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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
4
Seasonal notes present a collection of cookie and dessert recipes. Recipes include Chocolate Cookies with walnuts and two squares of chocolate, Macaroons with coconut and cornflakes, and Oatmeal Coconut Macaroons. Also featured are Pineapple Cream, Cafe Frappe, Strawberry Ice Cream, and Snow Pudding with gelatine and citrus juices.
The article discusses helpful phone number cards kept near the phone for quick access. It notes some people post lists on walls while others prefer hanging cards by the phone for easy reference listing tradesmen like the butcher baker grocer and other merchants.
Government entomologists report true army worm outbreaks in southern Illinois and southern Missouri with expectations of spread north and northeast. Farmers are urged to read Farmers Bulletin 731 for control methods including poisoned baits sprays and trenching to trap and crush caterpillars.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists estimate annual cotton losses of about 70 million dollars caused by weather exposure after ginning. They urge timely sheltering in proper warehouses, noting such storage could become a farmer asset and support collateral for financing.
Government and agricultural colleges and experiment stations now promote poultry raising as a viable business. The incubator has transformed chicken farming into a profitable enterprise supported by various institutions and programs.
An old remedy claims to protect horses, dogs and cows from flies. Pennyroyal one ounce alcohol two ounces fish oil one half pint mixed and shaken. Apply lightly to the coat each morning to remain immune for 24 hours. One bottle lasts a horse a summer. Ingredients available at any drug store.
Specialists of the department of agriculture urge intelligent culling of poultry flocks for success. They describe sick weak hens to discard and healthy vigorous hens to save, noting vent size, comb color, pelvic bone spacing, and abdomen condition as grading criteria.
A rainy day spent tuning a mowing machine hay loader binder and other harvesting gear becomes a valuable investment this year. Labor is scarcer so wasted time costs more and parts may be harder to obtain due to supply shortages. Forethought may save future worries.
Horses kept in stalls roll less in filth when allowed to roll daily outside. Free rolling reduces carrying and brushing needs, prevents rolling in dirty areas, and promotes health and vigor by keeping animals cleaner.
Four children drifted for more than twenty five hours in a small row boat off Lakeside Michigan before being rescued by the steamer City of Toledo thirty miles from shore. Merwin Dase the nine year old boy led the rescue and kept watch while the others slept. The party included Robert age three Richard age six and Violet Sperry aged eleven.
Detroit matches a world record long distance wedding as Miss Mabelle Ebert marries John R. Wakeman, a sailor aboard the cruiser Birmingham. The couple were separated by 3000 miles with the groom off the Californian coast and the bride in Detroit’s First Presbyterian Church. The bride denies rumors the wedding was tied to a will deadline and says she does not know when they will meet again.
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