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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
3
A historic guide outlines plank frame barn construction from New England roots. It covers wall height, spacing, bents, piers, joists, roof framing, and finishing touches including tarred shingles and oil with Venetian red for durability and appearance. Important specifics include 40 by 60 foot sizing, 16 to 20 foot piers, 2x10 joists, 2x5 rafters, and 2 inch joints spiked with spacers.
The article explains outlet and inlet flues in cow stables for efficient air exchange and warmth, with sizing by live stock weight and damper use. It also notes grasses as vital crops, listing wheat corn oats rye barley sorghum and millet as grass family members and highlighting their global importance.
A remark notes the common view that dairy farmers deliver milk and butter of average quality equal to what customers will tolerate. It implies a balance between producer discipline and consumer standards in dairy goods.
A brief note on the egg remaining among the most valuable farm foods.
About ten to fifteen young women in Midland South Dakota form The Marriageable Young Ladies Protective Society They vow not to marry any man with less than 2000 cash or its equivalent and no life insurance of 2000 Their aim is to promote sensible marriages and reduce domestic unhappiness and divorce by enforcing financial standards The organizers insist the rule will safeguard spouses and families and may leave some members as spinsters if necessary
Washington reports unusual activity by U.S. manufacturers as imports of foreign materials for industry rise. The Bureau of Statistics notes nine months ending March 31 show import value for manufacturing likely to exceed the previous fiscal year by over 100000 dollars, with higher prices paid for materials than last year.
Washington consul reports French farmers experiment with grape pomace mixed with sugar to make fodder for cows. Three days of feeding allegedly raises milk output by 20 percent and improves quality. A Clermont-Ferrand company plans a $30,000 plant to produce oil cake type cow feed from pomace, hay or straw, and molasses aiming to output about 25 million kilograms this season.
Frank Bogue of Dyersville lost a leather wallet with 1800 dollars while fishing near Quincy. C H Steinbrecher, fishing nearby, found the wallet in shallow water and returned it to the owner. Bogue rewarded Steinbrecher for honesty with a cash gift.
Illinois Geological Survey officials estimate reclaiming swamp and overflow lands could boost land values by about 100 million dollars. They note current drainage work has raised values, but further river improvement and outlets are needed to stop flooding and reclaim 2,624,000 acres across 4,200 square miles, with potential value gains up to 128 million dollars.
Harvard University announces the acquisition of an Okapi Johnsoni sent by Congo Free State zoologists. The creature, shot by a band of explorers, is on its way to the university with the skeleton already noted elsewhere. Alexander Agassiz prepares reception in the Harvard museum hall.
A recipe segment describes Swiss eggs with Ame cheese and butter, veal curry with tomatoes and curry powder, maple blanc mange with cornstarch and maple syrup, and a banana dessert with eggs and whipped cream. It also advises curry powder use in everyday dishes and safety tips for choking incidents with bread and potatoes as remedies.
Weigh four unbroken eggs and equal weight in flour sugar and butter. Cream butter and sugar, beat yolks into the mixture, then add flour and stiffened whites alternately. Fold in baking powder, bake half inch thick, roll with jelly inside, and wrap to cool.
A recipe describes celery jelly using celery stalks boiled in salted water with gelatin. After straining, the jelly is molded and filled, then served with a diced fruit salad of two oranges, two bananas, and two apples for an attractive dish.
Instructions describe stewing prunes, chopping dates and walnuts, adding sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites, baking twenty minutes, then serving cool with cream.
A prep instruction describes hollowing red apples then filling with apple celery and nuts. The stuffed apples are placed on lettuce and topped with mayonnaise dressing to serve.
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