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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
3
A fragmentary verse about loyalty courage and thrift in daily life. It contrasts past deeds with present chores inside a home setting. The speaker urges vigilance and faith while noting the routine clockwork of preparing a meal.
Practical guide from the United States Department of Agriculture on preserving methods and sugar syrups. Recipes cover watermelon rind gingered preserves peach preserves tomato preserves and barberry raisin conserve with step by step syrup densities cooking times and sealing guidance.
Quote by Janet M Hill criticizing household waste and reliance on costly experiential learning. Mentions lack of technical training and constant practice as a school of experience. Reflects practical lessons in daily life and thrift.
A collection of summer dishes including Cucumber Jelly and Stuffed Cucumbers with olive oil browning and tomato sauce, Cherry Fritters with almond batter, and a Fruit Roll baked with brown sugar and butter. Various Salads feature fruit, beets, peas, veal, walnuts, and mayo dressings with brisk references to serving on lettuce or head lettuce.
Advice on keeping breeding roosters healthy and productive. Feed at night to curb overgallantry, coop at night, trim or wrap long spurs, treat bare spots with vaseline, and prevent pecking injuries. Warns of chickenpox risk from bare wounds and dirty neglect. Ensure exercise and proper diet for fertile eggs.
Six geese breeds are admitted to the American standard of perfection Toulouse Embden Chinese African wild or Canadian and Egyptian with a mongrel cross as a hybrid. Toulouse and Embden are the most common with Chinese and African following. Geese are kept mainly for flesh and feathers with eggs used only on farms and not for market demand.
Instructions for hatching eggs in an incubator with other eggs. Before pipping, sew eggs to be pedigreed into cheesecloth sacks large enough for each chick and free of loose threads. If multiple sacks exist, mark each one as shells may break and obscure records. Boil sacks before reuse.
A standard-bred bird is always a purebred but a purebred may not meet standard show qualifications. Utility poultry are bred for egg and meat production. they are pure in blood yet can differ in markings from poultry show standards.
The guide stresses constitutional vigor as the first consideration in hen selection. It describes a hen with a broad, wide and deep head, full round prominent eyes, and a neck of medium length.
A facetious remark by an old gentleman who proclaims another ally victory as his glasses slip. An ad copy urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue for wash day comfort and pleasure, endorsed by grocers.
James M. Cox recounts a rifle range anecdote at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Major Darrow lent him a rifle and both fired from the 600 yard line. After several misses the pit man signaled a bull’s eye for Darrow and Cox, prompting Cox to request a telephoned confirmation for his own shot.
A five year old Mary eager to share in the family strain begs to contribute to back salary. She searches the house and presents a faded dress, insisting it is not a “peck of good for any thing,” as a small, touching gesture.
A fragmented scene features a woman who speaks boldly yet rarely asserts herself, with a wry dialogue about whether she truly takes charge in the moment. The text emphasizes gendered social dynamics and personal agency in brief exchanges.
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