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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
4
Orange City Iowa weekly county newspaper notes mailing as second class matter. It offers subscription terms in advance with prices for one year six months and three months and advertises job work and cash on delivery services. Order requests directed to HOPPERS at the post office.
The Fortnightly Club features readings on Keats and Shakespeare with Mrs Zwemer performing a Dream of Fair Women. Local notices report Mueller Bros. Creamery fire, early weddings, a funeral, and social gatherings among Mrs Henrichs and friends.
A young doctor and a girl exchange playful lines about illness and affection in a clipped, era voice. The doctor jokes about a “hence 2fec tion for rout” while the girl replies with a longing line and a pun about asthma.
Arthur E. Bostwick discusses regional speech in Maine and Virginia noting slow distinct enunciation and sweet intonation. He questions school instruction on speaking and suggests voice qualities may relate to business energy across regions north of Boston to south of Washington.
Watermelon leftovers yield several preserves. White watermelon has a brine cure then simmered with sugar and lemon, producing a tender rind syrup. red watermelon pulp preserves use lemon brine and sugar for a thick end product. clear preserve uses rind soaked and boiled with alum and sugar to a glossy finish.
A culinary page outlines multiple peach based frozen desserts including peach ice cream sherbet and water ice. Recipes cover peach puree, almond accents, whipping cream, sugar syrups, lemon juice, egg whites, and canning notes for fresh or preserved peaches.
An 1911 essay reflects on Cuban women as intellectuals amid social class cues. It cites Gertrudis Gomes de Atetisa as a noted figure and notes the era’s views on gender roles, contrasting old standards with evolving expectations.
The piece notes a shift in women’s fashion away from corsets toward lingerie to subtly alter the silhouette. It claims restored corsetry is rare, with garments like silk chemises and knickerbockers shaping the appearance without visible structure.
Several beef recipes are described including Smothered In Onions and Smothered Frnk Steak with onion parsley seasoning. Instructions cover searing, baking thirty minutes, thickening stock, and serving with vegetables. Also included are Steak En Casserole and Frank Steak With Bread Stuffing with steps for browning, cooking in a covered dish, and finishing with gravy or sauce.
A wartime school kitchen piece outlines creative fruit sandwiches for midday meals. Recipes cover Date Sandwiches with walnuts, Banana Lemon cream, Fig and Orange combinations, and decorative orange flavored breads to appeal to children while using simple pantry ingredients.
A dated instructional piece outlines several vegetable soup recipes, including Rich Vegetable Soup and Vegetable Poree with bacon. It describes steps, ingredients like onions, carrots, turnips, stock, milk, butter, eggs, and notes on avoiding curdling, plus a brief aside on food storage experiments and agricultural education developments.
The international egg tying contest at Storrs College Connecticut closes on November 1. Highest score by five White Leghorn hens owned by Tom Barnes Lindsey yields an average per hen. Best individual record 282 eggs by a single White Leghorn hen. Pen averages range with White Leghorns leading and Black Orpingtons making the booby prize with 390 eggs total.
A farmer who spent $25 on advertising for a sale earned about 700 more than expected, with bids boosted by wider turnout. The writer notes typical ad spend is $4 to $6, and compares the result to seed rich advertising, suggesting strong promotion attracts buyers and raises sale totals.
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