Shade for Chicks and Farm Notes on Nitrogen Fertilizers
Shade structures protect thousands of late season chicks from sun and heat, with low cost coop adaptations using light frames and weatherproof coverings. A simple corn husker platform aids grain handling, and New Jersey experiments show high nitrogen fertilizer rates increase sweet corn yields, while drilled sowing yields better seed coverage than hand sowing.
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New Jersey
Vis
New England Homestead
Mock Oysters of Green Corn From Frugal Cookery
A historic recipe describes making Mock Oysters of Green Corn by combining grated corn, flour, butter, milk, salt and pepper. Form oblong cakes and fry in hot butter until brown, serve with parsley garnish. Optional version uses canned corn strained to separate hulls.
Fried Sweetbreads with Crested Fish and Boiled Icing
Instructions describe frying seasoned sweetbreads in fat, adding milk and celery, then layering with cold fish and a cream sauce to bake. A boiled icing made from sugar and water is prepared, beaten stiff with the flavoring of vanilla, lemon, or almond, and used to frost the cake.
Crab Croquettes and Other Dishes From Old Recipes
A faded kitchen feature lists crab croquettes made with hard shell crab meat eggs bread crumbs and seasonings followed by beef and tomato bake and a corn cake and blueberry cake. It includes bread and butter puddings fruit ice and Farinose Custard with steps and serving ideas.
Pea Salad and Potato Gems: Early Kitchen Notes
A fragmented recipe passage describes preparing a pea salad with canned peas celery dice hard boiled eggs and mayonnaise. It also outlines making potato gems with mashed potatoes flour eggs whites and baking powder baked in gem pans. A stray science line notes no record of mercury’s discovery.
Republicans to Shape 1904 Issues in Public Debate
The Des Moines Capital argues that a Democratic House would obstruct government and trigger public odium, while Republicans claim tariff shifts and trust issues define the era. The piece notes past party control, tariff myths, and calls for public education on tariff origins to preserve prosperity.
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Senator Vest
Ma Vest
Senator West
Congress
Philadelphia “Ledger
Cleveland Democrats
Durin
Boveland
Rerebianoa
Grover Cleveland
Des Moines
Agricultural Values and farmer's true product worth
The American Economist argues farm utilities are undervalued and official statistics will adjust toward higher figures. It notes census values for various years, cites corrections for 8540 and 1000 wives figures, and estimates total agricultural product value near 6.2 billion, acknowledging it remains low.
Will the Chorus of Elections Redraw Congress Next Term
The piece weighs political forecasts for the next Congress amid shifting apportionment following a census with Democrats claiming possible gains and Republicans arguing for moderate outcomes It cites state by state expectations and compares conservative Republican estimates against Democratic optimism It notes the impact of an election year and cautions against overreaching forecasts citing various regional papers
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House of Representatives
Demepatic Rainbow Chasers
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Incagas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minterala
New Jersey
New York
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Antipathy to Water Among Cevennes Children
A Cornhill Magazine writer recalls families in a Cevennes town who never bathe their babies. A nurse notes a girl with a chill is bathed at last and exclaims the bath felt pleasant. The patient recovers after a few days.
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Cevennes
Cornhill
Tol
Berms UC
Vasui
Bizarre Early 20th Century Clippings From Aged Columns
A garbled miscellany notes far flung curiosities from culture and science. It mentions Mount of Olives inhabitants and grand feasts, a 1174 foot crab presentation, Alt Soufriere eruptions and Kingston remedies, and a Newport IL school milestone with a colored teacher. It also surveys European train speeds, fake wood substitutes, US crop shares, and Japanese garden philosophy.
Fig Coffee: Figs Add Flavor to Austrian Made Brew
An old text notes a product called coffee of figs manufactured in Austria and popular in Germany and Austria Hungary. It blends dried figs with coffee to color the brew, soften its excitant quality, and reduce bitterness. Algeria now produces fig coffee, already common in Europe. Also advises borrowers to buy new books to lend to neighbors.
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Austria
Germany
Hungary
Algeria
Europe
New York Sun
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