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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
8
United States Department of Agriculture guidance estimates a backyard flock can yield at least ten dozen eggs per hen annually with two hens per person. For a family, this equals about 20 dozen eggs yearly, with higher targets possible if hens are well cared for and properly matured.
An unevolved flock of 992 hens laid 8 576 eggs the week before culling. 9138 culled birds returned next week with 3 520 eggs while 79 non culled birds laid 85 eggs. Egg value about 3 50 per dozen? The feed cost for the culled group ran 5 58 per week per hen. University farm poultry specialists urge frequent culling to save money and boost profits.
In this article geese are described as peculiar creatures with breeding timing. They should be mated months before the season and stock bought in fall. Matings are rarely changed. when they are, geese must be kept distant to avoid hearing previous mates.
Keep lime always in reach and provide gravel or grit and a dry dust bath. Give growing stock all they want to eat to ensure growth. Separate the mates and females to help them endure heat and preserve egg quality. Provide fresh water constantly, especially in hot days, and save choicest clover for winter to boost egg production.
The text cites Theodore Vail asserting that the nation’s prosperity rests on industry and thrift. It laments today’s youth seeking easy subsistence and warns there is no easy path except at the cost of the country’s future.
A 5 page list of traditional dressings and salads appears in this recipe excerpt. It details Boiled Salad Dressing with lemon and mustard, Potato and Beet salads, French dressing, and a Chicken salad with celery and nuts. An Arabian Stew using pork chops, rice, and vegetables concludes the section, followed by a Ruskin quotation on mutual sowing.
The article extols fresh carrots and spinach as top nutritious vegetables, with uses from soups and salads to main dishes. It notes canned carrots as an alternative, and offers a Madeira Cake recipe with eggs sugar butter flour cream and nutmeg baked in a round tin.
The fall and winter coat styles run long with dignified lines, while a variety of trims and silhouettes appear. Russian blouses, fur embellishments, and embroidered suits promise to anchor wardrobes as skirts settle around shoe tops and sleeves command attention.
Women fashion affordable wax beads and charms from colored sealing wax. Instructions describe turning wax beads on a steel knitting needle, adding petals and medallions to metal, and creating decorative ornaments for belts, necklaces, and pendants using simple tools and heat.
Practical note lists methods to treat stains. Use alcohol for iodine or grease, oxalic acid for iron rust with borax rinse, lemon salt failures, and overnight treatment for peach or pear stains followed by borax or ammonia rinse.
The old English farthing, minted in silver, is noted as rare and valuable. The Trish farthing from King Ning John’s reign bears the 1210 date, highlighting its scarcity and collectors’ interest.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a superior remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It promises quick mild healing and urges readers to test with a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
Orris root comes from several Iris species noted for a violet scent. It is employed in perfumery and in the manufacture of tooth powder.
An advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe quick laxative for children. It claims a teaspoonful relieves constipation within hours, lists symptoms like fever and colic, and urges mothers to buy genuine syrup from a druggist to avoid imitation products.
Jud Tunkins says he never gives a friend advice for fear of losing the friend and ending up with more advice than he can use himself.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with simple directions for dyeing or tinting skirts dresses sweaters draperies and more. It guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running and instructs buyers to tell their druggist fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed to ensure perfect results.
Cincinnati has spent 3,000,080 dollars on a city hospital described as pleasant for the sick. The article hints at a costly, pleasant summer vacation idea: visit Cincinnati and travel to Boston for a Francis script.
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