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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1948
Page
7
Practical remedies and housekeeping hacks cover frying fish odor removal with salt and water, stiffening bristles with alum solution, brushing toaster crumbs with a chicken feather, milk boiling for cracked dishes, tape on fingers to prevent cuts, and wax coating metal fridge trays to prevent rust.
Vintage ad copy touts Nu-Maid Margarine Table-Grade as essential for baking good tastin pies and cakes. It contrasts strong words about abuse and flattery with a sales pitch for margarine and shortnin.
Quick guide to party desserts sandwiches and beverages for showers commencements and gatherings. Includes Chocolate Mix Cream Puffs Cookies and Beverages plus a complete Chocolate Dessert and Weighed salad tips with prep steps and serving notes.
Furacin, a new chemical derived from oat hulls and farm wastes, shows equal efficacy to sulfa drugs in preventing coccidiosis in chickens. It is less toxic and allows faster growth, though current supply is limited and pricey. As production expands, poultrymen may adopt this promising treatment.
Hawaii agricultural experiment station reports that spraying a 1 percent DDT emulsion on poultry manure two days before removal achieved 100 percent fly control. Application rate was one pint per 30 square feet. Adding lime twice weekly reduced odor and moisture and fly numbers but seemed to lessen DDT effectiveness.
Dora presents Bess Skylark Orms as the United States all time champion junior four year old Holstein milked three times daily. On the final day of her 365 day record run, three generations of owners—G. F. Walters of Waterloo Iowa, his son Harold Walters and grandson Robert Walters—pose with the cow.
A full size Peasant Table pattern suitable for porch or lawn use promises easy building with simple tracing and assembly. No special tools or skill required. a matching bench from Pattern No 57 is also advertised. Send 25 cents for Pattern No 17 to East Bird Pattern Company in Pleasantville New York.
2 4 D formulas are classified as ester, amine or sodium salt sprays. Since 2 4 D is insoluble in water it is made soluble by additives, producing liquid ester and amine sprays and powder or dust forms for sodium salts and other variants. The chemical is used extensively as a weed killer.
Ten year tests at Indiana show wire with less than half an ounce of zinc coating per square foot rusted completely. Wires with more than one ounce of zinc coating showed no rusting. Stainless steel and copper clad samples resisted rust. Lead clad samples had a third of the area discolored.
The world population stands around 2 percent billions with growth from 1936 onward. Population has risen about 1 percent annually, implying roughly 20 million more people to feed each year.
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