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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
5
In a formal villa party, Flora Desimone clashes with Nora while Courtlandt navigates guests, Harrigan, Abbott, and Celeste amid flirtations, confessions, and a tense confrontation in the conservatory and garden. Nora defends Donald as Flora seethes with old resentments.
Courtlandt tells a sprawling tale at a colonial era lunch. The guests listen as the narrator recalls travels from Rangoon to Ferlin, weaving romance, perils, and a verdict of innocence amid malice and injustice. The group ponders ends and beginnings as the tale closes.
Melbourne inventor Mr F Browne introduces a watertight dynamo driven hull cleaning machine for below water line work. A revolving brush is pressed to the hull by a propeller and lowered from a boat. The device is said to clean an 8 000 ton steamer in six or seven hours.
The American Flag Association organized February 17 1898. Its motto pledges one flag one country one God over all. Its aim is to secure national and state legislation protecting the flag from degrading and desecrating uses and to promote June 14 as Flag Day to honor the 1777 adoption of the United States flag by Congress.
Mrs H W Hutchinson explains a sugar curing method for home hams, detailing ingredients, proportions, and step by step application. The recipe promises better flavor, longer shelf life, and higher resale value than salted hams, with notes on labor, timing, and storage.
Rich biscuit dough is made from one quart of flour sifted with four heaping teaspoons baking powder a half teaspoon salt and butter cream. Stir in one cup cream enough milk to handle one beaten egg then roll to about one inch thick brush with melted butter cut rounds stack bake split add sweetened raspberries whipped cream and a berry with juice poured around.
Washable cotton rugs are offered in small yard-long by 24 inch wide sizes for 65 cents and 9 by 12 foot rugs for 10 dollars. Rugs come in plain colors with white striped borders or mottled patterns and have cotton fringe. Cushions for hammocks or porches measure 24 inches square and cost 1.50 dollars.
Two pounds rump steak browned in butter then baked slowly in a casserole with water for three hours. Add water for gravy and a pint of cubed carrots. Half an hour before serving add stuffed olives halved. Serve from casserole. salt not needed much due to olives.
Take a quart of well picked currants and bring to a boil. Press through a cheesecloth bag and return to fire, add a pound of sugar. Fill goblet a fourth full and add cracked fire until full.
Cut strawberries into small pieces and sweeten with powdered sugar. Fill a goblet a quarter full with the fruit mixture and top with plain or aerated iced water. Add a slice of lime if desired.
The article urges housewives to conserve energy in hot weather by evaluating shortcuts and labor-saving devices. It champions menu planning to reduce toil, substituting efficient dishes, and choosing fabrics that cut washing and ironing time. It promotes utility, proportion, and common sense to preserve health and happiness.
A collection of raspberry based desserts with instructions for raspberry charlottes a raspberry pudding and a raspberry porcupine recipe. Each dish uses raspberries bread crumbs eggs milk sugar suet butter and optional almonds with steps for layering mixing baking or steaming. The text preserves vintage cooking methods and measurements.
A pint of milk scalded with salt in a double boiler is combined with well beaten yolks from two eggs and half a cup of sugar. Stir briefly then return to the double boiler and cook until smooth and creamy. Flavor with vanilla or almond and optionally add blanched peach kernels cooked with the custard for a nutty finish.
A cake recipe lists ingredients: one cup sugar, one cup milk, two and a half cups flour, four tablespoons melted butter, one egg, one teaspoon cream of tartar, half teaspoon soda, one cup blueberries, and one teaspoon lemon flavor. Emphasis on not omitting the lemon enhances taste.
Guidance on cleaning an ice box and using a two layer cheesecloth mat to cover drain pipes. The mat catches debris before it can clog water pipes, aiding maintenance and preventing blockages.
A call to eradicate flies through thorough cleaning of homes and barns. Readers are urged to inspect every floor and window screen for dirt and broken spaces to curb pests. The note emphasizes persistent effort during busy days.
First wipe zinc with a dry cloth then apply kerosene oil and leave overnight. In the morning wipe off with a soft cloth and reapply kerosene for a final finish.
A Fort Scott man leaves a building with a door open. A stranger sits inside and shouts insults. The door is closed after a rough exchange. A sympathetic gesture follows and a child yells about a fight. Fort Scott Tribune reports the odd incident.
The exchange notes that many ills are imagined but warns that mushroom poisoning presents real danger and should not be dismissed as mere imagination. It emphasizes awareness of toadstool symptoms and the need for proper reckoning.
The judge in Slithers case declines a $50 fine for violating motor ordinances and sentences him to ten days of road work. The exchange notes the poor condition of local roads and praises Slithers for his road expertise.
A visitor in Boston spots a palatial touring car and asks who sits inside. A local says the man is the poet laureate of a well known biscuit factory, sparking curiosity about the notable figure.
A company promoter denounces a rival as an unwarrantable insult after recounting that the rival counted each finger following a handshake. The partner expresses surprise at the confrontation and the unusual accusation.
The steamer rolled in mountainous seas and Algy grew seasick. He begs for his remains to be sent to his people, but an hour later he confirms there will be no remains sent home. The grim note highlights a fatal voyage and the lack of closure for kin.
A humorous exchange centers on Patience and Patrice debating a woman’s capacity to love. Patrice insists she is capable, citing a dog as a sign, while Patience challenges the notion, framing the woman as an awful flirt.
In a light exchange on the sofa, a young man named George laments two cigars broken by Clara. Clara retorts that George should buy sturdier cigars. The playful dialogue centers on a minor domestic moment.
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