A Home For Nellie by Thyra Winslow
Easter Sunday in New York sets a romance in motion as Laura Burton and Frank Harding, a successful pair, adopt a yellow chick named Nellie. Nellie’s growth brings them closer, but a sudden Chick death makes Laura face a new future: marriage and a home in the country with Frank.
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New York
Laura Burton
Frank Harding
Th Avenue
Laura
Frank
Madison Avenue
Lura
Nellie
Carrie
Clover and nitrogen in crop rotations at Carthage field
The article reports University of Illinois agronomists at the Carthage soil field comparing three year rotations of corn oats and wheat with sweet clover used as green manure. One plot had fall cut and removal of clover, the other left uncut, with yields measured in the following spring.
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Carthage Soil Experiment Field
University of Illinois Agronomists
Crossword puzzle clues in old newspaper page
The listing shows horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbers and definitions. Clues cover topics from eye anatomy to ancient rulers and weather terms, ending with solution note “Solution in Next Issue” and a set of medieval style entries.
Soybeans: A Pioneer Crop Driving Farm Profit and Uses
Since 1922 soybeans have become a major cash crop, ranking fourth in the nation. Farmers benefit from late planting, strong per acre returns, and diverse uses from feed to oil for margarine and shortenings, with medicine and vitamins as a growing field.
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America
Proper butter making from clean milk and correct temps
The article outlines butter making from well fed cows with clean milking practices. It notes ripening cream at 65 to 70 degrees F and churning at 60 to 68 degrees F to form grainy butter in 20 to 25 minutes. It advises washing with warm water, salting a tablespoon per pound, and wrapping in parchment paper.
Cool Refreshments Guide for Summer Parties
A vintage style article outlines boosting summer menus with cool drinks for family and guests. It lists nutritious child friendly options and treats for visitors, plus serving tips like frosty glasses and tinted ice cubes. Recipes include a banana milk shake and frosted ginger ale with fruit juices and spices.
Easy Embroidery for Moments of Leisure
Press the bananas through a sieve then combine with milk and chocolate flavored malt drink. Shake in a shaker or covered jar with ice and serve. Mint Chocolate Frost serves 4 with cocoa syrup milk vanilla mint extract and ice cream. Orange Lime Fizz mixes orange juice sugar mint lime juice and carbonated water for a refreshing soda-like drink. Ambrosia yields 6 quarts from apricot nectar orange juice lemon and lime juices sugar and carbonated water served over ice.
Veal Cutlet Dinner with Tomato Sauce and Sides
A complete meal features veal cutlet topped with tomato sauce and a parsleyed potatoes side. French green beans and head lettuce with French dressing accompany the dish, plus oatmeal bread and citrus chiffon pie. A beverage completes the menu.
New Oil Improves Dormant Sprays for Fruit Trees
Geneva experiment station introduces a new superior spray oil for dormant use on fruit trees. The new oil is claimed to be more effective and safer. World usage exceeds 25 million gallons annually, enough to make about a billion gallons of dilute spray.
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Geneva
New Machine Helps Deep Fertilizer Placement
An Illinois farmer has developed a machine that places fertilizer at plow-sole depth and can cover up to 30 acres a day. The method targets root depth in soil or bottom of furrows, gaining advocates as it enables late season application after weather settles.
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Illinois
Hints for washing berries and preparing citrus
Lynn advises washing berries only when needed to preserve juice. For strawberries roll and rinse until hulls are removed with water remaining clear. To maximize juice, roll oranges and lemons on a table then warm slightly if too firm to roll.
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Lynn
Quick Kitchen Tips for Efficient Prep and Cooking
To cut hard cooked eggs easily dip a fine wire or sharp knife in cold water to stop the yolk sticking. Use kitchen shears to cut meats for salad for speed. Bacon goes in the skillet before heating the unit and cooks slowly while fat is poured off. Remove pinfeathers from fowl with tweezers for satisfaction.
Lemon and water wake-up drink for digestion
A health tip promotes a morning lemon juice in water to stimulate bowel action and aid digestion. It notes lemons are rich in vitamin C and other nutrients, boosts energy, resists colds, and can freshen the mouth. Use California Sunkist Lemons.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
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