Lefthook and Plexus Face Off for Prize
Detroit Free Press notes a heated debate over a prize with Lefthook and Plexus as contenders. The exchange questions who should win the award, while one side argues Lefthook has the better argument.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
9
Detroit Free Press notes a heated debate over a prize with Lefthook and Plexus as contenders. The exchange questions who should win the award, while one side argues Lefthook has the better argument.
The exchange centers on verbal golf between Brown and White with London’s reporting noting mixed reactions. Readers see playful taunts and a surprising remark about the game’s status and quality from Hatened to.
Bureau of Markets experts urge uniform containers and standard grades to lower costs and reduce losses in interstate commerce. Five standard hampers and four standard round-stave baskets could meet all shipping needs, enabling better car space use and fewer damaged consignments.
Maine investigations by the U S department of agriculture and the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station show mosaic disease can be controlled by using seed from mosaic-free fields and preventing aphid transmission. Aphids spread the disease between plants and farms. avoiding infected seed and reducing aphid pressure are key to prevention.
The Jowna agricultural experiment station reports weights per cubic foot for settled silage at depths from 10 to 30 feet. Using radius in feet, area is pi r squared and total volume equals depth times that, then multiply by depth to obtain total cubic feet for the silo.
The piece argues that thickening a weak alfalfa stand through selective reseeding is cost effective compared with plowing and restarting. If old plants are hardy and vigorous a trial is worthwhile. if weak it helps to learn difficulties early before further investment.
Instructions advise cleaning brooders and coops thoroughly while chicks are growing. Emphasizes removing all lice or mites before they move to houses and again before the next season.
A fragment quotes a line asking if a husband is strong in his convictions followed by a reply that he is strong yet weak in another regard. The source shows clipped dialogue without full context.
Advertises Diamond Dyes as a simple kit for dyeing worn garments and fabrics including wool silk linen cotton and blends. Claims rich fade resistant colors and urges readers to ask pharmacists for the Diamond Dyes Color Card. Includes a quip about a stingy man.
An advertisement touts Bochee's Syrup as a long trusted cough and cold remedy for lung troubles. It claims forty four years of global sales and that a bottle provides relief, better sleep, and easy morning expectoration. The ad invites purchase from druggists and dealers worldwide.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine advertised as a constitutional treatment taken internally to cleanse mucous surfaces and strengthen the patient. The circulars claim it destroys the disease’s foundation and improves general health with a call to buy from druggists.
In a terse exchange, the speaker asks where the money making job lies and the reply points to the mint. The dialogue hints at a hidden or humorous answer about where money is produced.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the best and mild laxative for children. It urges buyers to look for the name California on the package to ensure the product is safe for the stomach liver and bowels and notes children enjoy its fruity taste with full directions on the bottle.
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