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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
2
An advertisement notes Louise Torssland author of The a of Sarah and The Ship of Dreams, with copyright held by the Century Co.
A brief tale unfolds a tender devotion between an aged husband and wife. The faded romance sits within a homely title story as a golden thread linking past affection to present memory.
Angeline and Abraham face poverty after an auction strips their home of goods. She clings to dignity and plans small acts of kindness to ease the future, while he laments losing comfort but shelters her from despair. Their bond and pride meet a harsh choice.
An elderly couple Abe and Angy recall their long life together at a worn table, sharing tea and memories of poverty, first home, and enduring love. The kitchen light reveals roses, a robin, and sunlit hope as they utter a simple prayer and reflect on faith.
A couple leaves their kitchen in a solemn ceremony, Abraham in a Sunday suit with a beaver hat and Angeline in a black silk gown and bonnet. Her pink rose peeks from under the brim as she tends to details with care. TO BE CONTINUED.
A humorous critique questions whether modern boys still savor simple treats like candy and soda, and warns that moralistic views from a Housewives' league council risk turning boys into insufferable prigs. It contrasts with nostalgic tales of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as it considers behavior and appetite.
The report notes daily per capita water use in U S cities ranges 50 to 150 gallons, but testing shows a uniform trial consumption of just over one half gallon per person.
A vintage guide offers egg preparations including an omelet with herring, baked stuffed eggs, ham stuffed eggs, child friendly custard eggs, peas puree with eggs, and au gratin eggs. Each method outlines prep steps, seasonings, and finishing baking or frying times.
How to clean a gummy flatiron with paper dipped in ashes or a scratchy cleanser. Wash in hot soapy water, dry, warm, wax, and store. If dirty during ironing wax and rub with salt or cleanser on paper. emery paper as last resort.
Cut two pounds of inexpensive beef into small pieces. Add one small yellow turnip one carrot one large onion and six medium potatoes sliced. Add salt and about a quart of cold water. Layer meat and vegetables in the kettle cover and simmer two hours until only a cup of juice remains.
Instructional tip describes making mint sauce in summer when mint is abundant, then bottling and sealing to enjoy a ready supply through winter without repeated preparation.
After washing lamp chimneys, polish them with dry salt to give the grease a brilliant shine and prevent cracking.
A reader friendly tip suggests mounting wooden packing boxes beneath a table top to create a concealed storage space. Turn the table upside down to secure boxes, then lift the cloth to access the hidden receptacle for small sewing items.
A historic recipe describes a pepper pot with tripe using three pounds tripe two quarts water veal knuckle potatoes onion parsley thyme marjoram salt pepper and dumplings. Tripe is boiled a day ahead saved liquor then combined with veal liquor. cut into half inch pieces and simmer with dumplings ten minutes before serving.
A light nourishing jelly for those avoiding eggs or custards. It combines orange juice and rind, sugar, gelatin, and a new-laid egg, heated briefly, then cooled and poured into a mold to set.
Clean rabbit and cut into pieces then soak in salted water overnight. Drain, cover with fresh water and simmer with onion sage and salt until tender. Remove meat, coat with egg and cracker crumbs, fry in butter, and serve with a gravy made from the drippings and strained stock.
Winter preservation method for fresh parsley and celery. Layer salt and green foliage in a can in alternating half inch salt and two inch parsley or celery layers. Press down, fill, and seal. Keeps parsley and celery fresh throughout winter.
To clean wood when soiled use oil and turpentine or wood alcohol. If that fails rub with a woolen cloth damp with turpentine and finish with paraffin oil. For dark woodwork boiled linseed oil is better than petroleum-based oil.
Advice on preserving suet by removing skin, shredding finely, mixing with four, and storing in a dry cool place to maintain sweetness longer.
A historical overview traces Mahomet born in Arabia in 659 and the spread of Islam through Turkestan and into Europe. It notes Turks as ancient Scythians, their conversion under Arab Muslim forces, and their later expansions into Armenia Serbia and the Balkans.
A small mountain stream in northern Mexico has been captured and channeled through a 30 inch pipe to a hydro electric plant. The diversion dries the former stream bed while two turbo type generators produce electric current for nearby silver mining operations.
Sir Donald Ross spoke at Charing Cross hospital in November on diseases spread by insects. Mosquitoes carry malaria yellow fever dengue fever and elephantiasis. Tsetses transmit sleeping sickness and glossina morsitans as well as sand flies spread mild fevers. Ticks carry tick fever spirochetes and rats fleas spread plague and goats milk may spread Mediterranean fever. Bedbugs have been linked to leprosy and some speculate measles comes from beans.
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