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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
3
In a Western village the doctor and Pepeeta attend a Quaker service where David Carson captivates the audience with a simple, moving sermon. Pepeeta feels destiny in his voice and questions her life as her husband plots fortune from his patent medicine idea.
In the early morning fields David drives the plow while the preacher and farmer-turned-worker halts at a returning carriage. The bold man and timid woman from the prior night emerge, greeting David with quiet seriousness as the doctor speaks first.
A pious Quaker youth declines a proposal from a physician seeking to recruit him for a scheme selling a miracle balm. The exchange turns on values, with the doctor pressing wealth and worldly life while the youth upholds humble labor and spiritual calling. A companion’s silent support hints at a budding attachment as May morning unfolds.
A judge records a witty exchange where a resident confesses paying to hear a new pianist, then admits the musician is the same person he previously complained about to the police for loud piano thumping all day and night.
Wipe ripe firm plums with a damp cloth. Pierce each plum, weigh fruit, and match a pound of sugar and a pint of water per pound. Simmer 20 minutes, pack hot jars, boil syrup to thick, and seal.
The article outlines a bread pudding method using crumbs soaked in milk, butter and egg yolks whisked with nutmeg vanilla and folded whites, baked in a greased dish and served with hot sauce. It also explains jelly molding tips including rinsing the mold, unmolding in warm water, and turning to release the jelly.
Recipes and home hacks appear in a mixed lot: pancake batter with sour milk and eggs, a sour milk batter cooked on a griddle, onion and celery stew with mushrooms and rice in brown sauce, boiled onions with cream, butter taste tests with brown sugar and vinegar, a brown sugar butter set, graham and molasses basic bread, nut bread with milk and nut meats, beef rib dish with tomatoes and onions, and practical cleaning tips for linoleum walls and sinks.
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