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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
7
A method to prepare stuffed egg plant by cutting six portions with peel intact, frying, scooping the flesh, and filling with a plain American forcemeat. Forcemeat includes onions, bread crumbs soaked and squeezed, eggs, salt, pepper, sage, nutmeg, sausages, and parsley, then baked to brown.
Cooking hints cover how to use cream or hot water per eye and sugar per quart for cold or frozen dishes. Suggestions include sour cream with cabbage, vinegar to prevent sugary icing, rubbing sweet potatoes with butter, pouring boiling water over shrimp before serving, and beating egg whites into cream for quicker whipping.
Instructions describe converting pulp from pressed apples into apple butter using boiled cider brown and granulated sugar with spices. Also outlines Heavenly Hash jelly with gelatine pineapple juice lemon sugar water and chopped pineapple prunes walnuts served with whipped cream.
Scramble eight eggs in a buttered dish with a dash of cream. Add well drained oysters and cook until edges curl. Season with salt and pepper and chopped parsley for a flavorful omelet.
A compact alcohol iron designed for pressing small garments. Housed in a nickel case with a lamp and stand, the palm sized device features a straw handled iron that requires no holder. Ideal when gas or electricity are unavailable, it enhances travel outfits.
Step by step guidance on cleaning and dressing poultry after picking and singeing. It advises using soap and water on a cloth to scrub the fowl thoroughly, then rinsing with clean water before finishing as usual. Emphasizes sanitation in poultry preparation.
Letting clothes hang on the line until dew falls dampens them more evenly and from mitt er than when sprinkled by hand.
Sylvanus O Verrill of Milford Maine narrates a kidney complaint claim cured by Dean’s Kidney Pills. He states injury left him paralyzed and with poor kidney function. After using the product he gains strength, sheds crutches, and reports improved kidney activity. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Dialogue exchange contrasts perceptions of crime and weight with a jokey stance on morality. Bones remarks that a stout person would not stoop to crime, while Jones retorts you seldom hear of a fat criminal, implying bias in judgments of character.
A Philadelphian recalling Atlanta reform days recounts overhearing a barber shop exchange about gambling among the darkies. A shoe shines boy defends his silence, saying a man should not reveal what would cremate his self.
A Philadelphia Bulletin comment quotes E R Thomas praising motorcar travel but criticizing country roads, noting mud hindering fall and winter travel. A Delineator piece recalls Little Henry jailed for misdeeds, awaiting pardon as he laments his sorrow.
An New York mother and her young son describe months of sour stomach and poor digestion. A stomach specialist prescribed Grape-Nuts, leading to improved digestion, weight gain, and renewed energy. They praise the cereal as a life changer and endorse its use for daily meals.
A golf caddie defends himself when confronted with harsh language, insisting he is used to it and unaffected by the remarks. The exchange showcases tension between bystanders and workers in a public setting.
An article promotes a home mixture for rheumatism. It prescribes half a pint of whiskey, one ounce Toris Compound, and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound, to be taken in tablespoonful doses before each meal and at bedtime. The piece notes ingredients are available at drug stores.
An eight year old boy boasts that only three pupils could answer a question. He names Sam Harris and Harry Stone as the others. The teacher asked who broke the back window glass, prompting the proud reveal.
A Toledo firm F. J. Cheney & Co. offers a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case cured only by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice lists testimonials, drugstore pricing, and other patent medicine ads. Also mentions Quakers in Derby, eye salve, cigars, soothing syrups, foot powder, and miscellaneous aphorisms.
Professor and Mrs Hadley travel to New York where Yale president speaks at a national convention. He uses 1 hour 20 minutes to rehearse his speech aloud, hands emphasized. A matron behind them commiserates with Mrs Hadley, noting she has a similar situation at home.
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