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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1919
Page
7
A housewife explains jelly making secrets focusing on pectin content and acid balance. She details extracting juice by gentle simmering and draining through a double cloth, then notes sugar proportions, testing for pectin with ethyl alcohol, and timing for currant and blackberry jellies. She warns against pressing fruit and slow cooking, and emphasizes ripe or just under ripe fruit for best results.
The Palmyra centennial article recounts Marion county’s martial lineage from early wars to Civil War loyalties. It notes Palmyra’s soldiers under Price and Willock, Union ruin and Confederate raids, Shiloh battles, and the 1862 Porter raid. It highlights postwar leaders William Jackson, Sam Pryor, Ed Pratt, C. O. Austin, and other notable Palmyra natives shaping Missouri and national affairs.
MINNA HALL SIMMONS reviews summer frocks in New York shops. Georgette crepe, organdie, and figured fabrics dominate. vivid reseda green model features bead trimming and a tunic over a draped skirt. Careful material choices advised for petite and full figures. P S hints at next week on hairdressing vogue.
The article explains sterilizing glasses in boiling water to prevent mold in jelly, using hot paraffin to seal jars if not used immediately, and notes a preference for canning extracted juice without sugar to make fresh jelly year round while taking advantage of cheaper sugar periods.
Palmyra thrives at a rail junction with St Louis and Chicago lines and strong commerce. Thad R. Smith lauds Elm lands, fertile northeast Missouri farms, modern banks, shops, and a bustling Commercial club driving new industries and better roads. The town, midway between Hannibal and Quincy, showcases prosperity, pride, and hospitality. A local note honors Skeeter for wartime valor and the Croix de Guerre.
An advertisement touts a guaranteed method of becoming thin by eating candy and ice cream with a small box of kerein from the druggist. It promises steady weight loss without self starvation and claims reductions from 10 to 60 pounds while improving vitality.
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