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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text from New York Sun discusses clothing items and wearables with garbled phrases. Mentions shirts and pajamas in a disjointed, period-tinged style, suggesting a brief item on attire or fashion notes.
Practical advice on fruit tree pruning pest control and harvest handling. Instructions cover saving sweet corn timing picking berries avoiding wet fruit preventing sucker growth on fruit trees mudding horse equipment while cultivating, slug control with dry dust, cabbage worm sprays, paper protectors for cabbage stems, asparagus beetle control, cucumber and melon disease remedies with Bordeaux mixture, beetle prevention, strawbery growing methods and spacing for rows with wide spacing and fall cultivation.
Research by the department of agriculture at the Oregon station shows hens outperform incubators in chick production. Hen hatch rate 96.5 percent versus 78.5 percent for incubators. mortality 10.8 percent vs 33.5 percent. Heavier weight gain and stronger chicks from hen hatch.
A compactynical witticism from the New York Fress about romance and social quirks. It notes a woman's fears and a man's burdens, jokes about truth and habits, and comments on forgiveness within a marriage. The piece satirizes gender dynamics and daily life with pointed quips.
The Sportsmen's club of Canandaigua New York released 20 pairs of Hungarian partridges to restock local woods and boost future game bird supply for members. The piece notes other fashion and foreign policy curiosities in a mixed clipping.
New York special recounts Jules J. Hennebique of Interstate Construction Mobile Ali who, after seeing a friend's photograph of Miss Aimee Raffrey, decided to marry her. He pursued the mystery of the image while in Europe and afterward found she lived in the city. The romance culminated in a marriage at St Patrick’s Cathedral with details shared at Welmonice’s Chie reception.
The piece notes early ideas of steam powered transport in 1759 from a Glasgow student and credits Nicolas Joseph Cugnot with building the first automobile in 1769. It describes a three wheeler that toppled on its second or third trip and Paris officials locking the vehicle in a church to prevent repairs.
A Washington Indiana Herald column questions why callers immediately ask Who is this and urges dialing proper manners. It argues disclosing one's own name first is courteous, and that asking for the recipient by name without identification is rude and unrefined.
In a Denver restaurant during the Democratic National Convention, two tables clash with a Tammany man complimenting a woman. A fellow diner reveals the complimented woman is his wife. The confrontation ends with a cordial greeting and no conflict.
During a British encampment in a district farmers carted wood and turf for cooking. A donkey carted turf approached as a regimental band played. A country Indian driver held the donkey by the head, sparking a jest about enlisting.
A vintage cookery note outlines steamed date pudding using whole wheat bran and dates with spices then baked noodle pudding with almonds and jelly. Techniques include brown crust tips and a no fail pie crust, with measurements for six servings and practical steps.
Old handwritten instructions detail Red Tomato Jam and Whole Preserved Pineapple with sugar, ginger, and pineapple syrup methods. Also included are directions for preparing Pineapple, and Creamed Apples with baked apples and custard topping.
A column lists dishes using vegetables in season including French horseradish with beef broth and flour paste, Flemish carrots with onions and parsley finished with milk and butter, rhubarb cobbler with a rich crust and whipped cream, and scalloped oyster plant with butter milk and breadcrumbs baked to a delicate brown.
A home cookbook list details rhubarb and fig marmalade, orange banana cream, pineapple foam, preserved apples, strawberry salad, fruit icing, and desserts from leftovers. Recipes cover fruit jams, creams, foams, bakeable puddings, and garnishes with practical steps and measurements.
Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth. Add a pint of rich thick cream chilled with three tablespoons full of one white sugar and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Mix and whip to a standing froth. May be made with any fruit in season.
Instructions blend two tablespoons flor with two tablespoons butter, stir in flour to a light brown, whisk in cream or rich milk, keep smooth, strain hot over tomatoes on toast. Serve as a vegetable side.
Practical kitchen notes on light biscuits using half graham flour with wheat flour for easier digestion. A bread baking hint suggests turning pans to equalize rises after baking begins. Also advice on preheating a knife to slice hot bread without sagging. A vignette recalls Wagner guiding musicians to emphasize dynamics with a pun about fortissimo and pianissimo.
A brief dialogue plays on the contrast between gloom and hope as one speaker questions the effect of a kiss and the other counters with a habit of viewing events darkly. The exchange highlights tone and social expectations in flirtatious banter.
An article notes Argentina’s 1908 farm machinery imports totaling 8.88 million dollars, with the United States supplying about 4.98 million. The piece contrasts poetic lines about spring with economic data, illustrating growth in agriculture and equipment inflows.
A Washington designed butter cutter speeds butter division in hotels and restaurants. The oblong frame sits over a pound of butter and, with a sharp central blade and crosswise strips, presses down to cut the block into about twenty four equal squares.
A scanned collection of older kitchen instructions describes Meat Minces with creamed Hamburger on toast, Fried Stuffed Eggs filled with minced ham and meat, then reassembled and fried with breadcrumbs. Also covered are De Savory Mutton with Carrots and New Ham and Eggs using bread cases, ham, lemon, cayenne, and poached eggs.
A recipe describes shredding a small head of cabbage and boiling it in cold water with salt until tender. Drain, stir in half a cup of sour cream and four tablespoons of vinegar, boil briefly, then serve. It yields a delicate pink color and is highly palatable.
A brief craft column details cake pan greasing with lard to prevent sticking. It lists Lemon Nut Cake, Banbury Tart, Walnut Pie, and Cocoanut variations with ingredients and method. The text also devolves into garbled fragments about bread dough and a political note referencing France and a grant, lacking coherent context.
A read through tips covers cleaning with gasoline by warming water, removing tar with lard, and safety warnings about poison oak. It includes sewing a shirt with backing paper, canning fruit with cotton batting discs, storing silver with camphor, marking poison bottles with bells, and rust prevention for metal utensils with wax and machine oil.
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