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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1919
Page
13
Missouri station tests show animal protein like meat scrap and sour milk as the most economical protein for laying hens. Vegetable proteins fail to economically raise output. 25 percent meat scrap suffices in a dry mash, and one pound of egg needs four pounds of feed. Sour milk equals 5.4 pounds of meat scrap per 100 pounds.
A British Association report ranks nations by average height. Among British Isles, Scots lead at 68.71 inches, followed by Irish 67.90, English 67.36, and Welsh 66.66. In other nations, American whites 67.67, French upper class 66.14, Germans 66.10, Russians 66.04. Polynesians 69.33 inches tallest, Bushmen of South Africa 52.78 inches shortest.
The Greeks of Alexandria likely compiled the first written almanacs between 100 and 150 AD. Roman calendars announced the Kalends the first of each month, a term linked to proclaim. An ancient calendar etched in Pompeii’s marble block records three months per side. the first European almanac appeared in 1475.
A collection of maxims on employment virtue efficiency and manners. The speaker notes that many proverbs reflect wit rather than wisdom and warns that nagging or overbearing behavior hinders progress. It suggests that if mothers fulfilled their duties crime and jail numbers might fall.
A short history of how new terms enter language from war and social change. Camouflage and com mandeer show words born from military use while boycott arises from the Irish land dispute. Notable surnames like Mackintosh Shrapnel Macadam Maxim Guillotine Brougham Victoria Garibaldi Gladstone and Lynch became common words.
A recipe feature promotes onions as wholesome daily fare. Instructions detail peeling six onions, boiling until tender, then layering them in a dish with cracker crumbs butter salt pepper and milk, baking until heated and absorbed. Cooked cabbage is suggested as a substitute.
Cream butter and sugar, add sour milk egg flour and soda. Layer sliced apples with batter on top and bake. Serve with jelly or berries garnish.
Cream half a cup of shortening with one cup of sugar and one egg. Add half a cup of sweet milk two teaspoons cream of tartar and one of soda. Mix with flour to roll. Filling cooks dates and raisins 20 minutes with flour sugar hot water and lemon juice. Cool and drop on cookies and bake with another pressed on top. One teaspoon of filling per cookie.
A kitchen recipe outlines mixing butter sugar egg and milk with flour baking powder and raisins. The batter is baked in a sheet pan for about 30 minutes and served warm with a final sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon.
Peel and slice six apples and cook until tender in a little water. Sweeten to taste and cool. Beat the white of an egg with lemon flavoring a teaspoon and fold into the sauce until stiff.
Physicians compare the conquest of typhoid fever to a military victory. From 1880 germ discovery to 1918 vaccination, Typhoid cases in the U S. Army dropped dramatically, with 119 cases from September 1917 to January 1918 among 742 thousand soldiers and only ten cases in the 17 weeks after December 1917.
Parisian young women favor American husbands with over 40 percent supporting the idea. L'Oeuvre reports letters showing appeal of American breezy good humor and courteous manners, plus admiration of American home life and the idea that a good comrade makes a good husband. Some French writers critique French lovers as talkative and appearance obsessed.
A South American man recalls the Panama Isthmus butterfly migration as one of the world’s most beautiful sights. He notes ICA sightings start in late June with scattered individuals and peak around July 14 or 15 when skies darken with countless insects. The origin and destination remain a mystery despite naturalist studies.
The Norwegians lead in modern whaling with the South Atlantic as the prime ground near South Georgia, South Shetlands, and South Orkneys. Steam whaling boosted catches to 7,516 last year from 183 in the Antarctic islands, totaling 7,560,000 dollars in product value with 268,000 barrels of oil worth 5,150,000 dollars.
Americans in the Philippines observed locals using large seashells as window panes. A native bivalve with a seven to eight inch diameter shell is plentiful and translucent, making glass unnecessarily costly in that region.
In Paris and Versailles talks the peace treaty is pushed for ratification before the League of Nations. Germany faces harsh terms with 100000 troops, 4000 officers, and heavy reparations while food relief and economic revival are urged to curb Bolshevik and Spartacan unrest. Berlin fights on, amid executions and political shifts as Lenine and Trotsky push for broader revolution.
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