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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
5
A quirky English dish recipe is detailed for novelty lovers. It lists artichokes onions cheese celery salt butter lemon juice and rice flour. Artichokes are sliced boiled drained and jellied with a bread base, then a sauce is poured and baked after topping with a light meringue.
An American traveler at a French rail station learns his bride is imprisoned inside a massive diamond. After a fatal accident and a perilous reveal, he discovers the gem contains a living woman but tragedy strikes as a final pistol shot ends the tale.
In a Royal Magazine excerpt, lovers discuss honeymoon plans near Niagara Falls, fearing the falls may vanish as erosion races ahead. The couple entertains a September timeline to marry before the scenery is lost, while nearby banter about a tree stump and torn pants adds comic relief.
A humorous Chicago Tribune excerpt features a barber and a customer debating a bald spot with a punchline about air wigs and high prices. It then shifts to a quip about a mosquito free Prospective Buyer Place and timing for mosquitoes, attributed to Hiram Wayback.
A brief scene from the New York Weekly shows Mrs. Slimdiet questioning Bridget over a shabby lamp burner. Bridget apologizes that the old lamp tops were useless, and Mrs. Slimdiet instructs to add plenty of peagoning as she mulls the makeshift repairs.
In a Proscenium Box Mrs. De Rich debuts as prime donna at the opera earning remarks from Mr. De Rich a wealthy manufacturer. He hails her as splendid and compares her to Patt while imagining her in soap advertisements.
Dialogue notes a gossiping crowd among girls about a kiss shared by Sydney and DMaxine while diving under a waiter. Sydney reacts with surprise, and DMaxine explains the onlookers saw bubbles surface, confirming the moment.
In a terse exchange, Mrs H reveals her husband is out of work and she intends to divorce. Mrs B asks how she will cope, and Mrs H asserts alimony as her plan, closing the brief with a sharp remark.
A wife and husband debate a pocket note found near a typewriter. The wife mentions a note reading Ribhaon for my typewriter, while the husband recalls ordering purple ink, leading to a comic clash over misread clues and a black ink misfire.
A teacher asks how many feet are in a mile and Willie Metergan answers two thousand. Willie’s father was president of a taxicab company, framing the classroom anecdote in this Life magazine snippet.
A dialogue excerpt from the New York Weekly features Willing to Walt and Miss De Ricbh-Now discussing engagement length. Mr De Poore resists hurry while questions about the father's age surface, revealing social expectations in courtship.
Dialogue notes Briggs claims the French are deteriorating and Griggs recalls Ty in France where language understanding failed, illustrating communication gaps and tension between characters.
A collage of witty exchanges and quips from period papers. Fragments mention a fire, travel references, opera remarks, a dog named Rooster, and social observations about receptions. The tone mirrors light gossip and humorous asides from late 19th to early 20th century newspapers.
A recipe segment detailing savory veal cannellons with ham mushrooms yolks and white sauce wrapped in puff pastry, baked to pale brown, then cooled. Also a tongue jelly mold with beet leaves and decorative jelly design, set in layers, to be served chilled with garnish of lemon ash.
Step by step kitchen tips for sponge roll cake and curtain starching including lemon rind flour batter, roll while warm, and a lettuce sandwich method with day old bread, mayonnaise, and lettuce ribbons. Also notes on starch preparation using cold water and kerosene to clear the liquid.
A short recipe instructs heating butter in a small pan until hot, cracking eggs into it, seasoning with salt and pepper, pouring enough sweet cream to cover the yolks, and baking in the oven for a few minutes. The instruction emphasizes basic preparation and timing.
Fry eggs then place on rectangular toast pieces with broiled ham. Garnish the middle with parsley and serve each with tomato slices.
A damaged Tulsa era note describes deception in paint sales using pure white lead. National Lead Company introduces the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a purity guarantee and offers free testing equipment and a booklet to buyers, aiming to curb fraud.
A fragmentary dialogue scene features Willie arguing over gold with an unnamed speaker. The terse exchange hints at mischief and a plan to haunt a place called Admitows, suggesting a folk tale or ballad tone. No clear dates, persons, or settings emerge beyond implied characters and a treasure plot.
A French statistician notes one paper per 82 000 people worldwide. Germany lists 6 500 papers of which 900 are daily. Boglend 3 000 papers with 809 dailies, France 2 419 with about one fourth daily. Maky 1 400, Austria Hungary, Spain, Russia, Greece, Switzerland and finally 450 in Switzerland. Europe totals about 20 000 newspapers.
In a restaurant a man from the sporting fraternity enters in rumpled clothes and sits to order oyster stew. He inspects the dish, then strips, provoking concern from the landlord as he challenges himself by proclaiming he can swim from one oyster to another for a dollar.
In New Market Texas J A Dinwiddie, a poultry dealer, reports using 20 Mule Team Borax Soap to wash ten white chicks for a show. He found it cleans and handles the birds easily, claiming strong confidence after years of washing white poultry.
An aged farmer from Eramosa travels to Toronto and meets a hotel clerk asking about King Edward. He answers simply by name, revealing his own identity and hometown. The ad copy presents eye health products by Dr. King and a nervous disease cure touted with bold claims.
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