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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
2
Nancy, afraid of dogs, walks with her father. A small dog snaps at her heels and another barks. She grips her father's hand as a large St Bernard rushes by and nearly topples her. She sighs asking why she always ends up on the dog side of him.
Take care of your tires as many ships carrying rubber from Sumatra and Brazil have been diverted to active transport. The remaining vessels available to bring rubber into the country are extremely limited, prompting supply concerns for motorists and manufacturers alike.
Extension News Service reports the Agronomy Department of the College of Agriculture advises free harrowing of corn to suppress weeds after rains. Apply while corn is 5 to 6 inches high and repeat as ground dries to set back weeds and prepare soil for cultivation.
Prof. F M Gregg of Peru Nebraska president of the Nebraska State Teachers Association says the state convention in Omaha from November 6 to 8 will feature speakers from Columbia University and the Bureau of Education in Washington with Dr Engelhardt Otis Caldwell Miss Fanny Dunn Miss Fanny Hill Miss Georgia Fox Mrs Henriet ta Calvin and Dr A Judd and Dr J Paul Goods from the University of Chicago.
At the Nebraska association for the blind annual convention in Omaha from June 11 to 14 a concert will be performed by blind musicians from across the state highlighting a featured cultural event of the gathering.
The Extension Service of the College of Agriculture will offer at least ten one day canning schools in every county this summer. Last year 33 towns hosted schools with over 2000 attendees who pledged to teach others. Counties with home demonstration agents will manage under their direction. others will be led by county or district agents. Communities should notify their agent to arrange a session.
A University of Nebraska notice from the animal husbandry extension service advises immediate chilling and careful processing for light hogs in heat. It recommends evening Hill work, cutting carcasses, boning hams and shoulders, splitting flat along the bone, salting, spreading on a rack in a cool breeze, avoiding sugar, using winter brine if needed, packing meat by morning, and starting use from the barrel promptly.
The Department of Dairy Husbandry offers instructions for a home made butter printer. Build a box 2 1/2 by 4 5/6 by 3 inches with a half inch follower board and a central peg. Soak printer before use to prevent sticking, press butter through, wrap on parchment paper, and soak wrappers in salt water for better storage.
A three day conference at University Park Lincoln runs June 13 to 15 with trained demonstrators in canning drying and other methods. Government experts help College of Agriculture faculty. County district tenders junior extension workers and home demonstration staff will attend. Two weeks of demonstrations statewide run mid June to mid July.
The Bureau of Standards in Washington issues a circular warning that some merchants skim by using dishonest weights. It advises every kitchen to have small scales for weighing pound purchases. Scales can be bought for $2 or less, and honest merchants will welcome their use.
Committees in Omaha organize the Nebraska State Press Association gathering to be held in June 2022 with addresses by Rev. Titus Lowe and Gurden W. Wattles. Dinners or luncheons to be hosted by Ak-Sar-Ben Chamber of Commerce Live Stock Exchange and local supply houses. Entertainment for ladies arranged. Theme centers on press efforts to aid the war.
A quotation attributed to Sir John Lubbock discusses how nobility of life hinges on the spirit guiding actions rather than the method chosen, asserting character shapes virtue or vice.
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