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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1909
Page
6
A Chicago Journal note recounts a wife recounting how her husband invites men for coffee while withholding cordial invitations to her. She asks why he offers favors to other men yet gives her scant enthusiasm and suggests treating wives with equal warmth and courtesy.
A Detroit News report quotes Sophia Leppel criticizing cereal based vegetarian diets. She argues meat eaters show greater talent, vigor, and youth at age 120, while vegetarians lack long term brain and bodily strength. The piece cites Chittenden and Fisher diet studies as biased, adds a Yonkers Statesman cartoon quip about a man and his hennery.
Yonkers Statesman notes a witty exchange as Egbert confirms visiting Paris and jokes that locals understand when a hotel bill is due. The remark highlights cross cultural humor about expenses and communication.
A brief column notes how modern labor saving devices reduce work compared with a decade ago. A man remarks to Sim that he has not to do as much now, mentioning years of marriage as a casual aside. The snippet reflects domestic life and familiar dialogue from the period.
A mixed collection of verses urges resilience with lines about keeping a stiff upper lip and recovering from setbacks. It includes Phoebe Carey inspired guidance on perseverance and a clipped lyric adaptation of Jingle Bells describing sleighing cheer and mishaps. The piece blends admonitions with seasonal mood and musical notes.
The English actress Lydia Thompson died recently at age 59. Her 1860s British Blondes and the Salome era sparked controversy yet popularized women in tights on stage in the United States. Thompson first appeared in London 1852 and last performed in 1895, marking a century of evolving theatrical norms.
A playful vignette notes a father mistaking honking geese for a wild flock while a mother reveals the sound comes from a tame goose horn. An aside mentions MacDougal the frugal Scot who uses a bugle instead of wine when feeling fine. A young doctor and an old doctor are contrasted over Latin names for diseases.
A Newark reader credits Cuticura remedies with ending a severe eczema ordeal that spread over the body, causing bleeding sores and hair loss. She describes applying Cuticura Ointment and Soap, plus Resolvent, and notes relief and recovery after weeks of agony.
A montage of curious notes: 163 006 workers gain mining jobs in India as the trade grows. Jersey City unveils the world’s largest electric sign, 200 by 60 feet with 20-foot letters and 3 000 incandescent bulbs. Gum for stamps comes from sweet potatoes. A geological survey team tests a knapsack oxygen device for entering toxic air. A Pennsylvania farmer raises ladybugs to fight plant pests. U S coal production, if stacked, would form a cube 714 yards on each side.
In the first week of May the writer reports 15 acres broken with five acres wheat ten oats and small plots of potatoes vegetables. Wheat yield 20 bushels per acre fetching 76 cents, oats 35 bushels per acre at 35 cents, and stock farming favored with cattle horses and sheep. Neighbors sold steers at 40 dollars and plow horses from 15. Sixty chickens and five pigs raised plus homestead patent after three years.
The ad touts Peruna as a trusted grip remedy with rapid results when taken promptly in the hand. It urges immediate purchase and offers a free illustrated booklet titled Truth About Peruna from the Peruna Co. Columbus Ohio, postpaid.
The excerpt surveys various topics from rubber tree cultivation on the Black Sea coast to 1840 Ohio population figures, compares density with Texas and California, notes Indian coast oyster shells and alligator ivory, cites a German cruiser experiment with Chinese coal, and mentions a patented nonjarring tool attachment and anthropologist on city life.
At Hoquash Washington the largest handsaw in the world is in use. It measures sixty five feet in length and twenty inches in width with teeth three inches apart.
Uniform heat ensures cake rises without soggy streaks. Quick ovens suit light cakes while slow ovens suit fruit cakes. Avoid moving cake after rising to prevent gas escape and heaviness. Grease pans with sweet lard. leaf cakes require buttered parchment sides and bottom. Test doneness with a clean broom splint. if it comes out clean, it's done.
Instructions describe cooking one quart of beans without pork, mashing them, and cooking rice to one third the bean amount. Salt during cooking then process one cup peanuts and three onions, add sage and pepper, mix with moisture, shape into loaves, bake one hour, and serve hot.
Instructions describe combining five pounds lean pig port with two pounds pork, grinding meat, adding salt sage pepper and ginger per pound, mixing, and packing into cloth bags. Bags are covered with melted lard to seal.
A recipe outlines stirring foamy butter with sugar and egg then adding almond flour dough to rest. It describes rolling out cookies, brushing with egg white and sugar, and baking briefly until light gold. Also details browned potatoes with butter onions parsley and sour cream sugar custard with eggs and nutmeg to fry to a browned mass.
To spread frozen butter, plunge the butter knife into hot water for a few moments, then wipe dry. The butter will spread smoothly. A treated knife also cuts bread easily. If spreading or cutting takes longer, alternate dipping and using the knife.
A collection of everyday household hints covers preserving warmth with a perforated plepan, removing wall blemishes with rubber lead pencils, deodorizing with lemon peel on coals, and using potato water for mud stains. It advises gentle ironing, cleaning lamp wicks, and careful oven closure for better baking results.
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