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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
8
Agriculture pamphlet outlines methods to curb perennial weeds. Emphasizes clean cultivation, pasturing, smother crops, frequent hoeing, and shading with building paper. Includes bare fallow strategy and practical notes on timing, equipment, and costs for weed control.
Farmers' Bulletin 887 from the United States Department of Agriculture explains steps to prepare a farm garden and grow common crops for home food production. It urges households to produce food to reduce living costs, support soldiers, and conserve wheat and meat. Free copies available by writing to Washington, D. C.
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture notes war raises demand for wool as domestic supply covers only about half of peacetime needs. Army needs for 2 million soldiers for a year would require the total annual wool output, with foreign supplies also affected by the conflict.
A culinary article offers methods for potato patties and Yellowstone style potatoes with steps for selecting potatoes, prep, frying, and baking. It includes a recipe to hollow shells for creamed peas or meats, a butter paprika finish, and a layered potatoes dish with a milk sauce and crumb topping. Also contains brief verse lines about summer and joy.
A kitchen column offers griddle cake with sour milk soda egg and corn flour plus optional baking powder, buttermilk drops with eggs fat salt and corn flour, and Best Piquante beet dish with butter flour beets vinegar cream sugar and seasonings. Also baked bananas Belgium style with citrus sugar and Junket desserts. A humorous exchange about investigation ends with a senator reflecting on time spent on investigations versus preventing frat trouble.
The article describes United States Army Hospital No 1 on Gun Hill Road and Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx, detailing its wooden ward blocks, sun parlors, and nurses kitchens. It notes the hospital's rapid growth since the war began, its ability to treat 1100 beds with plans for 5000, and the diverse cases from surgical to psychopathic and neurologic wards.
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