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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
3
A fragment outlines dining etiquette emphasizing kindness and proper utensil use. It covers how to hold a fork and knife, avoid using utensils to convey food, keep hands quiet, avoid bending over the plate, proper spoon use, and not placing cutlery on the cloth. It ties good manners to being kind.
A fragment on managing meals for a family, detailing breakfast options with fruit and cereal, noon dinners common in rural areas, and light suppers. Advice emphasizes kitchen presence, planning, and varying menus to balance taste and nutrition while avoiding discussions of cost. It notes the cook must be attentive, organized, and imaginative.
A historical guide lists soda as a cleaning aid for faded car parts and cookware, plus stomach relief and flower preservation. It includes recipes for Eggless Devil's Food cake, icing, and spinach French style, detailing measurements, boiling steps, and flavoring like vanilla.
A collection of kitchen tips with garbled wording covers opening baking powder, milk storage, blocking stoves, darning mats, washing light gloves with flour and gasoline, and making a layered cake. It reads like a vintage household hints column with inconsistent spelling and odd phrasing. The fragments include instructions on flour and gloves, and a recipe for a four layer cake with butter sugar milk eggs and baking powder.
A short note explains that eggs cooked off the stove achieve a center cook through and the white remains tender. Boiling eggs directly yields a leathery white and underdone yolk, while resting a boiled egg enhances doneness. It suggests 150 to 180 degrees as a cooking point and warns milk should not exceed this to avoid indigestible albumen. The piece then offers croquette ideas with mashed potatoes and sausage, plus baked apples as a serving dish.
Slightly rancid butter can be reused by soaking in water then removing the fat layer. Chicken fat and suet dried make good shortening for biscuits and hot breads. Do not overcrowd dishpan and pour boiling water. Do not crack eggs in porcelain sinks. Don’t dampen clothes before ironing. Chocolate Custards advise baking cup custards and topping with grated chocolate, sugar, then serving cold.
The backs of old kid gloves serve as light pliable interlining for holders. Heat irons briefly to wipe away moisture and prevent steamed rhubarb pudding. Layer cake with rhubarb, cover and bake for half an hour, then serve with whipped cream.
When the Rocky Mountains prepare a snow slide they do not pause to obtain a license. The note quips on wild winter fun and permissive rules in rugged terrain. Local authorities caution about safety and legal requirements for such spontaneous recreation.
Cincinnati patrolman John Sheehan describes a ferocious 125 pound dog at Eugene Slinghiff’s Walnut Hills home that leaped through the dining room window tearing sashes. He, joined by Officer Payne, chased and cornered the animal, finally shooting it dead after a harrowing pursuit through the house.
An expert advises that a well designed two family home is nearly as affordable as a single house. He argues proper planning yields light rooms, attractive exteriors, and efficient layouts while addressing prejudices against citytint buildings in smaller towns.
A detailed 44 by 40 foot two-family house design explains layout on two floors with four rooms on the first floor and three large bedrooms on the second. It notes cost around 5000 dollars for complete construction and discusses heating options, interior finishes, attic storage, and a fire resistant, soundproof party wall structure using 2 by 6 studding and air space for sound reduction.
The Maine Historical Society in Portland adds a large portrait of Sir William Phips, donated by Henry Deering who earlier gifted the Sir William Pepperell portrait. Painted by Elizabeth P. Patterson, the work derives from an original owned by Prof. William P. Blake. Both men were Maine natives honored with knighthood and baronetcy.
A neighbor asks if Miss Wheaton is at home, Celia Leahy from Ireland vouches for access to the spinster, and laments that a certain man has neglected her for three weeks, urging action on her matter of business.
A new Boston institution trains young women five days a week in home making and related arts. The curriculum covers literature, ethics, child study, household arts, textiles, music, home economics, chemistry, biology, hygiene, and home nursing. The piece contrasts modernity with local frictions over courting and public displays of affection, noting Indianapolis and Brooklyn proposals as similar public lighting ideas.
Mrs Joseph Lacolle of 1M Bronson St Ottawa Ontario Canada reports nine months of back and head aches with no relief until Peruna. She says the medicine is far better than any other for these troubles and that a few bottles cured her miserable condition.
A canal scene follows two men Sal and Moses testing a drowning notice offering five shillings for saving a life. Sal volunteers, Moses refuses, noting a higher reward for dead bodies. The exchange ends with a wary plan and a comic misreading of the notice.
A discussion questions a band member about a flimsy tire purchased for a bus. The companion notes the driver’s recent heavy accident insurance. The exchange highlights concern over safety and responsibility.
Testimonial from a mother praising Postum as a nourishing drink for both mother and child. She notes coffee alternatives improved strength and nourishment, especially for a delicate five year old, and emphasizes boiling 15 to 20 minutes for flavor. She credits Postum with health gains and urges proper preparation.
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