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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
6
A turn of the century guide details the value of regular semi annual cleaning for sanitation and disease prevention. It emphasizes supervisor-led efforts, proper disposal of unused items, airing after cleaning, and practical uses of paraffine for preservation and cleaning tasks.
A traditional feather cake recipe compares to a sponge cake and advises proper sifting and heating. It lists ingredients including butter sugar flour eggs milk baking powder and English walnuts with instructions to bake in a dripping pan frost and cut into squares then top each with a walnut.
Four quarts ripe tomatoes chopped fine one cup red peppers cut in pieces one cup chopped onions sugar salt vinegar cloves cinnamon nutmeg celery seed mustard seed. Boil three hours then bottle and seal. Good for all kinds of meats.
A historical baking note describes making light rolls by mixing one quart dough with three fourths cup sugar a quarter cup lard and one egg then adding flour to stiffen. Roll out cut with a round cutter spread butter on one half fold the other half and let rise before baking in a quick oven.
A roasting pan that automatically bastes meat during cooking has been patented. It uses a percolator to collect juices and spray them over the meat, enhancing moisture and flavor. The invention promises simpler, consistent basting without manual intervention.
A simple appetizer combines finely chopped stuffed olives with cream cheese and forms into balls. Serve alongside a plain salad to balance richness and provide a fresh contrast.
Engineers dispute with the Pennsylvania railroad west of Pittsburgh over recognition of their general board of adjustment. A strike vote is being taken among engineers on those lines as mediation details are reviewed by Chairman Knapp of the interstate commerce commission. General Manager G L Peck presented the railway position.
Columbus Ohio December 1 Homer Sebring a well digger and sewer contractor who had often threatened to kill himself died on the front porch of the house where his divorced wife lived after taking carbolic acid.
Pine Bluff Arkansas residents at a mass meeting vote to divert the Arkansas River by cutting a narrow strip of land near the horseshoe bend north of the city. The aim is to keep Pine Bluff from the main channel and prevent flood damage to property. Meanwhile in Cleveland Ohio a Wheeling and Lake Erie lift bridge abutment was blown by dynamite halting traffic. Police link blasts to labor tensions, with several prior explosions in area bridges within a year.
Perrysburg Ohio reports Grant Euwhler twelve died at Rheinbank hospital after being run over by a Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton freight train. He slipped while attempting to board the locomotive. both feet were crushed and amputated in hospital. Canadian City With Miles of Parking in Winnipeg plans boulevards with over a hundred miles of parked curb space, trees, and annual costs.
The piece urges state or federal protection for California canyons near the Colorado Desert where Washingtonia fan palms grow in unique groves. It warns that commercial use of the giant trunks could hasten their disappearance, noting these areas deserve special reservations like Niagara Falls and Yosemite.
Passenger trains leave Winchester on C O and B&N routes with east bound No 26 at 8 42 am daily except Sunday No 28 at 6 30 pm daily except Sunday and west bound No 27 at 6 22 am daily except Sunday No 21 at 8 03 am No 25 at 2 50 pm No 23 at 4 38 pm along with L N No 29 at 8 55 am and No 9 at 6 27 pm daily except Sunday No 94 at 4 48 am No 10 at 7 13 am and No 32 at unknown times daily except Sunday plus L E east and west bound trains with times 3 05 pm 8 13 am 9 12 am 5 20 pm.
Daily connections detailed for L I Jct and Campton Jct with C O R for Mt. Sterling and Mountain Central for Campton Ky Beattyville Jct links with L A Railway for Beattyville Ky O K Jct trains connect with O K Railway to Cannel City and stations W A McDowell General Manager Charles Scott General Passenger Agent 171f
A Denver based Rocky Mountain Highway association seeks to build improved roads across Colorado Wyoming Utah Montana Idaho New Mexico and Arizona to link scenic points along the eastern base of the Rockies. Gerald Hughes Harold Kouitz and Charles A Johnson organize private and public funding with many Colorado citizens already signaling intent to join.
The proposal urges Philadelphia to acquire the right of way and adjacent parcels for a new parkway from the city center to Fairmount Park. Milwaukee County leaders discuss buying title to about twenty township roads and funding upgrades through taxation.
The article notes Queen Victoria's reputation as thrifty, citing an anecdote that a gardener raised a family of five on three dollars a week. It suggests this thrift is a creditable trait tied to her Dutch ancestry and careful saving, with remarks on frugality.
Advertising medium notes Winchester and Clark county buyers. News circulation exceeds 1,400 homes daily with potential growth to 2,000. Fall and winter trade ahead, urging merchants to advertise now. Claims locals with money read the News each evening and rural Clark routes receive it every morning.
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