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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
2
The passage mixes dubious medical advice urging hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the body and prevent toxins, mentions a whale market ad, and ends with a consumer note about homemaking and laundry products. It preserves names and brands found, noting unclear dates or places.
An old advertisement fragment promotes bathing babies in hot water and applying Caticara Boup and Caticarn Ointment for irritation. It touts emollients as a boon to tired mothers and mentions a Yale scientist estimating radium activity for 1,650 years. It references Hanford's lotion for bruises and green chauffeurs in repair shops.
A garbled health advisory urges drinking lots of water to flush kidneys and prevent pain. It misstates remedies, random ingredients, and dubious cures, mentioning wine and various substances. The text reads as an incoherent, unsafe health pitch with no clear medical authority.
Warntime guidance explains mottled butter results from uneven milk fat distribution. Causes include improper churning temperature and speed, washing mistakes, and large temperature shifts. Prevention stresses uniform milk fat distribution and controlled processing.
An early wire and bottle drainer invention by H H Taylor of Newburgh New York aims to hold a milk bottle securely. The device is described as cheap strong and reliable and designed to allow thorough cleaning with the bottle held in an open or tilted position.
The article discusses dairy farming practices focusing on milking, training young cattle, and winter herd management. It emphasizes eliminating aging cows from milking if necessary while maximizing profits, and notes equipment like brushes and pails are essential for winter dairy work.
A long machine translated piece discusses Canada during wartime, noting official statements that there will be no conscription. It describes political debate, reports of population movements and land grants, and references orders affecting livestock and settlement in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It cites Sir Robert Borden and government actions while detailing farm production and transportation notes.
Early 20th century ad style note promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle remedy for infant and child constipation. Claims it cleanses stomach liver and bowels, restores appetite and sleep, and produces a well child within hours. Also mentions Dodds Kidney Pills and indigestion remedies with testimonials.
An ad touts Cascarets as a cure for headaches indigestion and bloating claiming they cleanse the stomach remove fermenting food and expel waste matter overnight. It urges readers to buy a box from any drugstore promising a clear head and healthy liver and bowels by morning.
A historical essay defends pie and provides crust making guidance. It discusses pie’s popularity, warns against overhandling dough, and offers recipes: one and one half cups flour, half cup fat, one and half teaspoons salt, plus liquid. It covers fat choices, air’s role in crust, and techniques for crispness.
Scalloped parsnips prepared with butter milk pepper onion and bread crumbs. Layer parsnips in a buttered pan then top with crumbs and bake until tender and brown. Serve hot for a simple side dish.
Wash and soak half a pound of dried cherries. Mix flour and milk with salt sugar butter and eggs. Stir in the cherries and pour into a buttered mold lined with cherries. Cover bake steam for an hour and a half then turn out and serve with a wine sauce.
A niece copper dish for children may be made by combining a cupful of raisins and prunes cooked together or separately adding the yolk of an egg a little sugar and lemon gougere thinning with water. A chopped rabbit worked into a soft cheese makes a nutritious filling for a sandwich.
A recipe describes mixing finely shaved cabbage with apples celery and pineapple, tossing with dressing, and serving in lettuce cups. Garnish with whipped cream.
Instructions describe greasing pans with oil or fat and using a new matting method. It advises beating out the flour to remove excess and using a longer matting to wrap, tying ends to prevent raveling and waste during cleaning.
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