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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1899
Page
7
Advice from the New York Tribune outlines saving and mixing various fats for frying and soap making. Fresh pork fat is prized for frying, beef fat is valuable when blended with lard or chicken fat, while butter is poor for deep frying. Keep separate jars for coarse and fine fats, and strain fats periodically for cleanliness and utility in soap and cleaning.
The Ohio Farmer outlines a quilt method using nine inch light and dark squares cut into triangles plus three inch squares cut from the right angle. Dark and light triangles join along hypotenuses to form half blocks, reversed for the other half, then joined by matching cutouts to create a full quilt block.
A blend of odd marriage rites among the Negu los described with dramatic rituals ending in a coconut water pour and knot tying of palm sapling vows. Also included are terse kitchen directions for simmered meat with brown sauce and a mushroom catsup note, plus a brief cartoonish dialogue about truth telling and a mana liar.
A woman attending a matinee with a companion faced stage fright over removing her large hat. Nervous, she awaited usher intervention, then shed the hat and hurriedly pulled out curl papers, drawing suppressed laughs as the performance continued. The incident occurred in downtown Chicago.
A Pall Mall article describes Queen Victoria managing royal kitchens as a modern business operation. It notes the morning menus she orders for herself and grandchildren, the detailed record keeping, and the salary and staff of the royal kitchen. It compares the Windsor stores and confectionery department to a London firm, highlighting efficiency and fiscal restraint.
The Hague reports a theft from Queen Wilhelmina’s dressing room. The suspect was entrusted with safe custody and fled after most items appeared in a silversmith’s possession who had bought them from the official now vanished. The case ties to gold and silver toilet pieces seized in suspected sale. Peppermint memory and Bunker Hill memorials are noted in brief.
The Protectionist cites a $150,000,000 rise in aggregate wage earning power since 1899, arguing higher wages fuel prosperity and savings. It notes wages back to 1890 levels, defends high wages against low-cost rhetoric, and credits worker intelligence and protective policy for top global pay.
The New York Times analyzes electoral votes colored by party support, listing states carried by Republicans or Democrats and calculating Bryan’s national strength. It notes potential state defections like Maryland and Idaho and weighs how shifts could alter a majority.
The Indianapolis Journal notes many Democrats now doubt William Jennings Bryan after recent elections. Senators from Virginia oppose his anti expansion stance while supporters who favored nonexpansion or Aguinaldo aid urged him to back expansion. The piece argues such defections are contemptible and warn Bryan faces defeat in 1900 without firm policy.
The Ohio vote is an unequivocal approval of the administration's course in the Philippines. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune says the win signals public support for defending rights in the islands and for insurrection suppression as a duty of the present, aligning with Judge Nash and the Republican ticket.
A collage of editorials notes McKinley Prosperity and Bryan in politics. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune jokes about Bryan staying in politics until his coffin. Iowa State Register hails protection while Europe would gain from free trade. Republicans fault Hanna for Nebraska results and Grover Cleveland era chatter hints at Bryan’s potential nomination in 1890.
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