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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
7
Purdue University will host a first time short course for Indiana fruit growers opening December 2 and running through December 14. Experts will teach orchard management, new sprays, and practical methods for profitable fruit farming amid Indiana’s favorable soil and climate conditions.
A New York businessman reassesses fruit and vegetable packing to boost profits, repacking produce from farmers for direct sale. He now operates multiple wagons on four routes, emphasizes grading and cleanliness, and claims 25 to 100 percent net profit with careful sorting, repacking, and honest advertising.
The article advises giving potted plants abundant fresh air and sunshine when possible, with care to balance light for sun loving and less sunny varieties. It stresses thorough feeding and proper watering to support development and future flowering in winter conditions.
Alfalfa requires a specific bacteria on the soil to grow, which is present only in soils from fields with alfalfa or sweet clover. The same bacteria lives on both roots. It is beneficial for orchards if cut and left to rot on the ground. After two to three years the alfalfa or clovers should be pawed under.
Simple old fashioned breakfast ideas feature ham centered dishes. Ham Balls and Ham Toast provide savory bites with biscuits and toast. Frizzled Ham adds mustard glaze. Broiled Lambs Liver uses olive oil soak and crumb coating. Minced Lamb with Egg tops toast with mint and parsley. Sausages baked in potatoes cooks sausage inside hollowed spuds for a cozy morning meal.
A fragment notes the value of shared chores in keeping a family together. It highlights the mother’s role and the cooperative effort of all members in maintaining the home. The text implies daily routines strengthen family bonds.
A vintage recipe note describes numerous pancake styles. It includes Crumb Pancakes with breadcrumbs, Danish Pancakes with eggs and vinegar, Green Corn Griddle Cakes with corn, and Potato Pancakes using grated potatoes, eggs, and flour. Suggestions mention leftover cereals and dairy blends to enrich batters.
The article describes a chicken chowder recipe using cut up chicken onions crackers salt pork milk and flour with a simmered blend. It also mentions an automatic device to replace trolley poles by guiding a wheel back to center after derailing from the wire.
Taylor Holmes notes a pickpocket conviction in The Million with a hefty fine of twenty five dollars. The lawyer laments the burden on his client while the judge remains silent, and the prisoner pleads for a brief escape period to demonstrate the effect of release.
Woman from Hilltop Kansas describes a two year outbreak of itching and blotches on her leg. After trying many salves, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment leading to a full cure. Ad promotes Cuticura products with a sample offer and a Boston address.
Two hundred teachers answered who is the greatest woman in history and the judges awarded the prize to the wife of a farmer of moderate means who cooks and cleans and still makes time for intellectual growth, shaping a large family into contributing citizens.
Anecdote from the London Mail about two "berither Beots" who met in a dry district each carrying a bottle of whisky. A third party asks if Jock Anderson ever gets drunk. The reply: last time I was with him he was that drink I couldna see him.
The new Chinese dollars of the republic attract interest as they circulate bearing English text on the obverse and Chinese on the reverse. A portrait of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, founder of the republic, appears on the notes.
Miss Mary Steele Harvey becomes the first woman appointed as a Baltimore police officer following the legislature creation of five police matrons with full powers. The piece notes her historic appointment and includes miscellaneous quotes and an advertisement style segment about nervous troubles and food remedies.
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