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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1928
Page
7
Promoters urge mothers to use Fletcher's Castoria for colic fever and upset stomachs claiming it soothes without harsh effects. They tout its vegetable formula and the included care book as valuable guidance parents should rely on for children's sleep and digestion.
Ben Emerson of Ripley Tennessee and Miss Media Mitchell of Memphis Tennessee wed after locating a parking spot. They called Squire Coleman to the scene and completed the ceremony on the run, then dropped the squire at his office and drove off for their honeymoon.
Article advises regular pest control in poultry houses to combat mites lice and fleas. Use whitewash sprayed into cracks and crevices and commercial disinfectants at 3 to 4 month intervals. Treat each bird by dusting or dipping, preferably dusting in winter, and apply powders by rubbing into feathers and skin.
At a New York state egg-laying contest the mash for 1,005 pounds used corn meal wheat bran oats alfalfa meal dried meat scraps dried milk salt and other items. Cost per hundred pounds about $3.08. The best laying pens earned over $4 above feed cost per pullet, and the top pullet laid 288 eggs after forty nine weeks. Scratch grain was cracked corn.
A laying hen becomes cropbound after overeating dry grass on range. The crop swells and the bird loses appetite. Sometimes the blockage can be eased by kneading and removal through the mouth. Many cropbound cases die if not found early due to digestive system blockage.
Advice for poultrymen emphasizes cleanliness ventilation and space. Proper odorless, well lit houses reduce parasites and losses while strategic feeding and propping reduce drafts. Sprouted oats and cod liver oil are noted as winter feeds to support layers.
The London colonial office reports a new alluvial platinum area of about forty square miles in Sierra Leone West Africa likely to be of considerable importance. Platinum, the most valuable metal, trades around 870 an ounce. Currently over half of world platinum comes from Soviet Russia.
In a quiet parlor overheard remarks reveal a couple’s engagement proposal. Family members debate the seriousness of the plan while a mother downplays the notion as mere talk.
A ladle designed for cooking features a strainer over its bowl operated by a lever on the handle. The device allows liquid to drain from solids while pouring, simplifying sauce, soup, and broth preparation.
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