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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1907
Page
3
In a European style recipe, six loin chops are simmered with onion carrot celery peppercorns and cloves, then breaded and deep fried. Served on a hot dish with boiled macaroni and a rich sauce of onions, chicken stock, cream, and butter, seasoned with salt and pepper.
The kitchen department deserves equal care as finer table linen with neat towels dusters and cloths. It lists items like crash towels glass towels floor cloths dish cloths dusters canton bags and chamois skins to polish silver and brass, all hemmed and marked with red cross stitch for neat work.
The article explains a method to prevent flatirons from rusting by applying warm grease and wrapping them in brown paper. After storage, dip in hot soda water, dry, and heat as usual. Before ironing, rub with brown paper and bathbrick powder. The process, though lengthy, speeds up work once irons stay smooth.
A recipe for tomato and green pea soup uses peas tomatoes stock cornstarch butter salt and pepper with crisped crackers. Cook peas and tomatoes until tender then press through a sieve and blend into simmering stock. Thicken with cornstarch, add butter and seasonings, finish with cooked peas and serve with crackers.
Clean with warm water and a little vinegar using a clean sponge. Wipe dry with soft cloths. To restore polish whisk whites of two or three eggs with a teaspoon of turpentine per egg, rub into dry leather with flannel, then dry with linen.
Boil sponges with a little strong ammonia for antiseptic cleaning. Cover and let stand a quarter of an hour. Squeeze vigorously and rinse in cold water.
A quirky tip suggests removing wet shoes and stuffing them with oats to absorb moisture and keep the leather dry and soft. The claim is presented as common advice.
Mrs J D Johnson of 603 West Hickman Street Columbia Missouri reports two years of dropsy pain heart gurgling and limited arm movement after surgery. She credits two boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills with stopping the trouble and recommends the remedy sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A farmer marked a dollar which circulated for years among merchants and neighbors. It returned four times for produce and once more four years ago, then headed to a mail order house and vanished. The note urges patronizing local merchants to support taxes, schools, churches, and community needs.
The Portuguese queen takes pride in the British Humane Society medal awarded after she rescued a drowning man in Lisbon harbor. She is a sister of the Duchess d Aosta and was born at York House Twickenham. Queen Amelia, a physician, jokes that her toughest patient is King Carlos whom she has long aimed to diet for too solid flesh.
Eleven crew members of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition ship Catherine were rescued after being cast away on a Crozet Island. They survived on penguins and sea elephants, albatross eggs, and depot food from 1880. A bottle of whisky kept for Christmas helped morale while matches were scarce and a lamp was kept alight in the extreme cold.
A N. H. girl reports appendicitis followed by digestive struggles tied to starch intake. After thirteen weeks on milk and water solid food caused discomfort until Grape-Nuts was introduced. she gained weight from 98 to 115 pounds and regained health. The ad notes Grape-Nuts as a digestible starch product from Postum Co. Read The Road to Wellville.
Olson recounts four and a half years in Saltcoats Saskatchewan and reports rising crop yields from 1904 to 1906. He moved from Baldwin Wisconsin to a half section near Saltcoats, cropping 90 acres in first year and achieving 39 bushels of wheat per acre in 1904, 24 bushels wheat and 35 oats in 1905, and 25 wheat and 45 oats in 1906. He urges others to work hard and not grumble at trifles to succeed in the Canadian West.
War correspondent Frederic Villiers records Bret Harte recounting the creation of Dickens in Camp. Harte describes tearing up early editorials, writing anew, and eventually producing the celebrated poem after a moment of sudden inspiration.
An advertorial claim urges readers to use a home mixture of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to force the kidneys back to normal function. It links sour blood to eruptions, rheumatism, nervous and stomach trouble, and claims better filtration of uric acid and red blood cells.
The article notes a surge in amateur photography, predicting a large influx of learners in 1907. It anticipates a shift toward direct color photography emerging from scholarly circles and widespread public interest in this promising hobby.
Advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured by constitutional remedies. Mentions mucous surfaces and catarrh. Includes promotional lines for F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and Hairs Penny Pils for constipation.
A compact reflection on individuals who loudly preach virtue while privately failing to live by their words. The piece contrasts public display with personal conduct, urging consistency between belief and action.
An advertisement touts Lewis' Single Binder as the richest and most satisfying smoke from Lewis' Factory in Peoria. A Lutheran church announces a call for 1,000 new ministers to fill vacancies in the denomination. A health ad endorses Garfield Tea as a spring remedy to reduce headaches and fatigue and purify the blood.
A young clergyman in a remote country district asked Bishop Potter if he could marry himself to spare another a long journey. The bishop's concise reply: Could you bury yourself.
An article praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as ideal for women going through change of life. It describes common symptoms and urges trying the product, citing testimonials from Mrs. Fred Certin of South Bend and Mrs. Henry Lee of New Haven, claiming restored health and increased well being.
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