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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
3
A long rural piece covers animal care feed and management practices including salt licks, hydration, diet changes, road wear for horses, crop choices like rye, hay storage, and measuring cattle protein needs. It details hay curing, dairy herd feeding, harness care, barn cleanliness, and suggests practical farm efficiency tips and a note on Cap Baldwin, the dirigible balloon pioneer, with a summary of his career and philosophy.
In Alexandria Virginia an age old foot ferry connects the city with the Maryland shore across the Potomac. The single boat is rowed by veteran ferryman W H Wheatley using a sail when winds permit. A trip runs hourly between Alexandria wharves and Foxs Ferry on the Maryland side once a bustling hub before steam.
Rear Admiral Caspar P. Goodrich, commandant of the New York navy yard, becomes the senior officer of the active United States Navy after Admiral Evans retires. He first served at 17 steering a fighting ship Macedonian against Confederate destroyers, served in two wars, directed Cuban cable destruction, organized the coast signal service, led Naval War College, and commanded the Pacific squadron aiding San Francisco quake victims. Born in Philadelphia in 1847, he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1864.
In Egypt near Cairo a 1740 foot long river bridge to Rodah Island spans 65 feet with 14 sections plus a 209 foot central bascule span yielding 70 feet of clearance on each side. Constructed in three years, the test load carried carts engines and cars totaling 160 pounds per square yard before a rapid cross with negligible deflection.
Cold vegetables should not be discarded as they can enrich many dishes. Potatoes and carrots can be mashed or pureed, then incorporated into pies and patties with eggs milk and cheese. Mix leftovers with flour and baking powder to form flat cakes, bake golden brown, and serve hot with butter. Parsley adds color and appeal.
Squeaky hinges may be stopped by applying kerosene with a soft cloth and wiping away excess. Brass beds stay in good condition when rubbed monthly with olive oil and removed with cheesecloth. A recipe to destroy files uses infusion of quagaia with sugar pepper and brown sugar. For pests, spread pepper and cream in rooms to deter men from troublesome behavior. Adding paraffin to wash water wards off files moths and other insects.
A household describes practical labor saving methods. Single beds favor honeycombed spreads bought by the yard. washable, quick to dry, wrung by hand. Cream white madras curtains endure washing, trimmed with ball fringe. Small rugs used throughout for easy weekly outdoors cleaning. One woman has luncheon served to her sitting room, another dresses her maid in white and black for perpetual mourning ambiance.
Four house hold aprons are advised for women who do much of the cleaning or oversee servants. Made of dull blue gray or brown gingham, they reach the gown edge, button down the back, feature wide sleeves and deep armholes, a V neck, and four pockets for holding cleaning tools and dusting supplies.
A historic recipe describes beating six eggs with one quart milk and one cup sugar, cooking to a custard, cooling, then adding one pint cream, extra sugar, and four tablespoons vanilla. Fold in beaten egg whites when churning, then freeze. optional gelatin for molding with a tablespoon.
A fragmentary rye biscuit recipe describes soaking cornment in boiling water then adding scalded milk melted butter salt sugar and yeast. It instructs thinning with warm water, mixing in white and rye flour to form a soft dough, kneading lightly, and rolling for a light bake.
Thousands of American women suffer daily from female troubles and ailments. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as a help and blessing, with testimonials from Mrs Billesrortty of Mayville and Mrs Boyd of Beaver Falls. It claims to have cured displacements inflammation ulcers and other female ailments and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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