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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
4
The excerpt discusses nuts as versatile ingredients from peanuts to pecans and black walnuts, with tips on prep and usage. It includes nut based dishes like Pecan Breakfast Muffins and Tomato and Nut Salad, plus suggestions for nut enhancements to ice cream, cakes, and desserts, and ends with a light poem about laughter.
A collection of dessert preparations includes removing centers from sponge cakes to fill with strawberry jelly, then topping with whipped cream. Almond Pudding uses almond paste, cream, egg yolks, sugar syrup, and lady fingers folded into cream. Caramel Junket combines caramelized sugar with milk and junket, set in cups, then chilled. Cornmeal mush with maple syrup is suggested for wholesome serving. Apple Pie With Cream Cheese describes baking tart apple sauce in pastry and finishing with whipped cream and cream cheese.
A United States Department of Agriculture guide explains summer squashes adapt to many areas, need warm soil and manure, and can feed a family from two to three hills. It covers planting, spacing, thinning, and cultivation, with notes on several varieties and preservation tips for winter squashes stored dry in cool conditions.
An old style advertisement declares Red Cross Ball Blue as pure and effective. It promises whiter clothes and urges use at the next washday with all good grocers selling the product.
A distorted dialogue fragment presents a center asking about coal prices with a reply about not letting go of value. The garbled text mentions white mosquitoes netting and pieces of fecourtiins, stitched with disholittys, creating an unclear and errorful scene.
An advertisement touts ethine-double strength cream to remove freckles. It claims rapid fading of light freckles and complete clearing of stubborn marks with nightly and morning application. The pitch guarantees money back if it fails and markets a famous Atlantic refinement as proof.
A historical public health notice warns that infant mortality is high in civilized countries with twenty two percent dying before age one and urges Castoria as a safe alternative. It cautions that narcotic drops, tinctures, and syrups for children contain opium or morphine and can cause death. The notice claims Castoria contains no opiates and carries the signature of Chas Fletcher.
Farmers often overlook fence waste, as fence lines occupy over 12 feet per acre of sand with barbed and hedged borders. Alfalfa leaves hold two thirds of feeding value, but curing can shed leaves, reducing nutrition. Saving leaves by timely cutting preserves color, flavor, and value.
A bizarre report from Montana describes a hen entering a war hospital locker and a soldier reacting as a series of odd events unfold. The state vows eradication with hunters armed with six guns and Winchester rifles to exterminate coyotes and wolves after a rabies scare. A cow remains suspected after infection and the coroner’s findings are disputed amid this chaotic scene.
An old Time ad copy promotes Cuticura Ointment for scalp and Cuticura Soap for shampoo to restore dry falling hair and prevent skin and scalp troubles. Free samples by mail via Cuticura Department L Boston. The rest is a garbled quote from The Times about a congressman and a jokey misquote.
An Ohio experiment station report shows thinning corn raises yields. Tested seed three kernels per hill yielded 60.28 bushels per acre, thinned 65.50. untested seed 55.58 regular vs 63.85 when thinned. Thinning required about 5.7 hours per acre at 60 cents a bushel implies earnings of 0 cents per hour.
Guidance on poultry housing advises maintaining 50 hens per house, avoiding crowding beyond capacity. Emphasizes feed efficiency and profitability, warns against greed causing losses, and recommends discreet nest boxes and clean husbandry for shy layers.
A local report notes that the farm woodlot provides a practical aid during times of high wood prices. It details how households rely on wood from nearby woodland to cut heating and cooking costs amidst rising energy expenses.
As many as 300 bushels of grasshoppers have been collected on 100 nerves of alfalfa using hopperdozers. Dehorning may be a painful operation, but it is necessary for having a quiet herd.
A fragmented OCR line suggests a dialogue about hosting a guest at dinner. Mrs. Corned asks if a husband may bring a friend home for dinner, and Mrs. Exe-Do responds with a related query about Lomind. The text is highly garbled and lacks clear context or identifiable persons beyond implied names, offering little concrete narrative.
A compact quip on legal careers noting that steady practice and experience can lead to financial reward rather than perfection, reflecting a skeptical view of the path to wealth in the legal profession.
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