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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1909
Page
3
A new kitchen invention merges a fruit press with a colander to remove seeds and skins from grapes tomatoes and apples and to perform tasks like ricing potatoes extracting juice smoothing laundry and more. The article also lists two batter recipes with specific ingredient proportions and preparation notes.
Instructions describe preparing corn batter bread by mixing corn meal with sweet milk in a ratio of two to one, adding two eggs or one, salt, and gradually blending with milk and meal. A hot oven bakes the batter in about half an hour for serving.
Bent two eggs and add two cups of milk with two level teaspoons of corn starch and a pinch of salt. Grease a pan with butter and pour in a thin layer to cover the surface. When hot, roll and serve with parsley. Repeat until all mixture is cooked.
Dr Elbert Landone a noted authority on child culture advocates electricity as a cure for mischief. He claims a few judicious shocks can reform a stubborn child, citing a five year old treated for three days with success.
A recipe describes layering thinly sliced potatoes and onions, with onion on top, seasoning on each layer. Add water to one quarter of the dish, dot with pork dripping, cover and bake thirty minutes.
Practical domestic hints cover boiling fish before frying and avoiding large turnip pieces to save fuel. Tips include whitening clothes with kerosene wash water, air drying delicate veils, and using lemon salt for brass. Recipes suggest apples baked with marmalade and butter, grapefruit salad with white grapes, and chestnut pulp as meat substitute.
Crazy Snake the Creek Chief testifies before a Senate committee in Oklahoma arguing that Creek lands should remain under their control and that promises to protect Indian rights must be carried out. He denounces land seizure for negroes and asserts historic treaties bind the U S to his people. Senator Teller questions honesty, while another Creek cites widespread Creek confusion over the 1901 land allotment. A separate dispatch reports a major fire at Continental Tie and Lumber in Cimarron New Mexico, endangering $500000 in lumber storage.
MISSOULA Mont The Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound finishes the transcontinental line with the last spike at 6 o clock Bridges near complete with work to finish in three weeks Remaining tasks to be done in a few weeks and turnover to operation expected within sixty days The line spans 2436 miles
The White House weighs insurgent tactics in the House as Cannon Payne and Dalzell press for a line on the Payne tariff. Presidents aides and leaders seek Taft influence to keep the bill on track while senators express support for the maximum and minimum principles. The tariff bureau proposal gains backing from Taft, who hopes it aids enforcement and information for negotiations and congress.
The body of a man about 28 years old with a severed head was found beside the Indianapolis Southern tracks in Bloomington Indiana. He had been stabbed to death and placed across the track in front of a train. The initials W. H. BR. appeared inside his hat.
Fred Kelso of Pender waived examination on a $400 robbery case and faces $1,000 bond. Barles Beeken is bound over while Winn Becken was sentenced to four years in prison. Winn Becken to Lincoln. Charles Becken and Fred Kelso to Douglas jail until spring term starts in April.
North Nebraska educators in convention passed a resolution urging Governor Shallenberger to sign the bill buying Wayne Normal school. Fremont Normal's President Clemmons opposes it. Knox County Attorney Murphy and Fremont Superintendent Waterhouse spoke. over 500 teachers attended.
A collage of humorous vignettes from 19th century urban life includes a sailor bargaining for a nine‑horse load, Josiah Quincy’s fame noted by an Irish laborer, clergyman banter, and a story about a tax assessor and a street frontage rule. Interwoven are anecdotes about Pinero, Chamberlain, and Collings, theater discipline, and a cautionary tale on adulterated blackberry jelly exposing food fraud.
The article describes a quiet national revolution in food safety due to the food and drugs act passed two years earlier. It notes the act bans harmful adulterants and requires clear labeling, with federal power to seize adulterated goods and penalize offenders. It cites estimates that 70 percent of edible goods were adulterated before enforcement, especially spices, with adulterants like burnt flour and floor sweepings common in cheap pepper.
A Chicago Examiner editorial urges Illinois to lead with a state highway commission and a Lincoln highway from Chicago to Springfield. It argues convict labor could reduce costs, rural property values would rise, and a statewide road push would honor Lincoln while matching progressive states like New York in funding good roads.
Mr Hartman arrived late from blocked cars at the ferry and narrowly escaped drowning. He recalls a shout to jump and a sudden rising water patch as he steadied himself, telling his wife the lesson of cautious patience.
The city wears out about 28,000 pairs of shoes daily as pedestrians exhaust footwear. Numerous shops specialize in shoes, reflecting the high demand and turnover in New York.
A conductor on a railroad train confronts an absent minded passenger over a ticket that allegedly calls for a diamond ring. The dialogue questions whether cigarette users can be expected to know the harm their habit causes.
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