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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
3
A historical notice advises using rubber sheeting or waterproof fabrics to protect varnished dressing tables from alcohol based spills. It warns alcohol dissolves varnish and describes alternatives including oiled silk and white table oilcloth with muslin underlays for odor control and wood protection.
One cup sugar sweetens one quart of chilled or frozen mixtures. One level teaspoon salt seasons one quart of soup or vegetables. French dressing uses three tablespoons oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper to moisten one pint of salad. Wipe greasy utensils with soft paper before washing and destroy the paper immediately.
Fresh ham chosen and bone removed then filled with a stuffing of bread crumbs parsley marjoram white pepper salt green pepper and butter. Boiled in a flour and water crust then wrapped in a pudding cloth and simmered two hours or twenty minutes per pound. After boiling the crust is removed the skin pared and the ham roasted in a moderate oven with bread crumbs for six minutes per pound.
A simple ginger candy method uses one pound leaf sugar two tablespoons water a small piece of bruised ginger. Dissolve sugar boil stir in four ounces honey boil again add a knob of butter and boil until candy forms in cold water. Remove ginger and pour onto a buttered plate cool then break into irregular pieces.
Instructions describe a batter using one and a half pints of cold bread broken fine and one quart of buttermilk left overnight. In the morning add half a teaspoon salt and enough flour to make a thin batter. The result yields lighter cakes than flour or cornmeal and helps use up cold bread.
Quick deassert method uses half cup cream beaten thick folded with a pint of drained canned peaches. Sweeten to taste and serve very cold. Other fruit may be added as desired.
A guide explains the log book alphabet used by merchants to chart weather. Letters denote sky condition wind force and visibility with examples like q for squalls and l for light air, plus symbols for variations and intensities.
Swedish acrobats adopt a somersaulting aeroplane as stage equipment. A 12 foot pivoted girder supports a miniature plane driven by a five horsepower two cylinder engine. The performer uses feet to elevate and a right hand to steer, executing somersaults.
A collection of curious notes on animal behavior. It describes how a fly crawls on a pane, hens scratch with the sun behind them, a blind hen finds grain, data seeming to lie with feet to the fire, dogs lie by the fire, a mouse risks a large food cache, and a harmless tiny snake kept in the house may seek food after months. Goldfish sway to the globe’s right and can learn to fetch a fly.
A teacher recounts a tiny boy's plea for help after exclaiming he is uncomfortable and cannot sit down. The child explains he woke up on the wrong side and must go home, revealing a moment of genuine distress in a school setting.
Mrs. Lida M. Layton of Oregon Agricultural College outlines three serving styles: Russian with ample staff, English with host table service, and a compromise for small staffs. Includes table setting, cover placement, napkin folds, dinner cards, seating etiquette, and course service rules for formal dinners in period domestic science guidance.
A chaparral scene features Mamma reflecting on a remark about a man with “a good figure” and discussing a land sale. The Young Hopeful asks if the servant girl is selling land, while Dating Mamma notes a good price for land sold.
The transcript compares partnership to marriage and telephone use, noting that one cannot always get the party they want. It reflects on communication dynamics and expectations in relationships.
Dr. Edgard L. Hewett sails for Guatemala to excavate a Mayan ruin in a swamp near Quirigua. As director of Panama California Exposition exhibits and head of the School of American Archaeology he aims to reveal stone pillar riddles that may explain the origin of the Mayan race to the world in 1915.
The department of agriculture reports trying lime and sulfur wash with sucoxes on fruit trees to prevent rabbit gnawing. One treatment in fall generally protects trees through winter and broader use is recommended by the department.
The article notes that the wealth of the seas comes from sperm whales. It mentions spermaceti from the braincases, ivory from the lower jaws, and yellow oil from the sides.
The Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in Africa are described as the greatest in the world. Water falls four nater feet and the river at this point is about a thousand feet wide. Named for Queen Victoria after England’s 1888 expedition with David Livingstone discovery.
A short reflective line notes a woman envying men's freedom to act and seek healing through action. The passage attributes this to Jenny James and comments on gendered expectations and restraint.
Harper’s Weekly notes that Pompeii residents in 79 AD had folding doors hot water urns window gratings and roofed gardens. They kept birds toys and lanterns used terraces and stocks, mended crockery with rivets and preserved a large wine jar at Herculaneum illustrating enduring human habits.
The New Haven Register argues the dog deserves humane respect and lawful protection as a vital social member. It notes dogs guide and guard humanity and that loving can coexist with sensible laws and humane enforcement as cities grow.
The text urges renewed effort in the war on house flies, stressing cleanliness in homes and markets. It calls on citizens to target bakeries meatshops and restaurant kitchens and notes previous public and voluntary groups will rejoin the campaign to curb typhoid fever carriers. A timely warning precedes the upcoming season.
At a private party Empress Catherine rang for her page but he stayed at the table absorbed in play. After a search she found him among other pages in an antechamber, having been drawn into the game. She quietly took his hand to keep him playing while a swift errand was dispatched.
A Dec historical account traces the brown rat's spread from Western China to Hanover and England, displacing the black rat in Europe and America. It notes the black rat's decline, with remaining small populations in Vermont and parts of New Jersey, while South America remains largely free of its influence.
Lampreys show surprising nest making as two eels move from coastal waters up river to select a bottom spot. They form a stone heap by transferring pebbles in their mouths and, when a large stone is needed, work together to lift and place it, creating a nest two to three feet high.
An illustration shows a cat with unusual affection for chickens. The narrative notes chickens grow fond of Tabby after initial fear, with flocks often perched on the cat’s back during warm summer days, creating a warm pastoral scene.
A crustacean parasite clings to sprats its head dives into the victim’s eye tissues and the fish carry it around. These luminescent creatures sometimes move in shoals led by the infected fish, earning the nickname Lanthorn sprats.
Curious weaving birds in Africa cluster into large canopy nests that resemble umbrellas. They weave grass into a rainproof roof atop trees and each pair builds its own nest beneath, forming small colonies under the shelter.
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