Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, July 11, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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THE DURANT WEEKLY NEWS
Household Hints
that are passed over the
Garden Fence.
Real Neighborly Helps
By Miss Mabel Linda
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
When making croquettes of left-
over mont It Is much better to boll tho
meat until It Is very tender.. Tho
croquettes will be much more pala-
table. Sprinkle a few drops of camphor
nbout a sick room. It makes nn ex-
cellent disinfectant and the room will
have a pleasant and refreshing odor.
A fine plcco of black sticking plas-
ter will mend tho hole In an umbrella.
Soak It soft and place it carefully on
tho inside under tho hole and allow
it to dry.
To clean doormatB put the mat Into
n bath of soapy water and scrub with
n hard scrubbing brush. Then rlnso
well In Bold water standing It up to
dry.
When washing back combs brushes
and trays try rubbing a little oltvo
oil Into them after washing them. This
will prevent their turning gray and
streaked.
Soapy water and some flno sand Is
an excellent thing for cleaning de-
canters. Shake tho decanter until the
glass Is clean then rlnso with fresh
water then with alcohol.
To remove the dust from a black
straw hat use a tnblespoonful of salt
to a quart of water. Use a small
scrbblng brush and rinse the hat by
dipping It into clear water.
After blankets hao been washed
and dried thoroughly they should bo
well beaten with a carpet beator. This
will mako them light and soft.
A delicious cako-fllllng Is made of
sugar and cream boiled together and
thickened with finely-ground peanuts.
Slip an old pillow case over tho leaf
of your sewing machine and fasten it
tightly If you would keep materials
from slipping.
A rose conserve Is made by filling
a jar with layers of rose petals and
sugar covering tightly and setting
away for three months.
"When a child bumps itself and tho
skin Is not broken .apply cloths wet
in a solution of arnica and water or
very hot water alone.
An old pocketbook will look like
new It you rub tho leather with beaten
white of an egg then polish with bees-
wax and turpentine.
If you wish to use plaster of Paris
for filling cracks in walls mix with
vinegar instead of water; then it can
bo handled like putty.
To perfume handkerchiefs It Is
said to be a good plan to boll them
in orris water for fifteen minutes. Use
one-fourth ounce orris root for three
pints of water.
A delicious and simple fruit punch
is made of canned pineapple shred-
ded. Take a pint of this fruit and
to It add the julco of three good sized
lemons the juice of four oranges two
sliced bananas and one and a half
cupfuls of sugar. Put the mixture In
a bowl with a good sized lump of Ice.
Let it stand for an hour or so and
then add a pint of carbonated water.
Beeswax and turpentine is a capital
polish for furniture which Is not
French polished. To make It shred
half an ounce of beeswax very fine
and add to It a quarter of a pint of
spirits of turpentine. Stir well and
put aside until tho next day. Then
tlr again and let it stand for another
day when It will be ready for use.
Never melt beeswax and turpentine
over a hot fire as It Is highly Inflammable
RECIPES
Orange Pudding;
Slice three large sweet oranges In
a dish; pour one-half of a cupful of
sugar over them and let stand three
hours. Then cook the following cus-
tard: Boll one quart of milk add two
well-beaten eggs one-hnlf cupful of
eugar and one largo tablespoonful of
flour made smooth In milk. When
this Is cooked till a thick cream pour
it over the sliced oranges. Serve cold
with whipped cream.
Efrg Salad.
Two heads of lettuce or part of a
head of cabbage eight hard-boiled
eggs ono teacupful of cream vinegar
mustard pepper and salt to taste.
Chop tho lettuco or cabbage chop
whites of eggs. Mash tho yolks and
Tub smooth with tho crenm and vine-
gar. Add the seasoning and toss tho
other Ingredients lightly together with
this dressing.
Ciisfnnl Pie.
Beat yolka of two eggs and whites
of two ndd ono pint of cream ono
tablespoonful of butter nc-half cupful
of sugar Ono tcaspodnful of vanilla.
