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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
4
A fragment notes that roost for the pheasants should be fed barley with grain to avoid laxative effects. It suggests alternatives such as silage alfalfa and oats if needed and reminds that charcoal ashes and salt should be available. A quoted joke from the Philadelphia Ledger about a carriage seating remark is included.
A Wisconsin farmers course speaker advised not milking a cow dry for the last few milkings and to milk her thoroughly dry one week later. Attendees were urged to lay inch boards over cement floors for cows and calves to prevent gouging, caked udders, rheumatism, and discomfort. calves benefit from the boards.
An assorted page cites patent medicines such as Tetterine claiming cures for eczema and other skin diseases, Hicks Capudine for headaches, plus remarks on turtle soup and a political jab by Victor Grayson. It notes a rise in lunacy in Ireland from 1851 to 1901 and closes with a humor item about an engagement and a joke policy from the Cornell Widow.
A Michigan reader says cutting meat and using Grape Nuts and Postum improved athletic form. He notes weight gain from 124 to 140 pounds from June to September and says mornings feel better after a breakfast of Grape Nuts with cream and Postum. He claims the regimen boosted energy and performance.
A 90 year old seer notes a butter packing method for long storage. Work and salt butter thoroughly then press into a two gallon crock. Cover with a cloth and salt to an inch, seal with crack lid, beating down any spare butter under the salt. June packed butter stays sweet through December.
In a home recipe, cold boiled potatoes are diced and mixed with onion celery white sauce and buttered crumbs baked to a meatless main dish. A note praises future cheese with red meat separation and includes a method to whiten delicate embroidery using soap borax sun exposure and rinsing to restore whiteness.
Two cupfuls sugar and three-quarters cupful sweet cream boiled nine minutes then cooled and flavored with orange makes a rich filling for dark chocolate cake. A fudgy icing from light brown sugar milk cream of tartar and vanilla resembles maple sugar. Peanut butter mixed with cream and confectioners sugar yields a cheap novel cake filling.
A compact set of kitchen notes outlines methods for Pot Roast Potatoes Frizzled Beef Salmon Croquettes and Almond Surprise. It covers frying with ham fat simmering with butter and milk, making salmon croquettes from potatoes and salmon, and a gelatin almond dessert with raspberry juice and whipped cream.
Senator Fulton recalled a Newport Astoria tale at his annual Oregon salmon dinner in Washington. An old fisherman once delivered a monthly salmon and a tip, but a busy morning led to no tip. the man asked for a written note to spare his wife from thinking he spent the money on rum.
An irritable merchant convalesces from typhoid fever and imagines a modest steaming meal at his bedside. The nurse serves tapioca pudding the next day, then the patient asks for a postage stamp to read, illustrating his longing to do something normal.
General Fred Cray ton Ainsworth 55, once an army medic now adjutant general and head of the whale military works, attracts praise for ambition and influence in Washington. The card index system he devised saves the government 500000 annually by instantly revealing every pensioner and soldier’s history. He is seen as highly connected and respected, though some mock his overbold fame. Ainsworth cited as a powerful, enduring figure. The piece also quotes observations on restaurant management by Americans and a note on silver chicken, marmalade and sauce covers. The piece ends with a meditation on writing by action oriented men and a joke about a doctor’s bill.
A playful diary style verse fragment recounts multiple women including Jenny, Kate, Bell, Dora, Jane, Viatt, Dolly, Claribel, Flora, Maude, Daisy, Cozette, Clara, Julia, Ruth and Maisie kissing the speaker. The speaker apologizes for Leigh Hunt and notes his single celebrated stunt with Jenny. The piece appears in a Richmond Times-Dispatch item.
A collage of medical cure claims and cita tions. G W Winney of Medina writes urging kidney sufferers to write for Dean's Kidney Pills cure stories. Various patent medicines are advertised including Grove's Tonic and Allen's Foot-Kase. Humorous quips and a note about haunted jails round out the page.
A reader recounts relief from eczema after using Cuticura Remedies with dates in 1907. The message mixes medical claims, investment pitches, and old product ads, including tetter cures and soothing syrups for children, reflecting a collage of early 20th century ads and notices.
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