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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
2
Turtle Lake Wisconsin resident Mrs Mabel LaPoint testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helped with weakness backache nervousness and other postnatal and health issues after six births. A recent canvass reports 98 percent of women benefited from the remedy.
The text asks how one can love a friend more after they err. It explores forgiveness, loyalty, and gentler judgment in friendship, suggesting that understanding and patience strengthen bonds when faults occur.
In a Senate exchange Senator Borah rebuts claims of ongoing American gratitude to France. He states the United States paid every dollar of Revolution era loans at a higher interest rate, noting Beaumarchais Franklin and Lafayette ties, and asserts France loaned money for its own interest and the debt was fully repaid.
Edward T. Cahill, once Chicago attorney, steered a legal effort stretching from 1908 to a Supreme Court ruling declaring Chicago’s diversion of Great Lakes water illegal. Wisconsin and other states, Canada, and many cities joined as battles over navigable waterways and regional water rights drew in hundreds of millions of dollars and potential legislative recognition.
Representative Cramton of Michigan led a House resolution to restore the Robert E. Lee mansion at Arlington cemetery across the Potomac from Washington. The plan aims to return the house to its pre Civil War condition and acquire original or replica furniture and equipment as needed.
The International Association of Policewomen announces a Washington headquarters to educate the public about policewomen work and curb female delinquency. Lieut. Mina Van Winkle presides. Dr. Mary B. Harris joins as field secretary to promote standards, research, and crime prevention through civic outreach and uniform records.
The 1921 Hillsdale County effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis fostered broader livestock improvements. After removing TB from cattle with USDA and Michigan College of Agriculture help, farmers boosted dairy stock quality and kept production records. A poultry culling program then shows 40 percent of tested flocks TB positive, prompting changes to housing and feeding to protect flocks and neighboring livestock.
Winter poultry care emphasized to improve bird health and future breeding. Notes dust, litter, sand over dirt floors, and disinfection frequency. warns against oil, ashes, and cinders. Recommends spraying floors and nests after litter removal. advises sheep dips for sanitation.
The article notes rising costs for wheat middlings used with corn tankage and pasture in pig fattening, and promotes oats as an effective substitute. University of Illinois tests show one pound of oats equals one pound of middlings in feeding value, with oats usable whole or ground at about half a pound per pig daily as a supplement to corn and tankage.
Farmers are shifting from oats to soy beans to improve thin soils and fit rotation plans. Oats no longer seen as a big money crop but provide feed. spring wheat can nurse clovers or be followed by clovers and grasses. The practice aims to expand soybean cultivation for better feeding value and soil benefits.
Poultry expert N. EB. Chapman of the University of Minnesota extension division in St. Paul cautions against using hatching eggs older than two weeks. Fresh eggs hatch best, and if storage is needed keep eggs at 60 degrees or lower. Follow incubator instructions carefully.
Ohio State university crop expert N W Glines reports that certified seed potatoes grown in Ohio yielded more per acre than certified tubers from Wisconsin Michigan and New York. At Wooster station the Ohio Russet Rurals averaged 204 bushels and White Rurals 218, versus 147 for Wisconsin White Rurals 179 for Michigan Russet Rurals and 122 for New York White Rurals based on limited samples. Ohio issued 8700 bushels of White Rurals and 2530 bushels of Russet Rurals certified for seed in 1924.
The article describes national efforts to improve livestock through the better stock campaign and widespread use of pure bred sires. It lists programs such as boys and girls clubs, demonstrations, calf and ram clubs, stallion registry, cooperative clubs, and country-sire sales, with active support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote these improvements.
The notes emphasize cooperative farming over competition, prudent planning for profit, and the value of clean order and planning. It highlights planting new thoughts for better farming, sweet clover’s superior soil benefits, and long roots that loosen subsoil while adding humus.
A fragment from the Kansas City Star recounts a crude exchange about Gabe Giggery and domestic violence. Zeke Yawkey and Gap Johnson comment on breaking a bed to fetch a slat, illustrating an outrageous method of abuse.
A man discovers he has a larger circle of unknown friends than he assumed, revealing connections managed through mutual acquaintances and casual encounters. The realization expands his view of social networks and personal reach.
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