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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
8
A passage urges larger conception of possibilities and faith in ourselves, arguing that any inferiority stems from what we place in ourselves rather than from God’s creation. It reflects a sermon tone attributed to Mason Marden about divinity and self-worth.
A collection of onion serving ideas from stuffed onions with nuts to beans or cheese. Instructions cover boiling, preparing centers, mixing fillings with nuts beans mushrooms lentils and cheese, baking until brown, and presenting with garnishes and sauce. Includes a closing verse about hearty meals and cheer.
A collection of vintage recipes including Date Cake with butter sugar and sour milk, navy bean bread, Eggleas Prune Cake, Virginia Sweets with sweet potatoes, Hot Slaw with cabbage and onion, and a Mexican serving variation. The text lists ingredients and steps with various measurement quirks and spellings.
Four thousand followers of fashion in crowded city halls host Sunday breakfasts in small apartments. The host cooks while the hostess entertains, serving fried bacon and eggs, pancakes, coffee, and regional specialties. Conversations rise with ragtime, followed by a postmeal stroll or a motor trip to the country to end the pleasant gatherings.
Instructions to prevent tearing when making up fine curtains. Use shrunk cheesecloth or old sewn sheets as backing, baste curtains, dust, soak in cold water, wash in suds, boil, move gently, rinse in multiple waters, blue for white, coffee for ecru, wring by machine avoided, stretch and pin while damp, repeat for up to four curtains, keep sizes matched, starch optional.
Cream butter then beat in powdered sugar lemon rind strained honey and sifted flour. Roll into 2 inch rounds bake until lightly browned then cool four minutes and roll over a stick. Dainty treat for a St Valentine party, tie rolls with ribbon and serve with ice.
A halt pint of neutral remover to 8 pail of water will clean badly marked porcelain bathtubs, tile floors and almi lar surfaces. It may be used also to soften putty around windows when it has hardened so much that it almost tears out the frames, at the time that a new piece of glass is ineerted. Spots from clothing, hats, gloves and car pets quickly disappear with its use. A paint brush that is clogged with old paint can be softened and restored. Printers and lithographers have found it invaluable in cleaning type.
For keeping ham, melt paraffin over the cut surface to prevent drying and mold. Reheat paraffin to reuse it. When peeling apples, pour boiling water over them to loosen the skins for easier removal.
A fashionably dressed mother’s daughter walks with her baby brother in a pram when a lady friend stops them. After kissing the infant, the woman asks to keep the baby. The girl replies they cannot spare Frankie but mother would lend a paper pattern of one like him.
R M Fleenor of Ottar pein Indiana describes a 25 year battle with kidney trouble and bladder inflammation. After failing to improve with doctors, two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills restored his health and prompted him to recommend the remedy. Includes offer to write for free household hints music and recipes.
The head restaurant man proposes a plan to improve pork and beans by serving pork with them. The junior partner asks for details and the idea is briefly explained.
Mrs. John White of Roxbury recounts his two week old son developing itching pimples that spread across the body. After trying another treatment, a bath with Cuticura Soap and ointment calmed the eczema within three weeks, ending the nightly scratching and discomfort. Cuticura is advertised worldwide with a 32 page skin book offer.
The notice promotes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with the slogan In Use For Over 80 Years. It also touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for upset stomach, liver, and bowels, inviting readers to request a free sample at 372 Pearl St., New York.
The Medium notes a question about crossing the social channel with a simple answer: Bridge. The exchange highlights a playful approach to navigating social spaces.
This vintage ad extols Wil Interest Mothers and Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. Promises fever relief, headache, upset stomach, teething disorders, and regulation of bowels with four hour results. Claims 24 years in use and appeals to mothers with pleasant taste. Also includes a cynical quote about success.
In a rustic scene two elderly Black women share a meal in a cabin. A dog wanders in and drinks from a pot of boiled cabbage on the floor. Aunt Haster drives the dog out and uses a broom, then offers a spoon to Liza and jokes about removing the dog from the cabbage.
The Aberdeen Angus steer Glencarnock S. owned by Mr. McGregor of Brandon, Manitoba, won the 1912 Chicago Live Stock Show sweepstakes and a half-brother repeated the feat in 1913. The article credits Manitoba barley and oats, prairie hay, climate, and cattle selection as keys to fattening success, citing multiple western Canadian triumphs in grains and livestock, including prizes at Columbus, Tulsa, and other fairs. Saskatchewan and Alberta producers receive praise for oats, barley, flax, and wheat victories, emphasizing western Canada’s rising agricultural prestige.
Saskatchewan leads with Maple Creek taking the Board of Trade Award. Winners include Red Fife spring wheat by B A Fredrick of Maple Creek, hard spring wheat by S Englehart of Abernethy, Black oats by Alex Wooley of Horton Alta, Western rye grain by W B Creighton of Stalwart Sask, sheaf of Red Fife by R H Carter of Fort Qu Appelle, Marquis wheat by C N Carney of Dysart, oats by Wm B Simpson of Pambrun, two rowed barley by R H Carter, six rowed barley by R N Carter, Western rye grass by Arthur Perry of Cardston Alta, and Alsike clover by Seager Wheeler of Rothern Sask. Advertisement. Beject a person with a hot temper if you want a warm friend. Putnam Fadeless Dyes color more good than others. A little push will often be more effective than a lasting pull.
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