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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
2
The article offers economical one dish dinner ideas for busy households including fish chowder with cod or haddock, hot pot of mutton and barley, and split peas with rice and tomatoes. Each recipe serves five, uses affordable ingredients, and emphasizes minimal cleanup and nutrition. It also suggests serving with bread butter and jam and milk for children.
War food suggestions prepared by the Department of Agriculture and the Food Administration are now ready as four page United States Food Leaflets. Seven leaflets exist with titles such as Start the Day Right With a Good Breakfast and Do You Know Corn Meal. Leaflets supplement existing publications and will be distributed to food conservation leaders and active workers.
Add the rest of the milk and the fish removed from bone and cut in small pieces. Cook until the fish is tender about ten minutes. Use man fish, saak first. Serve it with crisp crackers or dodgera with stewed fruit or jam for a satisfying meal.
Nutritious cottage cheese salad offers a protein rich substitute for cold meats. The recipe lines cheese with cream parsley pimento or nuts, remains in a chilled mold, inverted and served on lettuce with French dressing. Olives or chopped nuts may substitute parsley and olives. A commentator urges trying new dishes to save money.
The text outlines five food groups to ensure a nutritious diet. It emphasizes eating fruits and vegetables, dairy and animal proteins, cereals, sweets, and fats to provide variety, taste, and body nourishment.
Hon. W. J. Hanna warns that Europe faces severe food shortages and calls on producers and consumers to tighten economies. He notes France Italy and allied needs, U. S. export pressures, and Canada’s limited surplus urging increased production and sacrifice to support soldiers and allies. He appeals for arousal and action at home to till lands in Canada or the United States and to begin immediate effort.
A small boy drops eggs on the way home from the shop but reports no breaks. He explains the shells came off some of them.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats acute nasal catarrh by building the system and cleansing the blood to reduce frequent colds. It asserts internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers a $100 guarantee no cure. Dr. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Pierce's Pills for liver bowels and stomach with varying pellets.
Government and local groups push coordinated rat and mouse destruction. The text urges township or county campaigns, sparrow and rat clubs, and prizes to sustain effort. It cites England and U S examples, with legislative support growing for municipal reforms and public health partnerships.
Exercise greatly boosts hog growth says Ray Gatewood of the agricultural college. He notes confinement stifles development and winter is hardest to solve. Free range on a fenced field or cattle-run stalls can provide needed exercise and force movement away from sleeping quarters.
A fragmented passage praises the common farmer who buys a small flock to supply wool for soldiers, highlighting the everyday contribution of ordinary shepherds rather than large breeders. The text invokes national appeal and wartime duty, noting modest flocks of 10 to 80 sheep.
During the winter months farmers should repair all machines for next season. Place orders for repair parts and new machines early to inform manufacturers of demand and avoid delays in the busy season.
The natural food of poultry consists of grains insects green forage and ert, and hens should receive cereal grains milling products and animal feeds such as meat meals and skim milk. They should also have abundant green feeds or substitutes like roots or steamed clover, plus oyster shells grit and plenty of fresh water.
Mulch is valued chiefly for protecting surface soil from packing by snow and hard rains, preventing thawing damage, shielding crowns and roots, and adding fertility. It slows freezing and supports soil health overall.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reeves of 878 School Street Des Moines says Tanlac relieved six years of rheumatism restoring her to health. She describes Tanlac as a tonic from barks and berries processed to extract stomach kidney liver and catarrhal relief. It is sold by leading druggists with stock from Iowa wholesalers.
Pilot Rock Oregon honors the Belts family for eight sons serving the nation. Three with the army in advance, three in the navy hunting submarines, two in the aviation corps. Mrs Henry Belts mourns and praises their service as the family endures wartime sacrifice.
Mrs Frey of Le Mars Indiana suffers six months with rheumatism swelling limbs stiff joints backache heavy limbs dragging sensation head pains dizziness flashes of light and poor sleep after one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills she improves. The ad warns kidney trouble leads to Bright's Disease and medical costs.
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