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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
2
Instructions on preparing plain boiled starch with gum arabic water. Use two tablespoons starch to a gallon of water, mix to cream, boil five minutes, add candle or lard for smoothness. For stiffer starch add gum arabic water per quart starch. Prepare solution by dissolving gum arabic in boiling water and storing for use.
Instructions describe cleaning an old tobacco pipe by stuffing the stem with a match, dabbing with alcohol, warming and burning it three or four times to restore cleanliness and aroma, avoiding break-in bother.
The plimsoll mark on a ship’s hull signals safe loading limits based on waterline. Samuel Plimsoll, born 1821 in Bristol, campaigned against underloading risk in merchant maritime work. His persistent effort helped pass the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876 to prevent unsafe voyages.
Unconfirmed reports say General von Falkenhayn will succeed Von Bethmann Hollweg as chancellor when the Reichstag reconvenes at month end. The claim centers on current political maneuvers within the German government.
The best pruning time is after leaves fall and wood ripens in fall. Pruning risks sprouts. more severe pruning encourages new growth as trees use stored food. To keep trunks smooth, rub off young sprouts continually. After establishment, maintain with cultivation, pruning, spraying, thinning. Use disk barrow and harrows to limit plowing.
Garden advisory from J. S. Gardner Missouri station urges mowing down inflamed weeds and removing those gone to seed. Composting kills weed seed and helps manure. burn or discard infected stalks to prevent disease and insect problems next season.
Kansas farmers worry about dry soil hindering fall wheat sowing. Experts say plow with power, even when dry, as delayed work lowers yields. Deep plowing now can waste moisture and delay seed bed settling amid heavy weed growth.
Practical first aid guidance on wound cleansing using cooled boiled water and boiled bandages, with emergency dry-bandage alternatives baked clean and ready. Advises preparation by mothers for accidents, keeping an antiseptic solution, and teaching children clean habits to prevent infection.
A humorous Detroit Free Press snippet recounts a neighborly jab about The Green family’s misfortune when their new car broke down outside the house. The narrator notes seeing Green and family frantically work to restart it for about an hour, finding it oddly refreshing.
The Boston Transcript asks about Molly Pitcher's husband in a brief query on historical fame. It notes curiosity about the name and invites readers to recall or research the familiar Revolutionary War figure.
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