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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
19
The piece highlights sardines as a staple across the globe, noting large catches used for fertilizer in some regions and growing canning from Maine and California. It cites imports from France and northern nations, and describes packing on “flakes” with rows of fish ready for canning, illustrating scarcity and appetite in hard times.
A detailed account of sardine processing across regions. Maine canneries use weirs and stages from catching to canning with olive oil or other fillings while California relies on nets and rapid processing after catch. The piece covers picking, salting, washing, flaking, oven drying, and packing in oil or sauces.
A historical account traces coffee from Hadji Omar’s discovery in Arabia to its spread in Europe. It covers early claims of first use in Persia, Arab governors opposing coffee as forbidden by the Koran, and later adoption in Europe aided by figures like Pietro della Valle and Pasqua Rosse.
Do you know that it is illegal to publish Sunday papers in Melbourne. Cherry trees from Flanders were first planted in Kent in 1640. The white poplar can be used as a natural lightning rod.
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