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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
4
The Portland Oregonian reflects on father son relations of the past noting closer supervision and harsher discipline. It argues fathers should be friends and comrades to guide sons toward wise friendships amid scarce resources and strict morals.
A little boy sobs on a curb. a kind old lady asks what ails him. The boy cites trouble finding a suitable playmate whose eugenic traits and hereditary lineage meet his parents' approval since moving from Boston.
A brief exchange reveals a man securing an office boy position after claiming all his grandmothers are dead, a humorous family tale recorded in a community snippet.
Notice covers sale of J. M. Weeks Construction Co interest to J. M. Weeks and debt payments. Also urges Boone citizens to clean up back lots and alleys with specific dumping rules. Includes town ordinances on bonds for road work, tax levy, debt statement, publication dates, and challenge period. Mayor D. J. Cottrell and Clerk A Y Howell noted.
In the Kitchen on 6 Famous Cooks presents Bran Muffins by Mrs. Rover Philadelphia cooking expert. She calls muffins nutritious and easy to make with egg milk flour baking powder salt sugar melted butter, baked in gem pans for about 20 minutes.
A readable recipe outlines nut bread making with pecans flour baking powder salt sugar and milk. It suggests kneading with an egg and buttering a greased pan then resting before baking. Raisins may substitute nuts and cream cheese can fill sandwiches for a simple delicious option.
A readers’ cooking page features Southern corn bread recipes from Miss Rosa Aicheelis and Michaelis and notes on beaten biscuits. It includes ingredients and steps, plus tips on serving with butter or syrup and variations with orange muffins.
In Damascus Maddan quarters French forces reported fifty bandits killed and several suspects arrested as part of ongoing clean up. Meanwhile in New York a federal grand jury indicted former officials including Daugherty Miller and King for conspiracy to defraud the government over American Metals Company funds. Separate rail and postal rate negotiations progress with postal rate restorations and card system under consideration. Morocco war talks end with flags on arms as Spanish and French troops close in on Abd-El-Krim. A May 10 traffic survey records forty deaths and 189 injuries across 11 Southern states.
Florida and Tennessee topped the list with eight deaths each, while North Carolina followed with seven deaths, according to the latest tallies.
A taxi driver jokes about taking a detour if not in a hurry. An agronomist from State College says sorghum makes as good silage as corn and yields better returns in a dry year.
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