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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1888
Page
11
A Fort Custer correspondent recounts pursuing elk, encountering a silver tip bear and two mountain lions. The trio battle for dominance by the river as the bear and one lion perish from wounds, the survivor killed by the hunters after a brutal melee.
A Globe Democrat column notes that many buyers misunderstand dress measurements. It explains standard sizes: coats one inch, underwear nine inches, socks one inch, collars five and a half, shirts four inches, shoes one sixth, pants one inch, gloves one half, hats one half.
Slice cold boiled potatoes very thin and season with salt and pepper. In a warm pan melt butter, add slices, and toss rapidly over high heat. Cook until hot, light, dry, and delicious. Serve immediately, with slicing can be prepared the night before.
Instructions from Detroit Free Press describe folding a one third yard of felt to form a back and flap, cutting strips to shape a sack, lining with satin, joining pieces, adding a brass ring, and attaching ornaments with a ribbon for hanging.
Old New York Post recipe for lamb pie instructs cutting leg lamb into three inch pieces, stewing with little water, and making a butter flour paste dough. Add mace, potatoes, turnips, celery or cauliflower, nutmeg, and a thick upper crust to finish.
Instructions for corning beef soaking in weak salt water to draw blood then packing in a sweet barrel. A pickle is made from four gallons water one quart molasses two ounces saltpetre eight pounds coarse salt boiled and skimmed then poured over beef.
The article extols carving as a refined domestic art and offers practical guidance for preparing fowl, including how a skilled butler can serve many guests. It also praises carrots in soup, outlines boiling times, and shares classic coffee and wood coffee preparations with historical notes.
Instructions describe making coffee with a small flannel bag, tying it shut, placing the bag in the pot, and pouring boiling water over it. Boil the bagged coffee in a kettle or double boiler for about thirty minutes, and use boiled milk as a cream substitute to keep the drink hot and rich.
The article outlines emetic methods for poisoning cases, stressing mucus-vomiting with warm water and mustard powder, then stomach-pump if needed. It lists antidotes from a chemical journal, including treatment steps by poison type such as acids, chromates, metals, and cyanides, with cautions to keep the patient awake and seek medical aid immediately.
A Brooklyn teacher reports Professor Ramavy’s claim that color blindness stems from the brain, not the eye. He notes tyrannical red corrective practices in schools and suggests shifting observation methods under modern education may reduce color perception errors.
An 18 year old Colored student at Oberlin College had expenses paid by Phil Armour. On an eastern trip a pork king met him in a palace car and offered support after noticing his talent with a reader. He spelled out a few lines before reaching New York and has since enjoyed the patronage.
A playful poem lists a lavish mix of languages and cultures in a mock recipe for Volapak. The verse samples English Italian Russian Polish Hungarian Japanese Ojibbenay Turkish and more as it playfully stirs a global jumble into a single fictional residuum.
A Chicago Tribune feature surveys global sword forms from bronze Roman blades to Japanese daisho, noting blade tempering, famous makers, and the shift from armored combat to dueling with lances and swords. It traces inscriptions, iconic blades like Toledo and Damascus, and the ceremonial sword bearing in English lord mayorals.
A fragment quotes a debate on pride in lineage and lineage’s pride. A Nebraska State doornel note references a renowned Scottish poet described as the speaker’s grandfather, noting the descent’s significance and the expectation of pride.
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