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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1911

Page

6

Governor Urges General Mining Law Revisions

Governor Deneen urges passage of Illinois mining investigation commission bills to revise coal mining laws, expand state mine inspectors from ten to twelve, and boost safety, technology, and funding. He calls for cooperation with the US Bureau of Mines and university programs to advance mining research and training.

Springfield Deneen Tlinois Mining Investigation Commission Mining Investigation Commission of Pilinois Ilinois State Mining Board Illinois United States State Geological Survey Department of Mining Engineering University of Illinois Mine Rescue Station Commission United States Bureau of Mines Timois General Assembly Quincy Shurtleff George H. Wilson Tice Automobile Bureau Secretary of State House House Civil Service Committee State Auditor Illinois Senate Pemberton Senate Republican Steering Committee Railroad and Warehouse Commission

Education committee debates text book bills in deadlock

A large group of teachers and county superintendents urged passage of the Vagill text book measure but the subcommittee formed a week earlier to consolidate the three bills remains in deadlock. Three committee members who authored the bills block resolution, each unwilling to concede.

Senate Education Committee

Kerosene as a Cleaner for Kitchen and Glass Utensils

The article advises using kerosene to clean soot from pans and to crease stoves once cold. It recommends dampening rags, rubbing with old news papers, and finishing with benzine to evaporate oil before varnishing. It also notes kerosene plus ammonia improves glass ornaments and windows for clarity and anti frosting.

Van electric iron adjusts to three weights

The Van iron combines three weights into one unit. By removing rear screws and base bolts, the heater pulls out and weights No 1 2 and 3 install, making a five six or seven pound iron. Heaters swapped to suit voltages from 100 to 125 volts.

Buttermilk Doughnuts

Instructions describe mixing four cups pastry flour with soda cream of tartar cinnamon and salt, plus one cup sugar, one beaten egg, and one cup buttermilk, to form dough and proceed as for doughnuts.

Caramel Sauce Method from a Simple Sugar Hot Mix

A clean saucepan melts one cup granulated sugar slowly while stirring. When light brown and liquid, add one cup boiling water and simmer gently for five minutes until the desired consistency. Set aside to cool and flavor with vanilla.

Genuine Southern Corn Bread Method

A recipe for genuine southern corn bread emphasizes using water ground genuine cornmeal. Beat two eggs lightly, whisk in sour milk and cornmeal, melt butter and add with dissolved soda, then bake in a well buttered pan in a hot oven.

Spice Tea Cakes

A vintage recipe describes breaking two eggs into a cup then combining melted butter milk and eggs before adding sugar and flour with spices. Mix in raisins and bake in gemting, then frost with a sugar milk frosting for light cake treats.

Hood's Sarsaparilla Sarsatabs Claim Healing Power

The ad asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood and cures spring humors caused by winter lifestyles. It promotes liquid or tablet forms, claiming superiority from over twenty ingredients and urging insistence on the product with no substitutes.

Hood

Brevity and Garbled Prose in a Cameo of Quotations

A patchwork of admonitions and advertisements paints a fragmentary scene with dialogue on manners and fitness. It mentions fen cing lessons and a boast about a daughter, adds a biblical quip about time, and promotes Garfield Tea as a health aid in a breezy sales tone.

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