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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
3
The speaker notes most guidance centers on disagreeable tasks and explains their avoidance. They admit not having completed those duties and imply personal reluctance or conflict with following such recommendations.
Special paint that does not reflect light is applied to night flying airplanes to reduce pilot glare from searchlights mounted on wings.
Advert says Tanlac builds flesh and strength, improves digestion, purifies blood, with dozens of testimonials. Claims quick relief from torpid liver and rheumatic symptoms, urging immediate use and promising renewed vitality.
United States Department of Agriculture promotes a clean farrowing program started in McLean county Illinois. Farmers scrub sows and keep piglets in clean pens and pastures to avoid worm eggs until four months old, boosting growth and market readiness.
A farm study compares rape with alfalfa and other pastures for swine feeding. Trials at Iowa and Ohio show rape and alfalfa yield similar gains and feed efficiency on corn and tankage, with alfalfa adding soil enrichment and hay potential. When legumes are unavailable, rape remains a strong option, outperforming bluegrass pasture after July 1.
In every fruit region there are orchards that need rejuvenation or repair. Some are not old, some have not yet borne fruit. Neglect and ignorant ownership have left many orchards underserved.
Sweet clover helps prepare land for alfalfa by opening subsoil with deep roots and inoculating soil with alfalfa bacteria. It is particularly effective on poorer soils and should be followed by a cultivated crop.
The bulletin reports how garlic in cattle feed affects milk flavor and odor. Tests show peak flavor impact at ten minutes after feeding and diminishing by seven hours. Inhalation of garlic also imparts strong flavor, though milk from cows milked 90 minutes after inhalation is nearly flavor free. Copies are available free from the U S Department of Agriculture.
Spraying potato plants at six inches with Bordeaux mixture prevents blights and rust, ensures all plant surfaces are covered, and adds insect control. Use half a pound of Paris green per 50 gallons, spray as soon as Colorado beetle eggs hatch, and repeat every 3 to 5 days for four or more applications until tops are large. New Jersey tests show about 40 dollars per acre profit from spraying.
Iowa State College entomologist Fred D. Butcher recommends trapping as a supplement to other methods. Use special pocket gopher traps and poison bait made from cut sweet potatoes carrots or parsnips. Bait chunks are one inch by half inch, washed, drained, and mixed with 1/8 ounce of powdered strychnine per gallon of bait.
The piece urges planting in spring, warns against weeds, and advises incursion into scab preparation. It notes an incubator room maintaining 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit boosts efficiency and reports two thirds of seed corn tested at New Jersey College of Agriculture are unfit for planting.
Secretary Hoover laments lenient treatment of road hogs after noting 22 000 killed and 700 000 injured on U S roads last year with 85 percent of crashes linked to automobiles. A vivid anecdote from a banquet shows a crimson racer causing injury and a survivor joking from a ditch with a broken leg.
A Bulgarian anti luxury import law targets items such as perfumes wines and silks. An American woman planning a provincial tour asked a chemist for insect powder and was told that it is a luxury implying costly or rare.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless remedy for all corn forms and foot calluses. It claims instant relief and easy removal by fingertips. A small bottle is sold by druggists for a few cents and promises no soreness or irritation.
Mrs. T. A. Saunders of Knoxville Tennessee says after three years of severe weakness back pain and mental distress she took eight bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Within two years she gained weight and required no doctor. She urges other women with similar troubles to try the remedy.
Yosemite National Park plans a new museum displaying park specimens and exhibits for visitors. Officials say the facility will house natural history displays revealing local flora and fauna and Park history to enhance visitor experiences.
A clipped fashion caption hints at clothing trends shaping life and exit in a reflective note. The line suggests social costume pressures and the irony of exchanges in style.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and many unknowingly. Poor kidney health can cause back pain headaches loss of ambition and nervous irritability. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims to restore kidney health and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. medium and large bottles sold at drug stores.
A historical quotation contrasts men with gold noting that men are tested by gold as a touchstone while gold itself serves as a test for people. The aphorism emphasizes moral and character evaluation through wealth and virtue.
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