Prairieburg Social Roundup Highlights Aug 20
Prairieburg reports a large ladies aid gathering hosted by Mrs Elmo Whitney described as the biggest in years with 45 adults and 25 children. The item lists multiple visits and travelers including Hattie Barker to Center Point with niece Margaret Gilchrist and various relatives visiting homes in Mason City Anamosa Walker Burlingham Cedar Rapids and Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Ladies’ Aid Society
Elmo Whitney
Hattie Barker
Center Point
Margaret Gilchrist
Susie McLaughlin
Mason City
Frances McLaughlin
Anamona
Frank McLaughlin
Kanuth
Castle Grove
McLaughlin
C. E. Bland
Mr. Bland
Walker
Harold Fleming
Alburnette
Burlingham
Johnson
Richland Center
Wisconsin
Hanold
George Muller
Cedar Rapids
McQueen
Ed Burlingham
Titus
Marion
Kershner
Anamosa
Jennie Burnside
Carrie Cowan
Monticello
Abbey Home
Paul Morrison
Chicago
Monay
Iva Wollmut and Son
Portraits in the Capitol Highlight Long Lost Speaker
The article recalls the missing portrait of Nathaniel Macon and recounts anecdotes about speakers and portraits in the Capitol. It notes Schuyler Colfax's brief tenure, Reed's sharp remark on his portrait, and the value of Gilbert Stuart’s Washington portraits. It also mentions the costly Battle of Lake Erie painting and the routine cleaning and restoration of Capitol art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
House
Washington
House of Representatives
Nathaniel Macon
North Carolina
Macon
Schuyler Colfax
Colfax
Theodore M. Pomeroy
New York
Thomas B. Reed
Capitol
Gilbert Stuart
Stuart
Lake Erie
Senate
Commodore Perry
Chicago Tribune
Fully Assimilated. Ray 8. Baker on immigration
Baker cites rapid assimilation of immigrant families from Germany and France. He narrates Paoli Cenci, a Neapolitan immigrant, and his seven year old son Francesco who asks what year Italians discovered Americans, illustrating cultural integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Baker
Paoli Cenci
Paoli
Francesco
Ozone and Air Sewage in Cassier's Magazine
Ozone is defined as a highly reactive form of oxygen with three atoms per molecule. Two-atom oxygen balances, while the extra atom seeks other unions, causing oxidation. The free atom readily attacks decaying organic matter in air, burning it away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassier
Laughter Defined as Diaphragm Convulsions
A science note explains laughter as a convulsive action of the diaphragm, detailing how the exhaled breath and vocalization are produced in a rapid, involuntary sequence.
Ingenious French butter dish with telescoping mold
A two part French butter dish molds butter by pressing the perforated upper section into the lower tray, forcing butter upward through holes. Also describes German Apple Cup with celery mayonnaise filling and decorative heart lettuce, assembled on lettuce, colored by apple skin ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Cream Fish Chowder Preparation and Serving
Prepare a three to four pound fish in a wire basket and boil in three quarts of water for about fifteen minutes. Add fine chopped onions and as many potatoes as desired, cook until done, then remove bones and skin. Thicken the chowder, add butter milk and crackers, and serve in a tureen with fish pieces warmed by the hot broth.
Velvet Restoration by Steaming and Pressing
To restore velvet creases steam and press. Place a damp muslin cloth under a hot iron, move velvet over the cloth to let steam pass through. Repeat with new damp cloth until the pile is raised. Do not touch until dry for a like new appearance.
How to Cook Cabbage With Soda Water
Boil salted water with a teaspoonful of soda. Submerge cabbage top downward and boil uncovered 20 to 30 minutes until tender. Drain well, place on a hot dish, and add ample butter salt and pepper. Serve immediately for a delicate cauliflower like texture and color.
Pineapple Peel Juice Pudding Sauce
Peel pineapple and cut into small pieces. Weigh sugar and make a syrup with one cup water per pound sugar. Add pineapple, boil fifteen minutes, then let stand overnight. Strain and squeeze in cheesecloth. Bottle and chill. Serves as pudding sauce with boiled rice.
Land Bargain Near Yorkton Saskatchewan
Land for sale offers 320 acres near Yorkton in Canada one mile from Calder and a school church and depot on government road. Terms available through Coggan Iowa administratrix of J B Franklin estate. Also two adjoining farms 182 and 150 acres with barns houses windmills and silo, for sale separately near Cascade road 30 miles east of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Canada
Calder
R. R
Government Road
Coggan
Iowa
J.B. Franklin
L. &. Franklin
Cascade Road
Monticello
David Schneiter
Dike's Blood and Skin Remedy Promoted in Ad
An advertisement extols Dike's Blood and Skin Remedy as the best among many on shelves. It claims the product yields pleasing results, aids languor and run down conditions, and improves appetite, priced at one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike
Sour Milk Biscuits
A vintage biscuit recipe at one quart flour uses sour milk and dissolved saleratus to make a stiff dough. Butter rubbed into flour, wet with sour milk, extra flour added to form a rollable dough, cut and baked in a hot oven.
Duchess Potatoes Mix Rich Creamy Mash
The recipe describes preparing Duchess potatoes by mixing two cups of potatoes with melted butter, then adding six tablespoons of milk or cream and two beaten yolks. Fold in the beaten whites, season with salt and pepper, fill hot gem pans, and brown until light and fluffy.
Folk Remedy For Fishbone In Throat
A home remedy suggests cutting a lemon into halves and slowly sucking the juice to dissolve a fishbone stuck in the throat and provide quick relief. The procedure relies on citrus acidity and saliva to loosen the fishbone and ease irritation.
Youth Claims Mastery Yet Lacks Real Experience
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes a youth boasting of doing everything. The retort asks if he has ever wrecked a car around a telegraph pole at 3 a.m., implying true learning comes from hard, real world actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Age-Herald
Curiosity and Necessity Quote by Samuel Johnson
A concise Johnson quotation contrasts curiosity with necessity and the human tendency to seek artificial appetites after obtaining all that nature requires. The line reflects on the limits of desire and the drive to invent new cravings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
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L. R. Jacobs
L. G. Stubbler
G. W. Lundin
Bellevue
Towa
Monticello Produce Co
J. McAleer
Richland Township
Sarah A. Oltman
Perkins, Eclipse and Star Windmills
Leroy Clark
Siuull
Elmer Cropp
Emily Chadwell
Barney Bilers
Fred Matthiessen
CO. L. Gould
Fagan & CO
The
Monticello High School
Teachers’ Normal Training School
Monticello, Towa
Hanken & Jacobs
F. M. Huyck
C. A. Errickson & CO
Fenner’s
Children’s Suits
General Merchandise
Eclipse Lumber Co
Joe Henry
Locaton
Thad Ward
Voorhees Coal CO
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