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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
12
A collection of grape based preserves drinks and desserts with instructions for grape juice, spiced grapes, grape ice and jelly. It includes methods for juice extraction, sugar ratios, spice sachets, and bottling. Also a prose reflection on beauty by Robert Southwell.
The excerpt ponders the enigmatic nature of man and especially woman describing her head as a whirlwind and a whirlpool of depth and danger, framing both genders in striking literary metaphor.
A brief guide to versatile omelets and related dishes with variations. Savory omelet uses yolks with parsley and optional onion, folded and cooked well. Bombay Toast combines eggs with anchovy paste on buttered toast. Cucumber fritters mix grated cucumber with butter cream eggs flour and baking powder, fried hot and served immediately.
A collection of corn based recipes: Green Corn Pudding using fresh corn pulp, Jersey Pie with apples and whipped cream, Peach Trifle with peach pulp and orange soaked cake, Breakfast Corn Cake mixing corn meal and flour, and Egyptian Salad with cold corn and vegetables dressed in French dressing.
A reflective note on illness and the escape through learning. Science provides resources devices and remedies, yet people fail to apply them, clinging to hope as a form of health despite limited use of available means.
A collection of domestic tips on cleaning and cooking chores. Topics include washing a kitchen range with dishwater water, making soap jelly for dishwashing, using soda water soaked newspapers to lift grease from floors, softening large candles in hot water for sticking, beating cream cheese for desserts, preparing pumpkin for pies, drying pumpkin puree, hanging loose strings, and removing stains with orange wood polish.
The article explains hard seeds in alfalfa and clover, seeds with tough coats not germinating yet appearing healthy. Scratching coats enables germination, suggesting some seeds may germinate later or sooner, varying by state seed lots and Minnesota's label rule allowing half the hard seed percentage to be added to germinated seeds.
In a Pennsylvania colliery barn a wrought iron gas pipe runs through stalls with hooks and rings to release halter straps. A quarter turn at either end frees all animals simultaneously saving 43 mules in a recent fire.
Clover as a silage crop yields high protein but should be made into hay to avoid odor tainting milk. Silage requires careful packing and depth control, and clover should be chopped before siloing for better feed efficiency.
Farmers urged to plow promptly after harvest to control weeds and seeds. If soil is hard or tough, sharpen plow blades more often and add an extra horse to the team. the work is doable and should be completed to save next year’s extra labor.
In regions where silos are common, corn stands as the main silage crop because it yields more food material per acre than other crops. It is easier to harvest and store in silos than hay crops like clover, cow peas, or alfalfa.
A rural tale explains how the grouse teaches the turkey to strengthen its voice. The turkey barters a feather collar for instruction, then imitates a hollow log signal but ends up gobbling in excitement, a tale of pride and misadventure in woodland ball games.
A boy builds a sailing wagon by converting a wagon box into a boat deck 14 inches by 5 feet. He uses an old rake handle for the mast broomsticks for the boom and gaff and wires the tiller to the front axle for steering control. The wagon sails on pavement though no water is nearby.
A fragment from a local report notes two boys and Axe involvement, mentioning a strong wind and fast pavement impact. The text is garbled but implies a rapid event affecting youths and objects outdoors.
Timber experts note timbers soaking in Salt Lake brine stay well preserved for decades. Piling driven into the lake bed over forty years ago remains in perfect condition due to thorough impregnation with salt. Some suggest soaking in lake water then coating with creosote to retain salt and exclude moisture. Sea water is less salty and thus less preservative.
Lady observing early etiquette warns that a boy may learn polite acts from training but true breeding shows only if good manners are in his blood. The piece emphasizes timing and social cues as markers of character in youth.
Location stated. Elsie says she feels unwell and identifies the illest area in school. Mother asks for specifics and notes concern for her child.
Fragmentary lines describe a quirky piece mentioning bandy legged figures and ukuleles. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
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