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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
8
A fragmentary piece mentions vegetables and fruits as vital for growth and a kitchen tip to boil a dish for nearly two hours. It ends with a playful rhyme about rising prices and hungry folks seeking meals, hinting at a domestic or humorous wartime context.
A historic menu outlines multiple macaroni preparations including a hearty madaroni with leftovers and cheese, tomato sauce variants, and a layered bake. It also covers Bean Fricassee with lima beans in cream, Rice Espanol with onions peppers and tomato, and a Nut Loaf with nut meats. It ends noting cheeses as a nutrient rich meat substitute.
A collection of dumpling recipes including Fig Lemon Farina and Oatmeal varieties, followed by health notes on digestion and food choices. It discusses flour prices, bran benefits, starch digestion, and dietary habits with guidance on fats, chewing, and occasional fasting.
The text urges ample fluids for fever and illness, stressing pure water and varied beverages prepared with care. It covers grape juice during typhoid fever, lemonade with juice mixes, pineapple additions, soda substitutes, egg lemonades, cocoa and albumin beverages, and notes the role of physician guidance for the convalescent and children.
A writer notes limited progress in increasing goose egg production. Toulouse and white and brown China geese are most productive, laying about 50 eggs annually and likely to rise with age. Grain-heavy diets hinder production. pasture, grit, and oyster shells support fertility and health, while sour milk is discouraged.
The Washington Department of Agriculture advises feeding crushed oyster shells to laying hens to boost egg quality. Records show 1.3 pounds per hen annually at about 1 cent per hen. Shell calcium supports pullet growth and later health. Experiments indicate beef scraps raise annual egg yield from 90 to 137 eggs per hen.
Instructions for feeding young chicks using dry bread crumbs oats and eggs roll over five meals daily in week one. Gradually replace with cracked grains and small additions to reach two weeks before moving to grain and mash.
Eggs for hatching should be kept in a cool dry place such as a basement. They must be turned daily to prevent yolk from sticking to the membrane. Set promptly and never hold longer than ten days.
The piece explains summer boarders as witty city tourists who stay weeks on farms. They entertain farmers with jokes about cows pigs and horses, which the farmer records and sells as comic material, then serves homegrown vegetables to entice return visits.
A husband and wife quarrel over a missing wardrobe after the wife suspects burglars. The husband reveals in comic fashion that he burned a crepe de chine walking skirt to retrieve a pantry key, leading to a chaotic misunderstanding.
A Cincinnati authority says freezone can lift corns of all types with a few drops applied by hand. A small bottle costs little at a drug store and dries on contact without irritating surrounding skin, offering a painless remedy. If a druggist lacks freezone, readers are advised to request it from wholesale houses.
A terse dialogue reveals a sarcastic exchange where an aristocratic sister teases a man about marrying for money while another character notes the savvy of a partner. The scene hints at intrigue around a "Hite green apple" occupying cramped quarters.
Letters from Ridgway and Tennille recount relief from female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Mrs Rutges credits renewed health to the remedy enabling full housework. Mrs Linpsey reports long term recovery after ulceration fears. A shopper note and a brief cartoon aside follow.
The juvenile court judge Addams is mocked for his hairless head by his Quaker mother. He jokes about keeping his gray matter inside his head rather than outside as she quips there is ample room there.
A thought experiment asks what happens when people apply their own counsel to life. It examines consistency, self discipline, and the gap between intent and action, suggesting honesty about flaws and the benefit of mirrored guidance.
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