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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
2
A fragment from a Mother's Cook Book recalls pensioning a battle scarred soldier while a mother endures hunger and night toil. The recipe describes oatmeal scones with wheat flour and butter, baked rounds, then served hot. A second dish features broiled lamb kidney prepared in acidulated water, olive oil, and parsley with lemon on toast.
A remark attributed to a judge asks whether a woman will marry anyone at all, underscoring a legal or social inquiry into marriage prospects in a historical context. The quote highlights gendered expectations and courtroom discourse of the era.
A rural advice note discusses free range hens and feed, warns against overfeeding in wet weather, and notes mud on feet can spread disease. It emphasizes clean drinking water, bran and grain mix, removing excess roosters, and keeping soft dirt for leg health in chicks. Summer conditions aid thrifty chicks and avoid washing eggs to preserve quality.
Fragmentary lines describe a comforting hand on the shoulder and a world of worry, blending religious imagery with personal emotion. The text conveys solace and hope amid care and bitter circumstance, hinting at divine order and home.
The passage extols keeping youth through constant change and novelty. It urges abandoning old ideas and past thinking, embracing new perspectives, and avoiding rigid adherence to established rules as the path to vitality and progress.
The article notes London as the central market for luxury goods and highlights New York's booming activity in precious stones and works of art. It cites U S imports of crude rubber reaching over 11 million dollars in a recent period as an indicator of inflated luxury trade.
A Verdun watchman, once noting the fire in the city as bombardments began, would today have a busy time signaling Verdunites amid ongoing shelling. An excerpt from Le Figaro recounts the night watchman’s alarm calls during the first bombardment a year ago.
An itemized look at aging gear and science includes a heat carrying stirrup for cold feet, Pasteur Institute gains lowering hydrophobia cases, a seed treatment using electricity to boost life, an undershot water wheel with folding blades, a vacuum powered automatic ice freezer, and a French inventor proposing self contained non sinkable beds.
A movie actress converts her auto into a full dressing area with a large wardrobe, full length mirrors, and a dressing table. A pipe feeds hot or cold water from the engine, allowing milady to have hot water at a valve when desired.
A veteran recounts accompanying a punitive expedition into the Mexican desert and returning with them. He notes a desert bush that resembles horse and rider, causing several near misses as they pursued bandits and even the sheriff fired at a shrub mistaken for Villa. Gakan wore out six pairs of shoes on the journey.
A young boy was sent to the store on a cold day and reminded by his mother to wear mittens. He rushed out with the storekeeper busy, and the boy explained he must hurry home because he forgot his mitten, highlighting a simple winter mishap.
Siae Desmond displays Ora One designs featuring silhouetted velvet birds on a neatly tailored back and shoulders as Mae Desmond praises the model. Ora One, principal of the School of Millinery at the Woman's Institute of New York, oversees the showcase.
The above named respondents and ClarA Olson are heirs and the administrator of the estate. The court order requires the respondents to appear and answer the petition. The notice states an estate action is pending in the North Dakota state court, requiring attendance and response within successive weeks as directed by the seal of the court.
Unclear text fragment hints at a personal or local event with names and places but readable details are limited and single, garbled sentence structure. The piece appears to reference people and activities without a clear, intact report or outcome to summarize.
Maria Hoffmann and Carl Hoffman Executors of the estate of a deceased resident of Wahpeton Richland County North Dakota publish notice to creditors and all interested persons to present claims with vouchers within six months after the first publication at Gustav Schuler attorney in Wahpeton Dakota. First publication November 16 1946.
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