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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
3
Mrs Gustus Bavghman of Enchant Pa describes severe nervous troubles and crying spells. After doctors failed, she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained strength to do all her work. The ad urges other women to seek free confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
A mix of food recipes for doughnuts Swiss salad dressing and fish casserole plus a short moral line by Emerson. Includes doughnut making tips sour cream sour milk ginger and frying guidance and a halibut casserole with potatoes onions carrots and tomato juice. Also chicken a la king Waldorf style with mushrooms greens and cream.
Step by step how to prepare steak with onion and green pepper topping then bake. Also homestyle Ham with onions in stock, Scalloped Mushrooms, Dr Wiley’s Whole Wheat Bread and a Soft Pone with cornmeal and eggs.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance on timing and methods for weed control in corn. Early shallow cultivation destroys small weeds before roots form, while deep cultivation harms roots and should be avoided near plants over a foot high. Cultivate after rains, maintain a mellow surface, and balance moisture, heat, and erosion prevention.
The article advises pulverizing the soil to four inches in July with a cutaway or disk harrow to destroy creeping root grasses like couch quack Johnson Bermuda and blue-grass family. It recommends weekly harrowing while dry, turning under ten inches with a jointer in fall, then spring harrowing until planting to keep lands free of grass.
The article argues every acre must be productive or weed growth and mischief occur. It warns against loafing acres and loafer individuals, urging strict use of land and household spaces to ensure usefulness and prevent spread of weeds.
A warning to farmers about using old moldy corn or hay in spring. Moldy feed can cause serious trouble in livestock and may lead to multiple deaths before the problem is detected. Farmers should discard or properly store old feed to prevent losses.
The blossom end rot of tomatoes is caused by a fungus that rots fruit while green. Remove and destroy affected fruit, then spray with Bordeaux mixture prepared from blue stone lime and water, repeating weekly while infection signs persist.
Swine World argues that pig labor could cut costs as farm labor grows expensive. Pigs would harvest crops in the fall by eating corn, rape, rye, and pumpkins planted with corn, saving harvesting labor and increasing seed use.
The article warns that perennial grasses and other weeds threaten alfalfa once started, making sod land unsuitable. It recommends planting a clean cultivated crop for one or two years before establishing alfalfa to reduce weed danger.
A young man and woman dance and discuss enlistment and the war. The girl, learning he has not joined or considered the Officers Reserve Corps, stops dancing and asks to sit down, signaling a shift in mood.
Rising and retiring face treatment using Cuticura Ointment followed by Cuticura Soap promises visible skin improvements in ten days. Free mail sample offered with booklet from Cuticura Dept. L Boston, and product sold everywhere.
Robert Mantell describes a West barnstorming company in the old days that attempted Shakespeare. The piece notes complaints about the actor trying the ghost in Chamber and a local paper remark about the ghost performer lacking the supernatural vibe. The leading man responds the ghost suggests the natural super.
A short agricultural note explains hay stems act as evaporation tubes reducing hay quality if not cured properly. It notes high expected yields this year and offers a free bulletin Making Prime Hay from the Agricultural Extension Department, Emerson-Brantingham Co. in Rockford Illinois.
A quip on a sinking fund compares it to a bank account that grows as bills arrive. The exchange features a child asking what a sinking fund is while a parent explains with a homespun analogy.
An advertisement touts Freezone, an ether compound by a Cincinnati chemist, available in small bottles at low cost. It claims to soothe soreness, shrink corns and calluses, and allow their easy removal without pain or irritation, urging readers to ask their druggist to stock it.
Former clients Longmore and Short-Whart plan a monument for the memory of lawyer Stith who died last week. Debates over design include a Statue of Liberty style tribute versus a colossal granite cleaver as a possible option, with Longmore and others weighing preferences.
Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder shaken into shoes and sprinkled in foot baths relieves painful swollen feet and stings. Widely used by British and French troops at the front and promoted as relief for tired aching feet.
A witty exchange notes that workers discuss varied topics. Some employees favor sports like baseball and horse racing while others prefer trimming, hairdressing, and dancing.
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