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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
4
William A Radford offers free advice on building a two room upstairs home designed for a couple. The plan features a long two bedroom layout, a back porch work area near the kitchen, a cool basement with fruit storage, and practical furnace piping for efficient heating and ventilation.
The farmer determines farming efficiency by applying good organization seed selection and systematizing management. Government farm management studies cite factors like farm size, capital, labor, enterprise diversity, adaptability to conditions and economic realities, with emphasis on income per animal unit and regional labor income.
Professor Kildee of Iowa Agricultural College discusses silage cutting lengths. He notes strong opinions exist between one and a quarter inches and quarter to half inch cuts, with most favoring three fourths inch for mature corn and acknowledging half inch cuts for dry corn. He shares his practice of three fourths inch cuts, and suggests a shorter upper silo portion at one half inch.
Fragmentary notes discuss mothers and setters in a poultry context. Mentions good mothers from last year and suggests options for assignment to tasks, though wording is garbled and many phrases are unclear.
Mrs. K C Thurston calls readers to live greatly with strong purpose and wide sympathy. She urges seeing beyond the poor in life to the fine things that surround us, and to maintain sincerity, courage, and thoughtful learning as we progress.
A vintage round up of cucumber recipes describes serving cucumber salad with onion and tomato sauce, cucumber shapes baked with eggs and tomato, cucumber jelly with gelatin and onion juice, and boiled cucumbers served on fried bread with a peppery egg sauce. Includes tips to remove large seeds for easier digestion.
A collection of home cooking notes includes steps for carrot and pea supper, rich Graham muffins, walnut tea cakes, and roasted chicken with olives. Practical guidance covers chopping, boiling, batter mixing, and stuffing with olive based sauces.
Mrs Hitch struggled with a young pupil in a Claysville spelling class. She demonstrates bed as bed then asks what bed spells. The child answers with drawers, prompting a moral lesson from the Crystallizing Cynthiana Democrat.
A maimed sparrow fell onto Mrs. Floyd Nesbitt s hat and became entangled in the trimming. Startled, she jumped up, overbalanced the canoe, and nearly drowned before her husband reached her from shore and saved her on Lake Oscawana in New York.
A witty Ohio State Journal note contrasts wealth with joy by claiming the rich miss the simple thrill when a lawn mower breaks down, implying pleasure in small mishaps and imperfect everyday life.
A coffee addict narrates how her sister secretly replaced coffee with Postum, leading to restored strength and better appearance. Ten days’ trial convinced her of Postum’s health benefits, with details on Regular and Instant forms and pricing.
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