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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1909
Page
7
A dated recipe describes taking ears of uncooked corn and shelled Lima beans cooked with their liquor. Boil until done then combine with corn, add butter and pepper, and simmer until the succotash boils twice before serving.
A recipe using flour, milk, melted butter, salt, baking powder, and beaten eggs to form a stiff batter. Add to greased waffle irons and bake until light. The second batch improves as the irons heat more evenly.
A collection of old time recipes and housekeeping hints. Recipes include Frosen Cream Cheese mix with paprika and lemon and served on lettuce, Cornmeal Kisses fried on a hot griddle, Fig Ice Cream with figs and vanilla, Fresen Peaches freeze with peach kernels, plus chicken baked with milk in a casserole. Also notes on cleaning, preserving fish, peeling peaches and oranges, wallpaper effects, and ink stain removal.
A Warren Michigan mother reports her six year old daughter suffered two months with hives and itching from contact with other children. After doctor failures, Cuticura products were used with hot baths and ointment, and the disease disappeared. June 20 and July 18, 1906. Potter Drug Chem Corp sole props. of Cuticura Remedies. Boston. Also includes ad for socks of camel hair and scissors by mail from Newt on Summit, New Jersey.
In 1918 New York state formed soldiers with a staff of officers and a South American supply link replacing fishing rod material. Britain had 1,171,000 textile workers. weekly pay averaged 6.83 dollars for men, 3.75 for women, 2.53 for boys, and 2.17 for girls. German experts weigh frogs for pond insect control. Before photography, the catalogued star total was 57,847. cameras may record over 1,000,000 stars. Railroads pay out 24,000,000 annually in trest claims.
President Taft voices a memorial observance on renewed amity among America, England, and France at Lake Champlein. A Paris antiquarian buys the Martels watch collection for 750000 francs. Stromboli eruptions persist for centuries with flames lava and ash. A Detroit motorboat claims 46 mph aided by an aerial propeller. Six of seven royal academy pictures are rejected annually.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Percival’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle remedy for headaches and dullness. It touts quick, natural results with mild physics and a “candy” style dosage. The piece references suffragists in New York, a Canadian fuel-testing plant, and peat as a fuel idea.
About two thousand Servian women have practiced with rifles for months to aid soldiers if war breaks out. There is a long pending English court case started in 1707 still unresolved.
A Toms River man testifies that after a sudden kidney trouble with back and loin pains he used Deans Kidney Pills. He reports prompt relief and eventual restoration of kidneys to normal. The advertisement notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
A sailor tells of a violent storm at sea aboard the Nancy Stark commanded by Captain Snook. The gale tears through the ship blowing spars, sails, and even the cook overboard while the crewpieces are reset by the wind. The tale ends with the sailor admitting he cannot spin a longer yarn. Master, Mate and Pilot.
A Kansas City Star note reports many visitors to the local magazine reading room discuss architecture. Both men and women search for Dutch hoods mantels stairways and Greek pillars as they plan new homes. Builders study magazines to verify architects carry out plans accurately.
In a village gossiping exchange, Si Simling questions whether Equire Whetstone regards dumb animals. The reply notes Whetstone’s unexpectedly gentle way of speaking to animals while performing his engineer duties as a boss.
A fragmentary report describes Hwana Tumba arriving with guns, a digger shouting in fear, and a dig-dig noise as a scene unfolds. The text mentions a nearby post and music with locals and a neighbor playing piano long hours.
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