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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
3
Three reasons to enjoy garden produce now as markets overflow with fresh vegetables. From potatoes and cabbage to corn and tomatoes, enjoy flavorful, nutritious dishes like Tomato Goulash and Vegetable Salad prepared with simple ingredients. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
The passage traces mankind's move from firelight to lamps and mantles. It notes early saucer lamps, Leger's 1783 ribbon wick, Argand's glass chimney, and Welsbach's 1880 mantle enabling practical white light from gasoline and kerosene.
Pattern 5572 offers seven kitten motifs for tea towels using cross stitch and outlines. Includes transfers, color suggestions, stitch illustrations, and materials. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for the pattern with name and address.
Cartoon dialogue shows Perkins pressuring for a softer bed for the batter. The bumbling exchange reveals a punning misunderstanding about a mattress and a mattress battress. Perkins wants a softer berth for the batter on the team.
A brief verse fragment reflects on time's fleeting nature and the futility of sighing. The speaker laments sighs as time ignores human pleas, urging acceptance of time's swift passage.
Deborah reads a mysterious letter in which Stuart Graham explains Deborah’s misjudged actions and hints at a contested will. Bryn confronts Tubby over a risky plan to secure Deborah’s inheritance while the group debates strategy and looming family tensions.
Extension entomologist notes several methods to control fall army worm. Dust calcium arsenate on uncooked crops and lead arsenate on crops like corn and beans. For small plants use poisoned bait made from 1 part green to 50 parts wheat bran plus 2 gallons molasses diluted with water. Apply bait at dusk and keep livestock away. Plow deep furrows or use gas oil filled holes to trap migrating worms.
Records from the United States Department of Agriculture show many famed colonial figures urged red clover cultivation. Lord Baltimore, William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington referenced clover seed and sowing methods, marking its rise during Reconstruction-era expansion.
Water hemlock Cicuta maculata is deadly to livestock and can fatally harm cattle even when sap is present. The plant emits a vile odor when broken and roots taste like parsnips, attracting children. The article urges thorough destruction or fencing to prevent access and notes its carrot like flower heads and local familiarity among farmers.
A compilation of agricultural tips covers protein use in pig rations, truck sales share, weed destruction in hot dry weather, crime rates among farmers, corn bushel volume, turnips for livestock feed, signs of phosphorus deficiency in cattle, bone meal correction, dairy herd replacement rates, pasture and feed scarcity effects, and soil testing for field maps and improvement programs.
A column offers random household hacks on jellies from muffins to turning pans, floor refinishing with shellac, bread pudding with coconut, avoiding washing certain items in hot water, saving plant stalks, burning yard waste, and storing cookies in waxed paper with lemon slices and paprika garnish.
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