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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
7
In Park's Floral Magazine a lyrical scene unfolds with Boon and a chorus of blossoms from Lilacs to Dandelions joining a serenade for the Rose the Queen. The Floral court includes Sunflowers, Magnolias, Tulips and others as the Rose dismisses the suite with a remembered warning to forget.
The narrator argues beauty is a blessing and ordinary looks spare heartache. Louise Baymeme exemplifies beauty's error of worship and lack of character, showing how vanity harms women who rely on appearance over mind and heart. The essay traces Louise from adored beauty to a faded life.
A reflective piece compares two women, Louise Saymemé and Laura Lovel, noting aging changes in appearance and character. It urges self-care and attention to dress and demeanor to honor husbands and children, arguing beauty improves when women remember themselves and present their best for loved ones.
A collection of old time recipes for chicken soup and lentil soup with instructions for cleaning preparing and simmering the meat bones and dumplings. Also banana fritters with batter and a butter sugar sauce. A stray line notes a pugilist’s quick movements tending toward sluggishness.
A practical guide urging early planting of fodder corn for dairy farms to ensure silage and robust milk output. Emphasizes choosing rich soil, proper beds, row planting, and thorough harrowing and cultivation for vigorous stalks, with advice on potato seed, gear setup, and continual harrowing to control weeds.
Instructions advise allowing a colt to stay with the dam until six months, with ample grass and nourishment for the mare, early gentle handling, halter training, gradual feeding, and breathing exercises. Emphasizes intelligent, kind management to build confidence, rewards after tasks, and cautions against forceful breaking as unsafe in unskilled hands.
The article argues dairymen should raise their own cows from calves rather than rely on buying mature animals. It emphasizes developing cows through selective breeding, nurturing, and feeding to create large producers that consume more forage and produce more milk. It warns that good cows are scarce in markets and stresses maintaining quality through careful bull selection and育 calf-to-cow development.
The article provides approximate cooking times for a variety of vegetables. Potatoes take 15 to 25 minutes depending on type, onions 1 to 3 hours, carrots 60 minutes or more, cabbages 15 to 30 minutes, cauliflowers 15 to 30 minutes, French beans 15 to 30 minutes, salads 2 to 2.5 hours, artichokes 15 to 35 minutes, celery 2 to 3 hours, green peas 10 to 20 minutes, spinach 15 to 20 minutes, Brussels sprouts 10 to 15 minutes, broad beans 15 to 35 minutes, beetroot 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
A reader notes a perceived conspiracy by telescope and camera to belittle a tiny cosmic speck. Prof Wadsworth of Allegheny Observatory displays a curved plate showing Orion and nearby regions across 1000 square degrees, yet only the brighter guna is captured, suggesting limits of current instruments. Ice price in Boston is listed at 35 cents per pound.
The auitht famine fund is viewed with suspicion as a treasury drain. New York authorities move to break up the Ice trust while a cake trust undergoes purge. William of Germany is urged to stop being called the young emperor as his son reaches majority. Ex Governor Kellogg of Louisiana drafts memories. Porto Rico Governor Allen speaks Spanish well. Corporations owe 21 967 351 to New York state under franchise tax. Verdi honored by Franz Joseph with a gold medal and letter. Since Twains run for president humorists pivot to new gags and dialect tax talk. John W Gates, son of an Illinois farmer, graduated from Northwestern College. Philadelphia Times changes hands to Kindred syndicate. McClure remains editor. Panama Canal firm boasts no lobby in Washington. Nicaragua canal chatter would boost mirth. John Brown association raises funds to save Torrington Connecticut homestead ahead of centennial. ground works and grounds improvement planned under John Brown club and Torrington Y M C A.
The J R Stoter residence at Tenth and Oak sells to Dr R K Minor for $20,000. Once a premier address, the property now sits in the business district. Dr Thornton and Dr Minor plan to refit it into an exclusive office suite for their practice, occupation slated for September.
The note promotes Dr KCay’s Renovator as a blood purifier and asks readers to consult druggists. It mentions Dr B O Smith of Kansas City as a renowned cancer specialist who will publish a column ad next week detailing a treatment that allegedly cures with permanent results. Read the ad and write for more information.
A reader note praises Dr Kay’s Lung Balm for bronchitis. A man named Mang Mien erects a monument over his wife’s grave who rose each morning to light the fire. An ad from Thornton & Minor of Kansas City appears, promising rectal disease treatments with reader testimonials.
An advertisement touts Dr E O Smith of Kansas City as a cancer cure specialist with a proven remedy. It promises a guaranteed cure for every case and invites readers to read testimonials next week and write for details.
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