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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
3
A vintage ad explains excess fullness from rich foods or smoking causes sour stomach and promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia to alkalinize acid. A spoonful sweetens the system and offers fast relief, endorsed by physicians though they prefer Phillips. Do not substitute.
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin was introduced in 1892 as a mild liquid laxative for women, children, and the elderly. The ad claims it relieves constipation without drastic purges and promotes overall digestive comfort. It notes broad usage for ailments such as biliousness and loss of appetite and offers a free trial bottle via the Monticello Illinois address.
A brief quote notes a humorous exchange about being very dressy versus undressy. The line reflects playful reporting style in the Philadelphia Bulletin with a dash indicating dialogue. No further context or events are provided in the fragment.
A fragment cites a maxim about what cannot be cured being insured against, reflecting a practical stance on enduring afflictions and risk management.
Mrs J C Beanery of Schoolfield Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with renewed health after years of weakness. She says she can now stand, do housework, sew, feed livestock, milk the cow, and tend pigs, having taken five bottles.
A guide from the USDA explains making a personal foundation pattern to fit each family member. A simple commercial pattern, dull muslin or gingham, and careful marking create a reversible pattern useful for many dress and blouse designs, beneficial when a member is away from home.
Ruth Henderson, a Virginia 4-H member, led a room improvement project under extension agents. She cleaned walls, painted floors, papered walls with cream wallpaper and a white ceiling, and furnished with cretonne for a window seat box. She earned $5.50 by making braided rugs and berries to fund materials.
The U S Department of Agriculture urges new methods for lamb as a dietary staple replacing mutton. The leaflet Lamb as You Like It provides roasts legs saddle and stuffed breast with meat thermometer guidance. It covers broiling chops mint stuffing and mint gelatin cold cuts and a savory stew using cheaper cuts.
A home economics note presents curried eggs with rice for lunch or supper. Melt butter and sauté onion green pepper and celery, then add seasoning flour and milk to make a sauce. Layer flaky rice with sliced eggs, pour sauce, and garnish with parsley.
This recipe selects twelve large prunes and removes seeds to drain juice. An equal number of steamed or canned figs is prepared. The figs and prunes are ground coarse and mixed with confectioners sugar to form a spreadable paste for chocolate cake with white icing.
Samuel B Detwiler warns that European black currants threaten white pine timber by spreading blister rust. The USDA pamphlet urges eradication of black currants nationwide to protect pine forests, arguing currants can infect pines miles away and many states should ban cultivation.
Wisconsin college of agriculture reports lice and mites cause high death rates and under production in flocks. They offer four control methods including insect powder dusting, outside dust baths, sodium florice grease or dust, blue ointment grease, and sweet oil for chicks. Preventive care includes painting roosts and nests with carbolineum or crank case oil to deter pests.
The note advises timing for cutting soy beans for hay as leaves yellow, grazing sweet clover to keep new shoots tender, and building impervious silo walls to preserve silage moisture. It cites costs of opposing eco marketing, fences as garden insurance, and nitrogen dynamics of legumes versus grasses. It warns soil dwelling insects cause forage losses and require different control than garden pests.
The article notes manure applications slightly improve pastures but are not advised as a primary method. Manure yields higher value per ton on cultivated land, and only after cultivated land is covered should any surplus go to pasture. High nitrogen with low phosphorus unbalances pasture with more grasses than clovers, and weed seeds in manure often germinate in pastures.
Lloyd George is described as the most promising red raspberry yet grown at the New York experiment station. The English variety, hardy and productive, bears large uniform berries three to four days later than June, with a long season and sprightly flavor. Introduced in 1924, it will be offered by the New York Fruit Testing association in fall 1929.
Raspberry patch soil is often cultivated between rows and around plants. Hoeing is sometimes neglected, so a straw mulch can cover the entire surface to suppress weeds and conserve moisture during the growing season.
Lime is a valuable investment for apple growers. Using lime stone aids lime applications, while sweet clover can cut nitrogen costs. Growers should plan to move quickly to apply lime when possible, as getting it done is often the hardest task and a car of lime stone unloaded immediately is desirable.
Hans Nilsson a laborer from Aggara in Scania carried a marble sized swelling on his forehead after a childhood injury. The scar bled recently and a small polished stone emerged, ending a 25 year burden with the lodger in his fore head.
A playful exchange features Susie and Mae as Mae asks why Susie bought a revolver and Susie replies it’s for her hope chest. The light moment captures regional dialect and humor.
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