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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
3
The USDA notes that many women struggle to fit garments and pocket-book constraints drive home-made dress forms. It outlines four methods, praising gummed paper Betties as the most satisfactory, costing under a dollar and matching the wearer’s exact figure.
Rice flour offers a gluten free substitute for wheat in waffles cookies and some cakes though it lacks gluten for bread. Mixed with wheat flour it yields textured bread. Recipes include waffles sponge cake jelly roll and Martha Washington pie components.
A fragmented note discusses butter by seasoning canned corn with salt sugar and paprika. A stray line urges sweeping away from oneself, but lacks context for clear meaning.
Beverly Mass forms the New 4-H Big Sisters' club titled Mothercraft to teach older girls child care. Members, some with prior lessons, bath weigh and measure club children, learn washing dressing bed routines and safe entertainment. They also keep child care records and make simple Christmas toys.
Quick home how tos cover cooking tricks and pantry fixes. Recipes suggest caramelized sugar flavors a casserole, tomato omelets with lettuce, and quince jelly coloring with beet juice. Tips include blueing substitutes, cooling a hot oven with water, and using soy bean sauce for gravies and soups.
The Beltsville Bureau of Animal Industry homing pigeons at the government Beltsville Farm in Maryland have dominated races from 100 to 500 miles since 1919. Under A. Jacobson’s care the birds won multiple firsts seconds and thirds across 1919 to 1921, with 33 lofts in 1919 rising to over 40 by 1921.
The first fundamental of successful poultry keeping is good stock. Better breeding yields higher returns and brings pride, improved methods, and wider interest from neighbors. High quality stock attracts other purebreds and sustains improvement across the farm.
Geese should receive equal parts oats and corn as the grain ration, about a handful per bird daily. Provide abundant green feed daily year round with clover hay or alfalfa cut green, plus mangels cabbage or potatoes. Also enjoy apples.
The instructions detail mixing carbolic acid with whitewash per gallon, adding naphthaline to kerosene, letting the mixture stand, and shaking before use. It also covers preparing air-stacked lime with carbolic acid and tobacco per pint, then mixing thoroughly with a stick.
Ducks lay consistently from start to finish of a clutch of nine to fifteen eggs. After a brief rest they begin another clutch, showing remarkable regularity in their laying cycle.
Secluded nest activity observed as bees cluster in a secluded area near the 908 oy Ola beach. Details are sparse but the scene suggests a quiet, ongoing apiary presence with no reported disturbances.
The article stresses careful farm selection by weighing water reliability and livestock quality, noting home life and farm business must align. It advises choosing a farm of sufficient size to cover maintenance, taxes, and running costs, with adequate crop yields and social community advantages to ensure a profitable, sustainable enterprise.
Breeders must maintain two separate flocks to produce standard colored Barred Plymouth Rocks. Mating schemes separate cockerel and pullet lines to achieve distinct male and female show colors, while noting black spots and color variance common in shanks and plumage.
Entomologists from the U S Department of Agriculture say naphthalene nests marketed as lice killers harm fowls and do not deter parasites. Tests show no effectiveness against mites, and nest boxes often remain infested with pests. Observers note mites crawling over the naphthalene eggs.
Essential guidance on proper sheep feeding stresses balanced rations and fresh water. It warns against overfeeding and outlines signs of digestive distress to monitor for flock health.
The Iowa agricultural experiment station reports swine fed a mineral mixture with rape pasture and a corn based supplementary ration gained 20 percent over the best check group. The hogs averaged about 1.8 pounds daily for 80 days in the trial.
Fragmentary notes show dairy meat and wool values discussed with hay plus forage likely mentioned. No clear figures or dates present. emphasizes cheaper supplies and possible price talk.
Dice have existed in every period of history and appear in ancient Egyptian monuments. Modern dice resemble those found in Thebes, Greece, Rome, and many European cultures. Palamedes is linked to their invention about 1244 B C, with gambling use likely earlier. Ancient writers and art show the popularity of dice playing.
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a reliable remedy for constipation in children. It promises quick relief within hours, notes a fruity taste, and warns buyers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with proper bottle directions.
In a State street department store a tall woman admires a brown velvet tricorner hat and asks a portly friend, who recalls Napoleon. The book-bearing companion quips that Napoleon crossed the Delaware, prompting a pointed exchange about history and taste.
The Critic recalls Edgar Saltus in his club as a widower sighs over his loss. He tells Saltus a man only realizes a wife's value after she is gone and mentions life insurance. Saltus agrees noting the wife’s insurance.
George Bernard Shaw told a tale of a traveler asking a rustic if he was on the right road to Shakespeare's Stratford. The yokel remained silent until the tourist pressed, "Be you he?" prompting the rustic to reply with a bashful "Yes."
The article notes that Beersheba’s ancient wells have been upgraded with twentieth century pumping machinery as Palestine experiences modern occupation. It references Abraham’s Well of the Oath and Bedouins watering flocks from Beersheba since time immemorial.
Senator Sorghum asserts statesmanship thrives on pleasant conversation to prevent conflict. A proverb notes true friendship avoids need, while self-praise invites ridicule as a man climbs an octave. The piece surveys rhetoric and social wit.
An advertisement urges taking aspirin only as directed by Bayer on each unbroken package of Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. The ad emphasizes the Bayer Cross as the mark of genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years.
A grade school story illustration shows a goat with horns pulling a wagon as three children ride toward sunset. One pupil draws a hill and grass, explaining the goat and kids have gone home, leaving only a scene of nature behind.
The history traces umbrellas from six to forty ribs with whalebone and rattan as early supports. Samuel Fox of England patented the paragon rib in 1852, a pivotal design. Coverings shifted from alpaca in 1848 to silk and cotton fabrics, with color chosen by wearers.
Science Service notes that true century plants do not exist as a 100 year bloomers. Some species, like the talipot palm of India, live 50 years or more before flowering and then die after the bloom. In houses, many so called century plants may never bloom, while bamboos often flower once after long vegetation.
Stanford scientists report six entirely new fish species found on Hawaii shores following Mauna Loa eruption two years ago. One specimen is a conger eel with snout hooks resembling blackberry thorns. All are deep water species from depths of 150 to 1,000 feet.
Lord Grey recalls a Selborne society after dinner moment when he spoke of water fowl and a listener quipped that ducks should be talked about only when they are cooked. The remark captures a wry take on discussing birds.
Dr Beverley Robinson writes to the Medical Record protesting modern operations on elderly patients. He argues too many such procedures are performed with little chance of saving life and only increase distress for the patient.
A brief quip from a Carnegie Puppet sketch about illness and overwork. Dialogue hints at paternal illness and concern, with a light note on contagion versus strain.
W. P. Willis of New York, a veteran businessman, has crossed the Atlantic 180 times, marking a remarkable record in transatlantic travel for a private citizen.
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