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Newspaper
Kansas City Sun
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
7
A 1910s campaign argues spare the calves to solve meat supply, citing 1909 census calf deaths and rising annual calf slaughter. Advocates urge laws to prevent calf killing, noting dairy demand and economic pressures, while calling for public restraint on veal consumption.
The speaker argues for local cooperative slaughterhouses run by farmers to boost beef output, reduce seasonality, and give growers control over production and markets. Legal questions include federal police power and due process implications for such regulation, with emphasis on regional viability and farm-sense planning.
The article outlines best practices in raising heifers to improve dairy herds. It emphasizes selecting dams, early calf care, and feeding: keep calves with mothers 24 hours, then fed whole milk for ten days, then skim milk to six weeks, then grain mix with bran corn and crushed oats. Skim milk continues to six months, with limited daily amounts. Introduce roughage at six weeks, prioritize good hay such as alfalfa, provide clean, warm, well-ventilated quarters, exercise, and sanitation. Calves born in spring versus fall are discussed, with fall-born calves kept longer to gain strength before grass comes.
Mr Growther critiques the dancing craze saying it does not go far enough. He jokes that it should enable a person to rise and go to work with the same elastic step as after last night’s dance. The remark frames the lighthearted view on social trends.
A reader rejects poetry sales while joking about promoting a worthy article such as a vacuum cleaner. The exchange highlights humor about persistence and value in what counts as meritorious writing.
A patriot warns posterity will scrutinize actions with keen eyes while Senator Sorghum replies that much of posterity may be watching the cinema. The exchange hints at public interest in film and behavior.
A look at why Japanese drinking houses rely on attractive attendants. The article notes that patrons spend heavily for even simple refreshment, with three sen for herring or octopus and often at least 20 sen spent daily. Pretty faces on cigars and in bars entice customers to stay, drink, and return, making beauty a powerful advertisement in East End saloons.
In Nashville a new Afro American board of trade leads community development under J C Napier as president, with Booker T Washington praising Black business growth including 100 insurance firms 300 drug stores 66 banks and 450 publications. The piece argues for Black leadership and wealth creation, urging migration North, and outlines racial birth trends, immigration, and economic strategies, while noting hospital needs and urban advancement in Houston and Kansas farming initiatives.
The item notes Austria's 74 267 miles of highways and 1910 roadway spending of 5 68 290 pounds. Booker T. Washington urges progress through education and decorum in Atlanta. A French novelty cup keeps tea hot via a heated metal insert for about twenty minutes. Quotations on repetitive history close the piece.
The article argues Hungary’s agricultural value rests on a wide range of crops and products, noting unparalleled diversity in Europe. It contrasts with China’s sparse railway density, estimating 0.4 mile of open rail per 100 square miles and 0.18 mile per 10,000 people for a 327 million population.
A century ago General Thomas Pinckney arrived at Fort Jack in the Minamaipo below New Orleans to assume command as British forces menaced the post. A noted Revolutionary War and War of 1812 veteran, he hailed from a storied South Carolina family and served as governor. Washington named him the first US minister to Great Britain and in 1794 he negotiated the Mississippi navigation treaty in Spain. In 1790 he received the Federalist presidential nomination.
The note presents a fragmentary dialogue about a term “Prunaian det” with a speaker asking for explanation and another character replying with terse phrases about bread and beer, reflecting a rustic or newspaper voice in a clipped, dialect-like interchange.
An article by Lida Ames Willis extols waffle making as a refined social pleasure. It traces waffle origins from ancient griddle cakes to modern gauffers, offers batter tips, serving ideas with cider, lemons and sugar, and urges preparation in advance to keep waffles hot and fresh for guests.
Cut a pound and a half of romné steak into pieces six by four inches. Top each piece with a dressing of stale bread crumbs chopped parsley browned onion salt and pepper. Roll, secure with toothpicks, bake in butter and water for 45 minutes. Baste and thicken gravy to serve hot.
Veal Loaf recipe instructs removing skin and membrane from 1.5 pounds lean veal, grinding with 0.25 pounds lean pork and 6 to 8 soda crackers. Add 2 tablespoonfuls cream 1 tablespoon lemon juice 0.5 teaspoon salt 0.5 teaspoon pepper and a few drops onion juice. Mix, pack in a bread pan bake 1.5 hours, baste with pork fat and hot water. Served hot or cold.
A simple tomato soup method uses cooked tomatoes from yesterday or canned. Add one stock from meat as a base, simmer thoroughly, season, and serve with hot toasted crackers. An alternative uses tomatoes strained with soda and milk, butter, salt and pepper, brought to a boil then served with crackers.
Spanish Beane. One and one half pints pink beans, one large onion, one can tomatoes, red peppers, to taste. Bank beans after thorough washing overnight. In the morning fry the onion in olive oil or butter until slightly brown, adding the cut inside of three or four large peppers, or enough cayenne to salt the route, salt well and add the tomato. Add thin to the beans and bake three or four hours. Add canned piece of salted pork or bacon. It destona.
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