30 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
1
Dr. Lee de Forest unveils a wireless telephone using a standard 60 cycle light socket. The system eliminates high powered transmitting stations and hum, letting any home or office talk house to house and city to city.
A chemist hired by a judge analyzed local liquor and warned that the drink sold as Chicago gin is tainted with poison. The mixture reportedly includes wood alcohol fusel oil creosote and water. Another substitute common in saloons is bitters made from tincture of clochona.
An elderly shopper browsed a downtown store display of blanket bath robes noting the bold patterns. She asked their use and the clerk explained they are bath robes. The woman quipped they would be heavy if worn in water.
Opinion piece notes university instructors mulling a new arithmetic while skeptics doubt any method will ease the pain of learning. The author cites a wall problem: eight men take four days to build a wall three times the size, six feet high and eighteen feet long, twelve inches thick, revealing why arithmetic remains a stern test for students.
The bulletin outlines four major plant-cover stages from dominant wheat grass to low annuals and weeds. It emphasizes early detection of overgrazing by noting shifts in vegetation density and prescribes two objectives: grazing crops at optimal times and using forage when most nutritious. Research from the Great Basin experiment near Manti National Forest, Utah, supports these findings.
Lime corrects sour soils as the essential first step in productive farming, with lime forming the basis of soil fertilization and occasional phosphorus needs on older fields. Feeding a variety of grain supports healthy, profitable fowl, while a farm without a repair shop is as unlikely as thunder in January.
The article discusses yearly corn yield gains through careful seed selection. It notes that improvements are achievable each season and emphasizes optimizing varieties for better performance.
Farmers in early winter should build a hot bed or cold frame now to secure an early spring garden. Construct a board frame 18 to 24 inches high at the back and 10 to 12 inches at the front, fit hotbed sash three by six feet, ensure ventilation with liftable or tilting sash, and seal glass with putty and glazing points. Fill a 12 to 14 inch pit with soil or leaves, bank around the frame, store sash indoors, and prep now for a quicker spring start.
Farmers use orchard plots to grow pumpkins and mangels for dairy and poultry feed. Cows and hens benefit from winter yields, turning land returns into milk and eggs.
The text urges ensuring teams are well fed to perform heavy farm labor. It stresses starting now to save enough feed for animals and to support productive field work.
A didactic late 19th or early 20th century recipe excerpt discusses stuffed dates with cream cheese and nuts, date cake and date whip, apple and dates rolls, and a berry cake. It blends food advice with poetry, wholesome living, and a note on personal beauty tied to noble thoughts.
A collection of soup recipes including Liver Soup Scotch Soup Dutch Soup and Cream of Celery Soup with instructions on preparation and ingredients. The text ends with a poetic couplet about success and perseverance and a note on a rocky path and brave feet.
The article outlines several liver preparations. Liver patties mix ground liver with bacon, shape into cakes and fry in bacon fat. Boiled liver halves soak in boiling water five minutes then drain and dry, finishing with butter. A liver hot pickle method is briefly noted.
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