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Newspaper
The Clayton Enterprise
Location
Clayton, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
7
A wartime anecdote from Company K recounts Charlie G. and George F. as odd but successful foragers who haul a complete stove and clothing haul for winter quarters. Charlie inflates a shirt with starch, making it unwearable after a brutal drill, and the tale ends with his fate in the sunny south.
Mrs Fells recalls the 1864 Cherbourg battle between the Confederate Alabama and the US Kearsarge. Capt Semmes sent a note to a young American observer requesting be kept if he died. The Deerhound fled the scene as the Alabama sank. A later steward learned Semmes survived.
A sixpence from Charles I's reign was discovered in the stomach of a bullock recently killed by Yarra' thungland butcher. The item observation adds a curious historic find to the livestock incident.
The article notes Germany and Britain adopting gas engines that burn coke and blast furnace gases, boosting efficiency. It cites engineer Rossi estimating millions of horsepower could be saved in U S metallurgical plants, with 30 to 35 hp per ton of pig iron from furnace gases.
An Omaha mail clerk, 19 years on the job, introduces the Automatic Checking Device for Letters. The invention leaves a colored ink trace on each letter indicating the clerk number, allowing error tracing without slowing distribution. Connor states the device works unobtrusively and may be adopted nationwide.
Quotations from a Chicago News item describe Mark Antony in ancient Egypt choosing Cleopatra over a Rome poker game. The tale ends with Antony content to remain with Cleopatra as he misses the camel express and departure from Rome.
A Cassell's Journal quip sees an editor urge originality and an author retort that writing original work invites friends to demand something more engaging. The exchange satirizes Creative effort versus social expectations.
A brief New York Sun item asks if Knicker-Has Subbubs has been successful with his garden and suggests Bocker thinks he raised enough cabbages to smoke. The playful line implies doubt about harvest size.
Fourteen years ago Claude Boucher of Cognac France closed his factory after strikes and factory pressure. He invented a bottle making machine now used nationwide turning out 250000 bottles daily. One machine makes 35000 bottles in a 24 hour day.
A Sunday night scene in a Chesterton home sees Tom offered a bold act of heroism to win Mary’s hand. Mary asks for marriage, prompting Tom to vow bold devotion and lifelong commitment in a playful then earnest moment.
A brief excerpt from the Chicago Tribune presents a playful dialogue where a speaker asks the pretty maid about her destination and fishing, and the maid responds with witty refusals and a musical drawl about not fishing with clams.
Old and new ways of preparing tomatoes and corn dishes using a hay box method. Recipes include tomato and corn stews, tomato figs, fried tomatoes with cream, and corn meal with hay box cooking steps.
A short note on keeping pianos tuned regularly and avoiding neglect. It warns that delaying tuning hardens pitch and degrades tone, advising monthly maintenance to preserve proper sound.
A fragment cites the British Medical Journal noting harmful bacilli present in a church setting. The London Globe speculates this could explain why men leave, suggesting a health scare context in a historical clipping.
A compact guide describes using slices of bread as the base for baked cheese toast. Mix grated cheese with milk to make a paste, spread on toast, crack eggs over each slice, top with more cheese, and bake until the eggs set in a hot oven.
An obscure fragment asserts that toilet ammonia will give a wonderfully refreshing breeze to hot weather sufferers. The line is incomplete and lacks corroborating details or context.
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