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School term begins next week at GHTY Schools with students and staff returning for the new term.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
7
School term begins next week at GHTY Schools with students and staff returning for the new term.
Washington schools prepare for a larger enrollment with forty new desks and a lowered stage in the assembly room. The principal’s desk moves to the stage and a new typewriting room and additional recitation spaces are added. Registration is underway as teachers anticipate a record freshman class and overall growth.
A brief kitchen gadget note describes a perforated rotary roaster designed for popping corn. It highlights easy rotation for even heat and convenient roasting, suggesting a practical tool for home cooks.
A described rotary drum popper uses a perforated band and tubular mounting to keep kernels revolving over heat. Proponents claim even pop and larger kernels with less scorching than older push-pop styles, while the mechanism is operated by a hand crank.
AM students who have not registered are asked to complete registration before Saturday noon. A C Fuller Superintendent.
Deep black soil lands near Janeau and Monroe counties with 65 miles of town, 80 plus acres available, no tiling required, and timothy yields of 2 to 2.5 tons per acre. Prices at 3.00 to 5.00 per acre above 1910 levels. 75 to 80 percent of land can be broken for 3.00 per acre with steam plow. Down payment offered with balance due after seeding and crop income. Write P O Box 325 Davenport Iowa 58112 for details.
The quotation notes a woman’s habit of letting a man speak when topics are unfamiliar to her. It cites Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes from Jane Oglander as endorsing this approach, reflecting gendered conversational norms of the era.
A guide on salting vegetables advises salt for green vegetables while avoiding salt on starchy or underground varieties. It notes most vegetables are boiled, though some cooks defy this rule with alternatives.
A simple hash method uses corned beef without gristle, equal parts hot potatoes, and liquid from beef stock or milk. Sauté with butter, do not stir after adding, simmer until absorbed, then brown and fold. Optional celery or bacon bits add variety.
A dated recipe describes lining a buttered casserole with hot rice to form a wall. It mixes roast beef breadcrumbs egg parsley onion juice pepper salt, adds gravy, then layers rice and cooks about three quarters of an hour. A jellylike fruit preserve uses red currant juice sugar raisins and orange rind and pulp, processed for storage.
Lodges Alpine Aerie No 1943 and White Post No 108 announce regular meetings. Alpine Aerie meets the first and first Wednesday evenings monthly with visiting members welcome. officers Wiley Fox W P R and C Dubois Secy. White Post meets the first and third Tuesday in temple building with Commander J W Scott and Adjutant J J Kellogg.
Soak breadcrumbs in milk then mix cocoa sugar eggs vanilla salt and cinnamon. Bake in buttered cups and chill, serving with whipped cream.
Valley Forge Camp No. 868 holds weekly Thursday evening meetings in the hall on North Side Square. Neighbors are welcome to attend and participate.
Peel and quarter a dozen peaches and layer in a buttered dish. Spread soaked and cooked tapioca over the fruit. Bake about thirty minutes until tender. Serve with cream and sugar.
A rough cooking note describes grinding or chopping sour apples with equal sugar, grated lemon peel, and a few pieces of white ginger. Cook until clear and very low heat.
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