09 Jun 1915
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
1
Farmers are urged to choose pure bred sires to improve calves and milk fat. A herd bull from proven producers of butterfat strengthens breed traits, with 300 to 350 pounds as targets. Avoid bulls from low fat dams to cut contagious abortion and tuberculosis risk. Begin with a young bull to replace aging herd sires.
The column emphasizes regular feeding for healthy cows and regular handling for profits. It urges use of cream separators, targeted butter sales, and choosing cows with strong milking histories while noting disease risks and efficient hog fattening. It also recommends digging a pit silo this week and optimizing cow environments.
A carpenter crafts a rigid ironing board from seasoned oak five feet long and sixteen inches wide at the widest point tapering to eight inches. It uses braces, hinges, and a tongue with a strap to couple to a window sill for steady ironing and full light.
Practical tips for young housekeepers cover pie crust making with half pint pastry flour shortening salt and baking powder plus cold water and rolling technique. Additional notes advise drying juice from meat on ice protecting flavor and cleaning piano keys with a damp cloth. Protective plate and doily placement between decorated plates is recommended, and opening glass jars by warming the lid on a hot stove plate for a few minutes.
Learn to prepare mince for rissole by heating in a rich brown or white sauce with pepper salt celery salt cayenne parsley lemon peel mushroom catchup and ham or bacon if using meat. Warm the mince to porridge thickness then chill and shape with flourd hands. Brush with egg yolk roll in crumbs and fry until hot.
To wash comforters fill a tub with warm soapy water and soak. Scrub soiled ends with a brush and washboard, then rinse with clean water. Do not wring. hang to dry and beat with a carpet beater to restore fluffiness.
Slice a large onion thin and sauté in butter with salt and pepper. Cook covered ten to fifteen minutes, then uncover to brown. Thicken with flour and milk as for gravy. Pour over hot slices of toasted bread.
Recipe for English Monkey combines cheese bread crumbs sweet milk and egg with salt cayenne soda and butter. Cook five minutes and serve on toast or crackers.
A simple skillet recipe combines one pint of tomatoes simmered in butter with one pint of corn. Season with pepper salt paprika and minced green pepper for a flavorful side dish.
An old advertisement claims many life troubles stem from an inactive liver and promotes a natural vegetable remedy. It promises relief from headaches indigestion and energy loss without calomel side effects and urges readers to buy a bottle from the druggist, featuring L. K. Grigsby’s likeness and guarantee.
Advertiser promotes buying small farms instead of renting land. Mentions plots around Johnston, Batesburg, Meeting Street, Celestia, Rocky Creek, Fruit Hill, Ropers, and Edgefield town lots and stores as available options.
S J Watson applies for final discharge as Guardian of Emma B Bouknight now 21. The court in Hogfield Court House South Carolina requires interested parties to show cause at 11 o clock a m on June 29 1915 why the order of discharge should not be issued.
The court states discharge should not be granted and S. J. Watson will make a final settlement at the specified time and place. W. T. Kinnaird, Probate Judge, EK. C. S. C. May 26-4t.
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