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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
8
A peeled peach machine quietly installed at Fresno Home Packing plant No.9 of the California Peach Growers promises to transform the industry by producing peeled peaches at 8 or 9 cents per pound, potentially boosting demand and expanding market outlets for the peach industry.
A wife notices her husband’s distraction from a beautiful widow at a nearby table. The husband agrees she is attractive, while the wife sighs and quips that she wishes she were a widow herself. The exchange appears in Ladies' Home Journal as a light humorous vignette.
The ad extols Grape-Nuts for a nut like taste plus zestful flavor and the full nutrients of wheat and barley. It emphasizes minerals from the grain as essential for vigorous health and recommends daily rations at every table.
A U.S. Agriculture report estimates over 100 million dollars lost annually from wasted grain straw and corn stover. It urges feeding these roughages with concentrates to cut meat costs, improve soil fertility, and boost cattle production, noting low current use and high waste in many regions.
Farmers should raise draft horses as a profitable long term industry. Buy weanlings or yearlings to start, as there is a steady market at 250 to 300 per head. Raising costs comparable to regular horses, with good draft stock valued higher. Cutting corn should begin when kernels glaze, as stalks gain nourishment and grain hardens. Seek purebred stock. borrowing for purchase is better than using scrub stock.
Poor growth and thrift in young chicks signal feeding problems. A few grains of sand during the first days after hatching help prepare the stomach for food later, while the chick still lives on yolk absorbed just before hatching.
A reader argues that a watering trough must have a cover to keep water clean. They suggest that if animals drink there, all kinds of filth could contaminate the water, making it unfit for livestock.
Protect the birds by installing a simple birdhouse. Aim for a rough rustic design with a front facing east or south if possible to attract and shelter local avian visitors during the season.
An old fragment combines a Beecher quotation on Washington with kitchen guidance. It details cleaning and preparing game and fish, roasting tips, and how to preserve flavor. It includes peach recipes such as Peach Trifle, Sponge Cake with Peaches, Peach Roly Poly, and Peach Salad with cream cheese and nuts.
A burglar broke into a residence last night and took a diamond ring and a freshly baked pie. Police monitor pawnshops for clues but have not located the thief. Also, a witty hotel clerk quips about modern improvements.
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