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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1904
Page
12
A jumble of quotes and observations covers politics, books, and society. Notes reference John D Rockefeller, Miss Ida Tartell, and political ideologies, with musings on war information, home life, and longevity.
A New York Times excerpt recalls a 21 mile line from Quebec to Ste Anne le Beaupre described as a holy railroad built for pilgrims. It notes Sundays crowded trains seeking Saint Anne's blessing, but criticizes high charges and poor service despite its sacred status and dividend aims.
A New Jersey mother sent her five year old daughter to a grocery for four quarts of vinegar. The girl mispronounced it as mittener, causing clerks to laugh. On a second trip she again tried to fetch vinegar, saying smellhe tug and give me a tart, highlighting mispronounced words and everyday shopping challenges.
A nature lyric by Grace H. Taylor describes rain in a wild wooded scene. The speaker hears a distant refrain as honeyanckis bend beneath showers. Blossoms bow to an unseen power and seek light, baptism through rain, in a hushed, expectant mood.
In a London Daily Mail fragment, a church wedding erupts into a playful chase on Pender Street. Bridegroom Harold and bride Trixie flee through a crowd of laughing bridesmaids and curious children, aided by a determined aunt and the brimming chaos of a celebratory gathering.
The Summerville Buddhist temple exhibit at the University of Pennsylvania Museum presents the most complete Buddhist house of worship outside Buddhist nations. Three images from Koyasan in Japan, a bronze vase from Kioto four centuries old, and Buddhas and lotus motifs create an immersive scene that transports visitors to the Land of the Lotus amidst a culture pilgrimage.
A text describes outer temple gateways with life size fruit seller figures, two giant statues with uplifted arms suggesting vengeance, and the Gods of Silence guarding the entrance. Worshipers cleanse at a cistern and towel rack before entering the temple proper as depicted by Harry Dillon Jones in Booklovers Magazine.
A collection of vivid anecdotes from Smiles' Self Help linking mastery to simple tools and inventive effort. Examples include Ferguson using a pen knife to time a wooden clock and Newton, Wollaston, and Franklin achieving discovery with humble implements. The text underscores skill and perseverance over fancy gear.
A famed tale of Verdi selling Nabucodonosor to a publisher. The aspiring composer, waking at dawn, sets a high price of thirty thousand francs, arguing the opera’s value could rise to fifty thousand by evening.
A knife blade progresses from rough forging by a blacksmith to shaping, hardening, tempering, grinding, polishing, and finally fitting with a handle. Each stage refines form, strength, and usability. The sequence outlines traditional knife making from raw metal to finished tool.
An article notes that Austrian laws prohibit marriages between Christians and Jews and also between Christiana and infidels, reflecting sectarian marriage restrictions.
The article extols burlap as a wall covering noting its utility beauty and potential fire resistance. It claims burlap can be affixed to become part of the wall like wallpaper and serves well as a backdrop for pictures and statuary with its plain rough character valued over delicate fabrics.
Instructions describe airtight canning of corn, succotash, beans, and peas with jar prep, packing, boiling, and cooling steps. Cooking hints cover yeast, nasturtium seeds in pickles, a wire dishcloth to prevent sticking, and adding jam to baked apples. The Ease of the Household section urges tidy, inviting living rooms, modest ornamentation, and the value of flowers and tasteful decor.
Recipes include Ham a la chaung melting in butter with currant jelly on toast. Salsify Soup cooks salsify in water with butter flour bay leaf nutmeg and cloves then blends and adds cream. Fruit Puddings mix molasses suet milk flour spices currants raisins brandy and sugar, steam three hours and serve with sauce.
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