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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
4
A jumble of culinary instructions describes milk toast, lobster salad, asparagus tips with eggs, brandied peaches, olives noted as oysters, banana ice cream, crab meat soup, and a rough array of steps. The text reads like a 19th century kitchen guide with measurements, methods, and serving suggestions.
A cooking guide notes fried apples with pork, ham, or sausage, with instructions for preparing tart apples and browning in pork drippings. It also warns draughts harm plants, offers flower care tips, mildew removal with oxalic acid, and old recipe ingredients for baking powder.
Oliver L Paasig director of the Maryland Soil of the Department for Agriculture reviews the past season detailing weather impacts from September to September and noting droughts rains snows and frosts shaping wheat, corn, fruit, tobacco and other crops. He cites late freezes, hail, locusts, and varying yields across crops with overall fair to good conditions by late summer.
The column recalls monthly changes in weather and town life. September’s rain refreshed crops while October promises the Frederick and Hagerstown fairs. Coal shortages loom and Roosevelt hints at action. Local events include dances canceled by rain, kindergarten reopening, church and club meetings, and new store openings as Grave church grows.
A Cape Colony shop, typical of the region, offers items from needle to anchor and serves farmers within thirty miles by rail and twenty five miles from town. Mr. Larson notes steady local patronage and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedies for twelve months with few cures.
When uraig rermea very pear from a severe stomach and ilner trouble that I had rakered with for peste writes P. Mase, Dor ham, N C. Dr Ring's New Life Pills sated Tay Hie and cere perfnt heath. Best pills on eerth and only 2hc at Albert L. Pearra's rag tore
The Maryland section director reports on weather and crop conditions for the past week. Warm spells aided late crops while heavy rains damaged fields in Quail county. Corn yields remain fair to good for early plantings though late corn lags. fodder and standing stalks are in good condition. Wheat seeding expected to resume after drying. green growth appears in some areas. Clovers light, hay yields modest, buckwheat and oats mixed. tobacco largely saved. Fruit crops show scarce apples, pears plentiful with good quality, peaches marked. late gardens improved by rains but yard crops lag. Tomato yields steady though ripening slowed by rot and rain. canneries topped up. vines regaining growth prior to expected frosts.
The King of England endured illness delaying coronation but recovered to proceed with the ceremony. An advertisement extols Hogtetter's Stomach Bittere as a premier tonic for digestion nerves and illness, then praises Old Harper whiskey. The text includes stray snippets about a doorstep infant and mysterious indicates of Victor infants.
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