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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1917
Page
7
A United States Department of Agriculture piece explains pectin as the key jelly ingredient and outlines selecting fruits, extracting juice, testing pectin with alcohol, rapid cooking, skimming, filling sterilized glasses, cooling quickly, and storage. It notes common mistakes like overcooking, insufficient sugar, and crystallization causing soft, tough, or cloudy jelly.
The guide notes a ratio of three fourths cup sugar to one cup juice. It warns that when pectin is thin and separated, cooking large juice quantities slowly over flame causes color loss and reduced yield due to pectin breakdown as boiling begins and time increases.
Fruit pectin methods are described with apple orange and mint pectin jellies. Recipes detail quantities for apple pectin, orange pectin, mint and orange, and strawberry orange blends, including boiling times, pressing juices, and sterilizing for jelly storage.
This segment outlines currant cultivation and marketing tips. It notes plants are healthy but face borers and currant worm pests, advises white hellebore spray for leaf underside, and emphasizes careful picking and proper packing for private customers.
United States Department of Agriculture reports that applying a copper sulphate starch paste or bordeaux paste to fresh watermelon stems stops stem end rot during shipment. Treated melons show far less decay than untreated loads, with examples of 2 percent versus 25 percent decay in comparable car shipments. Farmers' Bulletin No. 521 provides detailed directions.
Professor F. B. Merrill of Kansas State Agricultural College outlines three orchard cultivation methods. The sod mulch system uses a grass crop on fertile land to control wood growth and promote fruit buds. The second method involves sowing and harvesting hay, which harms trees and fruit quality. Clean cultivation is advised on sloped land to kill weeds.
United States Department of Agriculture reports sweet clover relieves bare pastures, boosting forage for dairy cattle, horses, sheep, and hogs. Native ranges improve when seeded, with better grass growth due to soil-borne nutrients. North Central farms report success, seeding in late June to frost for pasture.
By RH. WILLIAMS, Animal Husband man. Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station. The piece argues against selling top breeding stock due to high feed costs and labor shortages. It urges stockmen to inspect flocks and retain superior animals, warning that reducing livestock could cause meat shortages and discourage farmers.
Local clubs aid the Federal Food Administration in harvesting the 1917 apple crop. Volunteers will pick, grade, and store fruit in temporary structures to retain quality, with growers coordinating housing and training. Proper cooling, careful handling, and prompt storage reduce spoilage, aiming to feed allies and conserve foods. The piece ends with a brief self defense quote from Senator Sorham about discussing things one does not understand.
A disjointed dialogue shows an employer asking if a bill was collected from Smith. The collector recounts visiting the house, finding seven items, six damaged, and being rejected by the resident. The employer presses to return to recover the money.
Advertisement extols Cuticura soap for daily use and Cuticura ointment for relief of surface issues. It advises bathing affected skin, drying gently, then applying ointment twice daily for speedy heatment. Free samples offered by mail with book from Curicura Dept Ly Boston.
Local store Kaminer of Swartanburg, S.C., reports druggists are pleased with a kidney remedy sold over the past years. The letter extols the medicine as a top option in its class and offers full personal recommendation.
Letter to Dr Kilmer & Co of Ithaca New York discusses a sample bottle and claims of convincing results. Mentions a booklet about valiant formation and warnings to drug stores. Includes a broken illustration caption and a quoted exchange about the world seeming wilder.
Mrs Ecstie J Van per of Paterson New Jersey reports severe back and side pains irregularity fatigue and poor appetite improving after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. She urges other women to try the products and consult Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for advice.
An editorial urges both men and money for victory by boosting food production as exports falter and reserves drain. It stresses citizens must work, support the army, and avoid complacency while noting odd remarks about China and fashion as social commentary.
A jumble of snippets from Indianapolis News Kansas City Star and Good Memory for Dates entries shows a playful chorus of voices. Dialogues touch on family money Liberty bonds doorbells car rides and anniversaries with antique cadence and witty asides.
A shopman extols a new barrel skirt while a customer’s husband jokes that she should be within it. The exchange highlights social banter over fashion and money, ending with a wry note that envy persists even without money.
A mistress learns her cook plans to resign because the master does not seem to appreciate her dishes. The cook cites that her last employer overate from her meals, while the current master remains healthy, prompting her to seek better fit. The note ends with a proverb about bankruptcy and paying only what one can.
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