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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
9
In a sunny Oklahoma pasture a tired dairy wife, Mrs. Cora Short, reports renewed health after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says her energy improved, sleeps better, and she no longer feels blue, weighing 1235 pounds after seven bottles.
A long family homestead along an old route toward Manchester, Ellington, Connecticut, has stood since 1717 as the Pinney house. The first deed to the property came from Samuel Pinney, the town's early settler who took it from the Indians before building a log cabin that year.
In the Vancouver Province notice a character notes the wall is papered, asks about lumps, and recalls leaving pictures on the wall plus an aside about the room’s appearance.
Readers learn of a striking woman seeking independence amid gossip about her marital status. The piece hints at personal turmoil and public curiosity, framing her as a central figure in a society fixated on relationships and appearances.
C G Elling of Kansas State Agricultural College urges clean farrowing quarters and fresh ground for young pigs. He cites Willis Mosteller of Washington Kansas whose sanitary practices yielded a net profit of 88.19 dollars per pig and a return of 1.51 bushels of corn per bushel fed, illustrating superior results from thriftier stock.
Ilinois farm advisers and extension service report swine sanitation demonstrations show pigs on larger pastures outperform those in small plots. Across 160 farms the average pasture per sow and litter is nine tenths of an acre, with runts per 100 pigs dropping as pasture size increases.
The USDA official Rob R Slocum urged a nationwide set of standard grades for poultry and eggs at the World Poultry Congress in Ottawa. He outlined three egg grades and ongoing live and dressed poultry inspections, with federal, federal state, and joint arrangements managing fees and supervision.
The article notes that fall-farrowed pigs have not become common on northern farms. Farmers report slower gains and higher feed needs, with pigs often appearing undersized, leading to the conclusion that fall farrowing is unprofitable.
Live stock notes advise against feeding breeding pigs from self feeders and recommend alfalfa in winter hog rations with corn and tankage to boost efficiency. Early life is most critical for survival, and lambs grow faster with rape and corn or soybeans with corn than in a cornfield alone. Strong pig growth requires ample protein from tankage and dairy by products like skim or buttermilk.
The article outlines farming guidance on weeds controlled by sheep, concrete floors for dairy stables, and the three Ls lime legumes and live soy beans. It stresses planting soy after corn, onion storage in flat crates, saving seed potatoes, alfalfa’s dairy value, hay quality, cold soil fertility, nitrate leaching, and the need for nitrogen fertilizer for vegetables.
The United States Department of Agriculture tested dried beet pulp green oats and peas kale and rape soy beans and other crops for their impact on milk flavor. Dried beet pulp and kale or rape caused off flavors when fed before milking. soy beans improved flavor when fed before milking.
Interview with B. M. Halbert of Sonora outlines how the term chevon became the universal trade name for goat meat. In 1922 a national contest by Sheep and Goat Raisers Magazine drew 2500 entries, won by ranchwoman Mrs. BE Hargraves with chevon from chevre and mouton, later recognized by USDA in September 1924.
Purdue extension expert A A Hansen notes moon and zodiac signs may influence when to cut Canada thistle but not remove it. Cutting when flowering heads show purple often stops seed production, slowing spread, though wind-dispersed seeds can travel hundreds of feet to start new patches.
Silage is palatable to most farm animals and safe for all except breeding males and heavily worked horses. It should not be fed alone but combined with other roughages and grain in proportions suited to the animal type and objective. Economy in feeding comes from clear purpose, not merely using cheap feed.
Large areas of land in almost every section of the country are or should be in permanent pasture. Much pasture once bluegrass and white clover is now weeds and inferior grasses, evidencing declining fertility and disproving the idea that pasture maintains fertility on its own. Pastures require cultivation and fertilization like any other crop.
The article explains how a writer’s stamped dot position on paper signals personality traits. High dots imply idealistic or lofty ideals, low dots show practical, slow, or careful reasoning, left dots indicate hesitation, right dashes reveal rapid action, and triangular dots suggest mathematical tendencies.
Edna Purdy Walsh discusses the clues handwriting reveals about a suitor. The article outlines how letter shapes, spacing, and pressure reflect personality traits and intent in courtship notes.
A discussion on true sympathy focuses on action over words. It argues a genuinely sympathetic person helps others in real ways, regardless of churchgoing, and notes handwriting traits as indicators of readiness to assist.
The passage describes a handwriting analysis method to judge religiosity and character. It outlines features like rising t and f strokes, m portions, slanting T bars, medium pressure, flowing terminals, large lower loops, neat capitals, wide margins, increasing word size, and open a and o shapes. It cautions awaiting other signs before judgment.
A southerner in New England watches winter storms while his daughter gleefully spots a new sled friendly scene. She exclaims she has something to put under her new sled as the snowflakes whirl and dance around.
The report notes upwards of 555 billion feet of merchantable saw timber within the national forests of the United States and Canada, indicating extensive logging potential and resource wealth across both nations.
War correspondent Floyd Gibbons argues German air forces outpaced Britain in early 1917 due to technical genius and industrial efficiency. Germany released spring plane models six months earlier, making English designs obsolete and costing British pilots their lives as old machines lagged in speed maneuverability.
A remark asserts civilization is ongoing work and warns against attempting to enact laws to force instant results. It stresses steady progress over haste.
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