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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
3
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports feeding corn silage to pregnant ewes improves lamb quality and lowers feed cost. Four ration groups show silage plus corn yields strong, well-boned lambs with higher vigor and lower daily feed costs than clover and alfalfa regimes, despite smaller lamb counts in some silage groups.
Imported Rouge Second's son, a sensational two year old Guernsey, won the national dairy show in Chicago. Iowa State offered ten thousand, rejecting three thousand from Dr Truman Brophy. The bull was bred at the college under Prof H H Kildee and herdman Axel Anderson, mother Imported Rouge 2nd of the Brickfield holds a world Cuernsey milk record. The college aims to use him to strengthen its herd and teach students while boosting the breed in Iowa.
Iowa teachers aiming to prepare for home economics or agriculture may attend a six week summer session at Iowa State College from June to July 25. Authorized by the board of education, the program focuses on special training in home economics and agriculture. Last year’s session was a success and sparked demand for permanence.
A Catholic church in Dyersville plans to install a dean with a $6000 endowment. The event reflects funding for church leadership and community religious services.
A Maryland inventor patents an efficient dish draining cabinet with slanted racks and a spraying system. Water from an above spigot washes dishes as hot water drains through the cabinet bottom into the sink, reducing burn risk while improving cleanliness and drying.
An antique domestic guide notes: fill kettles with cold water and soda for laundry, hang clothes in rain without removing, allow to dry to keep stiffness, boil with a peeled demon cut in slices to remove stains and whiten. For muslin, dissolve gum arabic in water as starch substitute, apply dry and iron.
A halibut croquette recipe combining butter milk nutmeg onion juice parsley and white pepper. Mix with flaked halibut lemon juice form on buttered plate coat in crumbs and deep fry. serve with white or lobster sauce.
Instructions for making baked apple sauce with core apples cut in quarters and sugared with one cup sugar and half cup water for two quarts. Oven bake one and a half hours to preserve whole pieces and develop sweetness. Also details peeling and cooking potatoes mashed with butter and salt, finished with black pepper and baked to a rich brown.
A vintage recipe describes cooking one cup white rice in water until soft, then adding a pint of cold muck and an egg sized piece of butter with four egg yolks and lemon zest, baking half an hour. After cooling, beat four egg whites with sugar and lemon juice, spread, and brown.
A historical note suggests cleaning delicate lace collars by rubbing a 1 1 mix of white flour and bran into the stretched collar on a hard surface. The process may be repeated using a straightened stick to adjust the fabric as needed.
Peel and core the apples and steam in a rich syrup until tender. Top the surface with chopped pecans and a center mix of sugar butter and brown sugar. Bake quickly in an oven and serve delicious with whipped cream.
In Eatherville residents are surprised by rapid results from a simple mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients sold as Adlar-i-ka. A draught named claims the remedy acts as an antiaspio to cleanse the digestive system and relieve sour stomach gas and constipation in a single dose. Jay Johnston & Co. Drugstore in Kabra reports strong success in Dolliver.
A quoted maxim from Mrs. A. B. Hegemno urges doing good to others while one can, noting the rarity of passing through life. The quote emphasizes immediate kindness and preventing regret for missed opportunities to help.
Eatherville joins the American Drug and Press Association to offer Meritol preparations sold only by members. The town promises guaranteed quality and expert makers. J. J. Klopp invites residents to request Meritol goods.
A household tip from Woman's Home Companion suggests cutting a piece of manila paper the size of the music sheet like a picture mat and pasting it over the edges of the worn sheet to extend its life for years.
An old advertisement proclaims $100 per plate was paid at a banquet to Henry Clay in New Orleans in 1842. It touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for stomach trouble indigestion and various disorders. The pill claims easy safe cure priced at 26 cents.
Asolo in Treviso northern Italy, once Acelum, guards a cathedral and a ruined aqueduct with Catherine Cornaro palace nearby. The fortified town, under 8,000 residents, inspired two of Browning’s verses in Asolando and hosts beautified surrounds as it marks its centenary. Chamberlain's Cough Kenedy is recommended by mothers to ward off croup when cough appears. Sold by F. S. Shadle & Co.
J J Klopp promotes Merito White Liniment for immediate relief from bruises sprains and wounds. The product claims no equal as a pain killer and healer suitable for home use.
A Ghent, France death left a notable ninth century button collection valued at 40000 dollars. The Sale notice also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for cold croup and whooping cough, with no harmful drug. For sale by FB 8 Shadle & Uo.
A remark by Thomas Hardy denounces sham optimism as more heartless than exaggerated pessimism noting that pessimism at least keeps one on the safe side. The quote implies criticism of insincere hopeful rhetoric.
A twentieth century sensation named erlcol Rheumatism Powders is advertised as a universal remedy for rheumatism in all forms. The pitch claims it helps every sufferer and urges readers to ask those who have tried it, with endorsement attributed to J. J. Klopp.
A World excerpt notes a banquet joke about Bottle and a refusal to speak. It then claims nine of ten rheumatism cases are muscular from cold and damp and need only external treatment. Chamberlain's Liniment is recommended for quick relief, sold by F. B. Shadle & Co.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a quick cold remedy. Claims it contains opiates to soothe coughing, open passages, and save a doctor’s bill. Mentions a yellow package and emphasizes keeping the product on hand for prompt use.
Mrs Benham urges sending their son to Sunday school to align his ideas. She mentions Br Peter at the gate and wonders if St Peter is a ticket chopper. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is advertised as aiding nature and restoring health. Sold by F Shadle & Co.
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