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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
3
Readers recall the comic shifts of book titles in a city library as clerks humorously reinterpret familiar works. The vignette mentions London and Galsworthy titles altered in memory, finishing with a Red Cross Ball Blue notice at grocers.
An expedition in African bush encounters a pile of empty whisky bottles in a small clearing. A Scotsman notes a prior presence, but another voice quips that a Segtameln would have taken it back, turning pride into jest.
In a light hearted spring game moment a playful exchange features the question Do you play Put and Take and a cheeky reply about putting on light underwear and taking it off prompting chuckles among attendees and players.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges greater standardization in highway bridge design and construction. A committee of bridge engineers from state officials and the American Association of State Highway Officials is studying the issue. A Manual of Practice is being prepared to unify specs, reduce costs, and improve bridge quality.
A dew drop pleads for aid from a nearby drop as a warm breeze promises to push them apart. They agree to cooperate helping each other to break free and race toward the seal before noon.
A collection of practical home tips covers lamp wick care cleaning stamps reuse with tissue and iron, wallpaper repair by tearing edges, making gelatin egg substitute for cake, wringer use for even pressure prolonging life, elastic curtain rods, preserving ham and cheese with paraffin, onion rust removal, sewing for children, fixing curdled mayonnaise, and a children friendly cardboard picture book project. It ends with a reflective verse about building a home by Ione Jones.
The Bureau of Public Roads urges centralized data on road mileage and spending as the annual U S road costs near one billion dollars. Engineers gather state by state figures, with Iowa giving quick results while others require many questionnaires or visits. In New Mexico some forms were translated into Spanish.
Farmers are advised to weed out culls to maximize egg production. Cull hens that lay poorly or show limited vigor, keeping only the best layers. Aug and Sep are ideal for selection, with larger breeds rarely profitable beyond two years and smaller breeds beyond three. Read Farmers Bulletin 1112 from USDA for tests to identify good layers.
Federal engineers with the bureau of public roads state that highway bridges under 18 feet wide are being replaced on improved roads. Past practice used 12 to 16 foot spans to save cost, but one lane or unsafe two lane usage resulted. States like Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio and Massachusetts are widening bridges to allow three or four lines of traffic.
Federal aid roads will need about 50 00 000 tons of stone and gravel to build 28 000 miles of highway by year end. Farmers gain from smooth roads and faster trucks, enabling competition with rail and water transport for shipping grain and hogs.
The piece extols raw foods as a remedy for illnesses and weight balance, claiming free from colds fevers and stomach troubles. It highlights sensations of taste, rapid satisfaction, clear thinking, and revitalized sleep, urging readers to trial raw eating. It recalls childhood garden eating and offers simple salad ideas like raw cabbage with cream lemon juice and sugar, watercress cheese nuts and celery onion meals.
A large practical poultry farm shows portable houses on runners of heavy joists. The movable coops can be hauled by horse, keeping growing birds on fresh sod. Rain cleans droppings into soil, nourishing grass without overgrazing, while small chicks use two wheeled coops pushed by hand to avoid contaminated soil and gapes.
Farmers advised to cull surplus cockerels before starting pullets, as early pullets molt in fall and offer little laying profit. Build high, well ventilated coops with grassy knolls to prevent flood drowning and maintain healthy breeding stock with careful feeding to reduce disease.
A collection of brief items from the Boston Evening Transcript urges living today well and warns against grasping too much at once. An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue detergent for snowy linens, sold at grocers. A courtroom quip notes a debt habit of an efficiency expert.
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