Proper Cooling of Milk and Dairy Notes
Danish creamery men urge water tanks to cool milk by circulating water through which cans sit. An improved method is tubular milk coolers that chill to near water temperature, faster than tank cooling. Selling cream and butter is favored for easier handling and better prices, with skimmed milk and buttermilk feeding pigs. A Marton resident claims a novel hen-batching prevention method involving a alarmed device that startled a hen, causing commotion.
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Marton
Waidau
Advert for Fuley's Urijin Laxative for Women and Children
An advertisement promotes Fuley's Urijin Laxative as mild and pleasant tasting. It claims safety for women and children and notes it relieves constipation without violent purgatives. The copy imitates early 20th century patient care language.
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Fuley
Jay Jutuston
Septic Tank for Creamery Construction and Use
An outline describes septic tank design for creamery sewage to prevent odors. It covers tank placement below ground, materials brick stone cement, one day's waste capacity, water runoff exclusion, gas venting via an air pipe, and internal chambers for settlement and fermentation. The article stresses odor control versus open drainage and notes discharge practices into underground tiles.
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Hoard’s Dairyman
Boutton
Lie
Arrowroot Biscuit Instructions From The Baker's Notebook
A recipe blends arrowroot and flour with butter and rich milk to form a stiff dough. Roll, beat, fold, and re roll for five minutes, then cut rounds, brush with oil, sprinkle sugar, and bake in a moderate oven with stronger bottom heat.
Broiled Chicken on Toast and Polenta Dabs
Instructions for broiling chicken on toast with buttered gravy enriched by cream, served on toast. Also a recipe for polenta dabs made from white Indian meal, butter, eggs, cream, and salt baked until brown.
Oyster Shell Scraper and Savory Cheese Patties
A note recommends oystershell scrapers as superior kitchen tools for cleaning pots, followed by a recipe for Savory Cheese Patties with butter water biscuits topped with cheese and paprika. Also recounted is a tale from Lieut Shackleton praising politeness in the Antarctic and a humorous mishearing about Mawson.
Gould Goin Weed Not Job Dear Sir Letter to Assistant Secretary
A letter from an applicant for a Treasury position, quoted by the Saturday Evening News, asks for a high level post while admitting limited qualifications. Assistant Secretary Meynolda Tur responds with a humorous note about misapplied terms and awkward phrasing, noting the applicant’s misused words.
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Gould
Tolwundelly
Meyuolda
Pues
Show Them Your Tickets in a German Railway Diary
Jerome K. Jerome recounts a habit among German railway guards who seek passengers to show their tickets to lift their spirits. The writers humorously observe that guards are cheered by tickets, prompting quick purchases or additional tickets to brighten their mood during their satay journey.
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Jerome K. Jerome
Hindu widows win rights in modern India
The article notes a shift toward gender equality in Hindustan with widows gaining the right to remarry and access to education and professional roles. It highlights efforts to establish homes for widows to train as nurses, teachers, and missionaries, reducing reliance on relatives and promoting self sufficiency amid evolving social norms. The piece also mentions new women’s studios and local notices, including W. A. Slune’s photography business opening in Motherville, Iowa.
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Hindustan
India
Hindustau
Thieves to Catch Thieves and a Military Drill Opinion
A column discusses rurales in Mexico catching brigands after a government pardon. It compares them to the Northwest Mounted Police, praising their bravery and effectiveness. The piece then argues for compulsory military drill for the idle and wealthy alike, citing social benefit and productivity. It ends with brief quips on Russian population growth and a pun about appendicitis.
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Dillon Wallace
Mexico
Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
London Times
The Funny Door and Tears in Public Hygiene
A mother recalls a child’s coin phrase funny door for openings like stocking holes and a family use. Scientists claim tears act as a natural antiseptic bath that cleanses the face and sterilizes eye surfaces by salt content, aiding germ protection.
Sailor Remains Obedient in Friendly Reefing Tale
A Yankee schooner Sally Ann under Capt Spooner nears mud flats on the Connecticut river. First mate Comstock balks at danger, demands to tend his part, and the anchor goes over as the crew heed the captain. In another note, students at Platteville School of Mines uncover a lead and zinc ore vein on campus grounds.
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Spooner
Connecticut
Comstock
Mr. Comstock
Cap'n
School of Mines
Platteville
Wis
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Dow
Geo
Ay Nichols
Ratherville
Town
Act of Congress
Maret
Estnerville and
Emmot County
National Magazine
Lieut. Shackleton
Li Wu
Mawson
Thla
Hla Sadneas
W. A. Slune
WL Oayers
Haet Ligvolu
Watt Iy
W. A. Swoone
Motherville
Glo East Linnodis Otroot
Corps of Mounted Police
Russia
Rollo
Wmnian
Washington Star
Bank of
Estherville
Khoues, Caslitor
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