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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
2
The chapter follows Marjorie Newton and Mallory as they chase a Reno divorce aboard a crowded train. Misadventures include a wreckage near a minister, evasive preachers, mistaken romances, and a curious passenger Baumann and Blumen joining the car Snowdrop as Mallory and Marjorie struggle toward Frisco with midnights and crises looming.
A narrator reflects on Reno as a solemn stop for matrimonial error and contrasts views of divorce emporiums as dens of evil versus cities of refuge where ill treated couples seek remedy through judges.
A satirical scene in Wellington features a Notary Public and a judgelike figure amid a crowded card. The dialogue mocks legal titles and prudence as a humorous exchange unfolds about divorces and fashion.
A traveling pair and a con artist scheme unfold aboard a train as a fake press agent hawks quick divorces and remarriage licenses in Nevada. Mallory and Marjorie contend with the schemes while fellow passengers grow curious as the con's reach widens.
A National Guard captain recounts a lesson on military formality after a colonel asked for information and a sergeant warned that informing a superior is improper. A conversion of a letter to I have the honor to report underscores strict respect for rank and protocol.
Misa Grace Putnam is described as one of New Jersey’s most successful farmers. Born and raised in the city, she did not visit the countryside until after age 15. Her farm focuses on practical crops and progressive farming methods.
An immense iron deposit near Lac a la Tortue Quebec has existed since 1733. Organic acids dissolve rust from river bottoms, forming a persalt film that sinks to create lake bed cake ore. Radnor forges smelt this into high quality charcoal iron, with a supply that may never exhaust.
A witty line on observing a young man at midnight with crumpled collar suggests a nearby scene of a young woman climbing stairs with shoes and extinguished lamp. The author notes the husband’s luck in not needing hair for a harem, reflecting satire on male vanity.
Recipe lists ingredients for a fruit cake with brown sugar molasses flour and spices. It details measurements mixing methods lining pans and baking in a slow oven plus optional top test with a pick and cooling on a wire mat. Also lists fruits vegetables and extras in a pantry-style note.
A New York Sun writer extols cranberries for sauces with birds praising jellied form. Instructions describe washing cranberries simmering, straining, sugaring, boiling, then molding jelly. The jelly complements broiled or planked turkey or guinea fowl, which should be buttered and bacon pinned for best cooking.
A simple squash pie filling combines one cup stewed squash one half cup sugar two eggs and enough milk to fill a pie plate. Beat eggs and sugar then mix in squash and milk season with cinnamon nutmeg and allspice to taste. Bake about 40 minutes in a moderate oven.
A recipe note describes making a rich pie crust baked to light brown in a hot oven. The crust is filled with sliced bananas or other uncooked fruits such as oranges or strawberries, then topped with lightly sweetened whipped cream.
The advice covers kitchen practices such as using a wire frying basket to boil tomatoes without water soaking, skinning tomatoes by plunging them into boiling water, and keeping milk butter and eggs tightly covered on one side of the refrigerator while reserving the other side for vegetables leftovers and odorous provisions.
A newspaper method for Planked Eggs stacks chopped chicken and corned beef or tongue with bread crumbs moistened by cream or stock. Season with salt pepper and paprika. Create depressions for poached eggs, bake until lightly browned, and garnish with parsley. optional Duchesse potato border.
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