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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
6
The Purdue Dairy Herd uses a bull pen and shed system that keeps bulls healthy and quick breeders. Bulls run together in a pen with a three sided shed open to the south, with a water tank and feed through north doors, allowing exercise and easy management.
The article urges more frequent use of dried cherries and white grapes in cooking and school lunches. It suggests methods such as soaking and sugar-saucing cherries, using them as substitutes for currants, and adding grapes to fruit cocktails and jellies. It also covers apple sauce preparation, varied bread choices for lunches, and tips to keep bread nutritionally intact and potatoes from becoming soggy.
Indiana farmers are urged to test alfalfa and other seeds before purchasing. The Purdue University branch seed laboratory in LaFayette offers germination and purity reports for samples sent with marks. Submit two or three tablespoonfuls of seed per sample and receive results on pure seed percentage inert matter and weed seed impurities.
The horticultural department reports seven representative demonstration orchards from four to forty acres. Each operation is supervised to track spraying pruning fertilizing and harvesting. A ripe fruit meeting is held in fall for farmers to review methods and outcomes.
The horticultural department reports a very good strawberry crop from 124 varieties tested despite dry weather. Careful cultivation yielded better results than commercial growers in the area.
Prof. O C Cunningham of Ohio State dairy scores Purdue station cows including Evening Primrose 87, Golden Day 86 14, Ida's Morned 84, and sire Gorgeous Boy 89. The report highlights individual animal scores from the testing.
Manufacturers of spray pumps and spray materials report that Indiana business is greater than ever. The surge is driven largely by the horticultural department and its orchard demonstration work across the state.
The Purdue county fair exhibit will show at more than 20 Indiana county fairs during late summer and fall. It is designed to be educational and worthy of close study and attention.
The article notes that nearly all plants are edible by sheep at some growth stage and that no animal, domestic or wild, can subsist on more kinds of food. The observation highlights sheep grazing habits and plant palatability.
The Purdue creamery now grades its cream by quality, resulting in greatly improved butter. The grading system aims to elevate product standards and deliver higher quality dairy to consumers.
Wash and pit a pint of cherries. Simmer pits in a half pint of water for 15 minutes then skim. Add fruit and two thirds cup sugar and simmer until tender. Rub through a sieve. keep warm. Soak gelatine in cold water then dissolve over hot water. Stir into fruit pulp, cool until thickening. Fold in whipped cream and chill. serve with cherries.
A traditional recipe folds one half pound flour two eggs and a pint of milk into a thick batter without baking powder. Two hours before use beat well then top with one pound gooseberries lightly sugared. Bake quickly in a hot oven until golden and serve with soft sugar.
The guide advises to lay colored embroidery flat after wringing on a clean cloth, rolling with cloth between layers to prevent color run. It warns colors may bleed if drying beside moisture and says embroidered linens should not be starched. Iron when wet to keep natural posture.
A historic recipe describes infusing cider vinegar with cinnamon sticks and cloves, then adding flour and sugar to boil thickened syrup. Seven pounds of pitted cherries are added and simmered gently, fruit lifted, syrup reduced, then cherries jarred and sealed for serving with cold meats.
A recipe instructs to stir four eyes into two tablespoons of dressed spinach with beaten eggs whites and yolks separated. Add chopped onion pepper and salt. Mix well and bake in a buttered dish.
A kitchen note suggests adding washed cherry tree leaves to rhubarb while stewing to create a sauce with a cherry like taste. After simmering the leaves are removed prior to serving.
William A. Radford offers free expert answers on building topics to paper readers. The longtime editor author and manufacturer cites rising growth, new materials, factory systems, urbanization, and stricter fireproof sanitation standards as factors making construction more complex than ever before.
An article explains how $100 to $500 can secure a building loan contract and deed, enabling home ownership with payments like rent. It details a $1,500 to $1,750 five room cottage, its design features, and porch, living room, dining room, two bedrooms, and closets, noting trades reliance and evolving American architecture amid suburban migration.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt humorously notes how front porches and parlors become staging grounds for parents to usher away courting pairs. It likens porch time to winter parlor use, showing parental sacrifice as daughters are courted and suitors arrive, forcing early retirements.
A German physician Dr Casper reports clergy have the best life outlook among professions. Of those reaching 70 years, 42 percent are clergy, with agriculturists 40 percent, traders and laborers 35, soldiers 32, lawyers 29, actors and other pros 28, teachers 27, and doctors 24. A Paris observer notes medical men fail to care for themselves as well as their patients.
Ottumwa Iowa report by Mrs Harriet E Wampler details long suffering from female troubles. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with her cure after trying many doctors. She urges others to try the remedy before surgical operation and notes Mrs Pinkham offers free confidential advice.
A terse exchange unfolds as a talkative barber quips there’s room at the top while a sensitive customer retorts with indignation about baldness, spotlighting the clash over humor and personal appearance.
Hiram Davis of Newbury vanished eight years ago while walking with his father. He was presumed dead after searches across the east and the Hudson river. He reappeared at his parents' home and revealed he had been out west, startling his mother.
In a humorous police scene Officer Muldoon jokes about detaining a flirtatious man on his beat. Milkman Chalker suggests charging the man with impersonating an officer to make the arrest easier.
Florida reader recounts relief after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. She suffered biliousness headaches nervousness and palpitations from coffee and says health fully restored by the hot beverage and its printed tale The Road to Wellville.
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