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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1917
Page
3
A historic recipe outlines a Christmas menu featuring roasted turkey with giblet stuffing and a classic gravy. It details cleaning, sewing, searing, basting, and roasting a seven to nine pound turkey, plus a dressing made from stale bread drippings onion parsley and spices.
Washington announces strict prohibition on combination sales of food commodities effective immediately. The rule bans selling two items in a tied ratio with limited exception for sugar and cornmeal in a one to two ratio as a wheat conservation measure. Enforcements to be actively pursued.
A step by step home cook’s method for stuffing a turkey with a liver onion and bread mixture, including boiling and mincing the gizzard, then a savory pan sauce. Complements with mashed potatoes seasoned with white pepper salt and hot milk, then baked with butter until browned.
Prepare a granite kettle with two cupfuls of granulated sugar half a cup of glucose or corn sirup half a cupful of water and a quarter teaspoon cream of tartar. Boil to 280 degrees then flavor with peppermint wintergreen or sassafras. Divide, color half with red, pull and twist to form red and white canes or weave into baskets.
Chop figs with a splash of water and sugar until thick paste forms. Roll fondant cream, dust with chopped meat remnants, spread with fig paste while cold, top with another fondant sheet, press lightly, and when paste firms, cut into short strips after about twenty four hours.
Hoarders of foodstuffs must pay penalties as the Food Administration vows strict enforcement. Hoarding evidence includes 60 days’ supply of foodstuffs and sugar purchases beyond two weeks. The Department of Justice will prosecute buyers and hold sellers jointly liable, with mall order houses shipping into the state under scrutiny.
Names of all violators are being sent to Washington for action. A rigid state check on Monday and Tuesday lists violators without fear or favor. Meatless day means meatless and wheatless day means wheatless, says Chairman Letton of the state committee. There is no middle ground if beef, pork, veal, or mutton or wheat flour is served in any manner.
E V Parrish head of the Bureau of Publicity has been granted leave to manage Food Administration publicity in Nebraska. He will devote full time to this wartime assignment, with his Bureau post to reopen on return. The release was unanimously approved by the Governing Committee and runs for the war period or as long as needed.
All bakeries using ten barrels or more of flour monthly must obtain a license by December 10. Applications go to the U.S. License Department, Food Administration, Washington, D.C. Standards specify loaves of 16 or 24 ounces, or multiples thereof, must weigh 12 hours after baking unwrapped.
Reflection on temper and endurance. The speaker recalls a habit of daily anger, decreasing to every third and fourth day, and advises offering thanksgiving after a long period of restraint, implying spiritual discipline and gratitude.
Economy and convenience drive builders to expand silage storage as farmers favor silage fed cattle. A feeding test from Ohio shows dairy cows on silage yielding 17 percent more milk and 28 percent more butterfat than grain fed cows, with butterfat costs at 13 cents per pound versus 22 cents for grain. Additional tests claim silage yields two pounds of dry matter per acre-equivalent cheaper than one pound of sugar beets.
The piece outlines agricultural guidance for sheep sorrel control using ground limestone hydrate lime or quicklime, with lime amounts per acre and a method for lime application. It then shifts to an editorial tone urging cheerfulness, self-improvement, and a positive approach to personal effort and faults.
Nebraska shows patriotism as meatless and wheatless days are widely observed by cafe and restaurant owners. Violations are reported in Omaha and a few other cities, but the numbers remain small overall.
Witness describes an auto striking a person and sending them airborne. The vehicle bore a placard reading Join the Aviation Corps as part of a recruiting effort. The incident centers on recruitment messaging and its visibility to the public.
The verse portrays a keen card player noted for her skill at whist. She fields accusations of cheating with a calm smile, turning aside claims and leaving challengers unable to press further. The piece traces deft play and sly wit in a compact, period-voice mood.
Tantalum offers a durable, inexpensive alternative to refined gold nibs. Claims describe its hardness, a special hardening process, and corrosion resistance with inks, making it superior to other common pen materials.
Do you want a good home in the best town on earth See us Sidney Lumber Co advertises housing materials and services claiming an ideal home in an attractive town within reach of buyers seeking quality building supplies.
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