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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1919
Page
5
Missouri station tests show meat scrap and sour milk as the most economical protein sources for egg production. Vegetable proteins alone are not economically effective, and 25 percent meat scrap suffices in a dry mash. A 1 to 4 feed ratio yields one egg per four pounds of feed. sour milk equates to 5.4 pounds of meat scrap per 100 pounds.
The British Anthropometric Committee reports height averages by nation. Scotch lead at 68.71 inches, Irish 67.90, English 67.36, Welsh 66.66. Among others, American whites 67.67, French upper class 66.14, Germans 66.10, Russians 66.04. Polynesian tribes top at 69.33 inches. Bushmen of South Africa lowest at 52.78.
The Greeks of Alexandria likely compiled the first written almanacs between 100 and 150 A D. Romans proclaimed the first of the month, called Kalends. An ancient calendar in Pompeii shows three months on a marble block, and the first European almanac appeared printing 1475 1494 1513 in Buda Hungary.
A sequence of aphorisms on employment dignity, manners, and social duty. It notes that haste harms careful work, proverbs reflect wit and wisdom, bothersome chatter distracts the busy, and maternal diligence could reduce imprisonment by strengthening social order.
An overview of terms that entered common speech from war and politics. Camouflage and commandeer arose during conflicts while boycott followed the Irish land dispute. Surnames like Mackintosh and Maxim became widely used words.
Mothers article praises onions as wholesome and instructs baking onions with cracker crumbs butter salt pepper and milk until tender and absorbed. A similar method is suggested for cabbage as a serving option.
Cream butter and sugar then add sour milk egg flour and soda. Layer sliced apples with sugar and cinnamon, pour batter over, bake until set. Serve with jelly bits or garnish with fresh berries.
Cream shortening and sugar with egg milk mix into dough with flour. For filling simmer dates and raisins with sugar flour hot water and lemon juice until thick. Cool then sandwich cookies. use one teaspoonful per cookie and bake.
A simple batter mixing one large tablespoon of butter with three tablespoons of sugar and one egg. Add a cup of sweet milk three quarters cup raisins two cups flour two teaspoons baking powder top with sugar and cinnamon bake thirty minutes in a sheet then serve warm.
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 one teaspoon and fold into the sauce. Beat until stiff.
Physicians compare the conquest of typhoid fever to the victory over tetanus. Historical notes trace typhoid’s impact on armies, the 1880 germ discovery, and early surgical knowledge. In 1916 Mexican border troops faced few cases. in 1917 1918 vaccination cut cases dramatically, with 119 cases in a large daily-averaged army and only ten cases in 17 weeks.
Parisian girls favor American husbands, per L Oeuvre letters. Reasons include admiration for American ease, humor, and courtesy toward women, plus belief that a good partner is a reliable comrade. Some writers fault French suitors as talkative and appearance conscious.
A South American man visiting Panama describes the annual monarch butterfly migration across the Isthmus as a wondrous sight. He notes the spectacle begins in late June with scattered individuals and swells to “myriads” by July 14 or 15, darkening the sky at times. The origin and destination of the insects remain a mystery to naturalists.
Norwegians are described as the most expert whalers with the South Atlantic as the leading ground near South Georgia, South Shetlands and the South Orkneys. Steam whaling boosted catches to 7,516 whales last year from 183 previously, for products valued at $7,560,000 including 268,000 barrels of oil worth $5,150,000 and byproducts like bone guano and other animal hunts totaling significant sums.
Americans observe natives using large seashells as window panes in the Philippines. A bivalve mollusk with shells seven to eight inches across provides a translucent, inexpensive alternative to glass, while actual glass remains costly.
Edward W. Pickard surveys the Paris peace scene with Wilson’s league and the German treaty as intertwined aims. He notes Germany’s terms, military limits, and reparations, while describing Berlin’s turmoil, Bolshevik influence, and the mounting political shifts shaping a fragile postwar order. The piece also covers opposing U.S. views on the league, imperial ambitions, and movements in Ireland, Korea, Mexico, and Poland.
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