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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1930
Page
2
A United States Department of Agriculture kitchen plan shows an ideal refrigerator placement near the entrance and ice supply. The layout aligns storage, sink, dish closet, stove, and two way pass closet to minimize steps, with work centers arranged for efficient service.
An ostrich pair discusses mating on a farm. The ostrich speaker claims four years old as the right age and suggests lifelong partnership. The companion agrees to be mates, noting the entire ostrich family shares the bond.
A U S Department of Agriculture bureau says the lamb fell does not alter flavor. Leg roasts retain shape with fell while shoulder and chops benefit from removal. roasts without fell need longer cooking unless flour rubbed. Dialogue from ostrich characters adds whimsical commentary on plucked feathers and animal treatment.
Household guidance covers cleaning hats with emery paper, washing silk underwear in mild soap and lukewarm water, oilcloth curtains with color tapes, and avoiding tight hose for silk stockings. It notes common diet excesses and the value of more fruits and vegetables, plus a remark on private information sometimes shared.
A 1930 note extols dress psychology showing how grooming and clothing transform a wife from homely to radiant. Miss Minna Gombell stars in Nancy's Private Affair, illustrating a metamorphosis from unfashionable to chic with morning pajama, flowery afternoon frocks, and georgette evening gowns.
A 1930s note praises international cuisine and the melting pot of flavors. It describes Panama Salad Porto Rican Sandwiches and French Kisses, then offers practical dining tips with a tea cart and seating plan for comfortable entertaining at Sunday dinners.
In New York an auction sold the long established Bickmann’s livery business once run by a father and now by his son. Started sixty years ago with one horse the firm grew to over a hundred animals and a wide array of equipages for fashionable clients. Declining demand for horse drawn vehicles led to the decision to close the business.
The Carlsbad caverns in New Mexico are described as among the most spectacular underground wonders in America. The note highlights their famed geology and appeal to visitors.
Recipe from the United States Department outlines a punch for about fifty servings. It uses sugar syrup, lemon and orange juice, crushed fruit or juice, strong tea, and ginger ale or carbonated water, with ice added before serving.
Gene Askins found a swarm of honeybees had settled on his automobile in Tulare California. Police Sgt Ray B Edwards warned it might be tagged if not moved. Askins let the car stay while a bee herder was sought, and C W Tomkins later captured the bees and released the car.
The article states all Samoan land is privately owned and bans foreign buyers. It notes the native population is highly educated, with widespread literacy, and that the majority practice Christianity.
James Garfield is credited with a witty definition of a university as Mark Hopkins at one end of a lug and a student at the other, illustrating the teacher student dynamic in higher education.
A USDA illustrated guide shows how proper standing and sitting habits reduce fatigue and backache in daily kitchen work. It emphasizes keeping feet square, spine back, chest high, head erect, and stove at a suitable height to avoid slumping during tasks like stirring or sweeping.
Cornell researchers warn cucumber growers about thrips causing leaf curl and white spots on undersides. A recommended remedy combines nicotine sulfate, laundry soap, and water applied under high pressure. dusts with nicotine also work on calm days. Iowa State College findings show pigs treated with virus and serum before weaning gain immunity, with only 23 deaths in about 4,000 pigs over five years, mostly in 1926 during high virus demand.
Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom from perennial weed pests, says Charlies P. Rogers from Colorado Agricultural College. He authored a bulletin on Canada Thistle and Russian Knapweed and their control and notes methods to prevent seed formation and spread. Copies are available by writing to the Colorado Experiment Station.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the notice explains how cutworms threaten seedlings like tomatoes cabbage lettuce and melons. It describes cutworm appearance behavior and life cycle and offers a poisoned bran bait using bran arsenic or paris green molasses and water as a control method.
Farm writing notes quack grass is hard to eradicate once it starts. Ordinary cultivation is ineffective and the weed thrives in hot days and cool nights with moisture. In midsummer the grass becomes sod bound and roots weaken.
The article discusses hatching geese eggs by the mother goose, a hen, or an incubator. It notes that using the latter two methods can yield equally strong goslings and may prevent the mother from continuing broodiness. It mentions recording the incubator thermometer as for hen eggs.
For years honey prices varied by color with light white clover honey demanding top dollar and dark buckwheat fetching less. Until recently no reliable color grading method existed, leaving buyers and sellers to rely on experience and judgment.
A multi step approach is needed to control wilt and other diseases in sweet potatoes. Use hand selected or certified seed, treat seed before bedding, place treated seed in new hot beds with clean materials, and transplant into fields unused by sweet potatoes for five to seven years.
Aphids on radishes turnips spinach and other plants hurt vegetable yields. Adults are tiny green red black or mottled and color varies by host plant. Treat infested plants with nicotine dust 7 percent nicotine sulphate or 3 percent free nicotine applied thoroughly with a dusting machine.
Agricultural hints cover farm practices and cautions. Topics include soil preparation and seed depth for soybeans, weed and pest control for mustard, marketing meat for future crops, fertilizer use, and corn hybrids like North Dakota Golden Sunshine. Animal health notes warn against worm infestations in pigs and advise rotating ground.
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