Enko In a rich crust till It Is a gold-
en quivering mass. Beat tho remain-
ing white of egg stiff add two table-
spoonfuls of sugar spread over tho
pie and brown In a quick oven.
Pcnchcs In Jelly.
Take ono pint of tho julco left from
canning peaches and add to It the
Juice of ono orange. Season wltli
grated lemon peel and add half a
packnge of soaked gelatin. Half fill
a mold with this mixture and when
set ndd another pint of tho juice to
which has been added a cupful of
whipped cream and finely chopped
peaches. Garnish with halved peach-
es and whipped cream.
Lemon Sherbet.
One pint of cream one pint of milk
two cupfuls of sugar and tho julco
of two lemons. Stir all together and
froze. This makes a fine frozen
dish.
Angel-Food Cake.
Whites of eleven eggs ono cupful
of powdered ttugtir ono level fiea-
Bpoonful of cream of tartar ono cup-
ful of flour and one-half tcaspoonful
of vanilla extract. Sift flour sugar
and cream of tartar together four or
five times. Beat whites stiff on a
platter so that tho platter can be
turped upsldo down and they will ad-
here to It Then add the flour and
other Ingredients to tho eggs. Do not
let it stand a minute after it is thor-
oughly mixed. Pour into an ungrcas-
cd pan and bako in a moderate ovon
forty-five minutes. Do not open the
oven door until the cake has been in
at least fifteen minutes.
OKLAHOMA STATE
FAIR HORSE SHOW
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BLOODED HARNESS AND SADDLE
HOR8ES IN RICH SPECTACLE.
every type of horse found in tho best
regulated shows. There aro many
clasBcs for ladles and tho program will
bo augmented with high class vaude-
ville specialties including grand opera
singers.
$2650 FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
State Fair and Exposition at Okla-
homa City Is Conducting Five
Big Contests This Year.
Boys' nnd girls' corn knflrcorn cot
ton canning nnd pig club contests
will be conducted on an enlarged
scalo at tho soventh annual Oklahoma
Btato Fair and Exposition Oklahoma
City September 23 to October 4 1913.
With tho aid of nlncty-flvo banks
In nearly every county In Oklahoma
success of the State Fair plan 1b as-
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The horse will be a leading feature
of the 1913 Oklahoma Stato Fair and
Exposition September 23 to October
4 inclusive. For five nights of the
big exposition beginning Monday
September 29 nnd ending Friday night
October 3 tho magnificent Livestock
Pavilion will bo tho Madison Squaro
Garden of tho Southwest. It Is pro-
posed by the management to make the
fourth annual exhibition of show
horses an entertainment that will ap-
peal to all tho people and to this end
tho prize list provides for classes not
often found in the old stereotyped
programs.
There 1b no longer any question
about Oklahoma being a horse-loving
State and tho Oklahoma Stato Fair
and Exposition is tho place where the
best Is shown each year. There was
considerable quality to the first horse
show in 1910 and tho Improvement in
1911 was pronounced; last year the
entertainment wag heralded as one
of the best over seen In this section of
the country. This year the manage-
ment proposes to make it a feature
worthy of the southwest and in keep-
ing with the wonderful exposition of
which the Horse Show is part.
With a Iew to bringing out the
strongest possible classes this year
the prize list has been revised to the
best possible advantage. Full detail?.
concerning the Horso Show of Okla-
homa are found In the 1913 Premium
List jubt Issued by tho Oklahoma
State Fair and Secretary I. S. Mnhan
will be glad to send a copy to any one
interested.
Provision Is made for snappy turn-
outs skilled drivers and other spec-
tacular features In the harness classes
and music for the entire HorBO Show
will bo provided by Natlello's Concert
Band one of the best In the country.
Itoad horses will also be In evidence
In large numbers this year and there
Is every indication that the snddle
classes will be Ailed to overflowing
Tho classes provide for tho marvel
ously galled horses the walk-trot
canter type and in fact nraeticall.
