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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
3
Advertising columns prove the buyer and merchant integrity by introducing the two and confirming trust. The piece emphasizes moral trading standards and the advertiser's role in linking parties.
The guide from the U S Department of Agriculture outlines keeping 12 to 25 hens on a town lot, with space guidelines of 20 to 80 square feet per bird and crop rotation. It recommends growing grains like wheat and oats as green feed, using lawn clippings, and choosing general purpose or egg-type fowl while noting that well managed birds yield sufficient eggs and meat for a family.
The article promotes sun disinfectant wisdom and formaldehyde joke, then details breakfast ideas including whole wheat grains, fruit garnishes, milk, top milk, bananas, eggs, hash, toast and meats. It provides recipes for Breakfast Muffin and Baked Omelet, plus tips on rice, eye care, and simple salads with duck, ending with a note on work ethic and sacrifice.
The article argues that humane care matters as much as housing in poultry keeping. It stresses that good stock, clean healthful quarters, quality feed in proper quantities and timings, and protection from disease and predators are indispensable for success.
Do not use sour or musty food for poultry as heat increases spoilage risk. Poor feed leads to severe losses. check grain in bins for old stock and avoid leaving mash in troughs on hot days to prevent contamination of young stock.
The article offers practical kitchen tips and housekeeping hacks. It covers seasoning variety using bay leaves and other flavorings, safe storage of herbs and spices, cleaning methods for dishes, gloves, and fabrics, stain removal with starch, and fabric care for velvet using corn meal and gasoline.
A collection of recipes and notes on cabbage salad and relish with salt cayenne and vinegar dressing. Includes Rochester Soup a rich almond and chicken stock dish with butter flour and cream and a sour cream dressing plus a cream pie with a meringue topping and minced chicken with peppers. Also cites Ellen Richards on the state’s duty to foster good homes.
Recipe notes describe gathering field mushrooms after rain and using them in deviled mushrooms with mustard and Worcestershire. Also included are a grape gelatin mold, date and pineapple salad with nut meats, a marshmallow variation, and a peach d Armout dessert with layered ice cream and raspberry juice garnish.
Conversation reveals tension as Mrs Slush accuses Miss Chatz of pushing for the speaker's real opinion about another person. Mrs Mush questions the motive prompting Mrs Slush to defend the situation and assert the need for discretion.
Ancient remedy advertised to protect urinary organs and restore vitality. Claims include relief from fatigue backache and stomach trouble with daily three to four capsules, urging continued use after recovery. Urges readers to buy only genuine imported GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil and seek refunds if unsatisfied.
Blind Edward Jones of Jefferson City Missouri works among his birds by touch building his own poultry house and brood coops. He hatches and raises all his chicks and culls the flock for market as broilers or winter egg production. He attends poultry meetings and hopes to organize a poultry club for the blind with county home demonstration agent ready to read USDA publications.
A fragmentary exchange ponders an ideal large band as a woman permits her spouse to speak last on hats gowns and arguments. The snippet hints at gender roles and fashion discourse within a social setting.
An elderly Arkansawyer from Shagbark recalls limited travel and a near lynching scare in Torpidville when he was about 80. He insists he was not the guilty party and jokes that future mistaken accusations might arrive too late to help him.
Police raid targets a suspicious photo gallery after reports of illegal activity. The incident leads to arrests and raises concerns about illicit behavior connected to the venue.
The excerpt shows a sharp exchange about propriety and finances, with a remark on gross receipts prompting a counter question. It hints at a tension between personal aversion to gross matters and attention to revenue figures in a social or civic setting.
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