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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
2
Winter menus favor richer dishes as cold sets in. Recipes include baked Indian Pudding with corn meal and suet crust, Chestnut Croquettes, cranberry apple relish with pineapple, and oyster sandwiches. The article notes long slow baking and outdoor cooking like Puritan days amid holiday fare.
A curious scene shows Snail cages used to test a product called 2s eat. Young snifters are trained by pepper and latefish exposure to toughen sneezing nerves. Clever cages dump snuff into a receptacle as a sneeze is elicited.
A cryptic OCR fragment describes a large paper-shell bed with split bean ears and clove nose. It mentions a sunk peanut body, split feet around kernels, tanthipicks legs, a tail with mesel, and a Star macaroni tail mark.
In Salt Lake City researcher Frederick Yellenbaugh uncovered a 19th century Beale expedition note describing camels crossing the Colorado River. The account counters prior claims that camels cannot swim, noting a camel swam to reach safety while others crossed in small groups.
A reflective meditation on self love and social conformity in a parochial town. A friendless man pursues music on a cornet while faults emerge where pride and outward polish mask character.
A 70 foot Liquidambar Styraciflua with deeply furrowed bark and star shaped glossy leaves. The tree has a narrow well shaped top and sympmetrical growth, offering summer beauty and autumn red and yellow foliage. Roots are tender and susceptible to drying, resinous sap used in resin and gum manufacture. Medicinal value cited for catarrhal troubles.
A fragment notes Olivia observing an electric refrigerator and commenting that it demonstrates business. The line captures a moment of idle wit reflecting how technology and commerce intersect in daily life.
A public return of Carol to the throne of Romania reveals that Prince Michael, then king, disliked being king. He preferred playing with other children to royal duties, questioning the value of glory and authority and showing a child’s clear sense of values.
A 1930 poem by Douglad Malloch extols thrift and financial prudence among the poor. It contrasts wealth with debt and urges savings to weather hard times. The narrator emphasizes frugality, family needs, and the idea that true wealth lies in being debt free.
A small, 12 inch California mountain beaver feeds by climbing shrubs and gathering small twigs. It carries the cuttings across its back to its burrow, found in moist meadows or along stream banks.
The passage argues that desires drive economic activity and trade. It asserts that the wish for finer goods, like silks and lace, extends to furniture and arts, and that increasing wants expands trade and lowers the price level.
A compact aphorism from the Grand Rapids Presa notes that people with spare time typically share it with someone who also has time, highlighting social, reflective behavior. The saying suggests mutual availability drives companionship and connection.
A quirky note describes Sue blaming a supposed Carribean curse on a man who allegedly stole a highball with his left hand. The tale frames luck as a consequence of a southpaw maneuver.
Professor H A Heaper of the New York State College of Agriculture says cows require rest between lactation periods. Six weeks is minimum, with two months for cows in poor condition. Dry cows should receive legume hay and pasture or silage, then resume hay and silage when possible.
The term balance in a ration means proper proportions of nutrients for milk production. Too little protein strains tissues. too much wastes feed since protein is costly and excess offers no extra benefit over carbohydrates.
Farmers are advised to provide warm water for dairy cows in cold weather. Milk production benefits from ample water, as cows are about 40 percent water by weight. Heating water with a tank heater and adding a controlled amount of salt can boost intake and milk output, with careful salt limits and grain supplementation.
This dairy bulletin warns that frozen milk and cream reduce quality and suggests winter protections for dairy herds such as stable shelter and protected watering. It notes risks of raw milk spreading bovine tuberculosis to children, the limits of butterfat from frozen cream, and stresses higher protein in dairy cow rations, with sesame hay favored for calves for its protein and minerals.
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