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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
6
United States Department of Agriculture experts describe causes of failure in swine mating, including disease, improper feed, or low vitality. They advise thorough examination, targeted diet changes, and increased exercise to restore reproductive function or remove unfit animals from the breeding herd.
United States Department of Agriculture researchers conclude there is no single best poultry breed. For beginners, choose one standardbred breed with a quality male at the head of the flock. General purpose breeds like Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Red are favored, while egg breeds such as Leghorn and Minorca suit egg production.
The text notes infertile eggs last much longer than fertile eggs after the male is removed for two to three weeks. It states infertile eggs are best for most uses except hatching.
Street dresses adopt straight line silhouettes with skirt panels and belts that stay aligned from shoulder to hem. Navy tricotine frock with crepe de chine sleeves pictured. belts, braid trims, and small fur neck pieces highlight the season’s tailored, versatile daytime frocks for early fall to midwinter wear.
Fashion notes describe knitted outerwear adopting new names like tuxedos and tie-backs. Wool silk and fiber outfits lead to stylish sweater coats called tuxedos, with surplice waists rebranded as tie-backs, plus smart swerter blouses and mock sailor details. Various color combos and detachable sashes enhance fall ensembles.
The piece notes white veils gaining strong vogue with dotted patterns in silver, cherry, coral, and satin. It also mentions nine inch veilings increasingly offered in white, highlighting the shifting color trend in veiling.
A short quotation from Anthony Donovan on reading as a solace and shield through life. The fragment ties to 1921 Western News notes and mentions a Union cabinet item in a cryptic header. The readable text centers on the value of reading as a constant companion.
A collection of old time drinks and fritter batter steps describes Cherry Punch Grape Nectar and Ginger Ale with sugar water lemon and orange juice, lemon and ginger infusion for ginger ale, and a pear fritter recipe with batter and pear sauce. Also notes on baking sheets and rolling cookies dough for a single oven heating.
A fragment urges readers to seek truth in the forest and view the haunts of nature after witnessing the world’s guilt and misery. It presents nature as a contrasting doorway beyond experience to confront sorrow, crime, and wares through solitude.
Practical fall canning and dessert ideas from a home economics page. Recipes include fruit conserve with raisins cherries and citrus, preserved pears with ginger and lemon, spiced apple jelly, and rose pudding with raspberry juice and almond extract topped with whipped cream.
The Muse Terpsichore is described as inventor and patroness of dance used with lyric poetry. She is depicted crowned with flowers, often in a mirthful pose, holding a lyre and plectrum as symbols of the art.
Marshall Michigan proprietor Joseph Towns credits Tanlac with curing severe stomach trouble and nervous fatigue. He reports losing weight then regaining energy and gaining twenty five pounds after three bottles. He invites inquiries and endorses Tanlac as unequaled.
A land colonization plan by Peter Weston to aid Vienna’s hungry adults aims to establish a central administration for land and building material distribution. The proposed colony near Vienna would provide standardized homes with gardens of 500 square meters and larger farm holdings, financed by a state appropriation of 10,000,000,000 crowns, and is under government review.
Four year old Lillian asks what the soul is and how wings would fasten to the mind. Her mother explains the soul as the mind and, after a pause, Lillian asks if God and central are the same. Father replies not in their town.
Dr Charles Baldwin of the U S Public Health Service contrasts scientists with artists. The piece cites Elie Metchnikoff of the Pasteur Institute famed for the long bacillus microbe that sours buttermilk. Metchnikoff kept grapes pristine washing each before consumption.
A housewife smiles as she admires a basket of clear white clothes, thanking Red Cross Ball Blue. The note mentions grocery prices, with 6 cents at grocers.
A man explains a fireless cooker to a passerby while mopping his brow. He jokes that a buyer asked if he would include a season pass for daily movie screenings, highlighting a humorous dustup from the Birmingham Age Herald.
A description of a refined woman defined by the delicate influence of her perfume. It praises cleansing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, then dusting with Cuticura Talcum powder for clear, healthy skin. An income fix is noted as the theater admission price.
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