Orion McMath
Who mado $60 on flvo heads of kaflr-
corn at the Oklahoma State Fair and
Exposition.
sured and Indications point to a rec-
ord number of exhibits this year.
Any boy or girl In Oklahoma who
was from 10 to 18 years of age Inclu-
sive Januaary 1 1913 and who Is a
member of tho United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture Boys' and Girls'
Clubs Is eligible to compete for any
and all the prizes this year Including
those offered by tho banks.
Cash prizes amounting to $2650.00
aro offered In tho flvo contests to
say nothing of two free trips to Wash-
ington. Elston Coleman of Newklrk
a very small boy of 12 years of age
and Ernest Worthy of Baum Carter
county went to Washington last year
as a result of thrtr superior work in
cori and cotton whllo Orion McMath
of Reed Greer county made $60.00
In cash on flvo heads of knflrcorn.
There are 1500 glrls'ln tho canning
clubs this year and boys In thirty-two
counties have entered pigs In the
first Pig Contest.
NEW SIDEWALKS
New sidewalks twelve feet wide and
of concrete were laid this week In
front of tho Prultt building on Main
street occupied by Gumm Bros and
the old R T. DaIs stock of goods.
The new walk adds to tho appearanco
of Main street.
NEW STORE FRONT
The new brick front In tho Swinnny
building on Third avenuo occupied
by tho Stone-Kimbrlel Drug Co. is
about completed and will present a
a very good appearance. Tho" re
modeling will mako this store ono of
the most attractive in the city.
FOURTH CLASS POSTMASTER
EXAMINATION
Tho United States Civil Scrvlco
Commission announces thnt on Aug.
9 1913 an examination will bo held
at Durant Okla. to fill a contemplat-
ed vacancy In the position of fourth
class postmaster at Colbert and other
ncancles as they may occur at thnt
office Tho compensation of tho post-
master at this office was $574.00 for
tho last fiscal year.
Ago limit 21 years and over on tho
date of tho oxnmlnatlon. Applicants
must reside within tho territory sup-
plied by tho postofflcc.
Appllcantlon forms and Information
can bo sucered from tho postmaster
at Colbert and tho locnl secretary at
Durant.
Application should bo oxecutcd nnd
filed with the Commission at Wash-
ington at least 7 daVB before tho dato
of tho examination.
U S. Civil Scrvlco Commission.
NEW DEPUTIES IN
REGISTER'S OFFICE
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Effective this weok tho office cf .1.
M. Moore Register of Deeds of this
county has two now deputies. Mr. S.
W. Campbell of Atoka takes tho pla"o
of Miss Annie Kellor resigned whllo
Polk Smith occupies tho new deputy-
ship created by tho county after It was
found that tho former force could not
commence to keep up with tho work.
Tho oftlco was thirty days behind with
Its work six months ago and on tho
first of this month was sixty days be-
hind. It is to be hoped now that the
work will be handled with something
like promptness.
Bargain Ono Oliver Typewriter
latest model novor removed from
Vacation land is
calling now and it
only remains for
you to make up your
mind when and where
to go.
The low fares to more
than a hundred attractive
resorts and the conveniences
to be had in reaching them will
help you solve the question.
For arcs berths or any oilier travel
information desired address
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Geo. R. Hecker Dist. Paucnger Agent.
315 Baum Bldg Okl.lioma City
DEPENDABLE )UMjyL TRAINS
Purity Guaranteed
under all State and National Pure
Food Laws. You can pay a
higher price but you cannot get
a baking powder that will raise
nicer lighter biscuits cakes and
astry or that is any more
eattnrui.
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Your money back if K C fails to
please you. 1 ry a can at our risk.
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Be sure that these musical notes appear on
every record you buy.
They Appear Only on
Columbia Double Disc Records
It is the mark of excellence purity of tone and
triple durability.
