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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
6
The Charleston News and Courier notes the need for inner strength and communal support to endure trials. It emphasizes personal courage, the influence of faith, and the value of helpful guidance as life’s shadows deepen.
The advent of the automobile spurs a worldwide push for better roads. Experts favor bituminized macadam for durability, cost efficiency, and dust reduction, though not perfect. The Indianapolis News warns readers to stay safe when following home remedy steps amid the fly suppression debate.
A garbled clipping describes failed efforts to housebreak a male, school reforms ending sewing and fancy work lessons, a tomb robbing claim about an anaetrems necklace stated as worth $50, and a misattributed fare cut between New York and Chicago, with unrelated chatter about Chicago readers and the equator.
A garbled excerpt discusses a Massachusetts boy and table studies, noting teachers fail to show pupils their value in life. It then shifts to concerns about foreigners marrying American heiresses and a prize captured by a lady mistress of multiple tongues, reflecting dated social anxieties and stereotypes.
A garbled OCR fragment recalls a pickerel tale from the east with phrases about disappearance and a piece of love cut away. The jumbled lines hint at a story where someone vanishes and a section is pulled back to reveal meaning.
The passage describes inferior growth straw with coarse, twisted stalks and heavy centers, noting it is suitable only for shop waste broom and ordinary trade needs. It urges growers to raise less of this broom corn quality while indicating Number 1 quality has sufficient stalks to meet demand.
A Oklahoma reader outlines broom corn farming tips from seed selection to harvest. He stresses high germination from Mingle Seedmen seed, soil preparation with a dice opener, and planting methods for sod or old land. He notes profitable shed storage and yields ranging from $10 to $20 extra per ton, with some sales reaching $700 per ton for cured broom corn.
Edward Edwards of Mohawk Valley Broom Co offers guidance on broom corn growth. Emphasizes quality seed, thorough soil preparation, uniform stalk thickness, proper fiber length, timely curing, and weather considerations to maximize yield and price for producers and manufacturers.
The article urges careful broomcorn cultivation for top prices, stressing clean seed free from smut, planting when corn is pulled, proper stock trimming, and storing seed in sheds. Growers are advised to favor reliable seed sources and to harvest and bale with 420 to 450 pound weights, aiming for higher market value.
Martha McCulloch narrates experimenting with cooking a full dinner from a paper bag. Halibut and potatoes bake inside a bag over a hot dish, producing a mild aroma and a peculiar roasted flavor. Diners praise the taste yet wonder if the bag is the entire reward for attending.
The narrator recalls an improvised feast where dumplings steamed to perfection, potatoes and corn cooked in a bag, and a full dinner prepared single handedly. Black coffee, fruit, and cigars capped off a three hour performance with the author managing table, meal, and cleanup.
The text discusses cooking fish using M Soyer's bag method, noting reduced smell and time, controlled heat to avoid scorching, and improved flavor and tenderness. It explains heat adjustments, bag browning cues, and the bag's ability to seal in seasoning for a tender flaky result.
A compiled set of broiled and baked fish dishes including Cod Bourgeoise Halibut Minute Smoked Haddock and Fish Croquettes with step by step bag cooking methods and seasonings. Recipes call for butter lemon juice flour cheese and bread crumbs plus simple vegetable accompaniments and sauces.
A scanned 1911 recipe page details Grille a la Indienne and Portugaise sauces with butter, Harvey's sauce, croutons, and meat slices. Instructions cover beef or veal options, tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, mint, and peas with a baked banana finale. Includes a closing note about Frost addressing his congregation.
A stray humorous vignette on a tram ride shows a little girl charm passengers as she recounts Santa Claus bringing dolls for her and her mother. An amused stranger asks about Christmas gifts while the mother quietly endures the scene.
A fragment shows a bishop and purveyor-like figure in a wavering dialogue about a roommate and valuables. The scene weaves ecclesiastical tone with comic misstatements and interruptions as characters argue over appearances and reflections. A punning catalog of period ad copy and moral verse closes the excerpt with a promotional line for a medicinal pellet.
A fragmentary note muses on Sekats paying pages for SRR Santa and ponders what lawyers would do for a living if there were no fool killer figures in society.
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