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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
8
A fragment from a vintage cooking piece explains choosing a bone loaded with meat, cracking to access marrow, and using small portions in stews, casseroles, or fried rolls. It urges economical use of soup meat, suggests sauces from flour and water, and notes nutritional value and thrifty combining of meats with other foods.
There is no nicer way of cooking potatoes than with a roast. Parboil them first until half done, then lay around the roast, basting them often, as the brown cruet is the chief result desired.
Instructional fragment showing two oxtails and two onions browned in fat, covered with boiling water and simmered two hours. In final half hour add sliced carrots, then thicken gravy with browned flour. Contains dated cooking language and quantities.
A quoted fragment presents a Burns style line about happiness lacking a fixed seat or center while wisdom wealth and greatness cannot ensure blessing. The item reads like a literary snippet or poetry quotation without additional context or event details.
The article extols potatoes as the versatile “apple of the earth” and urges variety in daily serving. It suggests planning two or three weeks of dishes, then repeating, with ideas like combining potatoes with white sauce and cheese or layering raw potatoes with onions minced meat and tomato before baking, finishing with peas.
Five servings require five table spoons of grated chasse and finely rolled crackers with milk and five eggs. Toasted crackers on plates. Melt two table spoons of butter in a hot pan then add cheese milk crackers and eggs. Salt to taste, a dash of red pepper and cook two minutes. Serve on the toasted crackers.
The recipe directs using one third pound prunes cooked slowly until soft. Remove stones and quarter fruit. Cook prunes in water then add two and a half tablespoons of Felating softened in half a cup of cold water. Stir in one cup sugar and a quarter cup lemon juice, mix and mold.
A dainty case to hold sheet music flat, shown open and closed. It can be made in art serge corded silk or linen, stiffened with thin cardboard and lined with silk. Narrow serge pockets at the sides grip the sheets for easy storage.
A description explains a compact blotter style case sewn with elastic bands at top and bottom to secure a loose page layout. Ribbon ties on the sides form bows when closed, with owner initials on the exterior. Silk cord handles match the serge color, and the case is simple to make and light to carry.
Cleaning and repurposing tips for garments from petticoats to shirtwaists. Ammonia cleaning for silk and lace, naptha for whites, and a guide to transforming a lawn shirtwaist into a child’s dress. Seasonal storage with camphor balls advised.
Plaids pose a risk in the economy for the inexperienced, but their appeal for morning wear remains strong. Ginghams this season are irresistible with small checks to large broken plaids, featuring rose and blue tones. The bias cut is praised as a saver when plaid fabrics hang in the balance.
A girl proposes a method to prevent tarnish on gold or silver trimmings. She wraps tarnishable parts in black tissue paper before storing hats or dresses, claiming the trimmings remain untarnished despite hard wear and varying weather.
Uncalled letters at Bottineau post office dated June 15 1910 include Murphy Tom Somers Mrs Maggie Leege Fred 3 Johnson Miss Annie James Edward J White David Thompson Birgit J Payne Roy Bondeau Dave 3 Delesha Joseph Dusek Josef 2, to be sent to dead letter if uncalled in 1 day. Nero postmaster. North Dakota state fair in Fargo July 25 to 30 features top attractions, day and evening programs, free acts, and the Grand Patterson Carnival Company.
Property to sell two lots Nos 254 255 in Hurnett's first addition Metigoshe park on the south side of Lake Metigoshe. Lots recorded in the register of deeds office. Price 150 dollars cash if sold before July 10. For further particulars address Marie Sims Bowman N D 42 2
John McCaughna, born in 1872 in Michigan and resident of Bottineau County since 1898, announces his candidacy for sheriff. He states the bid is his own decision, not prompted by caucus, delegation, or public urging, and cites his experience and belief in fitting the office as the people want it.
J D O Kgerre writes to Bottineau voters praising H E Layne of Lansford N D as a highly qualified candidate for county superintendent of schools. He stresses Layne’s professional pedagogy, long teaching experience, and readiness to take office immediately with honest, capable leadership.
Hankinson News endorses W M House as an efficient qualified candidate for secretary of state. Fargo Forum notes his pioneer farming background and ten years as Richland county schools superintendent. The Bismarck Tribune and Grand Forks Herald identify House as a Republican ally and potential candidate.
The Westhope Standard notes Prof W B Barger a candidate for county superintendent of schools. Since 1907 in Westhope he transformed the local school into a recognized high school and prepared graduates for Midwest colleges while presenting a thorough background in normal school commerce and oratory education.
Westhope School Board member J Stephens lauds Prof W Barger as an ideal school man of high morality and ability. Letters from W H Lackey and N McDougall praise his leadership of Daybreak district high school, noting a raise and his move to run for county superintendent, promising Bottineau county a strong gain.
Alexander Hay of Sumner Post 7 G A R endorses W M House a Civil War veteran and leading North Dakota booster. Hay cites House’s past and present work for state progress and says House’s wide county acquaintance and education leadership would strengthen the ticket. He plans to move his family to Bismarck to serve if elected.
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