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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
9
A collage of humorous exchanges and vaudeville quips drawn from multiple papers. Bits joke about aging, romance, everyday blunders, and social awkwardness, including a fatherly rebuff, a gray hair quip, and a missed uptown express mishap. The monologue style mirrors early 20th century humor columns.
A tense confrontation unfolds as a father orders his son to stop shouting and threatens only to use a strap in the toolshed, while Clare and Mrs Winterbloom discuss packing a trunk with papers and items.
A brief exchange from Absence of Mind features Browning and Greening discussing a broken engagement with a rich widow. Greening recalls a foolish moment when he asked if he was the only man she ever loved, highlighting a clumsy, unguarded lapse in judgment.
A brief, gritty line about a boy named Tommie crying during a haircut. His mother scolds him with a pie joke as a reminder of resilience. The passage conveys rough street dialogue from Yonkers Statesman.
A Wise One reports that an author keeps his identity concealed while T reads big books, sparking thoughts on modesty and discretion. Mr Strings Barker from the Washington Star comments on happiness and the harmful effect of making others miserable.
In a playful exchange the Washington Star notes a line about space study and celestial ideas, while the Chicago Tribune pokes fun at a public figure’s profile image highlighting a bald spot. The mixed snippets reflect lighthearted media chatter about science and celebrity image.
The agent reports Simpking will not allow bin flat papering due to lack of space. The owner questions the matter while the agent quotes Simpking.
In Pittsburg the scene is described with dust and soot settling on every surface as imagined by Gotham. The phrasing suggests a bleak, smoky view of the town and its surroundings.
Delicacies for an at home gathering were artistically arranged in a fashionable apartment house dining room. A punch bowl in a damask-lined library setting was surrounded by grape clusters and white grape adornments. American Beauty roses, nut and mayonnaise sandwiches, chocolate cake, bonbons, and wafers filled the table. A wheeled tea table withamylax foliage and coffee service stood nearby with walnuts and olives. Kansas City Star.
The article warns reading or writing by a pad harms eyesight and nerve health. It notes candles or lamps are common in rural areas when gas or electric lighting is unavailable. It advises using camphor or ginger drops to improve lamp light after cleaning and adjusting the flame for clearer, brighter illumination.
Instructional note describes making a cleaning solution by combining two parts unslaked lime and washing soda with boiling water, settling the mixture, and storing in a gallon jug. When using, dilute half a cup per two pails of water for soaking and washing to achieve cleaner, whiter clothes with less soap.
Marinading is a method to soak meat in a mixture for hours or days to improve flavor and tenderness. A blend of vinegar oil pepper and anise is used with meat packed in the mixture. sometimes onions and herbs are added. The meat is wiped but not washed before soaking.
If you have too small quantity of chicken to serve in any other way, try chicken turnovers. Mince the meat fine, season with salt pepper and a pinch of nutmeg or mace, moisten with cold chicken gravy. Roll out short crust, cut rounds, fill with butter dotted meal, fold, seal, bake or fry.
A compact recipe describes making a stew from cold beef or mutton. Season with salt and pepper, dredge with a touch of sour, and simmer in a stew pan with cold gravy or water. Add a finely sliced onion and a few potatoes. Fold in butter rolled in flour at the end if no gravy is used.
A fragmented recipe describes making a chocolate pie with scalded milk, cocoa, butter, cornstarch, and a baked crust, topped with a meringue or frosted layer. It also details crafting a scrub mop from old stocking legs sewn along the seams to create a cloth that soaks up water quickly for cleaning tasks.
Regina writer Kaltenbranner describes 180 acres of oats and 70 acres of wheat yielding high bushel per acre figures. He notes 9 000 bushels of oats from 180 acres, 58 cents per bushel net, and 20 acres stubble producing 30 bushels per acre. He claims wheat of No 1 Hard class and predicts strong profits despite adverse weather. Information on free homestead lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta available from Canadian Government Agents.
A collage of odd lines includes quips about returns and deductions, a polite girl dining with grandmother, mistaken mermaid fish, student jokes on allowances, cures for tired feet, modest merit quotes, and scattered notices. It blends ad copy for Allen’s Foot-Paste, Winslow’s soothing preparations, and various public notices about land sales and state auditing.
A testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the standard remedy for women’s ills. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri recounts long illness, multiple doctors, and recovery after following Mrs Pinkham’s advice, asserting the treatment restored health and strength and could help other women.
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