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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
1
A playful quip discusses enjoying simple luxuries without excess. It likens progress from bread to plum pudding to a longer return journey, attributed to Josh Billings in a cheerful tone.
A vintage guide to colorful salads and light dishes. It covers cucumber rose wraps, tomato tulips with mayonnaise, green pepper stuffed with cream cheese, tomato and pineapple salad, radish onion garnish, and head lettuce with peanuts. It also suggests canned soups, omelets, browned rice with eggs, and quick desserts like Fifteen Minute Pudding. The piece ends with a poetic aside and a nameless quote.
Instructions describe barley flour based pastry and baking powder biscuits, plus recipes for Molasses Cookies Camp Pudding Oatmeal Sweetbits and Potato Coffee Cake with barley flour sugar fat eggs milk yeast and spices. The text outlines mixing times chilling rolling and baking steps for each item.
A frugal housewife keeps emergency provisions ready for unplanned visits or large gatherings. She suggests a simple cream gap with crankery or crotons as a good starter, followed by broth and a variety of goups to extend a meal after breakfast.
A guide for balance in meals lists Spring Soup Oatmeal Scrapple Prune Ice Cream Creamed Sardines and reheatable Doughnuts with practical steps. It covers onion butter stock bread crumbs milk cream eggs lemon juice oranges and paprika to craft warm, comforting dishes.
A stat submission notes rising thread sales since the war hinting at revived home dressmaking while shops report strong ready to wear demand. American designers push durable silhouettes aligned with Paris, favoring tailored, economical gowns suitable for street and evening use. French draperies influence afternoon wear, but US tailoring remains dominant and economical alterations help extend existing gowns.
Jackie and Jimmie Coyote debate life and eating prairie dogs, noting their mischief and habits. They discuss turning over a new leaf, remain wary of guns, and end their pursuit with an unexpected supper.
Germans tried many ploys to capture Father Time but failed. The church at Etrelliers was ruined by shelling yet its clock remained intact and now serves as the front wall of a British Tommy’s hut in the debris. The piece reflects Allied time on Time with the Allies.
Marcus Aurelius urges looking inward for lasting happiness at home. The reflection emphasizes self-reliance and inner peace as the fountain that always bubbles up when dug.
Inquisitive people act as funnels of discourse not for own gain but to pass ideas along to others. The quote suggests curiosity fuels dialogue and helps ideas circulate beyond the individual.
Drapery dominates the latest spring styles with smart military frocks seen prominently in children's wardrobes, signaling a trend toward structured, understated silhouettes for the season.
A surly dog sits in a wood watching a squirrel in the trees above. The squirrel playfully drops a nut, prompting the dog to complain of idleness while the squirrel retorts that the dog has wasted two hours merely watching.
Mrs A W Brazer of Black River Falls Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her organic trouble and side pain without surgery after doctors advised an operation. The ad urges other women with inflammatory or nervous symptoms to try the root and herb remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice.
A家庭 exchange contrasts wartime profiteering with sacrifice as a father questions the meaning of profiteering. The reply defines a profiteer as someone who seeks rapid wealth over swift victory, illustrating homefront moral debates during the wartime period.
A promotional advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for rashes followed by Cuticura Ointment. Claims hot baths and gentle applications relieve irritation. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 or 50 cents.
Speaking at a dinner Senator James W. Wadsworth of New York told a tale from early ferry days. A motorist awaiting passage faced a 25 to 40 cent fare and the captain, unsure if the newcomer was a one-hoss or two-hoss team, pondered the proper charge.
A fragmented excerpt shows a speaker invoking liberty as a battle cry, emphasizing devotion to country and the fight for freedom. The text contrasts money talk with a rising anthem of national resolve.
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