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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
1
A 30 by 40 foot garden near Chicago yielded lettuce, beets, cucumbers, tomatoes and berries all summer, with strawberries producing 50 quarts and total fruit and veg value about $19.25 plus $10 in cucumbers and tomatoes. Estimated net profit around $30 from a $1 seed outlay, plus healthful family activity and continuous harvest through frost.
The piece advises buyers to choose young pigeons and mate them themselves rather than rely on auctioned, older stock. It notes value drops after age seven, with dealers selling old pairs as guaranteed mating birds at high prices. Homer crosses with Runts, Dragoons, Teal, Duchesses, and Maltese are common, with Runt and Duchess affecting weight and leg feathering.
This note explains a simple root chopper for animals. A blacksmith should attach an old handle securely to the blade with screws. Ensure the edges are very sharp and the blade strong enough not to bend during use.
A farm plans to raise beef and dairy cattle by building silos and producing ensilage to boost overall capacity. The project targets higher feed efficiency and herd growth while expanding storage and management.
The piece notes that profitability hinges on rapid maturation. It argues that the most lucrative animals are those that reach full maturity in the shortest time, maximizing production cycles and returns.
Farmers keep cattle in a well bedded shed during non milking times claiming cleaner conditions than stanchions. Excreta mix with bedding and are absorbed, reducing losses of fertilizing elements from winter rains and snow.
The article notes that although limited experiments exist, it is generally believed the third and fourth alfalfa cuttings provide more value as dairy cow feed than the first or second.
The note warns against shipping geese or ducks to markets without demand and urges consulting a commission man before shipment. It emphasizes checking city demand and tailoring sales to each market.
A Native American tale recounts a ball game between birds and animals led by the Great Eagle and his team the birds against the Great Bear. The fork-tailed martin swoops in to save the bat, earning a gourd nest as a lasting prize.
Columbia, Franklin and Marshall, and other major colleges adopt boxing as physical training inspired by the University of Pennsylvania. Advocates praise boxing for self defense and health, noting quick thinking, temper control, full muscle use, and superior conditioning compared to swimming. Belief that boxing makes boys rough is dismissed.
A fragmentary passage discusses a girl who resists being watched and must prove her trust. It notes parents’ reliance on her word, the lack of surveillance, and the idea she should defend her honor and honesty in a trial-like context.
Currants and orange pulp combine with raspberries to form a thick sweet syrup. Prepare and chill currants with orange juice and sugar, then serve four to five tablespoons in sherbet glasses with slivered ice. Cherries peaches watermelon and pineapple are prepared similarly with various syrups and shaved ice for sherbet cups.
A home worker describes a fast quilting technique for tacking quilts and comforters. She instructs taut framing, threading a banner cord, tying the first knot without cutting, then weaving knots with a needle every two inches to the end, finishing by cutting between spaces. She claims the method is original.
Cut top from even sized red tomatoes scoop out the centers drain excess juice from the pulp then mix in salt pepper minced green pepper onion juice sugar and optional tabasco. Refill centers replace tops place tomatoes in paper cases wrap in waxed paper and store. Paper cases available where paper novelties or picnic supplies are sold.
A historic washing guide advises adding turpentine to lukewarm water to lift marble stains from wash stands. For heavily stained marble it prescribes boiling equal parts soap and powdered whiting with soda in water, applying the hot mixture, letting it sit a day, then washing with clean water and drying with leather.
If the tablecloth is clean with few spots, slip a folded towel between the cloth and padding. Place an empty bowl over the stain, pour boiling water through the stain until it fades, then layer another towel over the wet area and iron until dry.
When whipping cream that is too thin, place the dish in cold water until well chilled. Then set the dish in hot water and the cream will whip without difficulty.
If standard layer cake tins are missing, use lard pail lids as replacements. The inner flat covers can also serve as flat baking surfaces for biscuits cookies or drop cakes.
The method suggests heating vinegar to a boil and soaking dry brushes for ten minutes before washing in strong soapy suds. It provides a simple household tip to revive stiff paint brushes.
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