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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
7
This article outlines two fish cooking methods beyond frying boiling and baking. First, white fish with cheese sauce simmers in milk with onion mace and parsley then serves with melted cheddar or Dutch cheese. Second, small white fish baked in a dish with fried breadcrumbs parsley minced mushrooms butter tomato ketchup and more breadcrumbs.
The text offers easy serving methods for convalescents, recommending a low tray and glass tube for ease. It presents two simple recipes arrowroot and panada, with hints on thinning, flavoring, and presentation, stressing small portions, attractive plating, and a decorative touch.
Directions for a classic pastry crust. Mix one pint pastry flour with one half teaspoon salt. Cut in one quarter pint cold lard until crumbly, add one eighth pint cold water. Lightly mix with fingertips. Divide dough into four parts, roll to one eighth inch thick, use for bottom crusts.
Directions for mildew removal include rubbing with yellow soap, scraping, and using salt and starch. Apply lemon juice or pipe clay, fullery earth, or chalk dust. Patience in sunlight or exposed atmosphere completes the treatment.
A simple home technique coats four or five doughnuts by placing a cup of sugar in a paper bag and shaking until evenly coated. No sugar is wasted and the doughnuts gain a light sugary crust.
Teat four eggs and two cupfuls of sugar well together. Add two cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and lemon flavoring. Finish with two thirds of a cupful of boiling water just as it is ready for the oven.
A simple soup recipe uses one quart of meat stock two bunches of chopped watercress and a tablespoon of butter simmered twenty minutes. Boil then add another tablespoon of butter two cups of cayenne and finish with whipped cream and lemon water.
Winnipeg correspondence celebrates Western Canada soil as highly productive with large grain yields across Alberta and Saskatchewan. It notes a frost in August but still predicts enormous harvests, and mentions 160 acres free entry for homesteads, plus a Craik Saskatchewan letter about a dahlia blooming 80 days after planting from Minneapolis.
A dialogue contrasts experiential learning with caution, noting that education from true sayings can come too late to prevent mistakes like mistaking mushrooms for toadstools. The exchange highlights skepticism toward reliance on old adages.
A Texas primary teacher recounts starting coffee in youth and quitting six months ago. She reports improved nerves, weight, complexion, and digestion after switching to Postum Food Coffee, noting no headaches and easy preparation. She mentions others who tried Postum after proper brewing and liked it.
The article promotes Borax as a universal household disinfectant and cleaner. It claims Borax disinfects sinks, drains, utensils and fabrics, prevents contagion, softens water, cleans and whitens clothes, and can be used safely on delicate fabrics and in baths, with easy application in hot water.
A Cleveland family hires a Scandinavian domestic who learns to use a refrigerator. She dutifully discards leftovers each morning, and the next day the mistress spots something odd in the yard. The servant proudly explains it is old ice left over from yesterday and she threw it away as instructed.
Sears Roebuck & Co of Chicago faces a three count indictment in Des Moines alleging mail fraud through catalog misrepresentations. The first count involves a June 18 1907 scheme to obtain money by false pretenses from Dr C F Spring of Des Moines over white lead claimed to be Sears Roebuck product. The second and third counts cover rings misrepresented and sent through the mails.
Silas notes the Lucy Tanner carries 7500 tons of coal each voyage while Hank jokes about pirates no longer roving. The exchange reflects maritime trade and seafaring banter of the era.
Piles can be cured in 6 to 14 days claims PAZO Ointment with a guarantee to cure itching and other symptoms. The ad footnotes money refund for blind bleeding or protruding piles. A line mocks real estate dealers wasting time on trivial matters. Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria are recommended. A proverb links the statesman, masses, and politician.
George Edgemont of Jefferson street and Hermit age lane Manayunk was trapped when the safe door shut on his beard after placing money inside the safe. He forgot the combination and was found by his daughter about an hour later as a locksmith opened the safe.
A stranger questions how a manufacturing town elects a millionaire as mayor. A native explains his popularity stems from using perfumed gasoline in his car, a detail that has become a talking point among residents.
The Well-Informed seek a safe, effective liquid laxative and California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna praised for gentle, prompt action. Buyers are urged to choose the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co. at fifty cents per bottle through leading druggists.
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