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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1913
Page
7
Oliver, heir to Uncle Will, confronts a conditional will that cancels a large legacy unless the bride remains within a year. After marrying Marjorie, Uncle Will reveals a mistaken identity and the couple rejects the fortune, choosing love over money while the lawyer and stenographer react.
Oliver Curtis reads his uncle Will’s will which awards him forty thousand dollars but only if he marries Marjorie Field and remains with her for one year after the wedding. Marjorie faints as the terms shock the gathering. Brewster condemns the clause as immoral and opposes the arrangement.
The ortolan, a small southern European bird, fattened on millet and seeds, is prized for its delicate flesh. A Parisian financier hosted a dinner paying 1 200 francs for six diners, highlighting the high cost of well fattened birds and sparrows.
A register case in San Francisco shows an elderly African American woman doubting her completion. The clerk assures her the process is simple, prompting the woman to remark that if men had done it for years she might have realized its simplicity. Coal exports for the current US fiscal year are valued near $90 million, up from $60 million in 1909.
A guide to preserving quinces with steps for boiling or steaming before sugar, plus variations with apples and cider and molasses. Includes quince marmalade and cheese, and a quince water ice method with detailed proportions and cooking times.
A recipe directs washing and boiling tripe in milk and water, then layering with veal force meat between two pieces, rolling, skewering, and roasting. Serve hot with lemon slices and melted butter in a tureen. Yields three to four portions after about thirty minutes or more of roasting.
Grate lemon rind and juice two lemons. Pare core and chop one tart apple. Crush two crackers fine. Combine with melted butter sugar and beaten eggs. Fold in lemon rind juice apple and crumbs. Line two tins bake custard filling until crust is done.
Household advice recommends adding a pinch of powdered alum when jelly refuses to set. The tip promises noticeable improvement in gelling results for home jelly makers.
Recipe fragment lists ingredients for Luncheon Cake including two eggs one cup sugar one half cup butter one half cup cold water two cups flour one teaspoon cream of tartar one half teaspoon soda and flavoring to taste.
Three women testify to the benefits of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Change of Life and general well being. Mrs Campbell, Mrs Hayward, and Mrs Barrie describe relief and urge others to try the tonic. The ad notes the company offers confidential guidance from women at Lynn Massachusetts.
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