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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
2
Bertram, heir to a ruined aviation dream, joins Revell’s biplane venture to win a $50,000 prize. After a perilous night flight, a stranger dies in pursuit of stolen papers, yielding a $25,000 payoff that frees his family mortgage and secures marriage to Fay.
A. C. Benson argues that Christians show greater tolerance for their own faults than for those of others. He notes self knowledge of temptations leads to excuses for anger and suggests people justify temper and faults as well intentioned before God.
The article recounts Ossian the Gaelic hero son of Fingal living in the third century and visiting the isle of the ever young. It notes his fairy connection, his return, and his storytelling to St Patrick. It mentions Jamies Macpherson publishing two epics in 1760 63 claiming translations from Ossian.
Winter cooking saves fuel by preparing a large batch of rice four cups at a time. The rice stays hot for shaping into a ring mold, with portions set aside for future dishes like puddings and breakfast cakes. Leftover meat and gravy enhance the ring for a hearty second meal.
Instructions describe preparing a fish soup with salmon or bass, vegetables, and herbs, simmering, straining, adding Tan rice, parsley, onion, halibut pieces, cream and lemon juice, then finishing off the soup with a brief simmer without boiling.
The text describes preparing lettuce hearts by halving or quartering, washing and drying, and notes over twenty attractive salads from various fruits and vegetables. It lists dressings including French, mayonnaise, thousand island, and Roquefort cheese, with hearts of lettuce and Romaine paired with these dressings.
Prepare guinea fowl breasts by removing bones and skin, season, and bake covered in buttered paper for 15 minutes. Uncover, baste with melted butter, finish until lightly browned. Serve on toast with ham, bearnaise sauce, artichoke fonds, sweet peppers, asparagus tips, and mushrooms.
A recipe describes making cream puffs with boiling water and butter, then adding flour, eggs, and a pinch of soda. Bake in a very hot oven for nine puffs. Filling combines milk, egg, corn starch and sugar with vanilla flavor.
A short cooking note gives a method for a dish titled Beans Spanish. It advises soaking two cups of pink beans overnight, boiling until tender, blending three sweet red peppers, frying three slices of bacon and mixing with pepper pulp a minced green pepper and shredded onion, then adding beans with juice salt and grated cheese and cooking thoroughly.
Water in a saucepan should boil vigorously with salt and a splash of vinegar. Add eggs one by one to the boiling bubbles and cook until set. Remove with a skimmer, trim as needed, and serve on toast while hot.
Instructions for curing one hundred pounds of meat with four pounds of fine salt four ounces of saltpeter and one pound of brown sugar. Rub hams with the mixture and repeat every other day until fully absorbed.
A homemaking column suggests inexpensive garnish ideas and inventive twists to enhance salads and meals. It proposes red peppers, yellow cheese centers, pear and grape combinations, asparagus on lettuce, green pepper rings, Roquefort or onion in French dressing, nut pastes as fillings, toasted bread sandwiches, paprika sprinkled potatoes, cabbage with cream dressing, gratins, sauerkraut stuffing for geese, and baked bananas with brown sugar and lemon juice.
Mild soap only not strong washing powders or kitchen soaps used on linoleum. Clear water or very mild toilet soaps are advised. Milk cleaning has disadvantages. A thin varnish coating twice yearly helps keep linoleum bright and prevents wear.
A refined luncheon dish. Poach an egg in lemoned water, trim with a cutter, coat with white sauce and breadcrumbs, fry briefly in hot fat, and serve on buttered toast with watercress garnish.
Two cupfuls of finely chopped veal mixed with two tablespoons fine bread crumbs one teaspoon butter beaten yolks of five eggs one teaspoon onion juice a quarter teaspoon salt a saltspoon paprika and a speck of mace. Heat then cool shape croquettes dip in egg roll in crumbs rest an hour fry until browned serve with tomato sauce.
A practical home tip suggests replacing worn edges on a tablecloth by cutting out the frayed strip and sewing in a new lace insert. The lace should be heavy enough to deter further wear though it need not be costly.
A brief note explains a cooking hack to lace stuffed fowl with toothpicks and string instead of sewing. After roasting, remove toothpicks and the string comes away with the meat, leaving a neatly finished bird.
Readers are told that applying a small amount of alcohol removes grease stains from floors quickly. The tip emphasizes ease and speed in cleaning with common household items.
Frost inside poultry houses when cold mornings give way to a damp, unhealthy environment. Do not overheat or close vents. Provide continuous fresh air through a south side opening covered with cotton cloth to control humidity and improve hen profitability.
Article reviews the vast variety of US insects, noting over 30 000 species and more than 400 affecting apple trees. It cautions against indiscriminate destruction, urges understanding insect habits, and outlines winter life stages to guide targeted control efforts.
Farmers' wives study poultry business and seek better care for fowls as conditions change. The article notes renewed respect for hens, improved housing, shared knowledge through meetings, and eggs becoming a reliable income even in winter.
An article reports a winter method used near Fort Collins Colorado to kill 50 jackrabbits in one night. Apples were slit, filled with powdered strychnine, resealed, wiped clean, and scattered as poisoned bait at the bases of trees through the orchard.
Farmers are advised to remove tops of Canada thistles and Quack grass early to prevent growth. Without above ground tops the plants cannot photosynthesize and feed, so cutting tops starves them gradually and reduces plant tissue formation.
A windbreak of trees like cypress willow or maple protects orchards from cold winter winds and helps prevent spring frost damage.
A brief prompting readers to tidy homes and farms and reflect on how orderly management affects payoff. It compares differing practices seen while traveling, urging attention to domestic and agricultural order.
A note states one hundred pounds of separator skimmed milk has about the same value as a half bushel of corn for feeding Digs. The comparison links dairy by product utility to livestock feed economics.
A quoted expert warns that bad practice breeds weaken the race across events. He notes breeding from immature stock tends to diminish performance regardless of discipline.
The column urges brood mares as a farm asset and notes drafts are best left to average farmers. It claims strong cows resist disease better, cites cheaper cottonseed meat for protein, and warns against spasmodic salting. It stresses early colt training and harness readiness, plus tight window shutters in cold regions. Professor McDowell says diversification could double or triple yields.
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