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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1911
Page
5
Merom notes show residents visiting, moving, and business changes. Pinkston House changes hands with Pinkstons moving in and Mrs Buff taking charge. Bank interest discussed. prices and travel mentioned. scarlet fever cases reported. revival services and social events featured with a Ray Cushman farewell party and a red-green themed gathering.
John W. Modders of Moddersville Mich suffered fifteen years from a cure defying stomach ailment. He sold his farm and nearly failed but found relief with Electric Bitters, praising its effect on his digestion and stating it helps the liver and kidneys. Available for 50c at Joe K Smock & Son's with a guarantee.
Advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claiming relief from feverishness teething disorders and bowel regulation, used by mothers for 22 years. Promotes worm remedy and pleasant taste. Sold by druggists 25 cents with free sample. address A S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reed of Paris Illinois attended the funeral service for Mrs. Jane Griffith held last week, a family obituary note recording their presence.
An antiseptic powder promises relief for tightness and blisters when breaking in new shoes. It claims to ease bunions swollen sweating and tender feet and is advertised for purchase at druggists with a 256 sample page.
An old advertisement promotes Shake Allen's Foot-Ease for shoe comfort in pinching times. It claims the product relieves pressure and suggests buying locally with the address Allen 8S, LeRoy, New York. The copy ends with a price of 26 cents and a 4t notice.
Located in India Shelburn Feb 14 Mr and Mrs bury Yeager of this city have received word from their daughter Seeates Yeager who is believed to be in India with a shipping line crew.
The Grand Theatre presents THELMA on Wednesday Feb 15 and THE MISSING BRIDE on Feb 16. Feb 17 features Leslie Carter's Great Success and DU BARRY, followed by THE BATTLE OF LIFE Saturday Matinee at 3:00 p m and IN THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES Saturday Night. Monday Feb 20 Dan Kelly and Company perform the 4 act Musical Comedy School Days with vaudeville.
The council met in the new city hall and passed an ordinance extending fire limits. George W. Leach was granted permits to build two brick structures on West Washington Street with steel or gravel roofing. A patent roof was rejected. Fire driver Charles Wilson and Patrolman Knotts resigned effective February 20. New electric light ordered for the Jackson and Section streets intersection. Owners of all buildings will be responsible for water rentals and enforcement will be strict.
John Funk of Riverton paid a fine of one dollar and court costs after being charged with assault and battery against his step mother Frances Funk. Squire Robert Kirkham presided yesterday.
An epidemic of dog poisoning sweeps the city with many dogs dying. Owners of valuable animals take precautions amid rising concern and fear over the unknown poisoner.
Street Commissioner Burnham allocates crews to sweep and clean city streets using new drags manufactured by the Sullivan Bridge Company.
Tomorrow February 16 is patrons day at Carlisle school with all patrons invited. Several residents are noted traveling and visiting relatives including Ida Whalen and Marguerite Whalen in Dallas for three months, Helen Akin with Senator C. T. Akin in Indianapolis, Frank Warner visiting George Newton in Clinton, Blanche Bond visiting Mrs John S Shepherd, and James Whissenand family moving to Leavenworth Kansas.
A vintage home recipe trio outlines a quick potato salad with large potato chunks two hard boiled eggs salt olive oil vinegar olives and chilling then a prune dessert with orange flavor sherry and egg whites chilled in glasses and topped with whipped cream plus an Apple and Pine Dainty recipe simmered apples with pineapple and optional pineapple orange mix to a thick syrup served chilled with sponge cake.
The recipe describes simmering fish with water onion carrot celery cloves allspice raisins almonds and vinegar. After boiling the fish add dark sugar and flour mixed with water, rinse and reboil, then finish in salted water and serve with white or hollandaise sauce or flour-thickened sauce as garnish for chicken.
A flank of steak is trimmed of fat and browned in butter, then placed in a baking pan. Sliced onions are fried in the remaining butter, spread over the steak, and a can of tomatoes with juice is added. The dish bakes an hour in a slow oven, with frequent basting, then gravy is made from pan drippings and served hot.
One pound lean beef ground and seasoned with salt and pepper. A cup of chopped boiled potatoes and an unbeaten egg are mixed in. Form into a loaf, roll in oiled paper and bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven. Baste with hot stock or water over the paper and serve in slices.
Sponge Gingerbread mixed with molasses soda ginger cinnamon. Beat eggs melt butter and lard fold with sour milk and soda. Add flour to pound cake consistency.
A simple lemon sauce recipe uses two cups water two tablespoons cornstarch half cup sugar and salt butter and lemon rind and juice. Egg white can be added for texture though not required and it pairs with plain boiled rice or puddings.
Fragment shows steps for pound cake batter with eggs sugar butter water and flour. Mentions beat eggs sugar add butter water and flour but text is incomplete and truncated.
Instructions describe finishing a waxed figure with French chalk and alcohol, drying, and brushing. It warns against excess water to protect oilcloth and suggests kerosene for worn cloth. A brass cleaning method uses oxalic acid solution, hot water wash, then polish with commercial brass cleaners.
A simple cooker improvement uses two nested pans with perforations along the inner edge. The lid seals both pans, allowing steam from the lower water chamber to rise into the food chamber. The extra heat speeds cooking and the steam keeps food from drying out.
Equal parts carrots onions and turnips are chopped and simmered with lettuce leeks endive and butter. Add broth and season with salt pepper and sugar then simmer two hours. Beat yolks with cream, stir in, and serve with toast snippets.
Attractive presentation for chicken salad involves forming a ring of ham jelly. Pour two cupfuls of salad into the ring and turn out onto lettuce or watercress. Prepare ham jelly with thick cream and aspic, then fold in potted ham and fold in fruit syrup to color pink.
A list of cautions on broiling techniques. Avoid slow or smoky fires and keep the kitchen door closed. Do not add coal right before broiling, never leave the kitchen unattended, and use a hot dry frying pan for best results.
A new aid for homemakers is large sheets of cotton wadding designed to fit single or double beds. The material replaces the usual cotton batting and comes in widths that match quilt sizes, available at larger stores.
A short improvised recipe guides peeling peaches, chopping fruit, and mixing with peach liquor and water. Add chopped peaches, sugar to taste, then stir in the whites of four eggs and freeze. The passage ends abruptly with unclear last words.
The weekly weather notes from Mau.ce eg er cooperative observer for this county report temperatures and conditions for Feb 6 to Feb 12. Clear and cold starts give way to partly cloudy and warmer days with highs around 35 to 41 and nightly lows in the 20s.
List of letters remaining unclaimed in the Sullivan Ind postoffice dated February 1 1911 with two week deadline before Dead Letter Office processing. Ladies names include Connelly Flora etc and Gents list features Barnhart Collins Dudley Gallancaar Houston Hopewell Kier Linyd Marshall Parks Phillips Otuie Roertson Robers Shuaw. One cent due on each letter.
The Sullivan Indiana Common Council passes an ordinance amending Section 1 of Ordinance 24 defining fire limits. It lists detailed boundary changes for the fire limits and declares the ordinance in force after two weekly publications in Sullivan Union, with dates February 15 and 22, 1911.
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