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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1916
Page
2
Household hints describe making cream sauce by combining butter and flour until smooth, then adding to desired mixture. It also includes a tip to destroy flies by drying a plant thoroughly then watering to attract and kill black flies.
A dated compilation of practical tips for cleaning, grooming, and maintenance. Instructions cover mold prevention with fruit storage, odorless humor in powder administration for children, hair care with lemon and vinegar mixtures, and oven rescue methods. Also included are methods to prevent sticking, freshen stale bread, and cleaning paper with a soap and ammonia dough.
For Feminine Readers the Three Piece In the Lead Design by Franklin Simon Co features sets of men's wear serge for young ladies, offered in navy, copenhagen, tan, white or black with black and white checked worsted options. Descriptions note belt, sailor, pockets, horn buttons, adjustable fittings, and a quaint hat shape. New silks feature even four inch stripes in white and red, black and white, and blue and white. Anna Male.
North End residents report on local events including fishing trips by Benjamin Rockwell and Guy Felton, visits from James Wilson and Marta Wilsum, and social gatherings. The Paramounts beat the Chats of Goshen 16 to 9 in a county seat game. A joke laments the council’s cobblestone streets and asks for street clearance for goats. A Saturday surprise hosted by Mrs J E Redner in Unionville is noted with attendees listed.
A fragmented recipe page lists Corn Meal Cakes with corn meal soda sour milk egg yolks and egg whites baked on hot griddles. Banana Salad uses mayonnaise dressing and chopped nuts. Tomatoes Toast combines tomatoes sugar butter cheese and mustard on crackers. Italian Baked Potatoes bake in butter. Honey Cakes mix butter honey soda eggs flour raisins cinnamon nutmeg and nuts. Potato and Nut Croquettes use mashed potatoes chopped nuts onion sage and an egg then fry. Cream Pie uses custard with lemon and a meringue topping. Shrimp and Cucumber Salad includes shrimp cucumbers stock lemon and salt with herb notes.
A wart era cooking snippet features a jelly salad with cucumber and shrimp, green tinted with vegetable coloring, plus baked salmon loaf and chop suey. It blends kitchen tips with French dressing, and urges using TimesPress Wart columns for more leftovers ideas.
An advertisement touts Q Ban Hair Color Restorer claiming to darken gray hair to a natural shade, refresh the scalp, and reduce itching. The ad promises the product acts on roots, requires applying to the scalp, and offers a 50 cent refund if it does not darken gray. It notes the item is available at Tat Ee or Tuthiil & Terhune's Drug Stores in Middletown and via parcel post for out of town customers.
Order of Grand Eagles No 2 will hold their regular meeting Tuesday evening at o oclock sharp. It is earnestly requested that every member be present as important business will be transacted.
The State Grange allocates 750 to fund 12 scholarships at the State Agricultural College Cornell University. Exams by county Master in June determine awardees based on arithmetic, U.S. history, and English. Scholarships valued at 75 are paid after college start and certification. A separate reward of 25 is offered for a stolen horse reported from John C. Strans farm.
Chief of Police John D. McCoach will attend the 23rd annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Newark. The event, tied to Newark’s 250th anniversary, runs Tuesday to Friday and is expected to be the largest in the association’s history. Port Jervis Chief Brown and Goshen Chief Bruce plan to attend and likely depart Tuesday.
New Pope Benedict imposes a ban on dancing under parish church auspices in the United States and Canada. Cardinal Farley to notify archdiocese pastors by week’s end. ruling linked to Baltimore Plenary Council action. Immediate effect anticipated amid debate over parish reliance on annual dances for finances.
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