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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
7
A half acre garden should be planned to grow vegetables for winter use. Grow late beets cabbage carrots celery onions parsnips and potatoes to store naturally and extend home provisions. Use space between early crops for late potatoes cabbage and turnips, and store beans including Lima dry beans for winter use.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the guide urges continuous ground occupation. It lists crops that prece de or follow others and explains early and late cropping sequences to maximize space. It also advises planting dissimilar crops after the first harvest to aid insect and disease control.
With the Lark encourages garden prep before breakfast. It covers locating tomato stakes, using coal ashes to loosen clay soil, and planting castor beans with a note that a bushel of India variety seeds can plant 15 to 20 acres. It urges soil improvement through soil manufacture and markets, says tomatoes may fruit until frost, and suggests repairing tools rather than buying new. It ends urging children to garden this year.
Practical notes on garden planning from row spacing to plant choices. Topics include keeping peace with neighbors by fencing and discreet wireless runs, growing select specialties like okra and herbs in small beds, arranging plants to avoid shade and disease, choosing crops with market demand, and temperature considerations for lettuce.
Review of Jesus prediction in Mark 13 as it relates to Jerusalem's destruction and the coming of Christ. Key themes include deception, wars, earthquakes, universal evangelism, persecution of Israel, and the glorious return, with emphasis on faithfulness and the mustering of divine prophecy toward the millennial kingdom.
A fragmented home cooking column describes making tea in an earthen pot and a royal chicken soup with vegetables. It lists rabbit stew, potato dumplings, and a spring salad with a garlic onion dressing, using tea notes, stock methods, and simple pantry ingredients.
A collection of kitchen recipes follows including spinach baked in a butter milk mixture with eggs, mock orange marmalade from carrots and citrus, a vegetable pie with lima beans and pastry, Spanish mackerel baked with paprika lemon chives and tomato sauce, and guidance on carrot puree celery with beef marrow and a breakfast tomato dish. The text emphasizes frugal mixers and serving ideas, with notes on valuing friends and creativity in preparing vegetables.
Henry Hall of Wyandotte County has painted every fence post on his large farm in red white or blue, reflecting a patriotic display amid wartime news. The excerpt notes varied topics including moving machine shops, indigo revival in Central America, mining land titles in Venezuela, and Hawaii tax collections for the fiscal year ending June 1917.
Fashion notes showcase three summer daytime frocks praised for simplicity, refinement, and originality within Henson's designs. Emphasis on material choice, embroidery, color contrasts, and tailored hats, with emphasis on belts, collars, and coordinated stockings and footwear.
There are definite characteristics to be noted in the spring and summer millinery. The styles of the season are charming with a dismissal of weird shapes and timings, and a firm adherence to truly attractive and beautiful designs.
The article outlines a three pair shoe wardrobe for wartime economy including black kid street shoes, white canvas oxfords, and kid pumps for dress. It stresses durable materials, sensible heels, and alternation to extend wear while noting the era-wide push for frugality in footwear.
Revival in interest and activity hits the waist business as spring arrives. Dresses had dominated buyers, but now new waist styles attract fresh attention, bringing promise of renewed activity and optimism across related trades.
In notes on hats the use of multiple shades within a single color appears smart. A Milan small hat features an upturned side brim with light apple-green highlights around the crown, sides, and a foliage row in straw color accenting the design.
Colored Leghorn hats present smart sport data with contrasting color tags and edge trims. Each hat showcases a motif that travels from crown base to brim edge, using single strips of material to create a distinctive finish.
The coming season looks warmer than usual after an unusually cold winter. Women, previously burdened by heavy coats, show a distinctly feminine note in apparel. Despite gaining access to traditionally masculine roles, women trend away from manning type clothes in favor of softer, more feminine silhouettes.
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