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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
7
An article by J L Gates stresses drainage as the vital factor in road building. It argues underdrainage lowers soil water, prevents ruts and mud, and preserves road foundations, with side ditches and surface drainage as complementary methods.
A detailed sponge bread recipe describes dissolving yeast and sugar in lukewarm water, mixing with flour to form a sponge, letting it rise, then adding more water fat and flour to form a dough. The dough rises twice, is shaped into leaves, baked forty to fifty minutes, and yields four large leaves. A richer loaf uses milk in place of water.
A long effort seeks to remove cattle ticks from the South, noting tick-free states have higher cattle values and milk production. It cites price gaps, diminished hides, and milk losses, urging systematic county eradication with arsenical baths and government support for vats and dipping.
The U S Department of Agriculture recommends six measures to steady the farming system, benefiting individuals and the community. They include home gardens with potatoes, sorghum for syrup, corn to feed people and livestock, oats and winter grazing, hay and forage with legumes, and meat production via poultry hogs and increased livestock, finishing with cotton for the market.
The guide notes alfalfa alone is weak for hog growth, best results occur when combined with grain. For growing pigs on alfalfa pasture, feed 1.5 to 2 pounds of grain per 100 pounds live weight, with corn ideal for this purpose.
The article outlines several economical pig rations using corn and wheat shorts with skim milk, or corn with wheat shorts, or corn with tankage, plus possible substitutions like kafir or fetorita. It notes feeding from weaning to four to five months, gradual reduction of tankage, and adding green pasture after three to four weeks of furrowing for best results.
A detailed note on braid embroidery describing a fancy braid used to decorate table runners and cushions. It highlights color variety and its use with stitches like herringbone and buttonhole, with a linen table runner illustrating the effect and floral end designs.
The article notes nitrogen is the priciest fertilizer ingredient and suggests clover grown and plowed under or cattle feeding with manure returned as the cheapest supply method. It emphasizes using green manuring or livestock manure in farm nutrient management.
The guidance notes that irregular feeding and milk ing, plus exposure to heat cold rain and fires, reduce milk quantity and quality. It also urges collecting and burning all dried rotten fruits on trees or on the ground to control insects and diseases next year.
The flowers are shown with a green braid covering the stems. Yellow skeleton stitches form the petals and brown French knots fill the centers, illustrating a decorative needlework technique highlighted by the Boston Herald.
A woman notes the effort to reform a man through marriage is daunting as evangelists mobilize large crowds. The observation suggests widespread itinerant preaching drives mass movement and raises questions about reform strategies.
A bread recipe using cake yeast, lukewarm water, boiling water, rolled oats, brown sugar, lard or butter, sifted flour and salt. Combine oats with boiling water, cool to lukewarm, dissolve yeast in warm water with sugar, mix with oats and shortening, add flour to form dough, rise, shape into leaves, rise again, bake 45 minutes. Optional chopped nuts.
The article notes cheese serves as a digestif and dessert in many homes. Roquefort is enjoyed late but not offered to connoisseurs unless aged. Brie and Cheddar are safer, popular choices for men and for finishing a meal with fruit or a salad.
A two recipe note describes Banana Trifle layering sponge cakes bananas orange and lemon juice custard and whipped cream with rose decorations. It also gives Bread Griddlecakes with stale bread crumbs milk butter eggs flour salt and baking powder mixed and cooked like crêpes.
Cabbage Omelet describes boiling cabbage, draining, then mixing with eggs cream and butter to cook into an omelet served with parsley. Cake With Cocoa Cream shows beating yolks with sugar and water, folding in flour and baking powder, then adding stiff egg whites and vanilla to bake.
The article advises adding a small amount of turpentine to shoe polish or stove polish that has become hard and dry. This addition softens the polish and improves usability.
A Philadelphia girl proudly calls a coal black kitten Allies after mispronouncing his grand full name George Albert Nicholas Peter Victor Emmanuel Joffre. Neighbors joke about the long title while the child treats Allies as a family pet and soon-to-be ration moments.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment promising instant itch relief and clear skin along with a free sample offer. A neighboring football match ends in a brawl as both clubs dispute the score with players injured and a ball replaced after a stoppage.
A humorous exchange in the Louisville Courier Journal recalls a tailor asking for larger checks and being told these are the largest available. The thread continues with a quip about lining a vest from linoleum, illustrating the playful wordplay about cloth size.
An old advertisement from Chicago for Marine Eye Remedy Co. urges readers to avoid age disclosure after the movies. It promotes an eye book on request and claims the product keeps eyes appearing younger with a youthful look.
In this humorous exchange a weary character complains about his lot and a friend or colleague retorts with grumbling laughter. The dialogue captures a peasant or working class tone and regional speech.
A brief note recalls a Boston Transcript quip about Ta Allee, noting she often sings when asked. The line reflects a cultural aside rather than a full event.
An odd note references Grip-Laxative Bromo Quinine claimed to prevent colds and mentions a canoe with one bottle of Bromo Quinine and ER W GROVE as signature on a box. The text also hints at a man’s club membership sometimes being controlled by his wife.
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