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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
3
Instructions on peach budding timing and technique by W T Macom, detailing when sap is suitable, stock diameter requirements, tool use, bud selection from current season growth, handling to prevent drying, insertion under bark, tying with raffia, and seasonality for dormancy and spring growth, with notes extending to apple pear plum and cherry stocks.
Keep weeds out of the strawberry beds and trim surplus runners. An acre of blackberries yields up to 10 000 quarts, with average around 3158 quarts. A fruit tree with crotch splits may be saved by a stout bolt with washers. Summer or early fall spray of whale oil soap in water helps San Jose scale until lime sulfur applications later.
An eastern journal writer recalls a frugal yet refined afternoon gathering with a minister and wife. He details a soup from potatoes peaches and beef bones, a peach tapioca with layers of sugar and fruit, and a light cheese milk custard baked souffle served with tea.
A recipe describes serving rice cooked in milk with a plum border and rich stewed plums in the center topped with whipped cream. It instructs removing plum stones, simmering kernels in syrup, and mixing with fruit. Canned pineapple can substitute. A celery and pineapple savory mix with nuts and mayonnaise is served on lettuce cups or citrus boats.
The text explains careful soda use in baking s noting measurements to mix with cream of tartar or acids such as buttermilk bonny clabber molasses. It warns against excessive soda and says alkali is not to blame for greenish biscuit streaks, urging mercy in measuring and avoiding single harness use.
Those with stomach or intestinal trouble find Irish moss soothing when prepared as a thick nourishing jelly. Boil it with milk or water, milk preferred, and sweeten with acceptable fruit juice if desired. For chronic stomach issues use minimal sugar and consider coffee or chocolate as a healthful alternative to fruit juices.
Melt butter in boiling water then whisk in molasses egg and sifted flour with soda salt clove ginger and cinnamon. Pour into buttered and floured patty tins and bake until done.
Take one basket of plums wash and cook until soft put through a colander to remove skins and pits. Add vinegar sugar cinnamon cloves allspice nutmeg and boil slowly twenty minutes. Bottle or can. Keeps for years and is very appealing on cold or hot meats.
Ten pounds of pears cut small with eight pounds sugar and six lemons sliced thin with rind left on one. Add one-half pound preserved ginger. Set to stand overnight then cook slowly until a golden brown. Serves as a nice relish with meat.
A brief note praises potato water as an excellent cleaner for mud stains on skirts petticoats and similar garments. The text suggests using this simple remedy as a practical home solution.
Topeka capitalist T B Sweet stopped in Abilene and ordered breakfast at the best hotel. A waitress brought a bowl of a dozen hard boiled eggs to start his day, sparking his protest that he could not finish such a heavy first meal. The waitress remarked the feast fit a cowboy’s appetite.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a seasoned amateur yachtsman who never learned to swim with a boy who questions how one can sail without ever needing to swim. The reply emphasizes skills in steering and sailing to avoid capsizing.
A Delineator cartoon shows Harry limping after breakfast with a playful punchline from his little brother Bob. Bob jokes that Harry is not loaded but has more flapjacks on one side. The scene captures a light family moment with humor about a limp.
A promoter notes that mining enterprises once excluded now show themselves as lost chances. Another man, labeled unlucky, responds that ventures he joined were opportunities to fail. The exchange frames caution and regret in investment choices.
Dawson Springs Kentucky faced a major blaze about 4 am Monday causing an estimated 15000 in damage with little insurance. Five dwellings were destroyed along with the lampsons livery stable the town hall blacksmith shop a planing mill and several outbuildings. Firefighters aided by soldiers worked to contain the flames though dry conditions and scarce water hampered efforts. The fire likely started from a flying spark near a locomotive.
The National Association of Minor League Clubs will meet in Chicago next month. Small clubs, led by Class A teams, plan to protest high salaries and seek immediate reductions citing poor revenue. Owners argue the season was disastrous with salaries nearly wiping out income.
In Milwaukee on October 28 Herman Haedke 44 died after breaking his neck in a stairs fall. He lingered twenty eight hours before death and asked for a pipe and tobacco shortly before he died saying he wished to take one last smoke.
Al kali Ike asks if Bill is dead. Cactus Cal confirms with a blunt shot through the heart and a dig at Bills fragile heart.
Central University of Kentucky crushed Chattanooga 34 to 0 in a game played in Chattanooga. The UK squad outweighed the locals by about 25 pounds per man, while Chattanooga appeared off form after a tough match with Maryville three days earlier.
A humorous exchange contrasts refined tastes with outspoken bragging as Mrs Homer Neurich and Mrs Caller discuss social missteps and manners in a light domestic vignette.
A backstage exchange highlights tensions around a star’s performance as managers respond to critics. The Baltimore American reports on how the actor’s portrayal sparks praise and controversy, framing a larger debate over style and reception.
A playful excerpt describes rubber as composed of carbon and hydrogen and hints at a humorous misfit moment with a character named Small Bar-Gee. It juxtaposes science trivia with a quirky regional expression.
A barn fire in northern Bath County Kentucky destroyed all farm implements belonging to O S Allington. The origin is unknown and the loss is estimated at 2000 dollars with no insurance.
A brief, reflective line notes that truth cannot be hidden for long and will reveal itself eventually. The quotation suggests nature seeks honesty and will betray falsehoods in time. It evokes a literary mood rather than reporting a concrete event or person.
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