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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
5
The Spillway column reports on camp life at Bedford including staff notes. It mentions new department contributions by campers, shifts in personnel at hospitals, recent discharges, visits by officials and inspectors, and upcoming meetings involving Lieut Wills and supervisors.
A short note reports that unpaid Christmas Seals do not stop tuberculosis, highlighting a public health push to fund vaccination and treatment programs.
Purina Mills expert Meade Summers explains that adding Vitamin A rich feeds and alfalfa improves fall and winter egg production. The article notes that springtime egging is driven by Vitamin A from tender greens, and recent extraction methods have made Vitamin A more available in poultry diets to sustain production during colder months.
An urging appeal warns tuberculosis stalks victims constantly and promotes paying for Christmas Seals to protect every wife year round, asking if readers have paid yet.
Funeral services for Mrs. Glen Ernest 40 died at home west of Bedford December 9 were held at Wetmore Funeral Home Friday afternoon. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Survived by husband Elvin son and parents James and Anna Lee. Two sisters and three brothers also listed.
To obtain top prices for fur skins, proper preparation is essential. The guide stresses skimming and cleaning plus stretching, noting well stretched pelts fetch higher prices. It recommends stretching boards made from 33 material in multiple sizes, each about half an inch narrower.
Instructions detail stretching pelts on boards using tacks to prevent slack, with cautions against over stretching medium pelts. Drying should occur in cool shaded areas for four to five days, then be hung. Specific guidance covers turning certain pelts, handling order, and aiming for well stretched neat pelts to attract buyers.
A circular titled Home Butchering in Iowa is available free from County Agent T. H. Isaacs. Iowa Home Butchering Week is the third week of January with Dr. W. McDonald urging farmers to butcher then or earlier for proper curing in cold weather.
Local readers describe cheese making and soup preparation as common skills. They mention access to abundant home rendered lard and reference advertisements in the same issue.
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