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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
7
Step by step guide describes the Basi-Bild method for bricklaying a backyard fireplace. Includes foundations size depth cement mix and assembly illustrations. Materials available at any lumber yard. no special tools or experience needed. Send 25c for Pat No 73 to East-Bird Pattern Company Pleasantville NY.
A British working party sent to the United States to study on-the-job practices finds American productivity per worker higher than British in each industry surveyed. The report notes productivity gaps across multiple factory sectors observed during the exchange.
Preservation guidance on turning berries into jellies and jams with small-batch methods. Includes currant and red raspberry jelly recipes, flavoring tips with rose geranium leaves, and step by step canning and parfin methods. Also presents several fruit combos rhubarb with berries and watermelon rind preserves.
Expert says inspect walls for leakage before repaint. Water intrusion can cause cracks and peeling from recent rains. Also advises flushing hot water systems modestly to clean boilers and using boiler cleaners every few years. Coal ash, used correctly, can benefit gardens and lawns.
Creamed potato salad with sliced ham tomato wedges carrot sticks biscuits with currant jelly and melon beverage featured as a menu recipe from Lynn Chambers. The note lists the prepared items in a simple meal outline.
Broken fruits may be used for jams but part should be under ripe. Overripe fruits lack pectin and some is needed. Cook fruits and berries slightly before adding sugar to develop pectin.
Jam is a highly concentrated mass that will burn easily unless care is taken. Stir the mass from the bottom to prevent burning. Cook briskly but watch carefully. Don’t simmer carelessly for hours if you want to protect flavor and color. The best jam is made when you do not add too much sugar. When not using commercial pectin, use three quarters of a pound of sugar per pound of fruit.
In India, wild elephants have multiplied and caused extensive crop and property damage in the United Provinces. As total elephant slaughter remains banned, the government issues special arms licenses for killing elephants and plans to hire expert hunters to curb the threat. The anteater, valued by farmers for eating termites, is also mentioned as a peculiar natural history note.
Good Precaution ATEMUS WARD travels by slow Southern train after the Civil War. He asks the conductor if passengers may offer advice and proposes detaching the cowcatcher from the engine and moving it to the rear to prevent a cow from biting a passenger. The conductor replies gruffly that advice is allowed.
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