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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
4
The article surveys simple spring kitchen ideas featuring rabbit preparations such as larded rabbit baked in milk and hasenpfeffer with onion and veal broth. It includes notes on serving ideas with currant jelly and pears, plus green herbs and simple salads. It closes with moral reflections on unselfish living and hints at conservation through sparrow use and light egg dishes.
The article urges a spring diet of vegetables fruits and olive oil to stimulate the liver and improve digestion after winter. It highlights greens dandelion cowslips spinach and lettuce plus fresh dried and green fruits as spring medicines and notes exercise and proper oil quality as key factors for health.
The article lists wartime friendly recipes using hominy and dried ingredients. Dishes include potted hominy with meat using chicken, rice peas and tomatoes with dried peas and rice, and a fish casserole with pickerel or carp baked in vegetable water with onions and spices.
The United States Department of Agriculture calls on every family to grow and conserve food this year. Those who cannot produce should conserve, with emphasis on practical, small-scale plots to supply the home and surplus for drying and canning.
Sow parsnip seed in drills 18 inches to 3 feet apart after the last spring frost. Thin to about 8 inches between plants. Requires rich soil. Roots stay in ground through winter and are dug as needed or stored in pits. Freezing improves flavor, so many leave roots in place.
Low seeds germinate after the last killing frost similar to carrots or parsnips. Plant one ounce of salsify seed per 100 feet of row to start a garden early in spring.
The text advises thinning once plants are established to avoid crowding and stresses frequent thorough cultivation. Salsity can be dug in autumn and stored in bunk pits or basements, or left in the ground to dig as needed.
The United States Department of Agriculture calls for every family to grow vegetables and can more at home to support troops and allies. Emphasizes war gardens in every sunny back yard and careful use of seeds.
An orchardist warns apple growers who did not spray fruitless trees last season may face folly next season as predictions suggest renewed need for spraying to protect future crops.
A vintage ad-style tip suggests mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to produce a quarter pint lemon lotion. Strain to remove pulp and store for months. It claims to lighten freckles sallowness and tan, soften and whiten skin with daily facial massage. Get orchard white and lemons from stores.
Australian Electric Steel Ltd starts its first Alexandria Sydney plant with a two ton furnace fed by 6 000 volt three phase city supply. The plant has operated for a year producing castings for electrical work from common steel scrap and pig iron and plans a second plant in Western Australia.
A special phonograph for the nursery playroom is on the market. It plays ten-inch or smaller records and offers excellent tone. The cabinet is painted in bright cheerful colors with appealing decorations for children and costs well under 15 dollars.
The committee chairman tells the eminent speaker that even if he arrives late at ten, the audience will be ready. Two wood speakers will deliver addresses to fill the interval, while the eminent figure lingers.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for cleansing and healing skin blemishes. It offers free samples by mail or in person, listingSoap 26 cents and Ointment 25 cents or 50 cents with directions to Cuticura Dept X Boston.
Duffalo authorities push preventive measures to combat infant blindness from oophithatinia nearitorum. The program follows Chicago methods and Wie Tilingis state law on the subject.
How's This We offer $100 for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Testimonials free. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
A clipped exchange notes a character's habit of mentioning his family tree, with the retort calling it a chestnut. The snippet preserves the old timey phrasing and mood of archival humor.
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