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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
2
A mixed text discusses flag display rules indoors and outdoors, storm usage, and military etiquette, followed by agricultural guidance on red clover as a key legume for temperate regions. It covers sowing times, seed bed prep, seeding rates, soil suitability, pasture use, and hay curing practices.
The article notes Miss Jessie B. Merrick of the University of Washington urges homes and offices to be health laboratories for women. It warns poor posture from modern duties and ill fitting surroundings can cause ailments like sciatica and lumbago, while good posture signals initiative and self control and supports a strong nervous system through activity. It also reflects on Palestine’s historical significance and physical geography, including its size, frequent earthquakes, and abundant springs feeding the Jordan.
An excerpted passage asserts that nature holds no exact parallels in forms and events. It muses on the uniqueness of clouds, leaves, waves, snow, rain, birds, rivers, thunder, and the cry of birds, underscoring endless variation across time.
Beans require rich mellow soil and continuous warm growth for tenderness at picking. Use well rotted manure dug into trenches, water well, and finish with a fine soil. Plant in hills or drills. hills allow cleaner cultivation, drills maximize yield in the same space.
The piece explains that early fall farrowed pigs gain more from fall and winter pasture, while sows not yet bred should be prepared to breed soon. It notes the early fall pig’s advantage in size and winter hardiness over late arrivals. It also includes a humorous anecdote about a cook who broke her leg and was immobilized.
A brief rule of conduct admonishes living in a way that former sweethearts might introduce you to their husbands as the man they might have married, reflecting social commentary in the Kansas City Star.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal saying advises giving potatoes time to grow and not rushing to seek an oculist to see if their eyes are open.
A proverb notes that vigor in plants and people requires sunshine and cheerfulness. Without bright mood and positive spirit, growth and usefulness lag.
The gardener should avoid baked soil and crusts by regular airning through band cultivator use between rows. Weed control through weeding and careful watering, preferably via furrows and late afternoon sprinkling, preserves moisture and fosters soil health.
An observer notes that very bright light hides objects at the roadside by overpowering visibility. The iris acts like a camera shutter, contracting as light increases to cut excess light, causing a brief blindness when moving from darkness to bright light.
The text explains that prevention is impossible here and that treatment follows a pound of cure approach. Cold applications may help early, but once pus forms hot applications are preferred and outlets must be established with a heated needle.
The text explains that winking provides lubrication for the eyes. It notes the eye remains clean when water from the tear glands washes over it, carrying moisture from under the upper lid across the eye.
The advertisement argues local testimony trumps distant claims for cures. Aberdeen resident M M Thein of 721 E Second St says Doan's Kidney Pills helped his back and kidney issues, recommending them to others. Price 50c at dealers, and the notice urges asking for Dean's Kidney Pills.
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