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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1934
Page
8
A drifting New Year tale unfolds as a cavalier helps a shivering woman on a bridge. He steadies her, shares warmth, and escorts her to a cafe while reflecting on endings and beginnings. Their fragile bond hints at a hopeful, if tentative, future as snow falls outside.
Leah Merwin hosts Mr and Mrs Tom Madison stranded by snow. They dine on mush and milk after a New Year’s car trouble. Madison, owner of meat markets and grocery stores, offers to buy mush for his stores for a year in a contract labeled Lady Leah’s Prize Music. Leah hopes the arrangement cures their finances for good.
Marcia urges Jerry to make a grand plan to think beyond trifles and embrace time and space. They share a vow to keep cosmic thoughts alive, preventing narrowness as they ride in a sleigh under starlit New Year bells.
The Romans adopted January as the year’s start as early as 251 B C naming it for Janus. In the Middle Ages the new year began on various dates and England fixed January as the first month in 1751 by Act of Parliament.
From early times bells announced death and marked the old year in New Year rites. In England muffled bells were rung before midnight and then unwrapped at twelve to sound loudly, signaling the year's end and new beginnings.
Hog killing should be done on a cool dry afternoon with temperatures between 28 and 40 degrees F. Do not slaughter on bitter cold days. keep hogs off feed for 24 hours, provide water, scald at 150 F, and test water with a finger to avoid overheating. Use a barrel or vat for scalding, set up a 12 to 18 inch high table for scraping, split carcasses, loosen leaf fat, and hang to chill overnight. In the morning trim trims tightly to prevent losses and pests.
A guide notes grease heel is common in dirty damp stables or horses wading in mud. Treatment requires clipping hair, washing with soap and soda, drying, soaking with astringent antiseptic solution, dressing daily with half strength, and removing wart-like growths where present.
The Missouri Farmer notes that while teeth show age and condition, examining a horse’s eye likewise signals age and disposition. A calm, cooperative temperament is valued for a reliable farm work horse.
A medium available phosphorus level in soil supports good yields of alfalfa clovers and all grain crops. At 75 pounds per acre near the surface high phosphorus also sustains high yields. Surface soil with high or medium phosphorus needs no phosphate for ordinary crops.
Agricultural notes report salt for livestock favors indized over crude salt. Russia pursues perennial wheat and rye. Weeds in alfalfa cost California growers about 1.2 million annually. Over 15,000 miles of terraces built in 41 states. A Georgia farm’s 75 year old black locust fence post remains sound. Supreme Court rules tomato a vegetable and muskmelon a fruit. European cheeses made in America labeled American domestic or state name.
A Bell Syndicate-WNU Service meditation on choosing independence over affection. The piece weighs companionship, separation, and divorce as life paths, emphasizing that while disagreement exists, lasting family ties and affection should endure to guard against loneliness.
Household hints advise placing bacon fried fish or fried potatoes on brown paper to absorb grease before serving. Restore wilted black silk ribbons with vinegar and ironing. Include flour with sugar to prevent custards curdling. Fold tablecloths lengthwise and iron to smooth the center. Paste doctor’s phone number on medicine cupboard door. Bone fish by slipping knife under ribs and lifting backbone. Associated Newspapers WNU Service.
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