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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
3
Cleveland Plain Dealer discusses overcoating aging wooden houses with stucco to refresh their appearance and value. The piece argues for porch widening, bay windows, and simplified trim to transform single residences into attractive multi family dwellings, improving waterproofing and fire resistance while preserving solid construction.
A Cincinnati resident hides a flowerscape by transforming old gas lamp posts along Blair Avenue. After removing glass globes, only the poles and frames remain, then window screening is repurposed to create hanging gardens from each lamp post. The whimsical DIY garden project grows quickly in the yard and War garden.
Describes a mossy lawn framed by trees and shrubs with bright flowers. A small house sits within the scene, though the landscape remains the focus. The writing emphasizes how the lawn picture persists and draws attention.
Fragmentary text discusses evaluating a site and the difficulty of making it satisfactory to an owner or observer. It notes a site may have some strengths yet be void of viable possibilities, rendering it unsuitable regardless of its views or location.
Readers are advised to carry lemons on countryside trips to purify questionable water. The article suggests adding lemon juice to a glass of water to improve clarity and safety during automotive excursions.
A fragmentary report notes sentiment that German submarines are not off the New Jersey coast and expresses a wish the mosquito fleet pursues them. The terse item hints at wartime anxiety and aerial or naval measures but lacks full context.
A column urges thrift in meals and labor, with tips on sugar use, avoiding waste, and stretching food to aid families. It lists home remedies and safety steps for accidents, lightning, sunstroke, fainting, fire, suffocation, poison, and bleeding, plus a note on common household emergency lists.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the text argues that combining horses into larger teams and using bigger implements can greatly raise productivity, save labor, and boost acreage. It suggests farm cooperatives where one skilled operator runs larger gear for several neighbors, with proven results on mowers harvesters tractors and threshers.
The article outlines candling as essential for egg grading under federal and state standards. It describes a simple at home method using a lamp and pipe to illuminate eggs, notes yolk color ranges from yellow to orange and occasional olive green, and explains the germinal disk and egg structure seen through the shell.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, this piece promotes using sheep to control weeds on farms. It argues sheep provide free weed control and profit from meat and wool, though heavy weed growth needs labor to manage. Sheep reduce mowing needs, improve pasture cleanliness, and raise cattle-carrying capacity.
The text explains egg anatomy and candling indicators of freshness. It describes the air space size, white thickness, yolk behavior, and germinal spot glow. It notes that enlarged air spaces and weak white signal staleness, with candling used to judge fitness and reject questionable eggs.
Drainage water during heavy rains helps spread plant diseases and explains occurrences in fields where cabbages and other crucifers were not grown. Storing green crops in pits or airtight containers evolved into silos, now essential for livestock. Benefits include year round green feed, lower cost per unit than other buildings, and convenient access.
The text describes a method to shape young cow horns with a horn-fastening arrangement to achieve desired curves. It notes that correctly formed horns save leather. It also mentions that goose feathers, harvested twice yearly, provide a steady income from a large flock and sell well at good prices.
Historical accounts describe Roman farmers cutting green succulent feeds into fine pieces and packing them in pits to sustain livestock through winter, a method reflecting proactive winter provisioning by agrarian communities.
The article argues for broader use of sheep in mixed farming to maximize land and labor efficiency and attain economical livestock production through intensified farmland use.
Poultry farming gains attention due to high egg prices. Homes and towns keep flocks, but many mix breeds. Purebred poultry offers higher profitability and better returns for farmers and hobbyists alike.
A dairy manual describes cooling cream immediately in cold water with stirring, using ice or cold spring water, and placing cans in a properly designed tank. It covers tank construction, water inlet and outlet placement, insulation options, placement in the dairy, and practices for ripening and mixing to ensure quality before churning.
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