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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
4
Sioux County Herald, issued Thursdays in Orange City Iowa, offers second class mail in the county with cash in advance terms. Subscriptions run one year or six months or three months with prices listed and orders sent to Isaac Hospers. Job work offered with prompt service and cash on delivery.
Misses Mary and Katie Honwers visit Alton from Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin. Mrs Arma Keasey arrives from Waterloo for a brief winter stay. E B Hearich and W S Slade head to Houston Texas. Miss Trene Mahnin visits Ishba rth Minnesota. A lively evening hosted by the Pitts with Clemens five piece orchestra from Sheldon, pink roses and streamers. Three prize exchanges awarded women and men with favors. Joe Arens of California visits then returns to St Louis. Laura Schnee goes back to Des Moines. Fortnightly program includes Josie Cambier readings Currency Legislation Judge Hutchinson and music committee Mrs Thompson.
A baking column offers several cake recipes including Simple Fruit Cakes and a Nut Cake variety. It lists ingredients such as molasses, milk, brown sugar, spices, currants, walnuts, and citron, with directions to mix, bake, and cool. The piece emphasizes family friendly cakes suitable for holiday desserts.
Text outlines pear based desserts and puddings using stewed pears in syrup, crumbs, butter, and eggs. Describes pear beems pudding with lemon syrup, bread crumbs, and whipped whites, and pear lady fingers variations with cocoa, eggs, and baking. Includes ice cream pie and baked pear dishes with breadcrumbs and fruit layers.
Guidance on dairy cow management after calving. Emphasizes rest before next breeding, not keeping calves cold, proper nursing, gradual feeding, and avoiding cold or skim milk. Warns that cold milk or overworked cream hinders butter and profits, with tips on keeping the milker’s hands warm and vaseline for hard, rough spots.
The editor of Wizard's Dairyman explains a method to winter brood sows on alfalfa hay from breeding to farrowing. Early trials showed poor pig vitality when protein was insufficient, prompting experiments using a Culiano of alfalfa. Results indicated better nourishment requirements to prevent weak piglets.
A dated kitchen note outlines methods for preparing onions, including baked whole onions in paper and in casserole, and onions with cream sauce. It describes washing or peeling, boiling, peeling moisture absorption, baking until tender, and finishing with butter or pepper.
A scrambled fragment hints at a brewery in Shropshire and a comparison to Yorkshire. The unreadable text mentions lamp hours and a recent event, with unclear details about a person named Panny or an event favoring a Yorkshire reference.
The text sketches a rough account of winter pig rearing, noting brood sows, births, and care while mothers nurse. It mentions names like Girrowing Gime and Killaly, and remarks on feeding with corn and alfalfa. The fragmentary narrative hints at ongoing use of a feeding practice and a desire to continue it.
Readable text notes dairy cows with sore teats require winter feeding and careful handling. Vaseline serves as a basic treatment, with alternative Corberized vaseline noted. Instructions are garbled but imply oil and ointment use to soothe sores.
A garbled report hints at hogs and livestock events with mentions of fields and stalls. It suggests improvements in hog strength and breeds with notes on feed and environmental conditions, referencing a park area and local preparations.
A recipe fragment list describes potato souffle with mash and butter, cabbage souffle with creamy sauce, spinach souffle with onion juice and egg whites, and a cauliflower and tomato gratin with white sauce. Includes steps for mixing, folding, baking times, and seasoning for each dish.
A compilation of lemonade recipes and flavor variations. Includes Maple Lemonade, Milk Lemonade with sherry and milk, Pineapple Lemonade with pineapple juice and sugar syrup, Beg Lemonade with a fresh egg, and tips to shake and chill before serving.
A farmer’s guide highlights gold shares as a strong winter market for skim milk products while noting Europe’s larger yields. It warns against feeding sows poor rations, urges ventilated hot houses, and recommends tight boards and double windows for pig houses. It advises a veterinarian to inspect old seal teeth and young horses at winter’s start.
Scant feeding in winter harms stock hogs starving for proper nourishment. Avoid tankage and oil meal alone. use balanced rations with corn, alfalfa shorts, bran, and slaty hay. A well managed diet reduces roughness, preserves body, and boosts spring condition for higher profits.
A National Stockman piece debates early halter handling for draft colts. It argues tender halter training aids future obedience and ruggedness, while warning some handlers spoil stock regardless of method. It notes some foals adapt quickly to harness, but broader success depends on the trainer’s skill and temperament.
The ad argues consumption affects 350 people daily in the U S and claims timely treatment with Scott's Emulsion prevents disease by nourishing tissue. It praises quick assimilation for healthy blood, stronger lungs, and body, noting use in tuberculosis camps and no alcohol or habit forming drug. Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield N J.
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