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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1919
Page
8
In a crowded scene the Jarr family laments high costs and scarce work while neighbors debate saving money. Yardwork, lawn care, and small-town routines expose finances, labor, and attitudes toward money in a late 1910s style community vignette.
The speaker notes a young man with a big forty four shooting at cows in a ten acre lot while claiming to be a poet of the times. The dialogue contrasts modern poets with fighters who can draw public attention. A veteran bard recalls Keats and Byron, then laments that poets must be iron and able to kill to thrill audiences. The piece includes satirical quips about railroads, crime, and Henry Ford.
A recipe for steamed carrot pudding using carrot, raisins, bread crumbs, flour, beef suet, sugar and spices, steamed for several hours and served with lemon sauce. Includes reheating instructions and shelf life. Also a brief Baltimore American quote about Iowa baby show judges awarding prizes to all entries.
A public dispute arose as star women are enlisted amid a call for broader participation. Officials and community leaders voiced support while critics warned of potential inequities and resource strains.
A vintage recipe describes preparing six medium apples with milk flour baking powder salt and eggs. Core and slice apples coat in batter and fry in hot fat, then sprinkle with sugar. Batter combines flour baking powder salt with milk and eggs for dipping apples.
The article discusses a stylish frock with a veiled lure of bouffant design and a bloomery under skirt, made of dragonfly blue taffeta and flame tulle with demure ruffles. It then offers ironing hints to ease ironing day, including scorch removal methods, borax solution checks, onion juice with soap and Fuller’s Earth, sun drying, and using wood under an iron to retain heat.
An essay reflects on the paradoxes of aging with lines from Sophie Irene Loeb about how passing years shape future hopes. It contrasts Brazil's president remarks on Independence Day with the quiet, work-filled days of July Fourth in New York, urging constructive use of time and personal growth.
A reflective piece urges embracing hardship as a forge for future strength. It argues that many successful people, including Lincoln, faced poverty and struggle which shaped vision and progress. Years of adversity are photographs for growth, not rocks of disaster, guiding happier futures.
A fragmented cooking note describes layering milk soaked crackers with oysters and butter to create a chowder. It instructs seasoning with salt pepper and chopped celery, repeating layers, adding milk to meld flavors, and baking or heating until the dish thickens before serving.
Laboratory staff identify the milk as coming from a dairy herd of tested cows. The cows are healthy and vigorous, contentedly grazing on clover, yielding milk rich in protein and nutrition.
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