works by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces and notes price per bottle.
An editorials snippet cites song lyrics and a Chicago Herald quote by S. E. Kiser praising a coming better day. Optimists imagine a fairer time when crime wanes, the weak fear vanishes, and truth prevails over bullies and gossip.
The Illinois centennial commission outlines plans for a 1918 state centennial celebration. A monumental memorial building housing state historical societies and libraries will cost several million dollars and stand near the capitol. Events include statues of Lincoln and Douglas, a monumental state history, public demonstrations in every county, and a grand pageant in Springfield with foreign and American participants.
Dr. Woodrow Wilson wrote Cornel Harvey that his mind is a one track. it can run only one train of thought at a time. The Newark News notes this remark helps explain growing congestion on the sidings.
Reverend H Stubenvoll of Allison praises Dr King s New Life Pills for constipation calling them perfect and the best regulator for liver and bowels. The ad notes every pill guaranteed and prices 26 cents at City Drug Store Taubeneck and Davison.
Sunday School at 9:80 a m with W Ralston as Superintendent. Morning worship at 10:45 with Junior Service in Epworth League at 6:30. Evening preaching at 7:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 led by Pastor Chas E B Taylor.
The Illinois state fair hosts famed drivers like Disbrow Endicott and Raimy in dirt track auto races set for October 11 1918. Organizers stress safety and parity with stock judging events finishing by noon Saturday.
The item cites Paris Illinois residents praising Dean's Kidney Pills with a market note and price, and reports Illinois Clark County chancery notice of a real estate sale under a 1913 decree with sale details, date, and payment terms. The notice includes master in chancery Arthur Poorman and location Marshall Illinois, with description of land in Clark County.
The legislature empowered trustees to levy an extra tax to cover tuition for graduates who attend high school. That change increases district expenditures by about 60 percent, yet revenue from the tax is barely sufficient to maintain the schools and current expenses under the existing system.
Newman County resident King Hosea Cornwell aged sixteen was named state champion corn grower after raising 150 bushels and 5 pounds of corn on a measured acre. The prize cup was awarded last week by the International Harvester Company.
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