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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
2
A kitchen note describes shredding a pork shoulder after boiling in seasoned water with pepper and oak. The mix is thickened with boiled oats, salted, and simmered briefly before packing in a bowl. When cold it can be spread on sandwiches or fried in squares for tea or luncheon.
Instructions describe making dodgers from white corn meal mixed with salt and cold water to form 4 to 5 inch long dough, shaped round and flat, fried on a greased griddle then baked until crisp and brown. The bread does not rise.
Simple kitchen notes describe making mackerel balls by flaking fish into mashed potato with butter and baking until brown. Also outlined is a crustless pumpkin pie filling with cornstarch and a butter coated dish. Additional items include stewed oyster plant with milk sauce, cookies, and pumpkin bread with corn meal. Short tips suggest salt water brightenings and cleaning carved frames with a paint brush.
Point esprit in ailk or cot ton will be used for young girls frocks. Lace and velvet jewelry favored as summer trends. Many shirtwaists to lack collars. soft lingerie collars popular. Great Britain dentists push anaesthetics bill to bar unqualified practitioners.
Day by day fashion details describe long lace veils for hats and new lingerie such as princess chemises. Revival of ribbon rimming, butterfly jewelry under glass as pendants or hatpins, silk covered cord trims, and passementerie drop trimmings in modish colors and metallics.
A patient touts Cure for sore eyes using Cuticura ointment after failure with several physicians. The excerpt also notes the Pennsylvania Railroad relief fund payouts in January 1908 and a fashion brief about trim styles, fringe, and fabrics.
A Philadelphia cooperative purchasing association started by Reverend Doctor Frank offers yearly dues of twenty five cents. Members order groceries a week in advance and pay about ten percent above wholesale prices, yielding savings. Minature watches craze in France with ladies wearing multiple pieces in varying placements.
An old fashion column notes linen and lawn fabrics pair well with Irish crochet for various gowns. It discusses the high turndown Moen collar as acceptable but less favored. The Dutch collar is described as popular, charming for girls yet challenging for older women.
The Chicago News reports on Sir Isaac Newton’s 1701 Royal Society paper describing an early Celsius like scale. It explains Newton set zero at ice and 12 for body heat, later two scales formed, and Fahrenheit later adjusted with mercury to create 32 as the freezing point.
The piece recounts a Swedish king’s visit to Engard and a historic Lord Mayor banquet in London. It mentions Sir Richard Whittington, a royal debt burned in the hall, and Pepys attending a 1662 feast noted for many courses but plain service.
The piece notes how car culture has shaped today’s overcoats. It argues that a five year ago bulky muffled coats paired with a storm collar and cap would seem odd, labeling such wearers as eccentric.
A quotation from Sidney Smith compares idle minds to melting ice in sun, arguing daily loss of facts, relations, or influence. The only safeguard is continual addition of knowledge to maintain the intellectual stock.
In a quiet display, a widow's dress signals resilience beyond sorrow. The scene contrasts somber mood with confident presentation, hinting at strength and grace amid loss and public scrutiny.
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