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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
2
A vintage kitchen note describes making crullers with one egg half cup sugar half cup sour milk quarter teaspoon cinnamon quarter teaspoon salt dissolve soda with water then mix with flour to form a stiff dough. Roll cut fry in hot lard drain sprinkle with sugar and serve hot or cold.
Wash one pound of prunes in warm water then steam in an enameled pan with half a cup of water until swollen and absorbed. Do not stir. Cool and grate half the zest or juice from lemon or orange, sprinkle with sugar, and top with whipped cercan.
A simple oven setup uses four corners for pie plates and two additional plates on boxes and the grate to bake six pies simultaneously with the same heat. This method creates stacked levels and utilizes available oven space efficiently.
Combine two cups corn meal and two cups rye meal with half a teaspoon salt. Stir in hot water with a level teaspoon soda, two cups sour milk, and two thirds cup molasses. Beat, pour into a buttered mold and steam five hours or bake two hours in small tins. Smaller loaves slice well.
A recipe describes boiling chocolate milk and brown sugar until thick, cooling, then creaming butter with brown sugar, adding milk and eggs, and folding in vanilla. The mixture is combined with flour, baked in layers, and assembled with a boiled frosting.
A simple candy method uses a medium potato mashed fine without dairy, cooled and mixed with powdered sugar until thickening. Add chopped walnuts if desired, shape into balls, and press a halved English walnut to each side. Simple, good, and easy to make.
Beat four eggs separate yolks with one teaspoon milk and half a teaspoon salt. Stir in a cup of warm rmolin. Fold in stiff whites and bake in a hot oven for fifteen to twenty minutes. Serve with a cream sauce.
Beat four eggs and cook slowly in half cup heated Tid milk until thick and creamy. Add one teaspoon butter and one third teaspoon salt. Pour over slices of fresh toast and dust with pepper then sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Scrape and slice the carrots then boil until tender and change the water once. Add salt to the second water, drain, rub through a colander and mash with a large spoonful of butter. Season to taste and serve very hot.
Beat the yolks of three eggs with two teaspoons of sugar. Stir in two cups of boiling milk. Return to the double boiler and cook until thick enough to coat a spoon. Cool and flavor with lemon or vanilla.
A note describes using empty salt and flour bags as jelly strainers kept in a hamper for washing, boiling, and reuse. It emphasizes having a steady supply of jelly strainers and mentions salt bags as handy for making odd glasses of jelly during the season.
A recipe lists mashed sweet potato cinnamon salt nutmeg and ginger with sugar milk and a beaten egg. Bake for one hour in a slow oven.
The text urges enriching vegetable meals with eggs cheese Italian pastes such as macaroni brown bread salad oil butter nuts cereals and pulses to ensure thriving nutrition. It emphasizes a varied diet beyond vegetables alone.
A concise recipe note describes cooking calf liver and minced ba con with pepper in butter, then adding four eggs and stirring until set. The method emphasizes a hearty breakfast dish with simple steps and a rich, savory finish.
A felt eraser moistened with a touch of laundry soap cleans grease and dirt from the top and sides of a kitchen stove or range, making it an excellent tool for routine kitchen maintenance.
Frank L. Stanton lauds Joel Chandler Harris as a unique literary figure in a Delmester piece. The essay blends observations of Harris’s shyness, gentle humor, and deep philosophical talent shaping his enduring stories.
The article surveys varied topics from banana fiber fabrics to U S imports of coffee tea and cocoa totaling about 100 million annually. It notes legal cases and humorous exchanges and then shifts to Greenland’s Danish governance and a dramatic eight foot red fir obstacle on the Northern Pacific line. It also lists military losses in the Mexican War Civil War battles and historical university origins.
A dusty car seat scene in which a young boy confesses to soiling a woman's dress as he clings to strangers hoping to feel loved. A compassionate onlooker learns his brief loneliness and parental loss, while the crowd responds with tender restraint.
Napoleon bitterly opposed Bernadotte's offer of the Swedish throne. A simple reply quelled the emperor's antagonism when Bernadotte asked, What! Would you have me greater than yourself and refuse a crown?
The Birmingham Age Herald notes Ponsonby as an unusually good man who occasionally swears only when deemed necessary, portraying a measured moral stance. The remark frames him as virtuous despite occasional profanity.
A Town Topics column notes social fashion shifts in horticulture discourse. The piece contrasts men’s humor with evolving attitudes toward baskets and peaches, using playful editorial tone.
A reflective piece notes how some sensible men still trust signs and omens and urges self denial by forbidding unkind remarks about others. It suggests people sometimes fail to do their best and questions complacent judgments.
The Chicago Journal notes Mount Holyoke College President Mary E Woolley argues working girls make better wives than college graduates or idle-raised women. She says working women balance housework with work life, reducing domestic strain and divorce risk, and view housekeeping as a business aiding family success.
The Minneapolis Journal argues that government requires trained, experienced leadership across departments as much as any profession. It contends that political science and rational direction are essential for good government, and that persistent, capable leaders will overcome ignorance in a party system.
A lively clergyman argues for direct nominations, preferring seasoned politicians over amateurs drawn to reform. He warns the plan could move toward socialism and urges leadership to lead voters to reform, noting mixed results in trials and cautioning against overvaluing reforms.
The Washington Post argues that naval officers are blocked from command ranks until near retirement age, wasting the experience of seasoned leaders. It calls the policy extravagant, urging faster promotion to leverage trained officers for national defense and readiness in emergencies.
In this column from Columbia South Carolina, the author notes the difficulty of defining an American woman amid complex ethnic heritage. He argues that notions of American femininity shift over time and with distance, unlike fixed traits, reflecting evolving social norms and self-perception.
A dinner hosted by an English circuit for an eminent judge turns to legal discourse. A rough, outdoor man with bronzed cheeks, H. G. Brown, interrupts with a boast about skinning steers in Texas and ends as the guest of honor praises his blunt insight on catse raising. The judge vows to curb the table talk at future banquets.
A marshal moved to dispossess a Rabbi in a Suffolk Street second-story room. About thirty destitute children sat on rough wooden benches. they were ragged and poorly clothed as the eviction proceeded.
A New York City rabbi and his small congregation face eviction as City Marshal Lazerns removes furnishings to settle unpaid rent. The scene unfolds with crying children and a tearful rabbi as a kindness gift of money is offered to sustain the community.
A compilation of court notes discusses Whalen versus Baltimore and Ohio and other rulings on railroad duties, negligence doctrine, trade union disputes legality, depot access, and interstate commerce. It also references local Missouri history, an old Bloomington road, and a lighthearted jewelry store vignette.
The narrow gauge railway between Brownsville and Point Isabel Texas, built by a Spaniard backed syndicate, ran as Brownsville’s only outlet for years. It used Spanish equipment and staff, with accounts in Spanish, and served until it was modernized after passing into American hands. The first locomotive remains on display and attracts visitors as a relic of early railroading.
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