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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
3
A New York Times fashion note emphasizes the enduring appeal of the one piece dress with its simple lines and fabric focus. It highlights fabrics from gingham to silk, trimming with ribbons, and sleeve shapes, plus variations for morning, afternoon, and sports wear in colors and crepe, crepe, and flannel options.
Seeding started 12 April, ten to fifteen days earlier than in past years. Manitoba floods delayed some, now abated with good soil moisture. Saskatchewan reports ideal seeding conditions with snowmelt moisture. Alberta sees ample rain and snow, promising strong crops. Wheat and oats emerge, corn planted. farm labor shifts to year‑round, lower wages, diversification into dairying and stock raising. Information available from Canadian government agents.
The New Orleans Picayune notes how American magazines often rely on predictable formulas. It lists several common types such as the Freak Formula High-Brow Formula Pollyanna Formula Revolting Youth Formula Jazz Formula Uplift Formula Personality Plus Formula and Love-Interest and Business Blend.
An editorial argues railroads require a night watchman to spur expansion including new lines and equipment. It cites losses in track miles since 1916 and underinvestment in new freight cars and passenger coaches, but notes improved traffic and proposes fair valuation and coordinated rates, wages, and public cooperation as the transportation need of the hour.
London Answers records a terse exchange noting a not guilty verdict. The item hints at questions over personal hygiene or routine, implying a courtroom or legal context with minimal detail.
The United States Department of Agriculture launches a nationwide effort to spread up to date feeding methods for livestock. Cooperation with state colleges and county agents will provide individual help to farmers facing difficult feeding problems and improve national production.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports copper sprays on potatoes raise yield and improve tuber composition and keeping quality. Trials across seven states show solids per acre rising from 2,591 to 3,430 pounds, an approximate 32.4 percent gain. Copies of the bulletin are available free from the Agriculture Department in Washington.
A Colorado county agent demonstrated better-sires work for the USDA using two market hogs a pure bred Duroc Jersey and a scrub red hog. Live weights were similar but dressing percentage favored the pure bred by about seven percent. its meat value exceeded the scrub’s by 2.10 dollars, aided by younger age and lower feed use. Over 100 people attended the county school auditorium demonstration where carcasses were cut to show meat quality.
Nebraska station reports alfalfa cut at full bloom yields more hay than early bloom. Early cuts reduce palatability and plants die sooner. Cutting as new growth starts from the crown best battles weeds and conserves moisture. late fall cuts risk winter kill. Planting alfalfa in rows with cultivation for hay is not economical.
A pasture mix using rape as a base can yield summer pasture for sheep calves and colts. Mix three pounds rape one bushel oats one half bushel of other small grains and ten to twenty pounds sorghum. Ten pounds Sudan grass may replace sorghum for satisfactory results.
Specialists in the bureau of chemistry united states department of agriculture report leather items used by farmers gain greater durability through careful selection and proper initial care.
The United States Department of Agriculture calls rat viruses generally unreliable and costly. It urges aggressive rat destruction and supports local campaigns, noting Farmers' Bulletins 896 and 932 describe methods to kill rats.
The second annual banquet of the Pennsylvania System Veteran Employees Association featured Hon. William I. Schaffer of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court arguing against a proposal to strip Congress and empower it to override Supreme Court constitutional rulings. He warned that such a change would make Congress supreme and erase judicial checks, urging preservation of the Constitution.
A bond department clerk at an Indianapolis bank helps a customer try on spring hats. After rejecting several pieces the clerk presents a small black toque that the customer recognizes as his own hat they had left on display.
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