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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1914
Page
11
A farmer reports a hen laid an egg marked with a big W and quips the mark signals war. Neighbors joke about wartime knowledge while discussing the Europe conflict, reflecting local chatter and a bit of humor amid news. The piece ends with a reflective note on honest effort and victory in struggle.
Excerpts discuss moving to a smaller flat after repairing the present one and a clock dial that shows twelve hour and ship time simultaneously. The dialogue notes small flat demand and a remark on editors keeping a woman's name out of the paper. Atlanta may establish a municipal ice plant.
An Indigenous tale describes animals after a time of arguing in a council. The great beaver builds a new council house and requires one speaker at a time, bringing an end to quarrelling and restoring a peaceful talking order.
A two part device uses a bamboo fishing pole or alder barrel and a corset steel spring. Find a stalk about one inch in diameter and fashion the barrel and spring from readily available home and country materials for a basic pea gun.
Instructions describe converting a six to seven inch wooden tube into a pea shooting gun. A ramrod, pine or bamboo piece, and a bent corset steel form the mechanism. A spring and trigger-like notch release the ammunition, with care to keep the muzzle slightly elevated.
On a very cold day a boy named Tommy wears first trousers. His overcoat buttons, his father cautions him while Tommy quips that everyone knows his father wears trousers. Compiled from Woman's Home Companion.
A kitchen scene centers on a cook watching and scouring pots while reporting to a mother that Jane has scrubbed. The fragment suggests domestic duties and implied routine in a household setting.
Emerson states beauty in the home comes from the heart and generous thoughts. He argues one need not own rare art to enrich life as education and refinement elevate the dwelling.
The article outlines quick noonday soups using cereals beans and vegetables as a meatless relief for midday energy. It details Cream of Onion Soup Vegetable Soup Creole Soup with steps for browning boiling simmering and adding milk cream or butter and emphasizes serving in two handed cups with croutons or crackers.
Motivational thought from Max emphasizes that success requires hard work and genuine effort to bring outcomes into reach rather than passive desire.
Tripe fricassee is described with step by step cooking from washing to simmering five hours then milk cornstarch and egg yolk. Canape ideas include sardine and crab variations with butter bread circles, lemon juice, Worcestershire, tabasco and pimento garnish.
Letters from Miss Bertham and Miss Lavisa Myres of Sterling Connecticut and Massena New York describe relief from female disorders after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The notices urge other young women with painful or irregular periods backache and fainting spells to seek restoration through the remedy.
A quirky exchange cites poverty as a disguise then endorses Dr Pierce's Pellets as a sugar coated stomach and bowels remedy. The ad promises painless regulation and invigoration of digestion without gripe.
A witty quip contrasts old Christmas customs with modern times noting that yule logs have given way to money as the festive token. The remark reflects contemporary attitudes toward wealth and tradition.
He recalled facing death and the fleeting seconds that defined his life. His companion remarked on a "directory of names," underscoring the tally of people involved or affected by his experiences.
In a discussion labeled Of Equal Impact, Knicker argues for a universal war tax imposing equal burdens on all, while Bocker suggests taxing the rain as an alternative.
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