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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
2
The tomato ranks as a top garden crop and adapts to limited spaces. Start indoors six weeks before transplanting, shield from frost until after the last frost, and space plants 18 to 36 inches. For canning use 50 to 100 plants, or 25 for table use, with full-season bearing possible under good conditions.
The article explains growing late cabbage after crops like potatoes and peas, sowing seed in a garden seedbed, spacing rows about 3 feet apart with 2 feet between plants. It notes that cabbage can be set between potato rows two to three weeks before harvest and that slight freezing is tolerated. For storage, lift plants, trench them, cover with a frame and straw, and harvest heads as needed.
Blistering work in cultivation reduces water needs for plants. Weeds waste moisture and nutrients and are unsightly. Tips suggest marking rows and organizing hoes and sticks for garden layout.
Beets thrive in rich soil, especially Idaho sandy soil, and can be sown in spring once workable. Plant rows 2.5 to 4 feet apart for horse cultivation or 12 to 18 inches for hand work. Thin to 4 to 5 inch plants, removing excess from the seed balls which contain multiple seeds. Two ounces seeds seed a 200 foot row. plant beets in two week succession through summer.
Guidance on supplying beets at all times with a 2 inch diameter limit for best quality. If excess late in season, allow to mature to frost, harvest, trim, and store for winter. Unsued roots can serve as stock or poultry feed.
The article explains sowing celery seed in spring, germination is slow, and plants are delicate. It covers transplanting, soil needs, blanching methods, and careful cultivation. It notes storage in hotbeds, trenches, outdoor cellars, or basements, and cites Bee Farmers Bulletin 879 for home storage details, highlighting celery's demanding care and high payoff.
A compact note on planting timing urges starting seeds early to seed, sow, and sprout, with a prompt to share extra seeds with a neighbor for efficient gardening.
The soil should be rich sandy loam and moist but not wet. Start seeds in hotbeds or sow directly, with warm ground. Plant in hills four feet apart or rows ten feet apart, enrich holes with well-rotted manure, and cultivate shallowly until vines run. Spray with Bordeaux mixture to protect against diseases and consult Farmers Bulletin 858 for insect and disease controls.
Plant sweet corn around the last spring frost and space successive plantings every two weeks. Use a quarter to half pint of seeds per hundred foot row, plant in drills eight feet apart, thin to a single stalk every 10 to 14 inches, or plant 5 to 6 seeds per hill eight feet apart and thin to 8 to 5 stalks per hill. Cover seeds two inches deep and cultivate often, removing all suckers around the stalk bases.
An appeal to women in farm homes asks them to boost the nation's food supply by raising all possible poultry and eggs. Each dozen eggs produced is said to release supplies for our armies and allies, with poultry profits benefiting the nation’s patrons.
The excerpt argues that without ample fruits and vegetables the farm would degrade as a place to live, enjoy life, and raise a family. It emphasizes the importance of diverse crops to quality of life and community well being.
The article notes potatoes and beef scraps, meat trimmings from the kitchen, or fresh bone can replace high priced wheat. It suggests practical substitutes to stretch food supplies.
A note states it is impossible to produce sweet clean butter from old unclean materials. The remark cautions against poor quality dairy inputs and implies strict standards for butter production.
Mrs. Zalma Bradley Lee, sister of Mary Lee and sister-in-law to Count Waldersee, operates a 500bed contagious disease hospital near Chantilly France. She credits American methods with curing typhoid and other diseases, avoiding handkerchiefs and using gauze disposables to prevent contagion while tending troops from France Belgium Britain Russia and Africa. She has not slept under her roof for three years and has faced wartime dangers including shellfire and air raids.
An Englishman stationed with the Sudanese army near the Abyssinian and Belgian Congo frontiers describes isolation, language barriers, and rare moments of rest. He speaks Arabic, commands native troops who do not share English, and recalls his prewar life in London before Gallipoli. He notes some soldiers were enemies years ago, and despite loneliness he enjoys the job and occasional scraps newspapers do not report.
A physician notes that visible soldiers and sailors in New York encourage better health among civilians. He cites deep breathing and improved digestion from upright carriage, and observes a psychological contagion as people imitate confident postures. The surge of patriotic men training after medical rejection also raises public health awareness.
Mme Veronica Varie Scrimshaw earns about $12 daily selling garden snails to schoolchildren. She claims ten cent investments three years ago grew into a profitable business selling snails at five cents each, with seaweed treats enticing eager youngsters.
A sufferer credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after backache and fatigue. She describes severe pains, an operation advised, and returning to daily chores after using the remedy.
Margaret worries as her cousin from a distant city plans to leave. Her mother insists the librarian must return to duties. Margaret then asks to extend the stay for two more weeks.
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for cleansing and beautifying the skin hands and hair. Free samples offered by writing Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 or 50 cents by mail.
A wartime letter from Vera recounts a censor in France who misread a sender’s address. The boy called his mother mother and signed Your son yet the envelope held a letter intended for his girlfriend. The censor showed kindness in a final note describing the mixup.
Mandy Rastus and Sun Dial share a cheeky exchange about flying machines and mischief as the narrator teases Rastus with comic misfortune in this playful dialect sketch
A lighthearted quip notes spring arrival with a character asking about conscience and reply blaming winter underwear. The exchange frames seasonal change with a playful twist in a casual caption.
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