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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1904
Page
8
By Wilber J. Fraser of the University of Illinois outlining milk standardization, dairy sanitation, and marketing. Emphasizes clean udders and hands, cooling to 50 degrees or below, sterilized utensils, and the use of an illustrated circular to promote high grade milk to patrons and physicians.
The cottonwood prospers most along edges of groves or fields. Expert L. T. Panel of Java notes single-row plantings by farms and roadsides produce the finest trees. Some 1563 plantings reach over three feet in diameter in certain sections of the state.
The passage surveys hog breeds and regional feeds across the United States, noting major breeds like Chester White Jersey and Berkshire, and regions from Pennsylvania to New York, the South, and the West. It emphasizes corn as a key but variable feed, with barley and alfalfa as alternative supports, and argues corn remains the most economical grain for stock raisers.
Rosette of the peach has become familiar to fruit growers in Michigan in recent years as Obio farmers observe its spread and impact.
An article notes gruckers becoming acquainted with rosettes in potato, tomato, and forcing house lettuce. It discusses prevention methods for potato rosette and cites a grower advocate praising seed corn from early planted corn as more resilient against rosette issues.
Practical household hints describe cleaning methods for stockines and garments. Guidance includes polishing buttons with pumice stone and a soft brush, removing gasoline stains with vapors, and using minture scented sachets of Tavender flowers and powdered cloves. White silk ties are cleaned by chalk rubbing and heat to absorb grease.
A historic recipe instructs soaking a twelve to fourteen pound ham, scraping dirt, drying, and applying a flour and water paste. It guides shaping a thick pastry crust, baking four hours, turning, and finishing by breaking the crust to serve. The result is described as fit for a king and a replacement for boiling ham.
A quaint editorial stresses a woman’s charm lies in neatness and newness of attire. It urges secure hair, pristine gloves, well-kept boots, and skirts without frayed ends, asserting men notice cleanliness as the admired fashion quality.
A historic tip suggests treating wine stains by soaking the affected cloth for up to half an hour in cald water then lifting it over an empty vessel and pouring a kettleful of soaking water. The stain supposedly dissolves without buying new supplies, learned from a Yale washingwoman in New York.
A Berlin women’s club led by Frau Caner with 5 000 members supports working women. It publishes a paper and seeks jobs for the unemployed. The piece urges women to cherish mobility, avoid vanity and ennui, and view a home as palace and pride.
Delicate crockery like tea services should never be washed with soda as it makes the ware brittle.
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