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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
3
A vintage collection of cake recipes detailing prune spice cake molasses batter fruit cake nut cake and jelly roll with steps for mixing creaming and baking in moderate to slow ovens. Each item lists ingredients such as prunes raisins candied peel currants nuts spices and various flavorings with instructions to bake and ice or roll as indicated.
A collection of quotes and verses for gift enclosures from Stevenson, Tennyson, Shakespeare, Cowper and others. The text suggests personalizing cards to add warmth, with lines about love, friendship, and tender greetings to accompany gifts.
The article notes Filipino Christmas spans December 25 to January 6 with roots in the Spanish calendar. Children hang shoes for gifts, enact nativity plays in churches, and parish pageants draw crowds including the disabled. Christmas carols by bands and dancers conclude with unsolicited greetings of Buenos Pascues.
Inspector Faurot urges women to keep electric lights on when leaving or staying home at night. He says burglars fear light and identification bureaus aid conviction. The Washington Herald notes Mme Guilbert drinks many cups of tea daily.
A vintage collection offers Hickory Nut Macaroons Cocoanut Drop Cakes and Walnut Wafers with steps to mix beat and bake in a moderate oven. The cookies use nut meats butter sugar and flour with spices and optional substitutions for texture.
An old fashioned warning tale blends verses about Little Orphant Annie who asks children to watch out for gobble gathering fiends. The piece shifts to a cautionary memory of a boy and girl whose fates warn against mischief and disobedience.
Delegates to the second annual meeting of the American Federation of Organized Producer and Consumers' league in Chicago aim to reduce middleman profits and secure government supervision of farm product sales. President Henry N. Pope of Texas reports on cost of handling wheat and price disparities from farm to retail, urging stabilization and reduced speculation.
Washington reports indicate the German peace proposal prompts cautious optimism from the administration. The Pope Benedict XVI stance and Verdun victory coverage shape the debate as neutrals weigh potential mediations and terms before future peace talks.
A convention endorses government policing of farm product flows from producer to consumer and urges publicity to curb waste and immorality. It recommends a committee to work with government departments to set reasonable wages for buyers, manufacturers, and sellers and reduce speculation.
Baron Von Robert Emmanuel Oppenheim was removed from the Noordam LooMtsstend and held by immigration authorities who refused to give a reason. He claimed possible mistaken identity, while reports suggested he arrived with about $500,000 in cash and securities.
Pittsburgh has a note that stockholders of the Standard Of Company of Kentucky will vote on increasing capital from 2 million to 6 million dollars. A 100 percent cash dividend is planned from the 4 million dollar surplus.
Madrid reports a 24 hour general strike called by labor organizations in protest against rising food prices. Stores offices and newspapers will close and authorities warn against disturbances, urging public order.
Atlantic City report notes a wage advance of 18 13 27 per cent and a half hour reduction in the workday for 14,400 atoma and foundry workers nationwide under a pact between manufacturers and the International Moulders' union. Regulators approved the terms today.
Belle Fourcha, a cow owned by M. J. Smiley of Belle Fourche, reportedly set a new butter production record. Professor Larson of the state college certified an official test showing 42.77 pounds of butter in seven days.
Senator Smoot’s substitute for the Sheppard prohibition measure, banning manufacture and sale of liquor in the capital and its personal import, was rejected 61 to 8 by the Senate. In Independence Kansas crude oil rose 10 cents to 1.20 a barrel, and a French inventor won a gold medal for a shock absorber for wheelbarrows.
Orleanes of Hintystok recounts German policy in Poland where men and women are shipped to German plants as 'alien' workers. He describes destruction in Bialystok, decimated industries, crippled utilities, and widespread hunger with little bread or potatoes available. Many Polish residents have died or fled.
Nashville reports heavy snow blanketing Middle Tennessee with six inches by early morning and temperatures at 24 degrees. Street and railway traffic were greatly impeded as the storm reached peak intensity.
Russian forces report stabilizing the Romanian front as the army regroups under Soviet lines. Paris claims survivors are across the Sereth, with Russians and Germans trading positions near Bucharest and along the Danube marshes. Verdun and Meuse actions yield 11,387 German prisoners since December 15. Bulgarian commander thanks troops for heavy captures including 120,000 prisoners and 4,000 cannon.
Washington reports that sowing of winter wheat is 2.2 percent greater than autumn 191?, with total plantings around 40 million acres, a record except for 40,452,000 acres two years prior. Dry seeding weather reduced intentions for larger crops, while prices remain high and regional gains vary across states such as Iowa Nebraska Illinois Ohio Kansas Colorado California and Montana.
Chicago detectives conclude after three weeks of inquiry into James E. Wetz known as the egg king that evidence of conspiracy to control the Midwest egg market could not be obtained. Authorities say they found no show of unlawful intent or collusion to fix prices or markets.
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