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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1934
Page
2
A homemaker describes favorite buffet menus for social gatherings. She details toasted cheese baked dishes with tomatoes and bacon, Welsh rarebit parties, beer pairings, fruit desserts, veal paprika with noodles, and a mixed green salad with a garlic bread cup. Recipes include salad oil dressing and Pedsted Cheese bake instructions.
A playful exchange on marriage prospects. Dorothy doubts a romance sparked by Halloween superstition can last, while Paul argues a happy marriage is possible if the bride is a good cook and has a fat bank account.
The famous coal mine blaze at Mathewson Colorado, burning for 25 years, is smouldering its last. Crews from the United States Geological Survey spent 11 weeks isolating the fire to allow underground fuel deposits to be used commercially. Hundreds of pounds of explosives were used to clear around the burning area.
Step by step kitchen notes describe cooking garlic butter meat simmering with water cream and paprika. Baked tomatoes feature bacon strips, salt and onion under high heat. Apple orange compote uses syrup poached apples with orange peel and whipped cream cream cheese. Saloyon and Tartare sauces include lemon sherry eggs mayo parsley olives capers cucumber pickles and tarragon vinegar.
Jean Newton notes the saying Better late than never as a classical Maxim from Publius Syrus. It appears in modern life as a handy defense for tardiness in learning or keeping engagements, illustrating enduring cultural adaptation.
Representatives from ten northwestern Nebraska towns organize a Lewis and Clark national park group to promote a 25,000 acre tract north of Decatur and east of Highway 73. Iowa towns pledge support for the recreational project. A Missouri River bird sanctuary is proposed on both river sides and the old mission site will be included in the tract survey.
The article notes a double treasure search in New York by rival crews near Hell Gate and East 130th Street for the wreck of the Hussar sunk in 1780. Divers seek rumored gold worth about 6 million dollars, while Sailors Snug Harbor old salts and the New York Historical Society explore powder horns and map horns from colonial times.
Readable odds and ends advise drying grain thoroughly to prevent warping and storing scalloped edges on a heavy towel. For fruit stains use salt and boiling water, soak for a time, or oxalic acid for old stains. In cold weather hang stained garments outdoors overnight. For bread, avoid pan contact to ensure even rising.
A reader questions affordable alternatives to gasoline and asks about using car tickets as a workaround. The note hints at curiosity about economical travel options.
A new refining method called the Clearoso process was demonstrated before oil engineers at the Socony Vacuum Paulsboro plant in New Jersey. It uses solvents to wash impurities and aims to reduce carbon buildup, gum, and sludge in engines, potentially saving motorists millions.
A simple method to extend cut flower life involves trimming stems at an angle with a sharp knife and placing them in cold water. Keep them in a cool room overnight and they will last longer, then trim a bit off the stems each day.
Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov reports that nervous diseases arise when brain supervisory cells overcontrol or under-control nerve cells. He cites dog experiments showing healthy nervous function requires balance between brain and nerve cells to prevent overactivity or dullness.
A new hypodermic needle promises painless injections by acting faster than nerve signals. Pain sensations reach the brain in about a fifteenth of a second, while the needle's effect occurs in roughly one eighty-fifth of a second, leaving the patient seemingly unaware during insertion.
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