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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
3
A concisely prepared set of articles on the chemistry of cooking, drawing from practical kitchen experience and scientific knowledge. Conducted by Lida Ames Willis in Chicago with inquiries directed to Marquette Building, Banning Co. retains rights.
A guide to traditional candy making tracing sugar plums to Roman times. It covers boiling sugar stages from smooth to thread to crack, notes the role of cream of tartar, and explains fondant preparation with step by step tests and temperatures.
Shoppers can check Angersbachs for seasonal candy prices before purchasing. Store lists a selection of chocolates and sweet treats with promotional offers and limits on quantities during the holiday rush.
State organizer T. P. Menton will attend a Muscatine meeting at the Assembly Hall Monday night to discuss early closing. The movement, started last year, has won broad clerks support and most merchants approval, with efforts to sway the remaining merchants.
A local note proclaims a hacker can please anybody with treats. The piece touts the finest candies ever brought to Muscatine and invites readers to place orders with the vendor.
A Bartlett Bros window shows only one can of baking powder available while Bond’s offers candies and nuts of all kinds. The scene highlights limited stock and broad confectionery selection for shoppers.
Members from several church societies met at First Baptist church to form a union organization aimed at strengthening citywide youth work. Officers elected: President Roy Hill, Vice President Ralph Hill, Secretary Charles Robertson, Treasurer K. K. Boyer. A program led by Miss Elmalyne Tomlinson of Chicago featured readings, songs, and scenes, drawing enthusiastic praise.
A simple Falcon Self Rising Pancake flour recipe urges buyers to mix two cups of flour with one cup milk two eggs one tablespoon sugar and a walnut sized butter piece. It promotes Falcon flour sold by local grocers M W Wheeler C B Fuller W S Hill Geo W Reuling Otto and Son D McCurdy H St John Van Gent and Kobes. Children offered a blackboard from Martiett Bros with one pound baking powder.
Advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female nervous disorders and insomnia caused by uterine disease. It claims to nourish nerves, improve appetite, and restore sleep, supported by a testimonial from Albert H. Fulte about his wife’s eight years of illness and relief after taking the remedy.
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