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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
6
Scattered dispatches report Sweden planning ambassadors to Europe for a king’s ascent while Norway watches. Denmark urged to align with Germany amid Baltic fears as Russia presses for naval rights near Finland. Details cover Queen Alexandra’s travels, Dagmar’s exile warnings, and Nordic political shifts with Finland, Sweden, and Norway amid strained alliances.
A Boston Herald feature showcases a single dough making six different treats. From one quart of sifted flour and basic ingredients, recipes yield roly poly pudding, tea biscuits, Dutch rolls, raisin loaf, and shortcake. Also included are sewing room hints for neat handiwork and efficient thread preparation.
Oatmeal biscuits are genuinely Scotch. Ingredients six ounces flour six ounces oatmeal three ounces sugar three ounces butter one egg half a tablespoonful baking powder a pinch of salt one gill milk. Beat egg and milk together. Mix dry ingredients, melt butter, add milk and egg to form a firm paste. Roll, cut rounds, bake on greased tin in a moderate oven ten to fifteen minutes.
A recipe for tea punch instructs simmering water with sugar to make a syrup, adding strong tea, then cooling with strawberry juice, lemon and orange juice, shredded pineapple, and maraschino cherries. After resting, strain and mix with mineral water and sliced bananas, then dilute with water to six quarts and serve over ice.
A recipe for apple pudding uses pure ready apples to fill a buttered pudding dish two thirds full. Sprinkle sugar dust with nutmeg and cinnamon, squeeze lemon juice, mix flour baking powder salt and sugar rub in butter moisten with milk roll dough over apples and bake about 20 minutes. Serve with sauce.
A recipe describes draining and washing canned pease then cooking in a white sauce made from milk, flour, and butter. Season with salt pepper and a touch of sugar, simmer until thick, and serve over buttered toast or plain.
The war office undertakes a new duty to map airship harbors. The existing map marks hollows in woods at hill bases and deep gravel pits where a distressed balloon could land swiftly and be sheltered from sweeping gales across the exposed countryside.
The text promotes hot water bags for local heat to ease neuralgic pains and suggests keeping one at home. It notes the water heat can be too intense to place directly on skin and recommends wrapping the rubber bag in a flannel cover.
Telegraph like communication links farms via wire fences. A station eight miles away is reachable using instruments connected on the fences. Several stations are now connected by this method, enabling telephonic talk across rural properties.
A folk method suggests placing a walnut sized lump of resin in a teapot with boiling water, covering it, and inhaling steam through the spout to ease throat inflammation.
An electrical expert in the London Times rejects the claim that electric lights harm eyesight, noting issues arise from direct eye exposure and would occur with any light. Mrs. Gardner, who just marked her 100th birthday, died in Balfron near Glasgow, where she spent her long life, in the room of her birth.
A list of school children excuses includes a striking line from a little girl who says Annie Smith cannot attend because she is dead. The tale highlights how odd phrases rise to notable rank among absentee explanations in a school setting.
A Ontario family of eight near Ottawa shows average age 78 with members including Mrs. Maurice Shane 84, John McLean 82, Hector 80, Janet 78, Alexander 76, Allan 70, and Archibald 63. The eighth member is listed as Mrs. Malcolm McCallum with unspecified age.
A reflective quote arguing against worrying about distant misery. It notes that every real grievance casts many shadows, often created by one's own making, urging restraint in fearing future troubles.
A reader suggests placing one or two thin lemon slices beside the bed and pouring cool water from a covered pitcher over the lemon in the morning. The lemon water is then drunk before arising, as a simple wake up beverage.
Hamburg police order strict street monitoring of tram and carriage occupancy. Conductors fined three marks for any car carrying more passengers than legally allowed.
A Washington Star quote rails against wealth mismanagement noting that a man with a million, if he heeds all advice, has no time to answer how he got it. The remark attributes the burden of wealth to untold inquiries and advice.
A brief excerpt contends that enduring happiness should be distributed across the day as strength rather than concentrated in ecstasies that invite danger and subsequent reaction, reflecting a measured ethic of joy.
Lord Northcote governor general of Australia attended a banquet 300 feet underground in a coal mine at Newcastle New South Wales. The unique hall honored royalty in a subterranean setting.
From his first Sunday school visit, Leonard notes that while others passed the money basket, he did not take any. The remark underscores a child’s honesty and moral early education within the family setting.
Notes on Pitch Pine moving from undervalued status to high demand for cranberry barrels. Mentions slow wages and church membership as factors, with fragmented quotes and a sardonic tone about credit and rumors. Identifies Axiom and Sphinx as quoted elements, suggesting a miscellany of opinions on work pace and value.
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