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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1929
Page
3
Grandfather Porky Pig and Brother Bacon discuss the value of simple speech and the folly of wealth in a dialog about grunt and squeal phrases. Brother Bacon argues many words waste time while pigs prefer natural, thrifty expression, praising their plain talk and sense.
The article traces beliefs about a rabbit crossing one’s path as a bad omen. It links the superstition to witchcraft lore, ancient Britons, and classical writers, noting rabbits as magic working animals and symbols of disaster feared by farmers and readers alike.
Noted soprano Marion Talley plans to return to her childhood surroundings in a rural farm setting after rising to fame with Met Opera performances in New York. Her fortune, estimated at about a quarter of a million dollars, will fund the move and her satisfaction in living beside fields and open skies.
The piece explores how people say the opposite of what they mean, a form of hysteria where parts of the psyche act apart. It cites Freud on unconscious motives behind slips and notes that while extreme cases are dangerous, milder forms occur in daily life through imperfect learning and habits.
In Victorian times women wore voluminous skirts and used guy wires and pulleys to contract them in confined spaces. Crinolines were held out by three to four rows of steel frames slipped into folds and released by springs when entering a coach.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports real progress in rat control rests on removing food and shelter for rats. Rat proofing in new buildings and stricter sanitation help, but large areas require cooperative, planned efforts under local leadership to prevent reinfestation and curb disease and property loss.
Farmers report profitable seed selection by discarding long slim or misshapen tubers due to spindle tuber virus. Seed with many run-out potatoes yields little. When buying seed, treat as crop investment and prefer high quality seed for better returns.
Seed catalogs offer authentic information on source quality and variety. Seek catalogs from reliable seedsmen and request seeds of identical parentage where possible this year. Avoid vague variety claims while collecting practical data from trusted catalogs.
Agricultural notes discuss oil life extension for harness, watch costs and profits, timing of vegetable harvests for profitability, repainting farm buildings every three and a half years, proper harvesting grading and packing, storage and handling efficiency to cut overhead, legume hays and oil meals boosting minerals, cut worm species and feeding to balance nutrients, and maintaining sufficient cattle to utilize baled alfalfa to avoid wasteful shipping and baling costs.
Entomologists of the USDA report the husker shredder kills 98 to 100 percent of corn borers by shredding cornstalks into half inch or shorter pieces. The bulletin notes storing and feeding shredded material also aids mortality and describes cooperative farm experiences in Ohio Michigan Indiana and Illinois. Copies are available from Washington DC.
Bud grafting or budding transfers an eye from one plant to another and works best when the bark on the stock can slide freely. August offers bud grafting for peaches cherries plums roses and ornamentals. speed is key to prevent sap oxidation and practice helps laborers improve their success.
A simple brooder cleaning method uses heavy paper on the floor with litter or straw on top. When soiled, remove the paper and litter and burn or bury. This keeps brooders dry and avoids dampness that can cause roup in young chicks, which is more fatal to chicks than mature fowl.
Everbearing strawberries require frequent soil cultivation and hoeing to keep the ground loose. Do not neglect stirring the soil to maintain a mulch around the plants, aiding their vigor and yield. They add seasonal variety to the autumn menu, described as the spice of life.
Cutting forests without regrowth provisions harms communities across sectors. Industries flee, wages fall, bank deposits drop, farmers lose markets, railroads lose revenue, schools suffer, roads deteriorate, taxes rise, and abandoned farms increase.
The article notes cutworms as major spring pests that sever young plants at the soil surface. It recommends poisoning cutworms with poisoned bran mash as the most effective and practical control method.
Many people misread acid indigestion as a harder stomach ache. A quick dose of Phillips Milk of Magnesia neutralizes the excess acid, relieving sourness and gas after meals and preventing discomfort two hours later.
Beatrice Coleman of Philadelphia will inherit several thousand dollars under the terms of the will of Mrs Rebecca Rolen Williams provided she is industrious sober and not given to jazz when she reaches twenty five.
Mrs E F Wicknais of 829 Hancocket Gretna Louisiana reports severe weakness after childbirth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with enabling walking and daily chores and continues using the product as a tonic along with other Pinkham remedies.
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