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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
4
An article by Katherine A. Grimes advises boys that poultry farming offers a fascinating, low cost entry with quick returns. It emphasizes choosing breeds based on market demand and notes that layers may not be as profitable as larger breeds for meat and eggs.
A guide to fattening and processing market chickens. It recommends crate feeding, proper fat distribution, humane killing by brain blade, hanging head down for bleeding, plucking and shaping for a compact look, and avoiding prolonged hanging to prevent a leggy appearance.
Success with poultry hinges on clean hen houses summers and winters. Fertile eggs ship best with strong shells. Stacked Hine disinfectant guards yards. Five ducks per one drake, thirty per pen. Mash of corn meal and skim milk fed warm three times daily. First class fowls command good prices regardless of surplus. Conservative raisers favor old standby breeds.
Chester Smelser and Merle Hill, both Indianapolis natives, visited relatives near Rushville. Dozens of locals hosted and joined family gatherings across Greenfield Letts New Castle and surrounding towns. A chicken supper by the Christian Helpers and varied social visits highlight a busy community week.
A vintage recipe collection describes a cold cocoanut pudding with whipped egg whites and orange flavor, a white lady cake batter baked in leaf form, and a London salmon method with lard, lemon juice, and white wine. It also details dropped cookies with lard, sugar, milk, and flour, baked in hot ovens.
Advice to reuse empty coffee and tobacco cans by soaking off wrappers, painting cans white, and printing black letters. Use for storing bulk goods like beans peas rice sage and spices to save money and avoid label wear. This kitchen tip promotes bulk buying and easy at‑a‑glance organization.
The passage outlines how to dress a chicken and refrigerate it for at least 12 hours, then cut into pieces and dredge with flour. Fry in hot fresh lard for half an hour, turning often, finish with butter and cream for a creamy sauce served with the gravy.
Mr and Mrs George Winslow and their niece Dorothy Gaston plus Miss Opal Terry visited Shelbyville Sunday to see relatives and friends. Miss Terry sang at a theater during the trip. Mr and Mrs Thomas Newsom hosted a small dinner Sunday. Eddie Merriweather called on friends in Rushville. Lucinda Stewart entertained guests in honor of Mrs Fannie Gardner who returned to Marion Ohio after a three week visit. Reverend Thomas Newsom plans to preach at New Castle Sunday. Miss Vada Newsom improves after a three week illness. Mr and Mrs Henry Gulliford entertained friends at dinner Sunday.
Ben Butler of Kansas, James Butler of Westland, and C. R. Butler were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs John Butler. Miss Ethel Publow returned from a seventeen week stay in the South visiting Essex Virginia and Washington DC after leaving Pomona NC.
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