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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1922
Page
5
The guiding note suggests a start with clams and a clear soup, then a pie. It warns against cooking a sucking pig without an enabled ware roaster, praises a golden brown roast, and recommends cranberries with an acid sauce. accompaniments include onions string beans and a fruit dressing.
The article outlines orthodox and modest Christmas menus with courses from oysters and goose to plum pudding and mock mince pies. It contrasts lavish feasts with affordable family meals plus practical steps for preparing sauces pies puddings and a Christmas chicken pie option. It shows guidance on stuffing cooking times and kitchen equipment like enameled ware roasters and double boilers.
Community notices list multiple church and club gatherings from December 19 including Loyal Sons and Daughters party at the church, Christus exchange at K C hall, Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Saville home, Younger Set Bridge hosted by Miss Father Gibson, and various afternoon or evening汇 meetings. Also includes a Christmas exchange for several groups and a Christmas dinner. A recipe for prune and meat dish follows with steps and serving suggestion.
The Diamond club organized a surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. George Bell of Kalona. Attendees endured sloppy roads and weather for an evening of cards music and dancing. A late oyster supper followed hosted by the ladies. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Vane and C. Moore of Washington.
Dr. W. H. Hampton pastor of the Christian church remains hospitalized with a severely injured wrist from a recent football incident. X rays reveal two broken bones torn ligaments and a dislocated thumb.
The report asserts there is no better fall or climate for flax cultivation than Ireland offering optimal growing conditions and abundant harvest potential.
The Sigourney baseball team owes $3200 with a mass meeting held last Friday night to plan a campaign to cover the amount. The plan calls for a $25 donation from every payer, a sizable request for a town of Sigourney’s size as noted by the Keota Eagle.
Julius Pues and E Zechler were sentenced to three years in Fort Madison and Anamosa for burning the home of Frank Frank a strikebreaker at Eagle Grove. Both men, married with clean records, blamed alcohol for their actions.
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