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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1928
Page
2
A compact vintage recipe note covers mackerel preparation with salt water soaking and cream bake, dried beef with a cream paste, Hamburg steak with pork lattice, Vermont chicken soup with eggs bread balls, roast beef with gravy, and meat and nut balls in tomato sauce. It closes with a verse on stomach health.
Youngster is late to class amid parental distraction and schoolyard blame. A quiet poem portrays rush, shame, and rebellion as a child navigates a day of being late while a mother’s duties pull her away.
Harving King discusses the plantain as a weed tied to myths and superstitions. He notes its role in folk medicine, its association with the white man, and a German legend of a maiden turned into the weed, reflecting primitive metamorphosis ideas.
A moral exhortation warns against selfishness as a root of war poverty and sorrow. It urges readers to fight the vice, envisioning a utopian society filled with art, compassion, and mutual aid. The piece contrasts selfish individuals with those who help the needy, ending with a prayer for strength to abandon self centered living.
FOR THE GOOSE There's no flaws in a thing you want bad enough A monkey might have a velvet sait but that only makes him more of a monkey A dumb woman if you get her mad enough you might make a smart woman gain her FOR THE GANDER The old pants is generally made onto better stuff than the new patch There's no turn of luck so bad but what smart Man can squeeze some advantage onta it and none so good but what a fool can't somehow man age to burn his fingers A good player ain't always the winner But the winner is always a good player.
William A Radford advises farmers on building a cost effective weather tight hay storage shed with a steep gable roof. The one sided structure sits in the field, rests on concrete footings, and holds about 110 tons of loose hay with adjustable dimensions to suit farm needs.
The Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association outlines an acid stain process that colors northern hard maple floors. Applied by painters with recommended stains and varnishes, it yields transparent, durable finishes that highlight grain and create distinctive floor beauty. Colors include Spanish brown, early American, autumn brown, silver gray, dove gray, royal blue, pastel green, orchid, and ebony black.
Rough brick and rugged timbers with wrought iron show a natural fit in modern adaptations of period houses. Brick panels laid between timbers in a diapered pattern frame doorways and are hinged with wrought iron bars across the door face.
In recent years research and major manufacturers have improved stucco quality by defining suitable underlayers and proper materials. Poor mixing remains common, but modern equipment and engineers make factory quality possible. The key is selecting reputable materials, preparing the structure, and skilled application by professionals.
The text argues for color contrast in home schemes to avoid monotony. It warns that using too many similar tones creates sameness, recommending a gray brown palette with a darker floor and a lighter ceiling, and suggests adding green blue accents for variety and interest.
Dairymen at the State College of Agriculture Ithaca NM warn that bloating from wet dew soaked greens can kill cattle and sheep. Avoid rank clover or alfalfa pastures. feed dry fodder first and introduce pastures gradually. Use formaline drenches for cattle and tap severely bloated animals with trocar and cannula if needed, while monitoring and treating sheep with caution.
Instructions from George W. Westcott in the Iowa Homestead describe deburring calves by applying caustic potash or caustic soda to four to ten day old calves. Clip surrounding hair, apply grease to prevent spread, moisten the stick, rub on each horn three to four times, and allow drying between applications. Wrap the stick to protect hands and avoid dripping caustic on the calf. Keep under shelter to prevent rain contact and possible burns or blindness.
Alfalfa hay is praised as essential for brood sows providing protein minerals and bulk. Rye is hard to graze in wet weather. Poor boars with ruptured offspring should be culled to stop hernia transmission. U S cattle slaughter totals from 1926 to 1927 are noted, with beef marketed from range and feedlots. Hogging down corn is often preferred to busking and feeding in the lot.
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