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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
10
A set of historical dessert recipes for nursery eating adults may enjoy, including Lemon Rice Pudding and Queen Charlotte Pudding. Recipes specify ingredients and steps like boiling water with meat for pudding, molasses, eggs, milk and oven baking, plus custard, marshmallow, and orange pudding variations.
Cook chopped onions in butter until soft then brown veal in drippings. Simmer veal in milk until tender, adding curry powder near the end. Thicken the milk with flour and serve.
A simple method to fry thin veal slices with diced fat salt pork until dark brown, finish in the oven, and serve with mashed potatoes and dandelion salad. The dish, complemented by dessert and coffee, offers a nourishing, economical meal.
Beat yolks until thick, fold in sugar and salt, add lemon juice, then layer sliced bananas and oranges with dressing in a deep dish. Finish with bananas on top and chill before serving. Serve very cold.
A historic recipe describes seven parts rock salt and five pounds brown sugar boiled with two ounces saltpeter in five gallons water. After cooling add two ounces cooking soda and pour over packed meat for curing, with readiness in a few days.
Ossing New York April 12 four condemned gunmen Harry Horowitz Louis Rosenberg Frank Cirofici and Frank Seidenshner spent their last day on earth at Sing Sing Prison after being condemned for Herman Rosenthal's murder. The warden kept the order of death secret while relatives and advisers heard the men deny guilt. Early Monday morning all four were executed.
A fragment notes a shop inviting readers to visit its store, stating the writer has material to share and mentions not seeing the writer’s name in print. The line underscores local press dynamics and reader engagement with local business notices.
John R. Robinson, a business agent for Painters' Union No. 31 and De Kanberra Tribe of Red Men member, killed himself by gas after a divorce filing and alleged misappropriation. His body was found after police traced his note directing an undertaker, with no relatives informed.
W A Howell of Rowan County found a case knife blade buried in the side of a large oak while making boards. The blade lay near the center of the tree with no handle, suggesting the blade had been there for more than a century as the tree grew over it, per the Salisbury Post.
A farmer carrying an express package from a city mail order house is accosted by a local merchant who scolds him for not buying locally. The farmer questions why the merchant does not patronize the home paper and advertise locally.
Washington April 14 President Fairfax Harrison announces that using five million dollars in equipment trust notes Southern Railway contracted for 75 locomotives 54 all steel passenger cars and 4075 freight cars. Locomotives include 45 heavy Mikado 15 Pacific 13 six wheel switchers and 2 eight wheel switchers. The all steel passenger set comprises 35 coaches 4 dining cars 5 combination cars and 5 baggage and express cars. The freight cars include 3250 thirty ton steel underframes.
The Southern Railway Company plans a major equipment order including frame ventilator box cars 500 fifty ton all steel flat cars 200 cabooses 100 steel underframe stock cars and 25 steel underframe poultry cars. The railroad expects delivery from builders and will place the cars in service to support growth in its southeastern territory.
A petition signed by over 60 percent of High Point property owners calls for a major street paving project from English and Main to the city limits, including Johnson Street and intersecting streets. The council approved and a committee will start work soon using concrete asphalt like that in Washington DC.
Guilford County voters are informed that Robert Brockett of High Point seeks the Democratic nomination for the House of Representatives subject to the May 16, 1914 primary election. He declares candidacy and requests support from local voters.
Local horse dealer announces arrival of a mixed lot including extra broke mares and drawing horses. Sale will take place Saturday April 25 1914 rain or shine with all stock to be offered at public auction.
A detailed home pork preservation guide describes packing salt pork in a barrel with salt, making pickled hams shoulders cheeks hooks feet and lean cuts with water sugar saltpeter and rock salt, curing two weeks, then preparing sausage meat with ginger and sake in cloth bags. It also covers lard, gut fat, and optional freezing of spare ribs and chimes with baking tips from a farm exchange.
Practical kitchen notes describe making crisp crackers from split common crackers with butter baked to a delicate brown. Stale bread used for bread sticks and croutons with butter toast. A sour cream dressing blends rich sour cream and melted butter for fruit salads with pineapple bananas and oranges.
A recipe blends equal minced beef and pork with lemon rind parsley egg bread crumbs onion and seasonings. Form into a roll wrap with bacon, dust with flour and bake for a golden crust. Serve hot with thick gravy and red currant jelly.
Wipe steak with a cloth soaked in cold water and trim excess fat. Use fat to grease a wire broiler placed over a clear fire with the fat edge toward the handle. Broil and turn every ten seconds for the first minute to sear and seal juices, then turn occasionally until done. A one inch thick steak needs five minutes for rare or six for well done, then rest on a hot platter with butter and salt.
A simple tomato soup method using one quart canned or fresh tomatoes with four cloves bay leaf celery salt and seasonings. Simmer twenty minutes then fry onions in butter five minutes add cornstarch to the onions and combine with the tomato mixture until thickened. Strain and serve with crackers. beef broth may be added for richer flavor.
Instructions advise filling new tins with cold water and a salt sachet, letting stand several hours, then rinsing. This prevents sticking and makes cleaning easier, with benefits seen after the initial preparation.
Wash and divide a cauliflower into sprigs. Boil briefly in water until tender then pass through a sieve. Stir in a quart of milk and season with pepper, salt, and a piece of butter.
Fragmentary excerpts trace mixed bathing from Roman times to medieval Europe. Officials under Hadrian Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus banned it in Rome and later travelers note wide divergence in Europe, with public baths in places like Baden provoking comments from Poggio Bracciolini.
The piece argues that blood transfusion is not new, tracing early methods by ancient civilizations and biblical references. It notes its daily use in large hospitals today as a triumph of modern surgery and mentions historical examples such as Naaman and ancient bath therapies.
Archdiocese leaders condemn peasant attire showing legs and barn door fittings. An American observer notes locals parade in native dress while Prince Regent reviews them and 200 couples dance the schuhplattler with gusto.
A reflective note contrasts an impeccably tidy house with a cheerless home. It argues that a true home arises when people live there and share life’s first meals, providing warmth beyond mere order. The piece recalls a shared sense of belonging and the difference between house and home.
A theatre troupe manager laments a grim stint in Clintonville describing a bare opening scene after asking locals for the open house. He recalls locating the venue by a run-down building, performing until dark, with only five patrons present at 8 30 p m and the troupe packing up, hoping for mercy for any future show.
Poison ivy has puzzled scientists and laymen for years. Dr Mirande of Paris reported to the Academy of Sciences that the poison ivy contains prussic acid, found mainly in young leaves and buds, with older leaves containing little. In three and a half ounces of young leaves there is about a quarter of a grain of the acid.
The 1912 report of the commissioner of police shows 84 876 lost items sent to Scotland Yard an increase of 11 258 from the previous year. Losses included bags jewel cases opera glasses sticks umbrellas watches with 26 865 items valued at 200 260 restored to owners.
Mrs. Reno Margulies head of a new Montessori school discusses why a female applicant failed as a Montessori teacher. She cites lack of warmth and essential kindness as critical factors. The remark frames the challenge for women in early Montessori education.
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