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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
2
In a Rajah’s palace Loftis faces a staged tiger ordeal that ends with a twist revealing the “tiger” was a harmless cricket exhibit. The ruler uses a brutal illusion to appease crowds while declaring neutrality in a regional conflict.
James Russell Lowell after returning from England attended a series of authors readings in New York. He spoke with a friend about Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley noting his verse and saying Knee Deep in June had deeply moved him.
A dialogue contrasts a candidate using photographs in a campaign with a technician tasked to run a photo machine. They acknowledge the need to start the machine and to interrupt to cue applause as a teaching moment for voters.
Mr Testy mocks a servant girl and discovers sugar in a salt shaker. He asks where she was obtained. Mrs Testy replies they found her at the intelligence office.
A compact guide recommends a stout brush by the sink for washing vegetables and outlines soaking brushes in tepid water with three tablespoons of ammonia per quart, then rinsing and drying bristles downward. For hair brushes use warm water with dissolved soap and avoid soaking the backs to prevent damage. An old toothbrush is handy for tight spots during kitchen cleanup.
A guide to turning cold meats into warm casseroles using leftovers. Layer vegetables potatoes and onions with meat and gravy or seasoned water, bake slowly, then finish with the cold meat on top. Include peas with lamb and finish with mashed potatoes for a tasty leftover dish.
A traditional stew blends four pounds mutton with tomatoes onions and potatoes. Simmer three hours in olive oil, then add peas mushrooms and salt and pepper. Cook until tender, drain canned juices, thicken, and serve.
A lemon cup cake recipe combines butter sugar lemon juice and rind four eggs pastry flour salt and soda. Cream butter and sugar fold in dry ingredients and stiff egg whites then bake in small tins.
Recipe notes describe using cold chopped beef or boiled chicken with rice and melted butter. Form into small cakes and fry in salt pork until brown, with salt to taste. Chicken is preferred when possible.
Boil large sweet potatoes with skins on until tender then cool and peel. Slice thickly, dip slices in melted butter, broil on a hot grill, dust with salt and paprika, and serve hot on a warmed dish.
A simple recipe for using leftover prunes and raisins. Wash fruit, soak raisins briefly in boiling water, add lemon juice and sugar to taste, then bake in a two crust pastry.
A recipe notes filling a hollow onion with finely chopped bacon or meat and spices. The stuffed onion is cooked in a little milk in the oven or simmered on the stove for a tender flavorful dish.
Simple guide to affordable candy making with peanut brittle and dipped chocolates. Produces brittle from shelled peanuts and sugar, and fondant centers flavored with coffee raspberry orange peppermint cherry and vanilla. Includes steps from making fondant to dipping in special coating chocolate and decorating with nuts or candied fruit.
A biscuit batter with flour baking powder salt shortening and milk forms a soft dough. Steam puffs with berry filling in buttered cups then top with a lemon butter sauce made by creaming butter powdered sugar and lemon juice and thinning with boiling water.
Instructional note describes cutting chicken into pieces, brining in salt water, battering in flour, frying in hot fat, and seasoning. Includes making a cream gravy with salt pepper mace and flour using the frying pan drippings. Parsley fried with the chicken is mentioned.
A tested substitute for cream in soup uses milk and egg. Boil milk briefly then cool and whisk in an egg, strain, and melt in butter before adding to the soup. Return to the simmering point and serve immediately.
Rinse Tokay and white grapes cut in halves and seeded. Place in sherbet cups add light sugar. Squeeze half an orange over each cup and serve icy cold.
A polish for highly polished surfaces and automobile bodies uses boil ed olive oil with a few drops of vinegar. Apply in moderate quantities and rub with a soft flannel cloth to achieve a luster.
Boil and drain leeks then cool. Toss with a dressing of oil vinegar pepper and salt. Cut the leeks into one and a half inch pieces and pour over the dressing.
Slice graham or white bread thin and top with Swiss cheese. Sprinkle paprika and salt. Bake in a hot oven until cheese melts.
A Wisconsin veterinary note advises stockmen on barb wire wounds in horses. Wash wounds with warm water, clip hair, rewash, and avoid rancid substances. Use absorbent cotton for deep or dirty wounds and avoid stitches on severe damage. Dry dusting powder made from lime, sulphur, and charcoal aids healing. Open hoof wounds for drainage and apply corrosive sublimate solution, then dust and bandage daily until healing.
University studies show work horses on American farms are used about 3.5 hours daily, less than half capacity. Per unit of work the power costs over twice the needed amount. Increasing hours to 2,500 per year could cut hourly costs from ten to five cents.
A Topeka Kansas inventor recently patented a self feeder system for hogs or cattle. A large storage bin on runners feeds a smaller inner hopper through a spout, with a feeding floor arranged between.
The article notes blister beetles and potato bugs as natural enemies that feed on grasshopper eggs. It warns that a beetle plague in grasshopper years does not reduce the grasshopper problem and recommends destroying grasshopper eggs in fall to curb both pests.
Farmers are urged to avoid letting cattle drink from old ponds that hold dirty water as it harms milk and butter quality. Clean water sources are essential for healthy livestock and product quality.
Do not prune trees before sap has gone out and prune very sparingly once it starts. The guidance emphasizes timing and restraint in pruning to protect tree health.
An article extols gains in purebred poultry farming across the United States noting improved methods and station influence. It urges farmers to replace mixed stock with standard bred birds, improve housing and care, and invest in other farm lines for higher profits.
An Idaho Experiment Station note says soaking in kerosene loosens nuts, but a faster method uses heating the nut with a wrench until the wrench end glows bright red then applying heat to the nut. The nut expands from heat while the bolt does not, enabling easy removal with a second wrench. Do not attempt to turn the nut with the hot wrench to avoid strain.
The article argues that successful beef production begins with feed cultivation, not the moment the animal enters the feed lot, emphasizing the importance of upstream farming in cattle finishing.
Sugar beets are noted as a good feed for cattle, with grain clover and alfalfa recommended to accompany them for a balanced diet.
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