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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
8
United States Department of Agriculture emphasizes thorough spring tillage for peach orchards. Begin early, widen the cultivated strip yearly, keep soil loose as a dust mulch, and adapt depth and tools to soil type. Tillage continues to midseason with cover crops considered for soil health and moisture retention.
The Brown Swiss breed originated in the canton of Behwyz Switzerland and is mainly found in New York and Wisconsin. Cattle range from light grayish brown to dark brown and are noted as mild, docile and excellent grazers, especially on…
Rough land supports cattle with cows averaging about 1250 pounds and bulls up to 2500 pounds. Brown Swiss cows in yearly records average 10705.7 pounds of milk with 3.996 percent test and 433.45 pounds of butterfat. The top ten Brown Swiss producers range from 19,400.6 to 16,400.7 pounds of milk with an average around 17,?72 pounds of milk. Top ten butterfat producers range from 70816 to 47.40 pounds, averaging about 56.72 pounds. Orchard benefits from home orchards as a key farm asset.
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture urges citizens to grow food at home. It notes the true cost of producing potatoes beans and tomatoes may exceed market prices when labor is counted. With the nation at war, the piece emphasizes backyard gardens and personal labor to support the troops.
Pruning styles greatly affect grape production costs and profits. Some systems need heavy trellises and routine tying, raising capital and labor, while others require less infrastructure and effort, influencing margins as grapes price trends change. The note also urges ensuring cow care and proper adjustment if cows are treated as machines.
A short Washington scene pits two young women against a man who drinks, with one condemning him and another defending him. The dialogue touches on heredity, past habits, and the idea that society has shifted away from public inebriation, reflecting nostalgic contrasts and social judgments.
A street near the capitol features laundries and shops selling tea in silk wrapped boxes with lacquered goods and pagoda motifs. An old house opens to a passerby as flags rise. locals debate national symbolism while a smiling man proclaims “Hello, fellow patriots” signaling imagined unity across varied cultures.
A Lafayette square scene unfolds as women queue for a famous film star during a Liberty Loan drive. Photographers chase a glamorous visitor who isn’t the star sought, revealing the mix of hopeful fans and staged publicity rather than a real celebrity sighting.
Police Superintendent Major Pullman orders a collateral payment of fifty dollars for plain drunkenness with higher sums for disorderly conduct or assault. Captains may adjust amounts up to three hundred dollars. Police court records show most deposit collateral and forfeit it to avoid appearing in court, leading officials to see collateral as a license to drink.
A biographical sketch portrays General Feng Kwoeliang as an enduring interrogation point in Chinese politics. It traces his ascent from Pac King Military academy to presidency of the Peers' Military academy in 1905 and his role alongside Yuan Shikai's favored officers, the Big Four, amid tumultuous late Qing power struggles.
A vintage profile portrays Thomas Staples Martin of Virginia as the Senate majority leader who quietly drives legislation. Though small in stature and rarely a grand speaker, his influence shapes both houses as he manages administration and anti administration bills from the floor.
Mrs. Benjamin Cram of Baltimore and New York leads the Travail Franco Americain to establish an exchange market for American and French goods, aiding penniless war sufferers and boosting U S F R trade. She cites patrons in France including the wife of President Puineatre and officials from the American embassy in Paris. An American committee will organize under the French Crafts society.
The article portrays Baron Buriat as a pliant, plebeian Magyar chosen by the Kaiser to govern Austria Hungary, criticized for lack of vision and initiative. It contrasts him with Tisza, who is depicted as masterful and tyrannical against reforms, while condemning Szlava's status under the crown of St. Stephen.
West Philadelphia woman chronicled thirty years of nervous prostration and bad health. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained vigor and can perform housework, urging other women to try the remedy. The letter promotes the company and its forty years of experience offering guidance.
A southern Indian woman pleads in four letters to Governor Goodrich to oppose a summer dog ban. She states all she has in the world is her poor dog and worries it will be taken. The missive reflects hardship and a taxpaying plea amid a broader column of humorous ads and notes.
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