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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1910
Page
2
A compendium of quips and observations on wealth, fashion, royalty, wages, and oddities. It notes Aunt Hetty Green rumors, a prince heir, rising wages and cost of living contrasts, a French claim on chicken language, and German wages versus U S pay, all in a witty, opinionated tone.
An estimate from the Bureau of Statistics in Washington shows US population up by 10 million over ten years while the number of animals fell by 5 million. The report suggests many families stopped dairy farming.
The superintendent of Chicago's antic cruelty society claims 600,000 homeless cats in the city and urges catching and destroying them with charcoal fumes. He argues cement sidewalks and modern flat buildings reduce the cats role in controlling rats and mice.
King Peter of Servia, raised after a predecessor’s murder, is invited to visit the Czar in St. Petersburg. The role of Russia in Balkan influence is not disclosed until future histories of Russian foreign policy are written.
The Roosevelt party bagged about five hundred large mammals and thousands of birds and small animals on a scientific hunt. Giants like the giant eland and white rhinoceros head to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington along with other specimens. Enver Bey, key figure in Turkey's revolution, is to wed the sultan’s niece, a union praised as a major step for the reformer.
The essay argues that sons of great men often do not match sirely ability and that royal marriages preserve bloodlines while commoners marry haphazardly. It notes potential links between education for women and prudence in marriages, suggesting love should be tempered by judgment.
A historical note on the distinction between signatures and names in French literary practice. The London Globe and critic Sarcey are cited on legible signatures for printers. Emile Faguet recalls a professor who warned students to sign clearly, noting that a French signature is a zigzag rather than a simple name.
Dialogue from the Boston Transcript showing a mother urging a daughter to marry soon while the daughter prefers study. The mother argues men will scorn her, the daughter replies she wants to learn, mentioning her father in a joke about the papa.
A Louisville Courier Journal note describes vegetation as if it rang with riotous life along the Amazon, a marvel that baffles the imagination and invites playful speculation about its appearance like an Easter hat.
A bemused observer notes a intoxicated man who insists he outshines Jim Jeffries and believes he rivals Caruso. The remark suggests guests and hosts share mixed feelings about company.
A detailed account describes how Khasi tribes of Assam engage in egg breaking as omens. Eggs are sacrificed on a shaped board to foretell events and diagnose causes of illness. The practice includes lengthy rituals, with participants often in a messy display of shells, yolk, and beetle saliva as they seek auguries.
London man famed for a frugal lifetime of extreme thrift reportedly earned three thousand dollars yearly while amassing about a quarter of a million in property. He has now abandoned his solitary existence in search of better shelter and care.
A man prepares an egg by spitting on it to cleanse and color it before smashing it on a board. He explains the action as a cleaning ritual and coats the shell with clay to mark it clearly when struck.
The New York Herald reports suburban residents rejected pay-as-you-enter trolley cars. Yonkers and Newark restored traditional conductors and coin handling due to parcel burdens, change delays, and rider habits. The switch followed local protests led by women and objections from riders.
Accountancy is not just abstract knowledge to be taught in lectures but the art of applying that knowledge to business needs under varying conditions. It cannot be learned solely in classes but comes from careful individual study and practical experience in bookkeeping.
A historic note on compulsory sleeplessness as a fatal Chinese punishment for murder. The text suggests the method proves deadly within nine or ten days and comments that those who claim to know the proper way to act are rarely active.
A feature on pineapple as a tasty digestif and tonic notes its use in a lemonade mix with grapefruit orange and mint. It suggests serving with lettuce and chicken sandwiches and warns against fish in the same lemonade pairing.
A historical recipe mix and rise method for Schnecken dough using sugar milk lard and yeast. The dough rises overnight and again after kneading. Rolls are rolled with butter and currants, cut into slices and baked when light.
Cream sugar with butter then fold in egg white milk and flour with baking powder. Add seeded raisins minced citron and flavor with sherry or almond extract. Bake in loaf tin.
A vegetable flavored soup benefits from a clear beef stock. Tomatoes, carrots, turnips, leeks, celery, lima and string beans, corn, rice and barley may be used. Vegetables should be cubed and added in order by their cooking times.
Beat three eggs with a cup of sugar and a pint of milk. Stir in two thirds of a cup of flour. Line a pie plate with pastry bake the crust then cook the cream in a double boiler until thick. When cooled flavour with vanilla and fill the crust. Bake until set. Makes one large pie or several small ones.
Soak a quart of beans overnight in warm water. Boil until tender then drain. Place beans in a deep pudding mold with a center of parboiled salt pork and cover with seasoned tomato sauce. Bake covered for two hours.
Drain and chop the tomatoes and onion, then mix with tomato juice two teaspoons mixed spices a cup of vinegar to sharpen the flavor one third cup sugar and salt to taste. Mix well, jar and seal.
A historical recipe directs mixing two cups sweet milk with one cup sour milk, two cups white meal, one cup flour, one cup molasses, two teaspoonfuls baking soda and a pinch of salt. Steam in a mold for three hours then bake five minutes to finish.
A traditional barley soup recipe instructs to simmer shin beef two to four hours in four quarts of water with one pound of beef pearl barley a quarter pound four potatoes salt pepper and a bunch of parsley until tender.
Practical tips for cleaning and preserving common items. Boil water through fabric to remove tea stains, sharpen knives on a flat file, soak roots in water to revive vegetables, and use tea to deodorize pans. Vinegar helps poached eggs stay intact, salt and lard prevent starch from sticking, and paraffin plus ashes clean rusty blades.
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