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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
4
Fashion notes describe bold new wrap silhouettes for summer 1930. Plaided chiffon and velvet capes trend with two tone blues and grays, short wrap jackets, capelets, and tasseled ruchings. Youthful styles favor shoulder capes over elaborate collars, with white ermine on black for formal evenings.
The United States Department of Agriculture and 65 experiment stations complete five year tests on oat varieties for resistance to stem rust crown rust and smuts. Results show little relation between resistances across disease groups. Hafjira resists smuts and both rusts, while Green Mountain resists none. Seed treatment can prevent smuts, but combining rust and smut resistance in one variety is desirable. Technical Bulletin 143 7 details the study with copies free while supply lasts.
In Wass erburg city archives two seven ancient manuscripts are recognized as genuine. They include portions of Parsifal and Wolfram von Eschenbach poems. Five long manuscripts from Willehalm, with sections previously unknown, are also among the discoveries.
The piece notes that American money is the sole legal tender in Alaska Hawaii Porto Rico Carnal Zone American Samoa Guam Wake and Midway Islands. It mentions the Philippine islands use peso. It adds Danish currency remains legal tender in the Virgin Islands until 1934 alongside United States currency.
A large employer backs varied rest intervals for workers, arguing that big men perform better with scheduled breaks. The Detroit News notes that extensive research shows each group includes members who benefit from starting with some work before resting.
The current French Canadian term for a dollar remains pistole, an old French coin once worth ten francs. Today it is still nominally used in some parts of France for buying and selling horses.
Agricultural notes emphasize sanitation for farm economy, fertilizer as investment, and soil as wealth. It covers copper carbonate dust for smut in wheat, maintaining hen weight for egg production, digestible protein differences among clover hay alfalfa and timothy, and the need for sun, drainage, and organic matter in home gardens. It discusses improved planting equipment, rotary hoes for wheat and alfalfa, Sudan grass as late-sown pasture, cutting corn to control European corn borer, and the necessity of debris cleanup to prevent insect buildup next year.
The article describes recurring fall army worm outbreaks in the southern United States east of the Rockies, noting United States Department of Agriculture studies in Brownsville, Texas. It outlines moth northward migration, life history, seasonal patterns, natural enemies, and notes the Technical Bulletin 138 T and free distribution from Washington, D.C.
Farmers in western New York favor sheep manure for beans as the top fertilizer. It provides more nitrogen and about twice the phosphoric acid of cow or horse manure, boosting seed growth and soil fertility. The bean pods also feed sheep, supporting a reciprocal cycle that sustains land for bean production.
Illinois state entomologist W P Flint notes poison bran mash is the most effective control for cutworms. The method uses water, molasses, and sodium arsenite or crystal when unavailable, mixed with bran and spread at dusk. For overflow-area worms, late corn planting or crop substitutions like soybeans millet or sudan grass are advised.
The article notes most perennial vegetables resist drought better than common varieties except strawberries. It advises placing drought-tolerant crops on the garden’s high, drier side and tailoring garden plans to family tastes, recommending cabbage for those who prefer it.
Soybean meal, though little used as fertilizer in this country, has long been valued in Asiatic regions. Centuries of use fed sugar plantations in southern China, Java and other tropicals, with Japan importing large quantities from China for rice fields and mulberry tree manure.
A fragmented OCR item quotes a poem praising June skies and October weather with names HEL HF Jactison. The text resembles a literary clipping from a newspaper page but lacks clear event or reporting details. It reads as a decorative verse note attached to The Kitchen Cabine column from the Western Newspaper Union.
A selection of old fashioned recipes including Bran Fancies with coconut or nuts, Butterscotch Pie with merengue, Potato Doughnuts with spices and icing, Caramel Icing, Corn Pudding, Crystal Stars with dates and nuts. Instructions specify mixing, baking times, and serving notes for a cozy kitchen menu.
A fragrant assortment of fish recipes and serving ideas outlines methods for baked fillets broiled haddock and molded white fish ramekins. It emphasizes using whatever fish is in season with minimal waste and pairing dishes with lemon parsley or tartar sauce and notes healthier broiler cooking over frying.
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