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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
2
In a quiet tale Peter senses winter as leaves fall and North Wind nears. Honker the Goose appears in a V formation from the Far North, guiding Peter to anticipate the changing season and a night by the Big River beside the dear Old Brier Patch.
The saying that chop suey is unknown in China is disputed as the dish was said to be invented in Southern Pacific railroad camps in the United States more than fifty years ago. A Chinese workman cook reportedly mixed various ingredients and named it chop suey.
A humorous column features reader queries to Mr Wynn about liver and bacon timing lamp post signs and marriage advice. Answers joke about liver ordered first and a nearsighted reader reading high signs. A married man offered frugal advice to stretch the budget with vegetables.
A vintage home remedy and recipe excerpt emphasizing onions as a staple for winter meals. Includes an onion poultice for lung trouble and a baked stuffed onion dish with rye flour eggs lemon butter milk and mushrooms. Provides method and serving notes for a hearty main course.
Poem by Anne Campbell describes a ruthless boss who treats workers as pawns in a chess game. It portrays callous ambition and delayed decisions harming employees, implying a power watching over him for eventual reckoning. The piece ends with the boss facing a moral checkmate.
A vintage recipe notes baking onions stuffed with a crumb butter mix under water covered then uncovered to brown. It suggests serving with or without mushrooms or sausage. Also included is a Walnut and Salmon Salad combining canned salmon walnuts cabbage and cooked salad dressing on lettuce.
B Cray Poultry Extension Specialist notes a four point plan for egg quality. Emphasizes removing cockerels after breeding season, using good laying ration, producing clean eggs with proper litter and covering dropping boards, and gathering eggs frequently to reduce washing.
The marketing season for guinea fowls runs from late summer through fall with demand in city markets for one to two pound young birds. Heavier birds become preferred as the season advances. Guineas are sold as game birds unplucked, though hotels buy them plucked. Varieties include white, pearl, and lavender, and they retain wild traits but can be profitably raised on farms where young birds roam and forage.
Dr H J Almquist from the University of California cautions poultrymen about iodine in eggs. He notes that making eggs highly iodized is easy and trendy but warns that minimum and maximum iodine needs for laying birds and chicks are not known. He compares overuse to the buck’s reaction to cough medicine.
The article explains that poultry water fountains, though costly, preserve water temperature and reduce evaporation, especially in hot weather, unlike open vessels. It notes that small flocks can use cheaper vessels, but fountains prevent birds from going without water when attendants are away all day.
Poultry houses should be ventilated at the top. Nonlaying hens cost as much to feed as high producers. A good layer has a curved keel, deep abdomen, broad back, and strong chest. Most hens stay on lay until late fall then rest six weeks. Yellow corn provides more vitamin A for growth than white corn. Fowl pox or sore head is caused by a microscopic germ affecting skin and mucous membranes.
A Housewife tip suggests using a solution of alum and water to keep hands dry during fine sewing. Dip hands in the mixture, then dry thoroughly to prevent perspiration from interfering with sewing tasks. Public Ledger editorial notes.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes grackles, though noisy at sunset during migration, are beneficial as they reduce insect pests. Despite some communities shooting them, slaughter harms crops by allowing locusts and cutworms to multiply, a lesson from Cape Cod years ago.
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