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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
2
Barstow printer ad lists price per year and six months. Article notes bees require ample water in hot dry days to dilute honey and aid larvae, with tips to provide fresh water daily, shield hives from wind, and keep weeds down in front of apiaries.
The foundation should be cement and the frame iron with wooden purlins in cold climates. Use large glass panes, 20 by 80 inches, as they are most economical. A greenhouse 20 feet wide should extend 100 feet in length.
Hog sheds should be dry and tight to exclude rain while allowing good ventilation in hot summers. Shelter must provide shade and be affordable, avoiding high costs yet ensuring protection from weather and adequate airflow.
The farmer seeking quick returns with no live stock should consider hogs and sheep. Sows and ewes provide high percentage gains on the money invested, with strong potential profits despite limited livestock on the farm.
The report states U S honey production totals about 62 million pounds annually with a value exceeding five million dollars. It notes national output and economic significance, highlighting the scale of beekeeping activity across the country.
A brief note emphasizes that dairy product quality is crucial, highlighting its value and essential role in the context presented.
Market butter wrapped in butter paper often commands a higher price when other conditions are equal. The note highlights packaging impact on perceived quality and value in dairy sales.
Soak the fish overnight and wipe dry before using. Broil on a buttered gridiron over a clear fire. Place on a hot dish and pour a cream sauce made by stirring two teaspoons corn starch in one cup boiling water with butter, then add a well beaten egg, parsley, and pepper.
A. A. Campbell Swinton reports in Nature that an iron bedstead with a wire mattress on the fourth floor of his London house acts as an effective wireless antenna. By linking the receiving setup, including a Brown relay, between the bedstead and a water pipe, he receives admiralty signals loudly and time signals from the Eiffel Tower audibly.
One peck of ripe tomatoes cooked and strained with vinegar sugar and spices. A cloth bag contains clover allspice salt cinnamon and cayenne. Simmer all day until thickened to the right consistency.
The best median for repairing china porcelain or pottery is white oil paint. Use a good tube like paste, tint with oil colors to match the article, and the white remains hidden. Even cut glass mended with it lasts in constant use per Good Housekeeping Magazine.
A Glasgow bakery has begun operation where all dough making and loaf shaping are fully automated and powered by electricity. The new plant demonstrates a highly mechanized production line shaping modern baking.
Autumn brings late peaches pears pumpkins and tomatoes from markets. Recipes include baked beets with lemon butter a sugar beet pudding and Holland cabbage with apples and a cheesy nutmeg finish, cooked slowly for rich flavor.
The article argues that housewives should know the exact capacities of their pots and pans. By measuring depth and diameter, a cook can choose the right size pot for tasks like warming tomatoes or cooking spinach, avoiding clutter from multiple pans and improving efficiency.
Cut two large potatoes into one inch cubes. In a pan melt butter and add curry powder, cayenne, and salt. Stir, add one pint hot water, cook until potatoes are tender with enough liquid for gravy. For a milk sauce mix milk, water and flour, blend, pour over potatoes, and cook until liquid reduces by half.
When you sprinkle clothes dampen with hot water and roll tightly for a moment. Shake out and iron with a hot iron to set wrinkles efficiently.
Melt butter and stir in flour then milk until thickened. Add two cans of shrimp and one can of peas after draining. Combine, season with salt, and serve on toasted bread. Variations include serving with mashed potatoes.
A brief tip advises rubbing the catching parts of bureau drawers with common yellow soap to make slides smoother and easier to operate. The home fix uses readily available material to reduce friction.
To flatten a rug edge lay a folded damp towel along the edge, press with a cool flatiron until the cloth dries. The edge becomes straight and flat as new, improving appearance without damage.
Read tip advises weekly brooming of carpets with hot water and a dash of turpentine to extend wear. The note presents a household maintenance remedy with practical steps and no additional context.
A Washington Post excerpt discusses experiments on the brain of the late Dr. Maurice Howard Richardson to read thoughts as definite lines. It compares to wax and needle phonograph impressions and warns of drastic social, political, and personal consequences if successful.
The piece argues that women gain power and competence with age, warning and comforting with experience. It notes historical benchmarks like Juliet at fourteen and Austen heroines at twenty, yet asserts today’s women serve as balcony figures in their thirties and shelves by seventy, with shelves remaining substantial.
A mislabeling mix up in Paris led to a fatal error when an eight month old child was given wrong medicines. A potion label was placed on the lotion bottle and the external use label on the internal dose, and the child died the next day.
Advice suggests using a half dollar to scrape dry mud from fabric without harming the nap. The method involves rubbing with the coin after the mud has dried to lift it cleanly.
A brief exchange notes a rag time performer plays a simple tune to cloak the lyrics. The dialogue implies a need to mask provocative words with music while maintaining decorum.
London’s famous pea soup fog has a long history dating to the seventeenth century. Records from 1699 note dense mists that blurred streets and lights, hindering travel and even guiding watermen to shore. Elizabethan visitors joked about the sun, and 1813 14 fogs halted the Prince Regent’s planned trip, forcing him to turn back to Carlton House amid accidents.
London Daily Express warns that purity rules elevate the Pure Food society to enforce prosecutions like cruelty laws. It condemns milk adulteration and jam faking as poison in disguise, arguing adulteration harms children through stunted growth disease and death, stronger than historic child cruelty cases.
A Wall Street Journal critique questions government control of tobacco in France. It notes packages sometimes contain gifts, worsened by weight based sales. The piece mocks French officials as pompous and recalls a heavy shoe buckle incident with a ten cent kicker.
A Baltimore courtroom scene shows an Irish witness named Casey nervously promising to tell the truth in a burglary case. The judge warns him to be complete and honest as Casey pleads for leniency and friendly aid from the jury.
A humorous remark in London Opinion centers on a matrimonial agent joking that while the lady is ugly, one might grow used to her face after taking the photo along. The wagging line plays on marriage market wit and social prejudices then circulating in humor sections.
Finger marks on wall paper fade rapidly when rubbed with a stiff dough made from flour and water. The method suggests a simple household remedy to restore the wallpaper’s appearance.
A magician’s bloodied basket trick for children is described as an illusion once performed by Indian fakirs and now by Western magicians. The child appears to be stabbed and disappears as the basket is manipulated, with blood simulated by a sponge and a hidden double basket panel.
Gilt braid tarnishes easily. Brush to remove dust then rub powdered alum into it. Leave for a few hours, brush off, and the braid will look bright as new.
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