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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
10
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine for headache colds pain neuritis lumbago and rheumatism. It notes a nineteen year physician endorsement and a 12 tablet tin costing only a few cents. The text includes marketing claims and stray unrelated lines about a shop and a movie.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that most farm wells near houses and barns risk contamination from sewage. It urges separate, properly designed disposal, safe water standards, and advises farmers to consult geologic authorities for well planning. It describes pumps, power sources, and system layouts to improve domestic water safety and highlights fire prevention benefits of a reliable farm water system.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines black locust as a profitable, durable timber for farms. It grows rapidly, yields fence posts by 14 to 20 years, and is valuable for insulator pine and posts. Starting methods include seed sowing in spring and protecting saplings from locust borer. Commercial life spans 16 to 25 years.
The farmer gains a more attractive home for his stock and a more valuable farm through concrete. It offers permanency and rat and mouse proofing for grain bins. The article notes concrete can be mixed by the farmer with practice, reducing reliance on costly skilled labor.
Top dressing wheat with manure can boost yield significantly. Indiana tests show as little as two tons per acre may add ten bushels, with four tons adding about two more. Manure provides direct plant food and winter protection, plus better clover stands and a substantial organic benefit not mirrored by comparable commercial fertilizers.
A Victorian guide notes absorbents like straw sawdust and foam save liquid manure. Cut straw absorbs two to three times its weight in water and fine cut straw six to nine times. Oats straw also provides plant nutrients especially potash.
Prepared by the United States Department. If possible all small tools for the team should be purchased on one order. This saves time and usually money. It also leads to a total expenditure large enough to impress the farmer with the importance of giving systematic care to his small tools.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that marketing hay and roughage creates extra labor for farm workers and reduces fertility due to cropping, with much of the value lost instead of being fed to livestock.
After the 1918 harvest, farmers marketed wheat mainly in May and July. In the first four months, 69.38 percent of the yearly total was sold, with monthly sales then falling to 1.5 percent by June 1919, showing a sharp decline as the year progressed.
The article notes that poultry raising offers attractive work for people who enjoy caring for fowls. It highlights that both men and women can earn pleasant incomes from poultry and mentions women already making good income in the field.
Farmers urged to control gophers in orchards as these pests bore deep under root crowns of cherry trees, leaving little evidence while causing potential damage to nearby fruit trees.
A dated health ad touts Cascarets as a cure for constipation headaches colds and biliousness claiming the product frees the system of liver and bowel toxins. It promises no griping and gentle overnight action, contrasting with harsher remedies and stressing low cost.
A Birmingham Age Herald passage notes that people cling to old objects like chairs and beds handed down through generations while replacing newer items such as motor cars. The quote highlights quiet sentiment over tangible memories rather than loud lamentations.
An advertisement promotes Ose Diamond Dyes claiming guaranteed, rich fade resistant color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It notes the Diamond Dye Color Card helps match any material and mentions the Directions Book included with each package for dyeing over any color.
A brisk dialogue contrasts desire for money with a deeper wish to return home. Dustin Stax remarks that money feels pointless without purpose, while an amateur philosopher recalls how youngsters once sought escape by chasing marbles and a distant homecoming.
Children’s handkerchiefs often appear coarse after washing. Use good soap and rinse in water tinted with Red Cross Baltic Blue for brightness.
In Judge Thoupsen's court a few days ago some colored men were questioned about jury fitness. Clarence Green says his mind is already made up. The judge questions the timing while Green asserts decisiveness since the beginning of his information, per the New York Evening Post.
An old advertisement describes catarrh as nasal obstruction and urges frequent sufferers to take Hall's Catarrh Medicine to build up the system and cleanse the blood. It claims internal use helps mucous surfaces and offers free Pentimonialp. Noted price is 310.00 and directs to J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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