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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
7
Marion Neil Harris extols rhubarb at peak season noting its medicinal and culinary value. The stalks soothe digestion, roots act as astringents, and when cooked as sponge or compote the fruit guides tart flavors into desserts.
Wilt and cut length, lay on glass dish, boil the shup, then cool. Add a few drops of red coloring and pour over the rhubarb. Serve with cream and lady fingers.
A recipe describes making oatmeal cookies: cream butter with brown sugar, add cream and eggs beaten separately, fold in rolled oats and whole wheat flour, add soda salt and spices, then bake quickly. The guide emphasizes cookies should be candied crisp and sweet to be eaten to the last crumb.
The housekeeper should install a shelf outside the kitchen window at a low position beneath exterior shutters. A plain board suffices, with a two inch rim if the area is exposed. A shallow box can store overflowing provisions to keep snow rain and dust out while maintaining low temperature, but this risks shutters.
A recipe describes lining a pudding dish with puff paste, adding cooled chopped fruit, sweetness to taste and nutmeg, covering with crust, sealing edges, making a central hole and baking.
Cream sugar and butter then beat in eggs. Stir in sour milk with baking soda. Fold in sifted flour with baking powder. Bake in three layers and assemble with icing or filling.
A recipe fragment for Matrimony tarts describes using one dozen apples a quarter pound of currants candied peel nutmeg sugar and puff paste. Apples are peeled cored quartered stewed to pulp then mixed with currants and peel for filling.
Ned Morse asks about martyrdom and learns from his parents that martyrs are people who endure fashion and social pretensions. Mr Morse cites examples like heavy hats causing headaches and overcoats neglected for trend, while Mrs Morse jokes about aging, hearing loss, and the family’s inability to grasp the concept amid playful laughter.
A Bavarian baker ships 5000 to 10000 loaves of black bread weekly to Europe using a three to one rye to wheat mix. He argues black bread is more nutritious and satisfying, often preferred to white bread, with bakers earning 10 to 12 dollars weekly compared with white bread bakers earning 5 to 7 dollars.
A noted swine breeder details mule foot hog characteristics including solid feet, hardiness, calm temperaments, and good growth. He notes regional breeding trends, cross breeding, and their apparent resistance to hog cholera in some tests, while acknowledging uncertainty about complete immunity.
A farmer proposes an inexpensive year round device to save ground space. Build a large loft oat bin, tin to exclude mice, and run a galvanized iron loader pipe to a near door box. A hinged cover lets feeding dip only what is needed, with movable joints for flexible alignment without soldering.
A dairy cow needs about 29 pounds of digestible dry matter daily with 2.25 pounds of protein and 18 pounds of starches plus half a pound of fat. For a farm grown mix the suggested ration uses corn silage 30 pounds, alfalfa hay 10 pounds, oat straw 5 pounds, ground oats 5 pounds, and ground peas 4 pounds to achieve a protein to starchy matter ratio near 1:5.8.
Corn silage stands as the cheapest and most efficient supplement for dairy and beef cattle horses calves and sheep. It is cheaper to store the corn crop as silage than other forms and, in a dry summer, a well stocked silo provides succulent green feed and relief to the farmer.
Absolute cleanliness is the first requirement in making good butter. Sanitary surroundings come next and correct temperature with attention to details in the care of cream third. It should be wrapped in parchment paper with one to four drops of vegetable coloring per pound to keep a uniform color based on the time of year.
A prominent breeder argues mule raising is profitable with the right mare and growing colts. Size comes from the dam, with two-year-olds priced lower and three-year-olds higher. Feeding matters, using corn or oats with alfalfa, and grinding mixed feed aids intake and gains.
Guidance warns against tainted milk from diseased cows and outlines hygiene, coloring avoidance in butter, and methods for firm butter. It also stresses clean stables, gentle handling of young cows, and early calf training to drink milk from birth.
A Cambridge landscape artist advised Reading Pennsylvania to adopt twelve steps for civic improvement. Priorities include new street layouts, removing obstructions, cutting smoke, annexing land for belt boulevards, central mall at Penn Square, better public building groupings, diagonal avenues, grade-crossing removals, new bridges over the Schuylkill, expanding playgrounds, preserving natural features as parks, and studying housing conditions.
The article argues paint transforms rural and suburban homes by boosting beauty and value. It notes paint improves appearances, preserves old structures, and signals character, urging regular upkeep and even use on farm equipment and interior decor.
A local editorial urges the board of public works to launch a thorough citywide cleanup from end to end. It calls for inspection of every street and alley, improved sidewalks, and swift repair orders to boost cleanliness and curb disease.
The Good Citizenship league of Flushing led a health crusade against sidewalk spitters. Members can arrest offenders and bring them before a police court for a $2 fine under the anti spitting ordinance.
Packing, flooring, and shelving protection items advertised for sale. Call at MAIL office for details and pricing.
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