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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
2
A USDA prepared look at a built in ironing board installed in a farm home. It highlights height, a high homemade stool, a hinged prop, and a long wide surface suitable for dresses and skirts. It covers padding materials covers and maintenance for good ironing results with practical farm guidance.
Summer sewing should begin early to have wash dresses ready for hot weather. Dotted Swiss with white or colored dots is ideal in dark tones like blue brown gray or forest green. The dress features an asymmetrical front skirt with two inverted box plaits and a belt that goes around. A long scalloped collar in pique linen poplin or broadcloth adds subtle elegance.
A home economics guide shows how to make a moist fruit filled layer cake. The filling uses chopped nuts and dried fruits such as raisins dates figs cherries candied peel pineapple and almonds combined with a boiled icing flavored with lemon juice and vanilla.
Lentils from Europe are boiled or baked in many ways. The recipe from the bureau of home economies uses lentils, pork, onion, molasses, mustard, and broth layered in a bean pot and baked until tender, about an hour and a half.
North Carolina State College expert Allen G. Oliver notes that incubator directions vary by conditions and advises careful heat, moisture, ventilation and air-cell monitoring. He explains 21 days is typical for hatching and warns of faster or slower hatches with temperature changes. He stresses turning eggs to strengthen chicks.
The article explains that a hen’s value depends on price periods and laying persistency. It cites North Dakota Agricultural College records showing a hen with 203 eggs in 1925 earning $6.75 and another with 219 eggs earning $6.59 due to laying mainly in cheaper spring and summer periods.
Guidance on poultry management emphasizes constant feed and water when lights are on, facing south, and windproofing three sides. It covers ground oats for growing stock, safe feeding practices for chicks, mite controls, and the aim of better producing hens. It also notes egg production importance and dangers of drafts and poor ventilation.
A compact quotation notes that one who sits with a clear breast may enjoy a bright day. It emphasizes inner peace and self possession as sources of tranquil happiness.
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown advising silence when one knows ill of others to avoid exposing lack of wisdom and careless knowledge.
A terse remark notes that when someone seems bogus, no single act can prove otherwise. The statement emphasizes skepticism toward any one demonstration as definitive proof.
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