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Newspaper
Henry Current News
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
6
Fragmentary gossip note from the era cites a cheeky exchange about family life and twins. The passage mocks social clichés with a quip about feeding a baby garlic to help the couple locate it in the dark.
A humorous exchange from the Buffalo Express features a wife scolding her husband for poor taste and a husband promising to notify her as soon as he has a suit to sell. The brief quip captures domestic banter with regional newspaper flavor.
The piece from American Legion Weekly uses frontier slang to mock urban exaggeration and rural bravado. It features two speakers, Slick City and Slick Farmer, commenting on a hill and a gow as bluff and bull.
A witty exchange contrasts illicit liquor profits with social respectability. The serious citizen argues that bootleg money won’t buy polite society. Miss Cayenne counters that money can’t reform illegality into elegance.
The head of a firm says they had to dismiss a new employee who lacked business sense. She supposedly misplaced items and acted inappropriately around the wedding machine and cash register, illustrating workplace missteps.
A wandering speaker notes how few youth dreams come true while another fantasizes about growing taller and wearing longer trousers than anyone else in the country. The exchange reflects nostalgic ruminations from a bleak street conversation.
A humorous exchange at a Houston Post hairdresser shows a customer asking to shave off ten years twice, with the beard regrowing in a week as the joke hinges on the fleeting effect of grooming. The brief item captures light local color and a witty back-and-forth.
In a chatty local exchange Squire Witherbee notes a Broadway arrival headline. The talk centers on a New York theater company supposedly visiting Hickory Junction and a likely misfit travel route.
A New York Central Magazine anecdote tells of a citizen asking a railroad official to order the express through Elm Grove to stop whistling on Sundays at 11 55. The official calls the request ridiculous as the pastor’s sermon hinges on the whistle, and the train often runs late by twenty minutes.
A school scene turns comic as a pupil questions the meaning of halves. Tommy Smith asks whether half of eight is on the top or sideways, adding a playful quip about the number’s orientation and a teacher’s exasperation.
An editorial in the Chicago Daily News urges thrift as the nation’s bedrock of prosperity. It notes the government’s savings stamps and certificates, urging all citizens to save and invest wisely to back public finances and national strength.
Rev. Paul L. Corbin argues Solomon’s maritime power with Hiram of Tyre led to a cargo of gold silver ivory apes and peacocks signaling moral decay. He warns inflation and excess tempt nations toward vanity and urges living justly with humility before God.
A 19th century style guide offers rabbit recipes promising relief for reluctant eaters. Instructions advise soaking rabbit pieces overnight in cold water then simmering with salt pork onions and tomatoes. The dish is finished in a slow oven and served with mashed potatoes.
Many losses from farm equipment breakage can be prevented by careful winter inspection and repair. Overhaul during slack periods, tighten bolts, fix weak parts, and renew pieces. Paint with dark metallic red lead or Venetian red and linseed oil to improve durability and appearance, boosting a farmer’s standing in the community.
A quotation notes that good humor is one of the prerequisites of good judgment. The remark emphasizes temperament as a factor in wise decision making and reflects light philosophical commentary likely from a column or opinion piece.
Instructions note to roast rabbit as for chicken with careful stuffing, trussing, and skewering. Season well, add salt pork slices over the back, bake slowly for at least two hours, basting frequently. Serve with a gravy from drippings.
Fragmentary kitchen note promotes fried rabbit as a dish. It advises using a young tender rabbit and boiling 10 to 15 minutes before draining. After cooling, it mentions dipping in a seasoned coating.
Velvet beans serve as an autumn winter grazing crop for cattle and hogs in the south. They are not well grazed by horses and mules until well matured or frost killed. Leaves and vines decay slowly, keeping feed available into early spring. A typical practice is one third to one half acre per steer or cow per month, with a three month grazing period. Hog numbers follow cattle to consume remaining beans. A good stand may yield about 150 pounds beef and 100 pounds pork per acre.
Yalehurst Farms near Peoria Illinois offers Duroc Jersey bred sows for sale with six miles north on Mt Holly Road. Sale begins at o'clock January 20th with transportation from Jefferson Hotel or Prospect Heights car line. Breeding boars and bargains highlighted. For catalog write A Y Bartholomew Manager Yalehurst Farms Peoria Illinois.
The article explains that laying hens require feed containing mineral, nitrogenous, and carbo naceous constituents in specific proportions for economical egg production. It notes corn, wheat, oats, and barley provide these nutrients but not in ideal ratios, and recommends supplementing with animal feed and green feed.
A reflective line about helping others to grow hope and wealth through giving. It contrasts living grain with seeds scattered to fill the plain with gold. The verse emphasizes generosity as a measure of confidence and heart richness.
A vintage advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure by removing the poison from the liver kidneys and bowels. The text claims benefits for sour stomach coated tongue foul breath pimples and headaches, urging readers to try the product for women.
A recipe outlines jointed rabbit prepared by soaking in water and vinegar for an hour, then baking slowly with bacon fat lard and a thickened gravy. It suggests using thickeners like flour and sweet cream, finishing with garrant jelly as a bacon flavoring accompaniment.
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