Milk hygiene urged to cut bacterial counts at Cornell
Prof J D Brew told visitors that bacteria enter milk from handling, barn design, and equipment. Proper cleaning and sterilizing utensils, udder checks, and effective cooling are essential to keep counts under 30 000 and ideally below 100 000, with 98 percent under that threshold.
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J. D. Brew
Cornell University
Preferred Brushes for Washing Dairy Utensils
The article advocates using brushes instead of rags to clean milk and cream utensils. Rinse with cold water before hot washing to prevent coagulated protein. Then wash in hot water with strong washing powder, sterilize with steam or chemicals, and air dry without towels.
Use of Dry Skim Milk in Raising Dairy Calves
Reports from experiment stations show dry skim milk is practical for calf raising where whole milk commands a premium. Professor Bohstedt of the Wisconsin Station states enough work supports a place for dry skim milk in growing calves. A Minnesota University Farm bulletin discusses calf rearing when whole milk is sold.
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Bohstedt
Wisconsin
University
St Paul
Minnesota
Dairy Notes on Cattle Feed and Management
Dairy notes discuss avoiding fattening dairy cows and hens, barley with silage and hay as calf feed, and that large cows often dominate records. It warns of stunted calves and underlines Butter-fat price drops prompting economizing. Emphasizes replenishing calcium in high producers, and cutting hay early with timely pasture grazing for protein-rich forage.
Why We Do What We Do Why We Do What We Do
A 1930 McClure column argues drivers defend and fib about gasoline mileage to flatter themselves and avoid embarrassment. Loyalty to the car shapes claims, with sentimental attachment to aging vehicles and a desire to impress others through perceived frugality.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Nutty Natural History 4 by Hugh Hutton
A humorous sketch features the mud turpin or cockeyed terra pin living near Hollywood. It feeds on custard pies and, when startled, hides among slap sticks. The piece notes boiled shells as a film substitute, details its comic anatomy using common foods, and credits the Metropolitan Newspaper Service.
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Hollywood
Wills
Q Metropolitan Newspaper
Superstitious Sue Dream Remedy Folklore
A 1933 McClure piece offers a playful superstition about nightmare relief using a steel thimble worn on the finger. The item conveys a curious, era tone and reflects popular folklore on dreams and protective charms.
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McClure
Mottieg Cook Book Quote Inspires Endurance
A line from a Mottieg Cook Book quotation proclaims there is no noble height unattainable and urges perseverance. It asserts that all triumphs may be reached in time's futurity if one does not faint or halt and should lean on the staff of God's security.
Scalloped Apples With Peanut Brittle Treats
Family friendly recipe collection presents Scalloped Apples With Peanut Brittle as a dessert option. Includes Spanish Delight salad and Challenge Lemon Pie directions, plus Orange Cocktail a la Canada and Rhubarb Punch with guidance for serving cold and wholesome honey use for children.
Play Ball by Douglas Malloch
A fragmented 1940 verse celebrating focus over crowd noise. The speaker urges leaving the crowds and performing alone with only personal effort when facing any game or task. The poem contrasts cheers and jeers with the inner discipline of doing one’s best regardless of public reaction.
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Douging Malloch
Through 2 Women’s Eyes On Domestic Dominance
Jean Newton discusses dominating wives and why women who dominate their husbands are not naturally inclined to do so. She argues such behavior stems from early responsibility, with many men shirking duties, leading to a cycle of domination that harms marriage while pitying the woman herself.
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By the Bell Sybdicate, Inc
Journey Across Ocean On Fatigue Laden Ferry
A Texan recruit describes marching to a flat bottom ferry at Camp Mills with full packs for a long voyage. He overhears another Texan asking how long the crossing will take. The reply hints at a two week estimate and the man groans at the prospect of a tiresome trip.
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Ocean Battery C
L. A. Cunninghaot
St Louis
Chicken Patti the Singing Chicken Riles Kenilworth Chafing Ordinance
George W. Vaught of Kenilworth Alabama visits the village administers protesting a notice about a sneal ordinance against keeping chickens. He quips his hen is a musical pet named Chicken Patti who sings when the family plays piano or guitar and is off pitch less than many grand opera stars.
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George W. Vaught
Kenilworth
Girlia
Indianapolis News
Paris Adopts Wooden Hats for Women Fashion
Paris introduces wooden hats for women crafted from three-ply wood with two-part brims and hidden springs to pull over the hair, preserving the cloche silhouette. Delicately carved ornaments by dedicated artists adorn the headpieces, praised for lightness and durability but noted as costly.
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Paris
Gems of Colored Glass Pitkin Flasks
Gems of Colored Glass describes Pitkin glass works in Connecticut, the first of its kind built in 1735 and operating until 1830. It notes the artistry of Pitkin flask designs, including the Sunburst pattern and green bottles with long necks, as remarked by I. M. Maittle.
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Pitkin Glass Works
Connecticut
Pitkin Gs
I. M. Maittle
Division of Palestine Plan for Faith Based Cantons
A plan to divide Palestine by faith has been proposed. Mr Ben Avi suggests forming 16 cantons: 6 Jewish, 6 Moslem, and 3 Christian, with each group governing itself under a central mandatory power for Palestine.
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Palestine
Ben Avi
Fig Tree Grows From Palm In Vasalia Courthouse Grounds
A fig tree about three feet tall emerged from the side of a palm tree in Vasalia California courthouse grounds. Its roots fed on mold in palm niches and sap from the tree. The fig tree blossomed with other trees at the first sign of spring.
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Vasalia
Calif
Ladybirds to Aid Planters in Kenya Coffee Crisis
Ladybirds to aid planters in Kenya colony Africa target mealy bugs, the worst insect for coffee plantations. The project follows a heavy rain pattern problem noted by Sir Daniel ail, chief scientific adviser to the ministry of agriculture, who cites varying weather and elusive winds affecting farming conditions.
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Kenya
Africa
Daniel Ail
Ministry of Agriculture
Old Doctor Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Aid to Elderly
In 1885 Dr Caldwell found a gentle effective laxative that avoids griping and habit. His Syrup Pepsin became a world renowned remedy praised for relieving biliousness headaches weakness and digestive discomfort in women children and seniors. It remains obtainable in drugstores today.
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Caldwell
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