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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1935
Page
6
Practical guidance on quick to bake cookies including ice box drops and wafers. Recipes cover almond macaroon style cookies, spiced cookies with raisins, bran molasses cookies, and almond slices with steps, ratios, and oven temps.
A three horned steer is shown at Hershey Zoological Garden in Hershey Pennsylvania. Walter M. Dunlap of Union Stock Yards Lancaster presented the yearling steer to the zoo. Ward Walker, the zoo director, said he would break the unwritten law of zoological gardens against exhibiting freakish animals and keep the animal.
Gool food to serve for Sunday tea can be made by layering sliced tomatoes bacon and cheese on buttered bread then baking in a moderate oven. Bake cake separately away from other dishes and place near oven center. Cranberry jelly can be molded individually for appeal and pricked apples or tomatoes stay intact during baking.
Polly the parrot, famed as the world’s most extravagant bird, dies in London at age thirty three after consuming more than half of a $1,875 bequest from Mrs. Elen Herretta Harriss. Three hospitals sought to claim the funds, but courts ruled Polly could spend as she wished.
Rub new tinware with fresh lard and heat thoroughly in the oven before use. This prep is said to prevent rusting, even with heavy water exposure.
A guide instructs to press soft collars by starting at the center, moving toward the edge, then returning to the center to iron the other side. It emphasizes even heat and smooth seams for a crisp finish.
Nobel chemist Harold Urey, 41, of Columbia, famed for heavy water work, wanders rooms and misplaces shoes. The article notes his prize, Willard Gibbs medal, and love of detective stories, vanity on prize money, and biographical details from Montana to California. It also mentions Louis Paul’s C Henry Award, his story “No More Trouble for Jedwick,” and the O Henry winner’s past as an Army recruit and movie extra. It ends with Fifth Avenue hat shop chatter and Times Square coin changers at subway booths.
The phrase learning by heart, meaning memorizing by rote, is traced to Chaucer in the Canterbury Tales. It appears in Troilus in the fif th book, illustrating its medieval English origins.
Philadelphia report notes that in 50 000 years the Big Dipper will resemble a soup spoon as the handle stars drift left while the others shift right. Wagner Schlesinger of the Franklin Museum explains star movements allow viewing past and future astral positions in the planetarium.
Triangular tears in garments can be neatly mended by first working the edges with a buttonhole stitch. Then the tears are caught together through the stitches rather than the fabric itself.
The article contrasts single-tube and double-barrel shotguns, arguing that disliking the twin barrels signals over-focus on the gun. It advises universal focus with about 60 percent vision on the target, 30 percent on the gun, and 10 percent around, and explains snap shots for thick woods versus deliberate aiming in open country.
In Denmark the bicycle always has the right of way with no exceptions. Cars should avoid bicycles, as riders commonly signal turns by hand. The article notes a long Zealand coastal highway closed to cars on Sundays in summer and describes the steady, formal bicycle culture seen from Copenhagen to Elsinore.
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