Rev T J Davis dies after half century in church
Mount Vernon reports Rev T J Davis longtime Methodist Conference member dies of apoplexy. He preached evangelistic work and is credited with bringing about 5000 into the church during his pastorate. Other Illinois items note bank embezzlement case in Danville, a fatal streetcar incident in Chicago, and community events across several towns.
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T. J. Davis
Methodist Conference
Mount Vernon
Danville
Harry Shutts
First National Bank
Celier
Bloomington
Miller Park Lake
Chicago
Loop
Anna Guise
Guise
New York
John McCoy
Joliet
John Smith
Albert Smith
John
Freeport
Rockford
Lamar
Winnebago Street
Rockton
John Adams
Rock River
Methodist Episcopal Church
Northwestern University
Adams
Malta
Bernardina Krampha
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Peoria
Burlington
State Happenings Roundup From Illinois Towns
Numerous local items from Thomasboro to Springfield report deaths and accidents. Notable notes include Louise Mater's suicide in Thomasboro, a Wabash Chester & Western trestle fire delaying traffic, and a rash of deaths Emily Forney and Peter Rickard in Fairfield. Mount Vernon reports drought cancellations and a farmers union events plan. Kewanee and Ottawa note various incidents and escapes. Springfield covers agriculture shows rain benefits, while Duquoin lists gubernatorial candidates from multiple parties vying for the Illinois legislature.
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Mount Vernon
Wabash, Chester & Western
Batavia
Ben
Fairfield
Benjamin Forney
Peter Rickard
Kewanee
John Pierson
Anna
Cornelius Frick
Jonesboro
Germany
Sandford
Crane Company
Chicago
Waukegan
Fred Winters
McAllister Hospital
Winters
Ottawa
John Wicker
Dunne
Starved Rock
McLeansboro
James P. Moorman
Ilinois
Southern Illinois Holiness Association
Shelbyville
W. F. Wortman
James Wortman
Brewster Hill
Thomas B. Wortman
Oklahoma
Paxton
H. B. Taylor
Fairbury
Ilinois State Board of Articulture
Seventeenth Congressional District
Ford County
Springfield
State Utilities Commission
Buchanan-Daly Company
Joliet
Jacksonville
Joseph Bridges
Betty Tudor
Duquoin
Ed P. Trobaugh
Murphysboro
J. M. Etherton
Carbondale
Abijah Huggins
Packing the Picnic Basket Tips for careful packing and storage
This guidance emphasizes packing all items in boxes with waxed paper between layers, using small bags for salt pepper and sugar, and separating strong smelling fruit. It recommends screwtop jars for olives or pickles and suggests insulated vacuums for iced drinks to stay cold.
About the House Tips for stockings windows and butter
Darning stockings with crochet cotton is preferable as it does not harden when washed. Scorch marks on linen can be removed by rubbing with a fresh onion, the garment soaked in cold water after. Use hot vinegar on window panes to clean them, and keep newspapers for pot rings. Charcoal in closets absorbs damp and odors. To keep butter cool place it in jelly glasses with covers in a basin with cold water running around to prevent melting in heat.
Pudding With Cherries From Simple Egg Batter
A cherry pudding recipe uses milk flour eggs melted butter baking powder salt and pitted cherries. Whisk eggs with milk then fold in flour and butter season with salt and powder. Dust cherries with flour and fold in. Bake in a greased mold over simmering water for three hours and serve with fairy butter.
Porch Table with Center Receptacle and Revolving Tray
A wicker porch table features a central zinc-lined receptacle that can hold ice for cooling drinks or desserts. Its revolving top tray has a central sandwich compartment and edge partitions for glasses, combining table and tray into a practical summer piece.
Spoon Corn Bread Recipe Instructions
A corn bread batter is made by beating two eggs with one pint of milk one tablespoon melted butter one cup boiled rice two cups Indian meal and one teaspoon salt. The mixture is beaten thoroughly baked in a buttered pan and served immediately after baking.
Mushroom Sauce Instructions
To prepare mushroom sauce, stir in half a can of quartered mushrooms to one cupful of brown sauce and simmer gently for four or five minutes.
Folded Cornucopia Craft From Cotton and Wool Flannel
Instructions describe shaping a three quarter yard piece of cotton and wool flannel into a cornucopia. Fold two opposite corners, sew to form a rounded end, press seams, and bind the top with tape loops for hanging.
Rissoles of Spinach Pastry Triangles
Cut pastry squares with a teaspoon of cooked spinach in the center. Fold, seal, brush with beaten egg, and fry in hot fat until golden.
Tuberculosis Drives Health Efforts Across Asia and Oceania
The piece notes tuberculosis as a major public health issue in the Orient with active groups in Japan, the Philippines, India and Australia. It cites high death tolls in China and India, government and private coordination, and U S public health involvement through the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis based in New York.
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Japan
Philippines
India
Australia
China
United States Public Health Service
National Association For the
New York
Africa
South America
New York Fashion Note on Revelation Gowns
Gaby Desleys describes 1914 revelation gowns as evil yet unquestionably becoming on a beautiful woman. She cites practicality concerns noting a slipper with a tiny purse pocket hidden in the heel as an absolute necessity when gowns offer no other concealed purse option.
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Gaby Desleys
New York
On an Ocean Liner Table Steward Bird Doctor
A dialogue aboard a ship notes a table steward who will sit beside you is a bird doctor and asks if any of his patients travel with him. The old sport responds with approval and the judge comments on the scene.
Prize Food Endorsement From Nebraska Woman
A Nebraska woman extols Grape-Nuts as the best breakfast food after seven years use. She credits it with improving her health after quitting tea and coffee and notes her children have thrived on it. She says Grape-Nuts saves doctor bills and remains economical and nourishing. The ad copy credits Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
A Bump Bug and Fanciful Phrenology Quip
A brief humorous note questions Roger’s obsession with phrenology and ends with a playful cocoa nut pun, capturing a light moment. The quirky exchange hints at social chatter and local wit without controversy.
Lenfester Bran Advertisement Claims Health Cure
A promotional claim asserts constipation and stomach trouble vanish with a daily breakfast of three tablespoons Lenfester Hygienie Bran with cream. It offers a large 6 ft bag postpaid for 30 and lists Lemfester Milling Co. in Chicago as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemfester Milling Co
Kinzie St
Chicago
Adv
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