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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
7
Anne averts a crime by rejecting a fiancé and learning Tom Marshall has returned. He reveals past letters and an injury story, confessing lifelong love. Anne decides to marry Tom, and the pair plan to move west together, ending the mountain tale with renewed hope.
A downtown office worker called his wife and asked what the baby was doing. The mother replied the child cried loudly, and she could not tell if it was due to overeating strawberries or wanting more. The Indianapolis News reports the puzzled mother’s dilemma.
The text explains how sugars occur in foods. Fruits supply sugars directly absorbed without digestion, while cane and beets sugars require digestion. Grains store starch that becomes sugar through cooking. dextrine forms during digestion. Vegetables also have starch, with green corn high in sugar and needing brief cooking.
The Philadelphia Times describes new paper sanitary tumblers made from spruce pulp and treated aseptically at the mill. Sold in cartons, they require only breaking a seal before use and can be discarded after winter. Each tumbler uses a wax process enabling jelly to slip out easily.
The guide explains scalding pears like peaches for canning. Boil ripe pears briefly to loosen skin, and leave green pears longer. Use boiling water, plunge into cold water to cool, then peel. Do not wash first as skin loosens better when unwashed.
A historical recipe lists ingredients for a fruit cake: four eggs, two cups sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup lard, one cup molasses, one teaspoon saleratus in hot water, one pound raisins, one pound currants, one-half pound citron, one tablespoon cloves, two tablespoons cinnamon, two tablespoons allspice, two tablespoons mace, and enough flour to thick en. It states the mixture will yield three loaves.
Scale clean porgies and pat dry. Fry in hot fat five minutes per side, then remove fat. In a hot pan melt butter, cook to light brown, add lemon juice and parsley. Toss fish, pour sauce, and serve immediately.
Four eggs beaten separately with four teaspoonfuls water and four teaspoonfuls powdered sugar. Add pepper and salt then cook slowly. When done sprinkle with powdered sugar pour over it two tablespoonfuls rum light and bring to table blazing.
A vintage recipe lists ingredients for a snowflake cake: one cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup cornstarch, one cup flour, one-half cup milk, a half teaspoon cream of tartar, a quarter teaspoon baking soda, and the whites of four eggs. The item presents a concise baked good instruction set.
In this brief item a domestic quarrel centers on servant dynamics. The maid in charge of Fido snubs the nanny caring for the baby, illustrating petty friction among household staff.
A collection of brief maxims includes Chaunce de Cha teaubriand on gender and social grace, Plato on sticking to principles, and a humorous note about a father getting a lemon on his birthday. The items mix aphorisms and light humor in a casual, reflective tone.
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