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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
2
A compact recipe note describing peach cake preparation with lemon and almond flavor, plus suggested fruit toppings and icing. It also includes methods for preparing sheep kidneys with lemon and butter, and fried bananas as a meat accompaniment, with tips on timing and serving.
Mix shortening into whole wheat dough after the second rise to tenderize. Roll a quarter inch, spread creamed butter and dried cherries, season with cinnamon and nutmeg, roll, seal, cut into half inch slices, form a ring, proof to double, bake brushed with water. Serve hot with stewed cherries and sauce or with coffee.
Cut kernels from four ears of corn mix with two beaten eggs half teaspoon salt saltspoon pepper one cup flour pressed down a cup cold milk. Fry in hot greased pan drop batter in spoonfuls to yield about a dozen. Cook four minutes per side. Great with chicken or for breakfast.
A laundress advises using half a sliced lemon in the boiler with white clothes. She claims it both whitens fabrics and helps remove stubborn stains.
A home recipe lists ingredients for chocolate doughnuts including one cup cigar and one egg with milk salt cocoa and baking powder. It notes you can use sour milk and soda if desired and expresses fondness for the treat.
Rev Father Martin Kennelly S J, stationed in Shanghai for 25 years, describes Chinese women’s practice of foot binding as a cultural marker of refinement and beauty. He notes a wife’s limited social standing, the dowry system, and recent moves toward educating women amid government and mission efforts. Boston Traveler cited.
Onlookers at Point Breeze compare the new aeroplanes to farman biplanes and Jersey mosquitoes as mechanicians haul the craft to the aviation field. The crowd notes odd shapes, side flaps, and a buzzing sound, joking about brakes and passengers.
A woman buys a parrot from a bird fancier who notes the bird swore only when in the ladies circle. On At Home day the parrot cries stewardess in a low excited voice, shocking guests and prompting a return.
The piece cites Jeremy Taylor on matchmaking, arguing against choosing a wife for beauty alone. It stresses that prettiness does not guarantee happiness and praises a wife who is a true friend, devoted companion, and loving partner as far more valuable than mere physical attraction.
A dark old remark echoes a boy’s fate as medical hopes fade and a Sunday school teacher once deserted him, highlighting themes of abandonment and desolation in a reflective narrative.
A Lady's Pictorial note describes medieval girl gatherings where women set problems for discussion on love. Theme topics include feigning love versus truth, winning versus keeping love, and a miser's avarice affecting love. Conversations could move listeners to tears and occurred after family festivals as entertainment.
The article urges the strictly up to date business woman to be attractive and competent. It stresses appearance plus inner qualities shaped by conduct, self-improvement, and expression. It claims thousands of good positions await the quality girl and that she may attract a worthy husband.
The article urges householders to spend hours on pillow care. It recommends beating pillows with a stout rattan beater to clean dust without harming seams, airing on a dry sunny day, and scrubbing old ticking covers with soapy lather then rinsing and drying outdoors.
A Newark News report recounts Joseph A. Beecher being approached by two seven year old colored boys on Academy Street who asked for cigarette pictures. When asked their names they replied we'se twins naming themselves Soda and Saleratus with the other claiming to have lost all the others.
Miss Myrtle Ashmore longs to be a heroine and pursues a perilous blizzard rescue of Arthur Chope. A pony slips in ice, they shelter in a farmer’s shed, and Chope eventually rescues her, leading to a proposed marriage and a small-town tale of fate and romance.
The abbe recounts a prince funeral scene in Poland with three cavaliers entering on horseback and striking the bier with their weapons. One rider fakes death and is restrained, money and chaos scatter as clergy and nobility tumble. A lavish feast follows with Hungarian wine.
A city man and a farmer clash over dialect and slang in a brief humorous exchange. The pair admit surprise at each other’s speech as they converse.
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