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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
6
Practical guide touting soy beans as nutritious emergency food and soil improver. Covers varieties, cooking methods, fireless cookers, and soy meal by product. Includes canning, thinning thrift at home, and fruit preserves such as wild plum preserves tomato jam and peach butter with stepwise instructions.
Home canning guidance outlines sterilization, proper jar prep, and syrup recipes. It explains heating syrups, packing fruit, submerging jars, and processing times for small and larger fruits to ensure safe preservation.
A guide of thrifty cooking outlines Hungarian Goulash using beef, onions, paprika, and vegetables, plus dried peas and rice with a tomato sauce and butter garnish. Also includes Barley Broth using neck of mutton, carrots, onion, celery, and barley simmered to a nourishing soup.
A Cincinnati chemist’s new compound named freezone is advertised to remove all corns and calluses with a drop or two per application. The copy asserts immediate relief without burning or irritation, saying the skin loosens the corn and lets it lift out and that the drug costs only a few cents. If not carried locally, customers are urged to ask their druggist to order it.
Florence Partelto Stuart narrates Piang the Moro charm boy saving a gover notional life and a governor hesitates to pin an emblem. Piang grins as he touches native adornments showing relief as the crowd watches the emblem ceremony in Saint Nicholas.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Soap with hot water for eczema and scalp troubles, followed by Cuticura Ointment. It recommends daily use to prevent rash recurrences and offers a free sample by mail with a Book, Address postcard to Cuticura Depot L Boston, sold everywhere.
Hagel sought a versatile sprout able to grow in any soil and under varying light. A windy day tested two contenders and one wilted while the other thrived with constant sun. Tazel now prospers with the successful sprout, delighting Indianapolis News.
A customer reports Cecil the cook was given notice after an incident involving a swear word spoken over the phone. LP initially thought the caller was Cecil. The exchange reflects a dispute at the kitchen staff level.
On September 20 1792 France declared itself a republic and repelled the invasion at Valmy. Kellerman led a disciplined stand against 60 000 Prussians, 45 000 Austrians and 15 000 émigré French forces, with Dumouriez directing 50 000. The French victory solidified republican resolve and frightened European monarchs.
A paraphrased tale from American Magazine describes a man failing on salary who appoints his wife as a temporary receiver to reorganize finances. Dialogue shows the suggestion and the man’s contemplation of handing control to his spouse to avert bankruptcy. Todd, a caring figure, endorses the idea and implies the wife would be the natural temporary receiver.
An astute French mathematician notes that in some watches motions exceed two hundred million per year in small equal jumps while the balance outer surface travels seven thousand five hundred miles. Yet power usage is trifling. One horsepower could run two hundred seventy million watches, possibly all existing, and with more would still power about a thousand more watches.
A reader recounts how sparrows controlled a Boston residence street plagued by a spider infestation years ago. The sparrows wiped out the pests, saving homeowners from relocating, and the nuisance ended abruptly.
A humorous exchange notes a terrible year for a garden with a reply about sunflowers as the intended crop. The brief dialogue contrasts frustration with a simple crop plan.
A folk tale notes Bess-Poor Billy kept singing Sweet Adeline in the woods to avoid mistaken deer calls. A final gunshot ended the song as the hunter shot him for singing the tune.
A Chicago woman describes two years of illness from a female trouble and says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound gave near immediate relief. She reports regained strength and health and endorses the remedy for displacement, inflammation, irregularities, backache, and nervous prostration. The ad touts Pinkham's as standard for female ills.
The Popular Science Monthly explains rifle drill basics for recruits at West Point. It notes practice includes mastering arms and firing positions and learning many drill regulations. It also describes methods to cope with sun glare using lamp black on sights and a shortened sling to improve grip and steadiness.
A fragmented letter recalls Mabel invited to spend two weeks with a schoolmate's family. The writer notes Mabel's mother mentions the Frol-Stein social circle and calls neighbors pleasant, while questions about the neighborhood society linger.
Fragmentary dialogue quotes Shakespeare as a man noted for habit quotes discusses tides and fortune. An heiress marriage is mentioned along with a vague eventide scene in a garden. The text hints at a legal or transactional link to wealth through tide and fortune.
A fragmentary dialogue centers on Lottie and Flossie debating what makes a gift meaningful. They discuss perceptions of cost versus appreciation and how others view presents. The piece emphasizes sentiment over price.
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