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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
3
This Western Newspaper Union release explains practical steps for home canning of fruits and berries. It covers equipment checks the day before, syrup formulations for various fruit acids packing methods and processing times for water bath and pressure canners, plus storage guidance and a Q&A on packing density salt use float causes and fruit ripeness.
A collection of kitchen tips advises using lettuce leaves to absorb fat in soup and remove them after. Cutting gashes in fat before broiling meats prevents curling. Soap scraps can make a useful jelly for shampoo or delicate laundry. Vinegar-wrapped smoked meats resist mold when refrigerated. Fruit juices improve soaking and cooking dried fruits. Butter coats cheese to keep it moist and grated cheese helps when hard to slice.
The University of Nebraska state museum provides the first geologic appraisal of Great Plains bison ancestry. Research shows the ancient "superbison" bore huge horns about 80 inches long, with bodies smaller than today. Horns shrank over time while size stayed similar, and bison first appeared large and later declined before modern revival.
Clarissa Minnesota report notes Mrs. Mabel Radabaugh, at 75, began art after taking Portland classes four years ago. She now runs a home workshop focused on pastel floral prints created by chalk like pigment applied into mats or canvas.
Mountain View Oklahoma reports banker R M Kobs, president of First National Bank, argues that federal income tax has helped farmers by forcing them to total income from milk and egg checks and feed sales and to know actual profits from crops rather than guessing.
Ad promotes the Mile-a-Minute Cloth pattern 5313 for crocheted kitten potholders. Includes color band options and quick assembly tips, with instructions available by sending 20 cents plus name and address.
Smithsonian researchers show plants grow twice as fast when light is turned on and off at intervals, preferring cycles of light and dark similar to hens and other organisms. The finding suggests periodic light cues accelerate growth compared with continuous illumination.
In Pittsburgh the $100,000 coal fund destined for needy families since the 1860s has remained unspent. Charles Brewer and James Crawford left funds to West Penn Hospital, but later courts ordered the money turned over to the Pittsburgh Foundation due to lack of eligible recipients.
In Chicago during a Bowen high school safety talk, Anita Blair blind since childhood followed her Seeing Eye dog Fawn as a fire broke out behind the building. Fawn led Blair and about 3,000 students to safety. Blair previously escaped the La Salle hotel fire in June 1946 where 61 perished.
IDAHO FALLS IDA. Workers in the city sanitary department were stumped by a request to locate three sewing machine needles dropped in a garbage can. The department handles about 600 tons of garbage weekly.
In Zumbrota Minnesota Miss Seceillie Howe continues to use a cook stove bought by her parents in 1876. The original stovepipe with a right angle elbow remains in service and the hearth includes a removable ash door. No repairs have been needed in 71 years, with welded hooks on stove lids for easier lifting. Howe’s father brought his wife from Norway in April 1876.
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