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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
5
A group of wet tired fishermen trudges home with empty baskets and bad tempers. A ferocious dog barking at them is kicked aside as one man reveals he would risk anything for a meal, hoping to finally say he had a bite.
The pottery industries of the United States produced 34 518 560 dollars in 1911 per the US Geological Survey chart compiled by Jefferson Middletown. Ohio led with 14 775 265 dollars, followed by New Jersey 8 401 941, West Virginia 2 880 202, New York 2 178 364, Pennsylvania 2 156 817, and Indiana 1 004 737. No other state exceeded one million.
A horse dealer lent a horse to a solicitor who killed it by mistreatment. The dealer demanded payment and the lawyer offered a bill at a distant date. The lawyer drew a promissory note payable on judgment day. The sheriff, reviewing the bill, declared it the day of judgment and ordered payment tomorrow.
A natural history question prompts a student to answer that the swallow's home is in the stomach. The teacher asks for the home of the swallow and Bobbie declares with gravity that the swallow lives in the stomach.
A humorous exchange shows a polite error in speech with a brisk reply about cleaning. The text then offers a moral: many shooters miss the target because they waste ammunition in practice.
The article recounts the Robin Hood legend with notes on historic doubt. It covers his supposed 12th century birth, outlaw status, band in Sherwood, and feats against the rich, including archery prowess and feasts for prisoners. It ends with his death tale and songs praising him as a likeable historic rogue.
The article profiles Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, detailing his charm and lack of conscience, early prison start, rise under Elizabeth I, rumored love for the queen, a controversial marriage to Amy Robsart, Kenilworth splendor, and his 1588 death amid poison rumors that he hoped to win Elizabeth’s hand.
Beat yolks with sugar until light. Add scalded milk and melted chocolate, cook until thickened, cool then fold in whipped cream and vanilla. Freeze. Prepare candied fruits and raisins, cook in syrup until plump, add to nearly frozen mix, finish freezing in a melon mold, and serve with flavored whipped cream.
Handy domestic hints on storing decorated china with canton flannel, cleaning porcelain sinks with kerosene damp flannel, serving light luncheon treats like hot chocolate and crystallized prunes, browning flour for richer cake color, and organizing bath towel storage with embroidered chain stitch tips.
Beat three eggs with salt and pepper until light. Fold in cold boiled rice broken into grains. Pour into a buttered omelet pan, bake briefly to brown, and cut into squares. Serve hot with crisp lettuce and tart currant jelly for crispness.
The recipe instructs to score and scrape corn, mix with eggs and optional milk, add salt and white pepper, then fry spoonfuls on a hot buttered griddle. Serve immediately on a hot platter as overcooking dries out flavor.
Recipe for croquettes using chopped lamb onion gravy butter flour egg and breadcrumbs. Mix meat with onion pepper and salt. heat gravy, thicken with butter and flour, combine. Shape pyramids, dip in egg and breadcrumbs, dust with sugar and nutmeg, bake until browned and apples tender. Serve immediately.
The article advises a light galvanized tin scrub bucket with a wide flaring top. It suggests adding a wire soap tray on one side to keep soap handy and prevent wasting it. Holes can be punctured in the bucket to fasten the tray with wire or heavy cord.
A recipe fragment describes mixing sour milk soda sugar butter cornmeal flour and salt with four chopped apples folded in and baked quickly in a hot oven. It reads as a historical home baking instruction with specific measurements and blending steps.
A simple recipe notes two cups of sugar and one cup of water heated with four tablespoons vinegar and butter the size of an egg. Boil until the mixture hardens in water.
Fry's Magazine recounts a Swiss curling match where a Scots skip praised a teammate with the line Lie down and dee man lie down and dee Ye'll never lay a finer stone nor that if ye live to be a hundred The anecdote highlights sportsmanship and the reverence for a perfect shot.
A playful exchange recounts a mock proposal where an elderly Mr Steiner jokes about marrying if younger, prompting a quick witticism from the other speaker. The dialogue highlights age humor and improvised romance.
Nimrod tells of returning from fishing when his wife notes a nearer fish store. The brief exchange captures a domestic moment about practical choices in a coastal setting.
An old style advertisement touts Cole's Carbolsalve as a cure for piles claiming it stops itching and pain and cures piles. It lists price and that it is available at druggists. The piece also includes a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ad and brief moral phrases.
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