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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
2
The United States Department of Agriculture reports on disinfectants for American foul brood. Alcohol formalin solutions show promise but do not fully sterilize sealed cells in 48 hours. A 120 percent formalin in water proves most satisfactory for sterilizing infected combs with caution and proper handling.
An inexpensive poison belt recipe shows bran, Paris green, cheap syrup, water, lemons, and peel to create bait for about five acres. Mix dry bran with Paris green, dissolve lemon juice and chop peel into water, add syrup, combine with bran, and apply in the evening when cutworms are active for fresher bait.
The guide explains raising an orphan lamb if no ewe adoption is available. Bottle feeding starts with several daily feedings and gradually reduces to three or four by six weeks. A lamb creep with ground grain aids early learning to eat and speeds growth.
The United States Department of Agriculture releases a one reel film "Alfalfa Weevil Control" showing how to combat the alfalfa weevil, its spread in seven states, quarantine checks on travelers, and spraying methods with arsenates and wide boom sprayers.
Wool growers may submit grease wool samples to the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington for free scouring tests. Applications go to G T Willingmyre for wool standardization. The lab provides a parcel post sack and drawing instructions to represent large lots. Results include shrinkage, grade, and scoured samples returned with the report.
The Rhode Island experiment station finds turkeys tolerate green foods and milk, but require sparing rain-fed meals. Turkeys should stay dry in wet weather, with full range when safe, and fed near home to return nightly. Fresh grasshoppers and greens improve nutrition. choose healthy stock.
The article advises best grape production from pruned vines and compares farm care to animal husbandry. It covers tractor maintenance, potato storage, sweet clover pasturing, soil lime needs, seed timing with wheat or oats, and tree care through planting, pruning, spraying, and shelter.
A United States Department of Agriculture guide advises washing blankets in warm, breezy weather to deter moths. Dry thoroughly, then raise nap by brushing. store in cedar chests or wrapped in paper with moth repellents. Use neutral soap and lukewarm water, avoid strong alkalis, and ensure proper dehydration for wool fibers.
USDA provides a detailed angel food cake method using egg whites, wheat flour, sugar, salt, vanilla, and cream of tartar. Whites are beaten with salt, folded with dry ingredients, then flavored. avoid stirring to preserve air and leavening.
The housekeeper can tell soft from hard wheat flour by feel and squeeze test. Soft wheat flour leaves a finger impression and forms a mold, while hard wheat flour powders and breaks apart. Weights for a sifted quart: hard wheat about 16 to 17 ounces, soft wheat about 14 to 15 ounces.
American consumption of milk chocolate has risen sharply over the past five years. Department of Agriculture figures show 290 million pounds of whole milk used for chocolate last year, 194 million in 1924, and 40 million in 1921, with peak wartime shipments overseas and a postwar rebound to 1925 levels.
Rice cooked in milk absorbs more liquid than water boiled rice and yields richer nutrition. Wash rice until starch is removed, heat milk, drop grains in slowly, add salt, cook half an hour covered, then finish in the double boiler. Dry and bake briefly to finish.
The Red Lynx aka Bay Lynx or Wildcat proclaims extreme wildness and danger, boasting of freedom and fearsome eyes. Other zoo animals dispute boasting, while the Tiger and Lion figures caution the Wildcat about boasting.
Bobbie has a new velocipede. His friend George arrives before dawn and asks if the bike can come out. Bobbie's mother replies that he is not awake yet.
A quoted fragment depicts a child’s message about gratitude to a guardian, mentioning a five dollar gift and an unseen kiss with a nurse, attributed to Vanderbilt Masquerader. The passage reflects a playful or cryptic exchange rather than a clear news event.
A classroom exercise shows a teacher guiding student use of "eauterize" in a sentence while a pupil notes a moment of recognition in a dialogue about Snow Ill Stindard Laconle.
A reader asks which Bible passage forbids a man having two wives. The reply quotes the line No man can serve two masters, as heard in a Brown Jug exchange.
A Redlands California reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving health and strength after years of illness. The piece suggests husbands helping with housework can benefit married life and invites others to try the remedy.
At the National Academy of Sciences meeting Professor R A Wood and Alfred Loomis of Johns Hopkins described inaudible high frequency sound waves. They generated waves from 106000 to 400000 cycles per second that heat water by up to about 10 degrees Fahrenheit in one minute and killed small aquatic life.
Dr William Selfriz a Penn professor of botany assesses how much "amber" or elasticity exists in humans, comparing biological elasticity to steel and other materials. He notes blood corpuscles stretch only about three times their size before breaking.
The article notes higher counts for telephones than cars with about 17 million telephones and 20 thousand autos. It claims one in six owns a car and one in seven owns a telephone, as stated by MF Good Hardware.
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