SINCLAIR'S CONFECTIONERY
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128 Main Si
P.ont 262
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TEXAS TRACTION COMPANY
(Dom'son-Shcrmnn-DnllaB Interurban)
mE CONVENIENT WAY"
DEN1S0N TO DALLAS
LIMITED CABS LEAVE DENISON
6:30 A. M. 10:30 A. . 12:30 P.M and 5:30 P. M stopping only at
Sherman and MoKlnney.
HOURLY LOCAL SERyiCE
Between All Points
Direct Interurban Connections at Dallas for Waxahachio Ft. Worth
and Cleburne.
SAYL'S TIME AND MONEY
M. It. FEWELL
A. Q. P. A. Denlson Texas.
JAS. P. OrtlFFIN"
O. P. A. Dallas Texas
original shipping case. A bargain at
actual wholesalo cost for cash. E. M.
Evans locnl agont. Durant. Adv.
EMBEZZLEMENT CASE DISMISSED
Tho caso against W. IL Tlvttt
charged with embezzlement was dis-
missed Saturday on request of tho
complaining witness who paid the
costs of tho prosecution up to that
tlnio nmountlng to $11.20. Tivctt had
been sent hero to decorate storo fronts
for tho fourth of July and collected
Bovcral of tho bills It Is said but rep-
resented to his employer thnt no col-
lections had been made and forthwith
started to hlko It out of town with
something llko $92.00 of tho other fel-
low's money in his pockot. Ho was
otortaken at Calera and placed In
Jail but his employer a lady took pity
on him with the nbovo result.
GET RID QUICK SHOE SALE
HERE IS WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
In announcing our Soml-Annual Get Bid Quick Sale which open-
ed Wednesday July 9th our appeal Is to reason nnd not to Imagi-
nation. Tho name of JAKE AMSEL la an absolute nssuranco
against fictitious reductions in prices on Low Cut shoos already
marked up for purposo of reduction. We do not seek to blind your
Judgment with foolish figures thnt mean nothing.
During our Get Rid Quick salo every active Una of seasonable
Low Cuts in Men's Women's and Children's shoes will bo marked
down to tho lowest posslblo price. It is not a slaughter nor an offer
of something for nothing but a dependable cut in prices with a view
of cleaning up our summer stock. When it is a question of good
shoes and low prices como here.
Get Rid Quick Prices on Oxfords
MEN'S OXFORD
$0.00 to $G.G0 Men's Oxfords for S4.85
$5.00- Men's Oxfords for 83.85
$4.50 Men's Oxfords for. S3.65
$4.00 Men's Oxfords for $3.30
$3.50 Men's Oxfords for 82.85
$3.00 Men's Oxfords for 82.35
WOMEN'S OXFORDS
$5.50 to $0.00 Women's Oxfords fori r. 84.35
$5.00 Women's Oxfords for 83.50
$4.00 Women's Oxfords for 82.05
$3.50 Women's Oxfords for 82.65
$3.00 Women's Oxfords for 82.15
$2.50 Women's Oxfords for .' r-S1.95
$2.25 Women's Oxfords for 81.75
$2.00 Women's Oxfords for Sl.Ub
$1.60 Women's Oxfords for 81.35
Prices on Misses' and Children's Oxfords cut accordingly.
The Big Tariff Reduction Sale on
Clothing is still on
$25.00 Suits for --S12.85
$15.00 Suits for . SS.05
Tho biggest reduction cer given on Stein-Block nnd Kuppen-
helmer's clothing.
Jake Amsel
OUTFITTER FROM HEAD TO FOOT
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Durant Okla.
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is what wo sell. Why not get the
bcstT Wo have the best machinery
and most sanitary bako shop in
this section of Oklahoma. Only-
first class cakes pies cookies and
loaf bread offered to tho public
we sell you cheaper than you can
bake It
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Evans, E. M. Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, July 11, 1913, newspaper, July 11, 1913; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82555/m1/2/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.