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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
8
The guide suggests steaming vegetables instead of boiling, soaking wilted produce to refresh it, and soaking celery or cabbage to remove insects. It advises cooking beets carrots and parsnips before peeling, keeping potato jackets, peeling tomatoes by hot water and reusing cooking water for soup. Radishes are cooked like turnips when needed and beet greens are praised.
About two o'clock yesterday morning a house three miles east of Purdin owned by Ray Lee burned to the ground with only household goods saved. Dr. Wolf of Linneus spotted a small blaze while passing and woke the Lees who summoned help from Purdin, but despite many responders the fire could not be controlled. The building was only partially insured.
Notice requests all Y M C A War Work pledges be paid promptly to support troops in Europe. Emphasizes keeping home fires burning and a strong army, urging payments through local banks as soon as possible. Signed by Chas. K. Hart, Chairman Linn County War Work.
The Missouri Division of the Food Administration announces that individual sugar consumption is capped at three pounds per household per month. Retailers may not sell more than two pounds to city customers or five pounds to rural customers in a single sale, and monthly totals must not exceed three pounds per household.
County Agent Ross Nichols urges farmers to use silage as a cost efficient winter feed for cattle and outlines its benefits over fodder and straw. He compares yields and incomes from corn used for ears versus silage, and notes fertilizer values for fields, promoting acid phosphate and bone meal to boost wheat and bread prices.
Mrs Caro line Gooch of this city turned eighty on Monday July 22 with her children present including James Gooch Chicago John Gooch Laplata Clay Gooch Chicago Wilber Gooch Brookfield Mrs F L Biswell and Mrs John Gable Also noted her good health lines say she is spry and does her own work The noon feast marked the celebration with family honors from her brood.
The article discusses factors for successful wheat production in Linn County including seed bed prep, seed variety and date, soil fertility, and fertilizer use. It recommends plowing in July to seven inches depth and notes commercial fertilizers have a measurable impact on typical Linn soils with two cited examples.
Notice to Red Cross leaders in Sullivan County calls Captains of precincts and Chapter Chairs to a July 29 meeting at 1 30 p.m. in the Circuit Court room to allocate one quarter of the community donation for Sullivan County Red Cross needs. Jno W Clapp, Manager, urges full attendance.
Pure seed wheat on track in a few days yields about 45 bushels per acre in Grand River bottom. Price two dollars fifty seven cents per bushel at car. Place orders now and view bundles at K. M. Duncan's and W. L. Taylor.
The region suffers a prolonged dry spell with parched ground and corn cashing moisture. Farmers warn that a real soaking rain is urgently needed as hot dry weather threatens poor ear fill and reduced yields.
D M Lovell advertises a hardware and implement business in Roger with large stock of wire nails pumps windmills and farm tools. He claims headquarters for hardware and promises savings and mutual profit from purchases.
Threshed wheat yields in the vicinity surpass ordinary, with some fields over thirty bushels and most grain hauled to cars. Ideal weather aids saving, farmers work hard, and many plan to disk fields for a bumper crop. Ed Hatch Jr of Milan noted. a correction on a signature from France to J E Marvin clarifies Harry A Havens.
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