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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1948
Page
3
Budget friendly cookery offers meat extending dishes like Cranberry Meat Loaf and Cabbage Roll-Ups. Recipes mix pork beef lamb and veal with vegetables and starches to stretch meals while keeping flavor and nutrition high.
An easy woodworking pattern article explains making a hanging bookshelf using only hammer saw and plane. It describes tracing the full size pattern on wood cutting along drawn outlines and assembling as indicated. Two bookshelves can be produced for less than the price of one ready made with materials from a local lumber yard. Send 15 cents plus 2 cents postage for Pattern No. 21 to Pattern Publishing Co. Box 215 Pleasantville New York.
A recipe article outlines dishes including Spanish pork with vegetables, spinach with hard cooked egg garnish, kidney bean salad, rolls, lemon cream pie, and a beverage. The guide presents meal components and serving ideas in concise fashion.
Prof C A Bratton of Cornell says more farms are open to young men in 1948 and farming offers a good living for those well trained and financed. Education and experience matter more, and caution is advised in inflationary times. 4 H club training helps youths establish farms through partnerships or share renting with less debt.
Australian crocodile described as the Gulf of Carpentaria terror, 18 feet long and one ton, was ambushed and shot dead. Its carcass was transported 2,000 miles to Melbourne and paraded through city streets on an open truck.
The Michigan better making barley contest awarded prizes to six participants. The lineup from left to right includes Rogalt Hauck of Rosebush fifth prize, Herbert Gettle of Pigeon fourth prize, August Kiehl of Harbor Beach first prize, Foster Hickey of Fairgrove third prize, and Clair Harrington of Akron second prize. Her bert Gettle is shown with the others as the awards are presented.
The Middle West Soil Improvement committee proclaims pasture as the cheapest and best feed for dairy and meat animals. It promises savings on scarce grain, lower production costs, and higher milk and meat output, with emphasis on feeding soil to support legumes and grasses.
Clyde Hall of Bradford Illinois built a heavy posthole digger that can bore a nine inch hole to three feet in three minutes using tractor power via a car differential. The unit was assembled in his farm shop with large welds.
A selection of kitchen tips and ideas for creative dishes and bread fillings. Freeze persimmon slices for a crisp addition to greens, bake biscuit cups for meat or vegetable fillings, and flavor fillings with cinnamon nutmeg curry or poultry seasonings. Cheese biscuits with melted American cheese add novelty.
Wisconsin College of Agriculture reports marketing hogs at one pound lighter weight can save about seven million bushels of grain. Lighter weight hogs, marketed before 230 to 240 pounds, need less feed per pound of gain, making it an effective way to extend the feed supply.
Pattern 7316 guides making a single square lace motif, three squares form a center piece, and wheel wares for doilies or scarves. The improved pattern-visual offers clear charts photos and complete directions to simplify needlework.
Reading a skeptical report card, Auntie asks what troubles the nephew has. The reply says nothing is wrong and marks drop after holidays. A playful line notes the wife driving the drone’s ascent, hinting at hidden influence.
An agent seeks a meeting after a week of attempts, while the manager says to arrange it through the secretary. The agent mentions having had a grand time and reiterates the desire to meet.
A mother tells a teacher not to punish Johnny but to slap him to scare him. The text notes superstition about itching palms indicating guilt and itching on the head signaling possession of it.
Pa explains diplomatic phraseology with a humorous example about a homely girl and lines about time stopping. Hector asks what the term means, Pa contrasts simple insult with flattery framed as diplomacy.
A passenger complains the branch line train offers little comfort and high fares. The conductor concedes the ride is costly per mile but defends the rate as a strong hourly bargain.
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