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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
2
A collage of vignette absurdities and geopolitical snippets from early 1900s press. Mentions Paderewski Rockefeller Aunt Carrie Nation Young Turks Abdul Hamid Boston 1920 world’s fair Pilgrim Fathers, with playful digs on publicity and public figures.
The piece argues therapy in churches risks tying health to salvation, while churches wary of psychotherapy may neglect member welfare. It notes health and salvation can align, cautions on overemphasis, and reflects on kidnapping as an emotionally stirring but infrequent crime with broad sympathy for victims.
The piece argues that major owners of theater fear decline as top actors vanish and no strong successors exist. They contemplate returning to stricter methods to halt a drift toward degeneration resembling a music hall.
The fragment suggests Willis Whitla as an example feared by American schoolboys for what may happen if kidnappers come, hinting at a broader warning. It presents a tense, moralizing tone about dangers facing youth.
The article praises strict school truancy rules in Chicago to protect children and supports harsh penalties for kidnaping. It highlights the forestry service’s efforts to allocate grazing permits fairly, promote conservation education, and test new tree species in California, emphasizing government as a tool for national good.
In a Basque province a prison opens each morning and inmates go to town for chores trades or to act as commissioners. They return at dusk and the jailer identifies them before admitting them. One intoxicated prisoner was forced to sleep outside as punishment after being barred entry.
The Bank of England once issued a penny value note in 1828 that circulated for years. A holder brought the note to the bank after long contention and was paid six pounds, ending the nuisance for cashiers in balancing accounts.
A brief dialogue from a Yonkerg Statesman page features two figures named The Fat One and The Thin One discussing travel and journeys with a playful exchange about broadening experiences.
A historical account notes frequent card evenings in New York hotels where women host fêtes for charities or club programs. It questions whether women should play cards, cites heated talk of cheating, and suggests dissension arises from irregularities more often than not.
Origen Swett Marden argues in Success Magazine that gritty persistence and bulldog tenacity win when genius fails and talent falters. He cites Confederate commanders and General Grant as examples of never giving up, even after hope fades.
A column surveys the fading interest in bridge whist among society women, noting past gambling debts and lavish gifts tied to the game. It argues society craves change and will play only occasionally, while business tact and polite persistence win contracts, loans, and success.
Qake Annec notes a new Paris club requires absolute silence for entrants. Egbert asks if the rule excludes women, while Yonkers Statesman questions whether it is a women’s club.
A New York Press note says a letter to the wife mentions her mother delaying a planned visit. The phrasing suggests the Hewitt delays are considered dangerous by some, though the exact meaning is unclear.
Potatoes washed and cut into small cubes soak in cold water for half an hour then cooked until tender. Layer in a buttered dish with grated cheese pepper salt butter bits and celery salt, top with milk and bake fifteen minutes. Salmon and Celery Salad uses flaked canned salmon arranged on lettuce with celery and a dressing of oil vinegar salt and pepper.
A concise recipe for Boiled Saints Dressing uses sugar flour cream mustard salt butter and vinegar. Mix flour with seasonings and butter rub until fine then add cream and heat in double boiler. Fold in slowly and mix with lightly beaten eggs until thickened.
A compact recipe describes making ginger snaps with equal parts sugar and shortening, options for lard butter or beef drippings, a tablespoon ginger, molasses, hot water, baking soda, salt, and flour to roll thin. Instructions mix molasses with soda, add water, stir, and roll dough thin.
A three pound veal joint simmered in four quarts water for hours. Add a quarter pound macaroni or cup boiled rice. Season with salt and pepper, boil once more and serve.
Split common crackers in halves and soak in cold water about five minutes. Drain water off and place one third of a teaspoon of butter on center of each half. Bake in a hot oven until browned, then add a teaspoon of raspberry jam in the center of each.
A can of corn is simmered in a saucepan with butter for five minutes. Cream is added with white pepper salt and a touch of nutmeg then cooked briefly before serving in a hot dish.
A simple baked cake recipe using one cup maple sugar one egg half teaspoon salt one cup sour cream one and a quarter cups flour and one teaspoon soda. Mix soda into the cream then beat in the egg and sugar, add salt then flour. Bake in a quick oven.
A simple recipe outlines making French dressing by whisking three quarters of a teaspoon salt a quarter teaspoon pepper two tablespoons vinegar and four tablespoons olive oil until well blended.
A brief recipe lists ingredients for Frunk Cookies: one egg one cup sugar one half cup butter one cup raisins two thirds cup sweet milk one teaspoon cinnamon one half teaspoon clove and nutmeg two teaspoons baking powder and flour to mix until stiff. Drop from spoon onto buttered tin.
A short recipe lists ingredients for a jelly roll including egg sugar milk baking powder salt and flour with a note to roll while warm. A separate tip suggests polishing nickel kitchen utensils with flour while hot and cleaning flour residue from handles with a brush.
A note describes replacing a worn kettle lid knob with a spare from an old knob. It mentions using a half spool as a knob for a screen door and securing the replacement with a crew same as the old one.
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