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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1913

Page

6

Speed and Covington Race Plot at Flying Heart Ranch

The Flying Heart ranch hosts a house party as Speed from Yale and Culver Covington are linked to a bet on a race with the Centipede cook. Helen Blake urges Covington to win back the prized phonograph, while Speed trains under Larry Glass amid comic schemes and romantic entanglements at the ranch.

Flying Heart Ranch Centipede Flying Heart J. Walingford Speed Yale Culver Covington Helen Blake Speed Jean Chapin Covington Helen Larry Glass Rainer Wally Glaes Jean Stover Miss Chapin Glass Miss Blake Gallagher Fresno Silas Fifth Avenue Willie Mr. Speed Intercollegit Champeen Giase Larry New York Socrates

Two Opinions On Gaby Des Lys In London And New York

At a social gathering a bachelor probes women about Gaby Des Lys noting London critics found her lacking while Mr Blank defends her after seeing her in New York. The piece contrasts social commentary with a light caper on fame and scandal.

New York Gaby Des Lys London Mrs. Blank Mr. Blank Gaby

Browning Writer Traveler Denies Hypochondria

Louis Browning, described as a writer and traveler, says he is not a hypochondriac. He reports a daily morning headache at 11 o clock.

Louis Washington Brownlow Louis Browning

Revolving Houses Idea From Paris Prompts Change of Scene

A Parisian inventor proposes turning small houses on their axes in countryside districts to provide invalids with varied light air and scenery. He notes the concept has appeared before in Normandy where a revolving house had a door of glide boards that failed when the house turned, trapping an inmate until the house was torn down.

Normandy Mike Harper's Weekly

The baby takes after his father in a strange tale

A brief exchange hints at a fatherly trait that may be hard to shake. The line suggests deep kinship and a potential family pattern that leaves little for others to claim or inherit.

Household Tips From Readers Add To Everyday Skills

A collection of home making hints from readers describes simple methods for cooking with starch and lard, shoe weatherproofing with pitch and lard, cleaning metals with coat oil, lamp lighting with gum camphor, sealing stove cracks with salt and wood ashes, enriching Hamburg steak with egg and bread, brightening galvanized pails with chloride of lime, and tinting cream closed curtains with yellow ochre for deeper color.

Curtis Feester Lillian Holland W. W. Witesel Samuel Hart Walter Johnson Louis Sander

Maple Waffles from Simple Batter Method

Beat yolks of two eggs with salt maple sugar and sour milk. Add soda, then sift in flour and melted butter. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and baking powder. Stir until smooth. Cook in hot waffle irons two thirds full, thin with water if needed.

Veal Loaf with Tomato Sauce Recipe

A recipe directs two pounds of lean veal chopped with a quarter pound of salt pork. Add beaten eggs, lemon juice, onion juice, salt and red peppers, moisten with veal stock, press into a buttered pan and bake for one hour. Baste often, turn out, and serve with tomato sauce.

Hay Tea for Coloring Preservation Tip

A simple method to preserve a cream shade in fabric: dip after rinsing in hay tea. Boil bright hay in two gallons of water for twenty minutes, strain, and add a pinch of powdered alum to the brew.

Turpentine Cloth for Burns Says Medical Note

A cloth saturated in turpentine bound on a burn is claimed to prevent aching soreness and blistering, according to a medical note.

A Simple Method to Strain Soup Using Muslin Cloth

A tip for home cooks suggests pouring hot soup through a muslin cloth wrung in ice water to strain it. After all liquid passes, reheat the strained soup and serve. This method aims to clarify soup and please housewives seeking easier straining.

Keep Weasels Well Covered

Vessels containing either milk or butter should always be kept well covered to prevent absorption of odors and germs, whether in or out of the refrigerator.

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