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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
5
A New York scene unfolds with Mary Slade meeting her former lover Governor Slade at a cafe. Mary discusses Europe and the governor’s political rise, while Jake, loyal aide, contemplates a reconciliation. Slade persuades Mary to abandon divorce and join him, ending with a motor-car departure and reunion.
The piece traces Haiti’s early constitutional experiment and its leaders from Toussaint l Ouverture through 1871. It notes the population shift from Indigenous to African descent, foreign invasions, and a string of rulers including Dessalines Christophe Boyer Soulouque Geffard Salnave and Nissage-Saget, with exiles and assassinations shaping the republic.
Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell reflects on how judges and justices lack arrogance and domineering behavior after years of acquaintance. He contrasts the loud swashbuckler who boasts of rulings with the meek, cautious demeanor that emerges when power and responsibility arise.
Guidance on converting a woodshed into a winter washroom with an old stove. Speakers advise placing a warm carpet or bricks for footing, a rolling bench to move tubs, and keeping wringer, wash bench, boiler, basket and hamper in the shed to avoid steam and cold conditions.
Guidelines for threading the shuttle with finer cotton to reduce refills, keeping machines clean, and regular oiling after ten hours of work. Advice includes using paraffin oil, storing with oil holes up, testing with reverse stitching before use, avoiding drafts and dampness, and handling machines as delicate instruments.
Boil salted water with a teaspoon of soda. Submerge cabbage top down and boil uncovered until tender, about twenty minutes to thirty. Drain, then serve in a hot dish with Butter salt and pepper. Keeps color and avoids kitchen odor.
A guidance note explains that an underdone joint with carved slices can be reheated and served again. Fill the hole with mashed potatoes and cook in a brisk oven for an hour to yield browned potatoes and a fresh appearance at table.
Readers are advised to keep browned flour on hand to speed gravy making. Spread several spoonfuls in a baking pan and stir over moderate heat until amber brown, then transfer to a bottle for storage and later use.
A compact batter mix uses bran and flour with molasses and buttermilk to create a stiff batter. Raisins may be added if desired. Bake the batter for about 25 minutes for bran gems.
A simple winter succotash method advised with steps to soak small white beans for 12 hours then boil with corn. Finish with butter salt and pepper for flavor.
A new salad method poaches whole tomatoes and cucumbers to ease digestion and quell germ fears. Boiled water seven minutes yields skinless tomatoes while cucumbers are peeled and may be sliced or kept whole, served on ice. Use bay leaf onion and vinegar for subtle flavor. cucumber cups hold sauces or garnishes for fish, with celery or lima beans as fillings.
Laundry advice on washing delicate fabrics recommends rinsing thoroughly and avoiding starch. Dip in borax water, one tablespoon per quart hot water, dissolve, squeeze gently, roll in Turkish towel for an hour, then iron. Helpful for infants clothes and Irish lace needs.
The article promotes peroxide of hydrogen as the best bleaching agent for silk woolen linen and cotton. It instructs using one teaspoonful to half a tub of cold water, soaking overnight, rinsing, and washing as usual, noting mills use a similar process to whiten goods before finishing.
A little known method to peel tomatoes involves rubbing the entire surface with the back of a knife gently to loosen the skin then peeling as usual. This avoids weakening the tomato and keeps it firmer than the boiling water method.
A home tip suggests rinsing light muslin curtains in water containing an ounce of alum to render them nearly fireproof. If they do catch, the alum treatment should prevent flames from igniting woodwork.
The fragment instructs chopping twelve figs and six peeled apples, adding one pound sugar, two quarts water, and rapid stirring for fifteen minutes. It then directs straining, cooling, serving over crushed ice with an orange slice on Op, likely a beverage or dessert preparation reference.
Silver that has become scratched can be made smooth again by ribbing it with a leather pad rolled tight in a bag and dipped in sweet oil.
A well-dressed speaker lectured in the village schoolhouse on the art of getting on. He urged persistent effort as the keystone of success with the motto push and keep pushing. Laughter from a small heckler interrupted the crowd.
A conversation reveals Ange Line intends to study law and aims to specialize in corporate law. The exchange contrasts lofty ideals with practical career aims, noting Portia as a rare influence.
A man defends a strict rule for offering seats in street cars to only old people, arguing it avoids insinuating a woman is old. The exchange notes a passerby woman is not very young, prompting discussion of manners and age perception in public behavior.
A guest complains of a bed that changed into a buggy overnight, prompting the clerk and a judge to discuss the unusual transformation and its outcome. The exchange highlights a humorous misperception and courtroom reaction.
In conversation, Alice notes Charley starts easy and speeds up, but falters at the critical moment, causing delays in proposing. Maude listens as the judge’s quip underscores his skid at the point of commitment.
A man is charged with rifling pockets after hiring a taxicab. The courtroom rejects the defense remark and deems the act a foolish robbery. The judge notes the suspect could have sought money by lawful means.
A brief exchange mocks appearances and social polish as Mrs Wasserby aims to seem refined and a correspondent recalls a friend troubled by complexion. The dialogue hints at vanity and class preoccupations.
Quippy exchange notes Bulger’s vanity and a humorous assertion that he dreads not hearing himself when asleep. The dialogue reveals a characterization of Bulger as self-absorbed and sensitive to his own voice.
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