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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
6
A submarine boat perfected by Vicar General Raoul of Carthage enables sponge fishing with two men aboard. The tube like craft sinks by water ballast, balances buoyancy with two amidship tanks, and features a top turret and a windlass anchor. It provides interior lighting, telephonic link to a float, and a single man-hole access.
A historical note traces forks as a luxury of later centuries and describes early dining practices in England. It recalls that nobles and commoners ate with fingers, the ewer and towels in royal households, and the evolution of table service from the Tudor era onward.
The article describes a submerged vessel using a compressed air ballast system and a wheel at the keel to move along the sea bottom in search of sponges. It notes detachable ballast weights, two steel oars with water tight joints, and a movable sponge cutting arm with electric lighting. It also references Abbe Raoul and the evolution of forks in English noble households.
Dr. Francis H. Serrick describes bird behavior in emergencies. Sparrows pluck horsehair from nestlings, oracles stand by as mates die, robins tug strings but fail to release, and gulls drop shellfish from height to access soft meat.
Rural Ruadenens humorously recalls a farmer Plantzem quip after a yard plot request. Mrs De Style says she asked what to plant and he replied Beet it, highlighting a playful clash over gardening guidance.
A reflective line notes that happiness or sorrow depends on perspective. It suggests mood shifts alter interpretation of the same world.
The piece argues farming’s rise in national prosperity and Roosevelt's commission to improve rural homes. It notes advantages of home ownership on farms, contrasts city apartment life, and describes water systems and modern improvements that can make rural homes healthier and more attractive to younger generations. It cites agricultural wealth, better living standards, and a caveat about rising consumer prices outpacing farm income gains.
An article urges dairymen to consider a truck or car powered barn track system to ease labor. It argues even with a well built stable, the right wheeled transport aids efficiency and reduces workload.
A farmer describes a practical feeding cart made of solid lumber with iron handles. It runs on wheels along a track 2 feet wide and 414 feet long, guiding silage from silo to mangers to reduce labor. Any skilled blacksmith can fashion the track.
A bureau of labor report shows prices for 258 commodities rose last year to their highest level in 18 years. Farm produce led gains and, despite last year's panic, farmers received more money overall.
The Wisconsin Station bulletin outlines alfalfa culture from seed to barn. It favors rich clay loam over gravelly subsoil, well cultivated soils, and inoculation if nitrogen fixing bacteria are absent. Spring sowing with barley nurse crops, thin seeding, and 20 pounds per acre recommended. Expect three good hay crops the following year. cut when one tenth of plants bloom, mornings after dew, leaving stubble an inch high, then rake into small cocks and cover with light caps to cure.
The article advises farmers to attack quack grass, also Johnson grass, before winter. Plow late in fall just deep enough to expose roots, then in spring harrow to remove roots repeatedly. After root removal, plant the soil to potatoes or corn with thorough cultivation.
Simple remedies for hog mange are listed including creosote mixed with lard, sulphur mixed with lard, and turpentine with sulfur. Each preparation is applied to affected parts as a topical treatment.
Practical tips for rural households cover food prep and storage learning to manage animals and implements. It advises safe cooking methods, cleaning, and energy use, plus notes on feeding habits and simple home maintenance for better efficiency and safety.
Kerosene is a household necessity at cleaning time. It cleans painted woodwork walls varnished floors baths marble washstands tubs and marble. Apply with a woolen cloth then wash with soap and water. For woodwork and walls use clean cloths changing as soil appears. A few drops in wash water polishes windows and mirrors.
An Edinburgh firm claims a new essence of tea product born from twenty years of research. The essence blends volatile tea constituents to recreate aroma and cheer, and the method is simply dropping a teaspoon into a cup of water to brew the beverage.
Fill cans loosely with lima beans then top with cold water and seal. Place cans on a rack in a boiler with water covering them three inches, bring to boil and boil four hours. Let cool before handling and tighten covers before removing.
The recipe instructs mixing half a pound of cheese with flour bread crumbs salt pepper and paprika, adding boiling milk butter the yolks of two eggs and the whites beaten stiff. Bake in a buttered dish for fifteen minutes in a moderate oven and serve hot.
Instructions describe selecting small firm tomatoes, scalding, peeling, boiling in a stew-pan in a single layer, heating through without breaking, then packing into wide mouth jars with cooking juice. Seal and store in a cool dark place.
Wash and peel onions and stew them slowly in a little boiling salted water until tender. Stir in half a pint of milk and a flour paste made with milk, add a heaping spoonful of butter, boil five minutes and serve with boiled potatoes.
Soak a teacup of barley for twelve hours. Drain and cover with three pints of boiling water. Add one teaspoon salt one cup seeded raisins and orange rind and juice. Simmer on low for three to five hours adding water as it cooks down.
Boil six beets until tender keep color. Peel and slice. Boil twelve eggs, shell, and add to beets. Cover with vinegar and a touch of salt. Ready to eat after one day.
Grate a soup plate of cold boiled potatoes add a little salt two eggs and enough flour to make a stiff batter. Form into dumplings and cook in boiling salted water.
Cold cereals can be served with gravy as mush. Nickel brightens with wool soaked in ammonia. A weak turpentine solution in pipes repels water bugs. A teaspoon of butter prevents vegetable boils. Camphor spirit removes white water spots on polished tables. Sweep toward the fireplace to avoid drafts carrying dust. Remove iron mold from marble with lemon juice or oil of vitriol for an hour, then wipe dry.
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