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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
8
A collage of old time recipes including Lightning Cake and Dog Biscuit with bologna, Pineapple and Cream Cheese Salad, Banana Parfait, and Rice Muffins. Interwoven are brief quotes on friendship and human happiness attributed to Emerson and Rochefoucauld.
A collection of potato recipes including Spanish Potatoes Scalloped Potatoes Russian Salad Potato Salad and a hot potato salad variation. Each method uses simple steps with butter onions flour milk dressing and optional vegetables or fish for flavor.
The article offers kitchen tips using plentiful potatoes to stretch bread and preserve moisture and quality. It details scalloped potatoes with hominy and cheese baked in layers, banana based desserts like oat macaroons and bread pudding, and banana strawberry combinations with whipped cream. It also suggests ham with peanut butter as a novel serving idea.
A line from Shakespeare urges readers not to bar their doors to friends and deny their griefs, highlighting the value of sharing sorrow for solace and release. The quotation emphasizes emotional openness within friendships as a path to liberty and understanding.
A old time kitchen section lists wholesome recipes like head lettuce dressed with onion and peanut butter, barley pudding with milk honey and cinnamon, a barley flour bake with fruit, and beef heart curry. It shares simple steps and flavor ideas for family meals.
The story lists readiness guidelines for many crops. It covers lettuce kale spinach parsley chard and more noting thinning to use removed greens, picking asparagus at 3 4 inches, beans when half formed, lima beans when pods fill but before yellow, carrots when sized, cabbage heads well formed and blanched, squash sweet corn okra peppers melons and potatoes with size color and harvesting cues. It emphasizes frequent plantings and prompt harvest to ensure tender quality.
The USDA outlines that poultry meat can be produced quickly to meet wartime needs. It urges increased home production and consumption of white meats, projecting farmers and home makers can meet demand with modest costs and higher poultry profits.
U S Department of Agriculture guidance urges weekly coop cleaning and mite control. If mites are found, clean thoroughly and spray with kerosene or crude petroleum. Spread sand or dry dirt on the floor, move coops weekly to fresh ground, and provide shade and grassy range for young chickens.
A simple fix for scaly legs in poultry. Dip feet and legs in kerosene up to the feathers for a second or two, ensuring feathers stay dry. The scales peel off and legs recover as if never affected.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture urges disposing of hens after peak laying to boost meat supply. Cull poorly developed chickens for sale and redirect grain into younger, more productive fowls to maximize farm yields.
An old passage contrasts marriage to a raffle with one winner and one loser. An advertisement urges Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver bowels and stomach for health. A humorous exchange asks how high a star can reach, noting the singer is not a high kicker.
A brief comic note reports a clerk selling five pounds of sugar to a woman in one lump sum. The remark questions whether she is good looking, joking that the clerk’s comment confirms the compliment.
A historical quip compares a failing telephone enterprise to a receivership, noting the advantage that one can simply hang up. The wry remark underscores the ease of exit when a business declines.
In Fresno California a dispute over an extremely narrow strip of land in the Figueroa square subdivision was described as one vigintillionth of an inch wide. Mathematicians noted the width equates to a fraction of a number with 43 groups of three ciphers. Attorneys say the suit seeks to clear a cloud on the tax title dating back to 1900s.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes new psychological and brain testing for enlistees. Tests assess susceptibility to battle stress, with some men redirected to noncombat roles. Soldiers are not often told the reasons but are expected to comply.
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