Stuffed Onions From Leftover Meat
A recipe notes using cold meat such as chicken or ham. Chop the meat, mix with seasonings, and stuff into onions hollowed to form a cavity. Bake to finish.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1932
Page
2
Don Quixote and a Practical World in 1932
In this piece, the term quixotic is traced to Cervantes and Don Quixote, noting his noble yet impractical nature. It cites how the name entered common language to describe foolish idealism, with reference to a 1932 Western Newspaper Union feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Key-o-tay
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Household Tips From The Nineteenth Century
The note offers practical home advice such as using egg shells in laundry to whiten fabrics and turning roasts with spoons. It warns that meat juices escape if a fork is used and suggests a ammonia and turpentine mix to lift paint from wool. It also gives a method to set blue dye with sugar or lead in water and proper drip drying.
French to Ski Sahara Dunes Algiers Report
General Deschamps announces perfect skiing in the Sahara near El Golea where sand replaces snow. Charles Lee, a famed ski runner, tested dunes and descended slopes without danger, offering a new sport to Algerian sports federations and French colonial forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Deschamps
Sahara
Charles Lee
el Golea
Bandits Take Savings Drawn From Closed Chicago Bank
A Chicago man named George Grakos withdrew $6,000 from his account at a bank that had just closed. He reportedly boasted about his “cleverness” in taking the money, drawing attention to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Grakos
Lights of New York Reams In
A wealthy New York widower known for a quick temper enjoys many eggs at breakfast. His daughter and butler manage a comical egg overage, culminating in a mansion full of poached eggs and a warning to stop. Gene Tunney signs autographs in England while a boy notes a rival celebrity Joe Beckett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Warren Reams
Blue Blazes
Gene Tunney
England
Tunney
Joe Beckett
Gene
Bombadier Wells
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Robbers Take $6000 From Grakos After Room Invasion
Two armed men burst into Grakos's room and demanded the $6,000 in bills he had in his trouser pocket. Grakos surrendered the money and complied with the robbery demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grakos
New Chorus Girl Teases Mr. Bigfield On Stage Fright
A theater exchange shows A M bluntly telling Mr. Bigfield she caused his stage fright. He replies with a sharp quip about her confidence, revealing backstage tension and humor between performer and manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bigfield
A-M
Noted Lecturer Persists Despite Boring Opinion
Two men who barely know each other discuss a lecture. One plans to attend, the other doubts its value. The responder explains his duty as the lecturer, illustrating a quiet resolve to present the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
No Other Way
Quotation highlights debate over police chief's investigation timing and reliance on newspaper reports for information. Citizens dispute if action should precede media exposure.
Echo painting sparks gallery debate on gender and voice
In the Los Angeles Times excerpt two men discuss a large painting titled Echo in an art museum. One suggests Echo as a woman has the last word while the other argues an echo only speaks when spoken to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Los Angeles Times
Foresight Helps Dustin Stax Pick Smart Lawyers
In a magazine biographer interview, Dustin Stax credits foresight for his success, noting he chose capable lawyers to handle his affairs and ensure his interests were well managed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Stax
Strange heating myths from a benevolent old lady
A witty exchange contrasts cold weather remedies with concerns for the poor in summer. The old woman questions the value of rubbing with snow to restore circulation while pondering how the needy are treated in hot months.
Abstract versus concrete cake joke exchange
A humorous exchange contrasts abstract and concrete by noting a wife’s promise to bake a cake as abstract and her actually baking it as concrete. The quip relies on a pun about promise versus execution to elicit a smile.
May Rescue Him Lines That Might End Forever
A fragment shows a dialogue where one character says they have thrown Tom overboard and the other fears an absolute end, then rebuts that a note could still come at any time, suggesting lingering connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
At His Leisure Doctor and Captain Dialogue
A playful exchange in a Passing Show sketch has a doctor urging the captain to quit smoking to gain twenty years. The captain counters that it is too late, and suggests starting in ten years, eliciting a lighthearted punchline about delay.
Fugue in Seven Sharps Blinks
A coy exchange notes a neighborhood dispute over music lessons. Jinks explains his kids study piano and a neighbor sent an ax with a note to try it on the piano, signaling tension between the two households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Just What She Needs Bore at 11 p m ghost story
A speaker recounts a late evening scene where a woman longs to know a chilling tale and expresses curiosity about its specifics after hearing a ghost story. The exchange hints at a playful, possibly humorous mood in a casual social setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jove
Modest Bit Housewife and the Hobo Exchange Barbs
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript shows a housewife dismissing a hobo’s visit claiming no work done this winter while he counters I just done thirty days. The dialogue captures a street scene of social interaction and implied hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobo
Boston Transcript
Specialists in Veracity Debate Truth and Recognition
In a dialogue, Miss Cayenne explains she values truth and dislikes those who only acknowledge it when it is disagreeable. The exchange centers on honesty, perception, and personal irritation at selective recognition of truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
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J S
Children's Corner
Dorothy Edmonds
Gwank
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Gwink
Chief of Police
May
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