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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
2
The narrator and Larry Donovan reflect on past loves and fortunes while planning travel. They joke about Pickering and guardians, discuss a grandfather’s will and a possible inheritance, and prepare for a journey with rifles and gear as they debate future fortunes and loyalties.
The narrator reaches Annandale after leaving the Maxinkuckee, meeting Bates the house man and reflecting on the Glenarm estate saga. Bates hints at the grandfather John Marshall Glenarm and the mysterious house by Lake Annandale, while the narrator contemplates old loyalties, danger, and the upcoming year-long stay. The journey ends as he approaches the house along the lake road.
With a foot on the step I waved to Larry who stood outside watching as the heavy train began its slow westward departure into the night.
Glaced raisins form a Russian style dessert when softened and baked with apples and brown sugar. Cranberry sherbet is suggested as a turkey accompaniment and cranberry desserts are described with frozen juice blended with egg white and crystallized fruit, plus baked cranberries without water.
Useful kitchen tips include adding two tablespoons of strong coffee to meat gravies for color and flavor, adding it just before removing from heat. Steamers benefit from a cloth over the steamer lid to keep dumplings light. A kerosene bath dissolves rust on iron sinks after hours of soaking. Lemons stay fresh when stored in a water filled jar with daily water changes for several weeks.
It explains that umbrella joints break first due to lack of oil and suggests oiling with paraffin or kerosene to remove rust, then applying lubricating oil to ensure smooth operation. Regular maintenance can keep the frame in excellent order with normal use for a long time.
Drain syrup from red cherries and mix with dissolved gelatine to make a jelly. Set in a ring mold overnight. Serve inverted with cherries in the center and whipped cream. Optional cherry flavored jelly can be used and finished with whipped cream.
If a tablecloth is stained by tea or coffee remove it promptly and soak the stained part in lukewarm water. Wring, lay flat on a deal table, sponge with glycerine, then wash in cold soapy lather. Dry the damp portion and reuse before sending to the laundry if the glass absence is hardly noticeable.
If new tinware is rubbed with fresh lard and heated in the oven before use it will not rot in water. For stained tinware borax cleans inside surfaces, restoring brightness when a teapot or coffee pot is discolored after boiling in a strong borax solution.
A sewing tip explains mending a broken corset stay by binding the top or damaged area with a small piece of chamois skin. It also notes snitting a coat and jacket fit upward from the waistline as with a bodice.
An army officer, Maj. Whipple of the Second Massachusetts, rushed to Washington at the Spanish American War outbreak to offer his services to President McKinley. He faced a dental exam in Worcester and angrily declared he would go to Cuba to shoot Spaniards, not to eat them.
A well known specialist claims kidney and bladder troubles respond to a home made blend of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Dose is a teaspoon after meals and at night, mixed by shaking in a bottle and obtained at pharmacies. It is highly recommended and inexpensive.
A New York Press item notes extreme prices for animals and livestock. A spinster paid 5000 for a bulldog, a Massachusetts buyer spent 8000 on a cow, Walter Garvey refused 4000 for a hog, James Keene rejected 200000 for Sysonby the racehorse. Roosters fetch up to 800, a lion 300 and a tiger 700. Fishes may rise in value with breeding. a male salmon could be worth 1000. The cow's calf is valued at 4000 and the salmon mother could yield 300000 offspring, creating major aggregate value.
A promotion for Brandreth's Pills as a first class laxative and blood purifier. The ad claims one pill at night relieves constipation and notes the pill contains extract of sarsaparilla and other vegetables. It states the remedy has been used for over a century and sold widely in plain or sugar-coated forms.
A clipping bureau notes the volume of death notices for prominent figures. McKinley leads all with about 12,000 obituaries, followed by Schurz at 10,000, Hay and Jefferson at 10,000 each, and Hanna at 8,000.
A quoted reflection highlights a woman with a fine mind whose presence makes others unsure whether to listen closely or relish that they are not married to her. The remark captures admiration and a hint of social constraint.
A fragment notes a laxative labeled Bromo Quinine and the Original Cold Tablet in a white package with black and red lettering bearing B W Grover's signature, suggesting patient verification when doctors disagree and something ails him.
McMillan Fur and Wool Co of Minneapolis invites buyers to write for prices on ship furs pelts including panthers and grizzly bears. Ad copy quotes a Burton line about love and a single thread as a sales flourish.
David Belasco reportedly works at his desk for up to 20 hours, drinking strong coffee in large cups at frequent intervals. The famed playwright is described as toiling through long stretches with minimal rest or meals.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, using tonics and blood purifiers. Prescribed by physicians, sold by druggists for 75 cents, with testimonials available.
A reflection notes that divorces are rare in high society but separation by mutual consent is increasing yearly. It cites incompatibility of temper as a usual cause and attributes it to the custom of early marriages before mature judgment, in a London throne era tone.
Debility cases in women without acute disease are claimed to improve with Dr Williams Pink Pills. Mrs Sarah Ramsey of Litchfield Illinois reports relief after years of illness following childbirth, with regained strength and better nerves. Pills sold by druggists or mailed, 50 cents per box, six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY. Free booklet "Plain Talks to Women."
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