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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
3
Home canning directions cover five vegetable classes with steps for greens roots tomatoes corn and beans plus pumpkin and squash. The piece also advises farmers on timber sale methods, bidding strategies, measurement methods, and the value of a written timber-sale contract.
Purdue University official urges rural towns and county agents to foster integrated farming growth. He warns against agents handling fertilizer and equipment sales, arguing public funding should back education and cooperative work, not create business barriers.
Canning club specialists advise allowing juice to drain slowly after boiling fruit to avoid cloudiness. A pectin test uses cold unsweetened juice mixed with grain alcohol to indicate jelly suitability. If pectin is lacking, add orange peel or apple white to juice. Add twelve ounces of sugar per pint of juice and test firmness by two rows of drops on a paddle.
A reflection on anger and fairness noting that giving way to anger harms the listener who is obliged to endure it. It laments universal failings and questions why others are judged harshly for flaws while emotions rule in conversations.
At a cattle and pig fair in a remote area of Ireland merchants displayed United States made goods including carpet sweepers kerosene ranges fountain pens tools pencils rolled oats and automobiles highlighting export reach and variety.
A countrywide plea outlines farmers aims to expand land for corn and hog feed to raise money for road building, housing improvements, and a better rural life. The statement emphasizes farmers alone must achieve these goals to improve living standards.
Roscoe G. Bigelow of Skowhegan sells a young Shorthorn bull to Charles Porter of Houston, aiming to head the herd, while F W Faught buys a red yearling for Garnett Fenderson. Perley F. Withee of East Madison showcases the largest Jersey herd in Somerset, with nine heifers from the L G Trafton line and noted cows from Ayrdale Farm, Bangor.
Fryeburg Maine dated September 8 1916 challenger asks Hon W J Thomson or Thomson of China Maine to publicly state and justify his remarks that Maine farmers outside Aroostook are still home farming not farming for business and to explain why they are not ready for Rural Credits Act. The letter presses for sources of knowledge framing bank rate concerns and seeks clear replies via state newspapers.
When cleaning a carpet the guide suggests peeling a pound of potatoes scraping them and mixing the pulp with water. Strain and wring a cloth in the solution to rinse the carpet and avoid stepping on it until it is completely dry.
A London Telegraph report notes an Edmonton barber received a temporary exemption after claiming to have tried a woman assistant who took half an hour to shave a single customer.
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