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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
8
A humorous exchange describes two club members debating marriage. The first jokes about marrying himself if he could find a wife as good as his own, while the second notes her acceptance of his buying cigars and neckties.
This fragment lists seasonable desserts and savory items. Recipes describe ice cream with marshmallows and chocolate, a frozen fruit salad, pate de foie gras sandwiches, and a cider cake with brown sugar frosting. Contains measurements and preparation steps in an old style.
In Chicago the Kriz children Marie Liberty and Fred, aided by their brother, chased an intruder through their home after he ransacked the upper floor. Fred, an overseas veteran, restrained the burglar who fired at them. police later identified the suspect as Joby Schortz, alias Charles Bolpen, an ex convict with a long record.
This article offers traditional bake at home guidance with several fruit and spice loaf recipes. Caraway, Fig, Seed, Ginger Fruit, Marmalade, and Coconut Date loaves use sponge base, raisins, figs, candied fruit, nuts, and flavorings with simple steps to mix, knead, and bake for a tender loaf or sliced treats.
A fragmentary verse note echoes a proverb about work and reward attributed to Roy T. Houae. The text juxtaposes tradition and nature with a rural scene, contrasting labor and deprivation in a shaded setting.
A vintage recipe card presents Tango Salad with hollowed pears filled with cream cheese or toquecfort, lettuce hearts, and a spiced mayonnaise dressing. The dressing blends mayonnaise with paprika chili sauce and lemon, with pimientos julienne for garnish. Also outlined are Lemon Cheese Cakes for five pies and a separate spread for sandwiches using capers and vinegar laced yolks.
An exchange satirizes marriage as a social trap with a quip about being single at seventeen. One side questions why the other remains unmarried while joking about excuses. The brief humor reflects attitudes toward romance in casual conversation.
In St Louis thieves stole a 600 pound safe from a candy store after failing to open it they rolled it onto a track and moved it to a plant outskirts where police found it next morning still intact containing 2000 dollars. A bank night watchman misread the crew believing them to be workers, noting one man wore a fur collared coat.
A fragment from The Kitchen Cabine includes beets stuffed with celery and onion mayonnaise, Vanilla Bavarian Cream with gelatin and custard steps, Steamed Pudding Without Eggs with prunes and molasses, Molded Custard with jelly and cream, and a basic quart of chicken broth soup with oats and vegetables.
The Customer complains that the ladies’ fogery items are not tempting while the Bakery Man counters with a price question about a dollar dozen. The exchange shows tension over value and desire in a brief vignette.
A child explains a quarrel by saying they were playing Adam and Eve. The boy claims his sister ate the apple herself. A neighbor remarks about a dirty old dog lingering near their flat corner.
Logan West Virginia Captain Anderson Hatfield known as Devil Anse Hatfield and longtime feud leader with the McCoys was buried beside his sons Troy and Elias in a mountain family plot. Eleven surviving children, forty grandchildren and several great grandchildren attended. Cap Hatfield spoke to preacher Uncle Duke Garrett, saying he was ready for baptism and done with fighting. Elissa Hatfield died earlier. the feud began over a hog ownership dispute and spanned fifteen years with dozens dead.
Washington Pennsylvania William Redke, forty, jobless and homeless, confessed robber in Washington County jail. He admitted cracking the safe at the Pennsylvania station in Houston near here, netting 16 cents. He released gas, lay on the floor awaiting death, woke up, surrendered, and was committed for trial.
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