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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
3
Madame Snow and the Snow children descend to the city bringing beauty and play. They decorate roofs, fire escapes, trees, benches, and lights turning the urban night into a fairyland while ignoring grumbling adults, promising joy for city children.
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union piece argues for balance among religious, economic, and altruistic self expression. It warns fanaticism harms society, overemphasis on money erodes sentiment, and true fulfillment requires all three forces in proper place.
A reflective note on balance between consuming and producing as real income. It argues that life derives from spend and save in proper proportion, not merely earnings, with a focus on needs, enjoyment, and prudent consumption.
A short essay discusses the folk belief linking Trillium plants to nosebleeds in rural Vermont. It explains sympathetic magic where like affects like, noting the plant’s red bloom and the caution not to kick the flower, which supposedly provokes bleeding.
A curious note explains why sailors wear bell shaped trouser legs. The wide bottoms allow rolling above the knees during deck scrubbing, preventing the legs from flapping and snagging, while officers keep straight cut trousers.
The text contrasts old beliefs about one perfect partner with the idea that many women now live with diverse partners. It asserts that practical women harbor a streak of poetry and that every woman poet possesses a practical streak, suggesting a synthesis of creative impulse and practical sensibility.
A short text contrasts respect for a man who refused a beggar with disdain for someone who refused and then fabricated an alibi. It evokes a rough, period voice about integrity and social conduct, using a folk saying about making something useful from a sow's ear.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes a hinged folding breakfast table that folds to the wall and provides extra surface for meals or food prep in a tiny kitchen. A similar wall hinged ironing board is lowered only when needed, saving space in Massachusetts.
The United States Department of Agriculture profiles simple, washable, and practical dress designs for young girls. Emphasizing ease of dressing with few front fastenings, bold prints, and durable fabrics, the guidance discourages overtrimmed outfits unsuitable for play or school.
The bureau of home economies recommends kidney beans prepared as a hearty lunch salad. Soak 1 pint dried kidney beans, cook until tender, drain and cool, then mix with celery onion and nuts. Dress with oil lemon juice and salt, chill and serve on crisp lettuce.
In a crowded dining car a four year old spilled water. A waiter calmed the embarrassed mother with a baby and sprinkled salt on the damp linen. He explained the salt would absorb the water and be brushed away leaving little trace of the accident.
Fruits are praised for vitamins and acids, with citric and malic acids as primary fruit acids. Isocitric acid relates to citric and the tamarind noted as the sourest fruit at 8 percent acidity. Body chemistry neutralizes acids via sodium potassium and calcium to prevent excess acidity.
Classic recipe from the bureau of home economies outlines forming rice into rounds from a cooked rice layer, browning in butter then serving with creamed chicken or fish. Leftover rice can be molded for patty use or rice can be cooked fresh for patty making.
An engineering official cites that only 5 percent of 28,750,000 American homes own refrigerators and 20 percent use cooling year round, leading to annual food waste of 700 million dollars. Spoilage estimated at 10 cents per day per family, suggesting savings could feed a major Western European nation.
C E Gates outlines a nine year University of Illinois demonstration by Prof H P Rusk showing ten beef cows on 40 acres can profit from a corn belt system. Cows graze sweet clover and corn stalks, with silage and oats straw winter feed plus minimal cottonseed meal. Calves are weaned early and fed grain in a creep, with all grain produced sold or fed to calves, leading to full feeding and baby beeves for sale rather than stockers.
Skim milk serves as a valuable protein supplement in swine rations not for energy. Feed pigs as much grain as they will eat and mix in skim milk to maximize protein value. Avoid using skim milk as the sole energy source since it is bulky.
The Tamworth-Duroe cross yields faster gain than pure Tamworths while being finer boned and trimmer with better bacon traits than Duroes. Crosses show stronger disease resistance than either parent breed. It is unclear if Tamworth-Duroc outperforms Vpland-Hampshire. Both crosses are popular in some communities.
Farmers advised to protect sows and litters from cold and rain and feed a balanced ration of corn tankage and oil meal. Ground oats in limited amounts and mix with rape for spring hog pasture. avoid yearly hog cycles and strive for yearly production with ample pasture, parasite control, and large litters from sows.
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