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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
3
John W. Lloyd advises planting times by region, soil prep, and hillside spacing for musk melons. Guidelines cover plowing, manure application, hill compacting, and seed planting depth to ensure germination and early growth under warm-season conditions.
The piece argues young men must be drawn to farming by demonstrating comparable income, reduced drudgery, and strong farmer honors. It links dairy efficiency, better barn layouts, and profitable herds to keeping boys on the farm, contrasting bleak, poorly kept homes with thriving, well-kept farms where enthusiasm spreads to children.
An article offers sweet potato varieties and cooking tips. It discusses southern sweet potatoes, versus yams, and methods for boiling and baking to enhance flavor. Several recipes include creole breakfast fried potatoes, caramel sweet potatoes, and sweet potato biscuits.
A hostess can reuse ham sandwiches from an afternoon tea by toasting them and serving with a cream sauce of minced ham and parsley. For a heartier option, place one poached egg on two small sandwiches and top with the creamy ham sauce.
A New York Press contributor offers a method to keep tomato soup from curdling. Boil milk and tomatoes separately then combine by adding a teaspoon of soda to the tomatoes before pouring into the milk. Do not add milk to the tomatoes.
A simple knife cleaning board is described using a ten by six inch board covered with Brussels carpet and finished with fine emery. Knives rubbed on the prepared surface will clean well with little labor.
A practical kitchen tip explains chilling citron over steam in a small strainer above a teakettl to soften it before slicing for easier cutting. The advice attributes the method to National Magazine.
Excerpts from a Steubenville Dispatch piece reprint in the Philadelphia Inquirer include satirical remarks on gender dynamics by Mrs Minnie Slentz and a cynical claim that real kissing fades after years of marriage. The clip also references Mrs Winslow's Syrup with a breezy aside and a modern quip about fashion.
Miss Irene Gillicuddy asks if a simple mistletoe moment could spur a romance with a long-time gentleman friend. The reply bluntly says if a man needs such a nudge, there is no real hope for him.
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