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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
4
Inferior sows pull down herd averages and muddy pens depress winter keeping. Sheep fare better on rough land than other stock except boats. good feeding aids purebred breeding. Select brood sows rigidly. Kaffir fodder should not feed exclusively to cattle as it causes scours. Hogs benefit from shelter and dry ground. winter finishing lambs should enter winter quarters before cold weather.
A Boston grammar school teacher asks students for the highest form of animal life. A ten year old girl first answers hyena then corrects to giraffe, as the teacher smiles and asks think again. In a separate item, a Missouri tightwad keeps lace savings to sell for old torn, turning a small profit over 22 years.
Description of a school recess game where up to twenty five children form a circle while one fox hides inside an orchard and a dog outside imitates the fox. The farmer calls Bruno to announce the fox, the fox runs, Bruno chases in and out of the circle, and roles rotate as dog then fox. When the circle grows a second fox and dog may join.
The article explores how the term Yankee arose from several theories. It cites possible roots in Yenghtes as spoken by American Indians, and links to British soldiers around 1776. It also notes Connecticut colonists nicknamed Jankin by Dutch settlers, and references the song Yankee Doodle’s early association with Cromwell.
Practical guide showing how to use cheaper cuts like veal loaf and marbled veal. Includes recipes for Veal Loaf No 1 and No 2, marbled veal, cherry mold, smothered mutton, luncheon bread, beef Italian style, and tips on browning and sauce ideas, authored by Morrison.
The piece recalls the saying about certain places not being a bed of roses and explains the historical use of rose leaf cushions in Greece and Rome. It notes that beds stuffed with dried rose leaves were common in ancient times and that such decorative items still appear in homes today.
A Dublin/Wexford crowd reports a bullock running amok in a house, climbing stairs, wrecking a bed, and dragging a window frame before escaping to the harbor. It was captured by boat crews after a lengthy swim, illustrating wild scene and local efforts to restrain the beast.
Vegetables grown above ground should be placed in boiling water while those grown underground go into cold water, except new potatoes.
The article offers moving guidance such as packing valuables early with boxes and excelsior, labeling boxes with numbers for easy unpacking, and using barrels for cric bric a brac. It then discusses dairy farming, noting many failures stem from non adapted animals and mismanagement rather than price fluctuations.
The text offers simple domestic advice on jar opening, kettles, laundry, baking, meat handling, eating habits, kitchen sauces, curtain winding, and dust suppression. It includes methods for loosening jars with hot water, cleaning smut, wringing laundry by hand, a apple dessert, roasting meat, eating with fingers, cream sauce flavoring, curtain care, and dust control with tea leaves.
The article argues dairy herds should consist of permanent dairy animals rather than short term dairy bets. It warns against bulldry practices and endorses breed selection focused on sustained butterfat production over beef value, advising careful evaluation of long term milk yield and carcass use.
The article lists scratching materials for poultry including dry leaves straw buckwheat corn husks and meadow grass but warns against matting. It also analyzes the cost of rough lumber hog troughs noting a 12 foot trough costs about 2.25 and lasts a lifetime with minimal labor.
A recipe describes chopping an ounce of cold tongue or ham with twice as much cold chicken, cooking with sauce and curry paste, then cooling. Stale bread rounds are fried brown, stacked with the meat mix, baked briefly, and served hot.
Instructions for making fruit turnovers using puff paste rolled to a quarter inch. Fill with a teaspoon of fruit, sugar, seal and crimp, brush with egg wash, and bake on pans in a hot oven about 20 minutes. Filling can be raw fruit jam or drained canned fruit. Use small portions.
Instructions describe sugared walnuts with shelling and skinning, separating into halves, mashing, and coating in a four ounce sugar to one egg icing. Bake on thick paper until dark brown, cool, then dip in icing and serve. Also includes sewing hints for knot-free embroidery and neat finishing stitches.
The article describes new tub designs with faucets to aid emptying and suggests poorer households may adapt old wooden tubs. A garden hose or similar tube is attached to the tap to direct water outdoors into a sink, illustrating improvised drainage solutions.
A reader explains a method to grow larger cabbages by injecting a remedy into the heart of the cabbage head. The writer claims it protects against worm damage and honeycombed interiors, noting continued use over several years and claiming better yields.
Neutasity for Testing Seed states good seed corn is essential for sturdy stands and high yields. Wet fall 1911 left many doubtful seeds, making testing crucial. the single wartime method of testing seed corn is the practical approach.
Pentwater and Peoria women report relief from weak health backaches and pains after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters describe improved strength and sleep with continued use, urging others to try the product.
A humorous exchange where a boy asks why fishes have no legs while ducks do and a clergyman questions Miss Mary about life. The dialogue plays on natural explanations and social blushes, ending with Papa’s surrender to the riddle of legs and life.
In a Punch era vignette a master trying to impress a stern aunt asks Mary about a marked Private letter. Mary recalls a note from a man who asks, Is money out of you, sir? The scene hints at social scheme and family tension.
A five year old named Catherine refuses less than a nickel’s worth of candy, insisting pennies are not equal unless there are five. Her father guides her to use her own pennies, exposing a simple moral about value and saving.
A boy strapped his roller skate to an orange crate and loaded it with firewood at a Broadway grocer’s side door, racing others to haul away larger loads. The scene drew a crowd as he rolled off on the skate’s four wheels.
A minister notes a new Sunday attendant then chats after service. The Swed ish phrase about visiting the sick follows. A quip about lending five dollars aims to spur envy. The piece cites views on laws and self knowledge and a note on nerves carrying electric current.
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