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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
6
A summer fable contrasts two neighbors, Grasshopper Green and Timothy Tall. Grasshopper chases mischief while Timothy works for good. Timothy is slain by a mower, and Grasshopper learns no lesson until winter comes. The piece closes with a moral about a life spent in usefulness.
A nostalgic reminiscence of a Peoria Baptist church in the fifties. The narrator recalls the creaking pews, the grand bonneted ladies, and a melodious choir that once dominated services until a conflict over hymn choices led to a stalemate. After a tense period, the pastor and choir reconciled, restoring traditional hymnody and unity.
Bir Audley Coote led a trans Pacific cable crew that encountered a submarine mountain range between Australia and New Caledonia. Peaks rise about seven thousand five hundred feet from the ocean floor, with tops within three hundred fathoms of the surface. The range stretches about seventy five miles to force extra cable length and a detour around the peaks.
A collection of old kitchen notes detailing jellied chicken with gelatine and ice setting, jellied peaches with lemon and sugar, baked apple jelly with tart apples, chestnut compote with sugar and vanilla, frying fish with egg wash and crumbs, and a cream cake recipe with cocoa filling, as printed by Ohio Farmer and related papers. The instructions emphasize gelatine use, chilling, and specific mixing steps for each dish.
A clipped passage features characters Plodding Pete and Meandering Mike discussing wealth and misfortune in a prohibition town. The text intermingles quotation fragments from the Washington Star and a quotation about poverty and wind, presenting a mosaic of thoughts rather than a clear narrative or event.
Practical kitchen guidance from an old issue covers aluminum utensils, peeling tomatoes in a frying basket, a Swedish apple pudding, rice and cheese with roast beef, and a beef a la mode recipe. It suggests boiling water methods, baking layers, and seasoning with spices for tender results.
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