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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1937
Page
3
Ruth K. extols washing curtains with a washer and mangle and venturing into tinting. Esther and Joe, a young farming couple, transform a plain bungalow with white walls blue accents and refreshed oak furniture, creating a bright open living space. Author Betty Wells notes practical color mixes and fabric choices for curtains.
Dietary guidance stresses prepared meals for digestion and palatability. The article lists examples such as potato creams, fruit gratins, baked fish, potato salad, refrigerator puddings, plum jams, chocolate fillings, salmon cutlets, and notes cooking improves nutrition and flavor.
William H. D. Bence of Laurelton, L I recalls the Halifax explosion of December 6 1917. A ship loaded with high explosives collided in the harbor triggering a tidal wave and fires that devastated one third of the city leaving 1 226 dead and 400 missing. Bence helped rescue women and children and was eventually trapped beneath debris before being pulled free by a strong woman and her daughter. The event led to his later posting to Dartmouth hospital for duty.
The Airedale legend traces the breed to Ayr valley poachers who bred otterhounds with terriers to create a silent hunting dog. Ancient Egypt used hieroglyphic writing for ideas, hieratic for manuscripts, and demotic as the late popular script.
The poultryman with a well managed flock will gain the biggest fall egg production. Prepare pallets for the laying house in early fall and disinfect the house before birds are placed. Cull pullets, market sub normal birds, and avoid cheap mash. Maintain clean water, rigid sanitation, and accurate flock records. Secure good breeding males promptly and plan grazing crops like Italian rye grass and crimson clover for winter and spring grazing.
University of Wisconsin experiments cited by Country Home Magazine show an all mash ration of 12 parts soy bean meal, two parts meat scrap, and two parts dried milk plus minerals improves chick weight at 8 and 20 weeks and gains per feed. Other mixes compare favorably, and pallets at 11 months with soy meal plus meat scraps and dried milk yield good egg production.
Dr J R Mohler chief of the bureau of animal industry in Washington cautions that Bangs disease vaccine is experimental and should only be used by skilled veterinarians. The vaccine uses living Bangs germs and should not be given to mature or pregnant cattle. Calf applications show promise for prevention but 250 herd tests across several states are required before official endorsement.
A Montreal Herald writer suggests feeding turnips to horses, boiled or raw, though not common for working stock. Roots are about 90 percent water, requiring 100 pounds of turnips to match 10 pounds of dry hay, and there is doubt about any effect on heaves.
The Indiana Farmer's Guide advises trimming the tips of a chicken's wings to prevent flying over fences. Slight uneven trimming can unbalance a bird during flight attempts, while only a small portion is removed and the bird remains largely attractive. This method is economical and practical for poultrymen.
A crochet pattern offers four sizes of doilies to dress a table. Patterns 1462 include directions and stitch illustrations for 6 12 17 and 22 inch pieces. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Department at 82 Eighth Avenue New York for pattern 1462.
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