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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1941
Page
7
A reflective piece contrasts moving to a small town with changing city life. It recalls memories of an old home, urges holding onto farms amid possible inflation, and shares a tale about a linotype operator illustrating American free competition. It notes California schooling costs in 1940 with wide district variation.
A University of Illinois expert notes legumes show distress through slow growth and chlorosis when lacking nitrogen phosphorus or potash. Nitrogen deficiency slows growth with pale leaves, phosphorus delays flowering and yields, while potash causes irregular yellow margins and leaf cupping leading to tissue death.
Dairy production must be tempered with proper feeding and management says C S Rhode extension dairy specialist at Illinois. Avoid overfeeding high protein rations short dry periods and mineral neglect. Balance grain mix to roughage quality use bone meal when needed and allow a dry period of one to six weeks.
Lindley G. Cook of Rutgers urges contour farming strip cropping and terracing to boost 1942 yields for defense. He says American farmers must increase food output and should plan next season now to avoid wasteful practices of the last war.
Dr. H. H. Bennett of the U S department of agriculture reports contour plowing making progress in the region of straight line plowing. In Montgomery County Iowa more than half the corn was planted on contour this year, while none was continued in 1937.
A midcentury church supper menu offers chicken a la king and turkey dishes scaled to serve 50, with cream sauce over hot biscuits, scalloped potatoes, sunset salad, and baking powder biscuits. Additional recipes include meat loaf, boiled coffee, and a postgame supper idea from coach Lou Little’s wife.
Panholder time arrives with illustrations of two kittens a sunbonnet girl and a maid with panholder skirts. Transfer 79364 priced at 15 cents, for kitchen decoration and protection, suitable for gifts and bazaars. Send your order to the listed address.
Standard Brands Inc offers a free cook book with dozens of home baking recipes. Request via post card to Dept W 691 Washington Street New York City.
A reader suggests practical winter salads to solve fruit and vegetable scarcity. Prunes stuffed with cream cheese and nuts with orange sections, beets, carrots, celery with mayonnaise, stuffed orange balls, marinated citrus, pineapple and oranges, and lettuce with hard boiled eggs and peas, dressed with oil and vinegar.
A collection of lines attributed to President Franklin D Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams. The quotes praise churches as moral influence and claim courage and perseverance act as magical talismans shaping outcomes.
A compact reflection on moral duty: improve oneself first, yet seek to uplift neighbors by making them happy if possible, appealing to Stevenson’s ethic of personal duty and benevolent influence.
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