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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1945
Page
7
A guide to hosting in the holiday season notes that substantial dishes and varied beverages, including a Fiesta Punch, suit mixed groups and returning families. It provides menu ideas like assorted breads and fillings with cream cheese or peanut butter, and a punch recipe for hot or cold service.
A Western Newspaper Union recipe feature offers hearty dishes for entertaining servicemen. It covers Farm Sausage Casserole serving 66, Combination Salad, Favorite Cake, Seven Minute Icing, and dessert trends, plus tips for comforting treats and beverages for guests returning from service.
A dairy cattle committee warns against depriving newborn calves of colostrum the first milk. It notes colostrum is far richer in protective substances and urges dairymen to avoid substitutes or vitamins and to encourage calves to receive all available first milk for proper development.
A quick to construct time saver for twine ball and cutter uses one inch boards and a sharpened sickle section. The illustrated setup shows a sturdy frame with a thudding cage to hold the twine ball and a built in cutter, built at little cost.
The pigpens and hogs receive DDT applications to curb the fly nuisance. Tests show rapid disappearance of stablefly induced patches within a week and no further injury observed for the rest of the season. DDT is praised for convenient application and its lethal effect on bloodsucking flies that avoid traps.
Billy Conn recalls boxing Louis with skill and speed in their only meeting. He thought he led after the 12th round but decided to go for a knockout and paid the price. The piece also covers boxer versus puncher legends and a navy recruiting tale of Conn’s defiant independence.
The article notes baseball star Ruth earned about 80 000 dollars in one season, a top figure in the sport at the time. It contrasts golf earnings, citing Walter Hagen earning over 80 000 around that era but noting tournament play rarely paid big amounts then. Nelson nears 60 000 this year with several big money events left in the south, each around 10 000.
Use hot soapy water for flatware and tableware, rinse with boiling water, and dry promptly. Polish tarnish with silver polish or whiting with ammonia, let dry, then buff. Clean egg tarnish immediately. Avoid heating silver directly, and keep serving dishes warm over hot water or on a radiator with an asbestos pad underneath.
Michigan State College reports dilute sulfuric acid can cut hand labor in onion cultivation by about 75 percent. Oils and other materials used in crop rots show considerable success, signaling expanding popularity of new weed killing methods.
Washing woodwork with dry suds from whipped soap jelly prevents streaking. Use a cardboard strip to shield walls beside door frames and baseboards from splashes.
A vintage cooking note explains using chopped celery tops with coarse celery ends to make a base for cream of celery soup. Cover with water and simmer until soft to extract flavors.
The Conestoga wagon, a large blue broad-wheeled cloth-canopied vehicle drawn by six horses, became a hallmark of American transport. Originating with the Pennsylvania Dutch in Lancaster County, its first production dates are debated but placed around the mid-18th century. The Philadelphia to Lancaster turnpike opened in 1704, aiding westward caravan travel, though independent trips occurred.
The text suggests a variety of breakfast options centered on eggs and cereals. It includes porridge with milk, eggs as a main dish several times weekly, and occasional fish such as creamed white fish on toast or codfish bal’, plus smoked fish. It also mentions variety meats like kidneys liver or brains as breakfast ideas.
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