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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
6
The Venezuelan garrison at Fort San Carlos endures bombardment by German ships as Limburger cheese and sauerkraut shells are devised. The odor triggers panic and a retreat as General Bello and his troops struggle under heavy fire.
A Baltimore Sun note recounts Miss Sallie Blake in Val vert County who made red flannel coats for turkeys after they ate spirit-soaked grapes and lost their feathers. The birds, later found bare earlier, strutted about wearing red coats for warmth and humor.
A London railway shareholders meeting ends with a witty exchange. A gentleman delivers a long speech, and the chairman calmly replies that he is in the wrong room addressing the wrong company. The speech should have been in Number Si, first floor.
An Irishman eager to raise game cocks tried hatching prize eggs under a hen. His wife swapped them with duck eggs to teach him a lesson. Weeks later he watched a duckling hatch, boasting that a bird twice its size could not trip him.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report notes a bar incident described as a grab of 29-cent combs by a noted progressive euchre player. The exchange highlights the woman's notoriety in local euchre circles.
New American Railways reports over 6,000 miles of new track in the United States last year. Oklahoma shows 570 miles while Arkansas adds 870 miles. Georgia 830 miles and the territory shows 368 miles. Lexas appears with no miles listed.
An unnamed man loses his sense of humor and makes a joke at an inappropriate moment, prompting irritation from bystanders and concern from onlookers. No injuries or formal charges reported.
Dissolve a half teaspoonful of salt in a pint of scalding water and beat in enough flour to form a soft or stiff batter. Beat ten minutes, cover, and keep in a warm place eight hours. Stir a teaspoon of salt into two cups warm milk and add enough flour to make a stiff batter, then work into the risen dough. Mix thoroughly, rise again, shape into loaves, let rise, and bake when light.
A recipe describes a teatime cake using six eggs worth of white, five ounces sugar and almonds, three ounces flour, lemon rind, orange peel, cloves, and cinnamon. The beaten white is folded in and the batter baked in small rounds for a delicate dessert.
A recipe describes hard boiling a dozen eggs then cooling and peeling them. Ten eggs are arranged in a dish with Bechamel sauce poured over, topped with powdered yolks from two eggs mixed with breadcrumbs, butter, and bread triangles. Bake quickly until light brown and serve.
Eggplant is peeled sliced soaked in salted water then boiled until tender and mashed. The mixture is seasoned with baking powder egg salt and pepper and flour to make a dough. Dropped by spoonfuls into hot fat it is fried to a brown.
A recipe describes sifting flour with baking powder and salt, whisking eggs separately, mixing yolks with milk and melted butter, forming a well in the flour, combining liquids, beating, folding in stiff whites, and greasing the waffle iron before cooking.
Heat one can of pineapple to boiling. Strain gelatin dissolved in cold water and add to the pineapple. Remove from heat, cool slightly, then fold in beaten egg whites and cream. Mold and chill until set.
A home recipe directs turning canned tomato contents into a quart of beef stock then simmering half an hour. Strain tomatoes, add rice cooked ten minutes, return to heat, cook until tender, season with salt pepper onion juice and sugar, and serve.
A simple dumpling method calls for one pint of flour two teaspoons baking powder and half a teaspoon salt. Cut in four heaped tablespoons of butter then add half a pint milk to form a light paste. Drop into boiling stew and cook ten minutes before serving.
A recipe guides making gluten gems by sifted flour with salt and baking powder. Eggs milk and melted butter are mixed and stirred in, then poured into greased gem pans and baked in a hot oven.
Two cups New Orleans molasses and one cup butter melted to boil. Remove from heat, stir in one teaspoon soda and one teaspoon ginger. Add flour to form dough, roll thin and cut into shapes for baking.
Pound or grind fresh roasted peanuts to a powder and mix with two tablespoonfuls of fresh butter. Spread the paste thinly on sliced bread for a simple peanut butter bread spread.
The text offers practical tips for removing paint from glass with warm vinegar or copper coin edge, cleaning embossed silver with alumin and soap suds, making rice glue by boiling rice and water, and a nut cookies recipe with butter sugar eggs and nuts plus flour for rolling and baking
Publishers announce a rash of forthcoming novels and studies from Lothrop Irving Bacheller and others. New works include Carrel of the Blessed Isles by Irving Bacheller Strong Mac by S R Crockett The Word of King Canute by Ottilie Liliencrantz The Blue Goose by Frank IL Na Son and Trent's Trust by Bret Harte. Joseph Conrad revealed as a Polish writer composing in English. Richard Badger to publish Tannhauser translation by Charles G Kendall.
Government of India forbids export of bird skins and plumage to stop wholesale bird destruction that harms crops. Feather trade thrives in London docks with vast India supplies, notably green parrots’ feathers. Ban could boost ostrich farmers in South Africa and prompt measures against bird destruction in southern Europe.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip depicts a frightened husband seeking a bottle of poison and discovering he himself has swallowed it. The wife urges silence to avoid waking the baby as the comic exchange unfolds in a late night misadventure.
A quip from the Philadelphia Record features a Wise Guy claiming TJ can marry any girl he chooses, followed by the Simple Mug’s jab that he cannot seem to please any of them.
A brief odd exchange features an older man joking about using dynamite to blow plaster from his chest as reported by the Indianapolis Journal. The humorous line reflects a wartime era or sensational column tone.
A fragment shows a cautious dialogue where one asks Uncle Jack for financial guidance. The speaker weighs two sums, $25 or $507, indicating uncertainty and seeking advice on a money request. The line ends with Life suggesting a reflective, terse mood.
New tricks to introduce color contrasts in spring and summer dresses are shown with delicate dashes of color. Embroidered voile with tiny loras, short jackets, and white summer wraps highlight the season. Bold black lace on dark fabrics and white undertones create distinct style, with many white outer garments predicted to be plentiful.
The piece notes color motifs with tan and darker tan pink and green embroidery on fabrics like chiffon, grenadine and Swiss cotton. It describes dress trim variety from insertions to yokes and novel blouse fronts, including a gray voile model with a deep yoke and sloping shoulders.
A description of Teneriffe lace made with wheels forming tab clusters over collars. Large wheels cost 1.25 dollars. finer, more numerous wheels cost 1.75 dollars. The style appears very pretty in turquoise blue.
The piece describes slender silhouettes with circular skirt insertions, flounces, and allover embroidery creating fuller gowns. It highlights bolero jackets, box-pleats for fullness, and decorative touches such as turqoise clasps. Hats with Sapho shapes and ornate nitshi bags gain attention as fashion staples.
A column blends reflections on women’s roles with fashion notes. It praises sympathetic women while critiquing overly assertive vocal feminism, then shifts to spring dress trends featuring lace, velvet ribbons, embroideries, and outfits for Easter attire, including hats and scarfs. The piece notes colors like light blue pink and red, and describes materials such as organdy and ostrich feathers.
An excerpted, jumbled OCR fragment describes shifting social roles for women, romantic dynamics, and routine domestic practices. It mentions education, marriage, bachelor life, health tips, and everyday beverages like grape juice. The text blends personal anecdotes with practical advice in a nostalgic, period voice.
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