20 Sep 1923
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
1
A widow staying at a summer hotel wakes from dreams of her late husband and fears a haunting after mysterious raps at the wall. A man in room 14 dismisses the sound as others killing mosquitoes with slippers as the night unsettles the guests.
An argument at a house turning on a guest who may leave. The wife says she must conciliate the guest who plans to walk out with six chairs and four bridge tables borrowed from her. Louisville Courier Journal.
Advert reader letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving distress from female ailments and avoiding surgery. Mrs. Edwards of Wilson North Carolina reports recovery from sides pain and weakness enabling farm work after one bottle. Mrs. Westover of Akron Ohio also credits the remedy with strength after two children, noting doctor had advised operation. The company offers a private text book on ailments peculiar to women free by mail.
A California inventor adapts a river ferryboat idea to pump water from a stream. Two 14 foot sweeps with 16 vertical paddles pivot and swing with the current, reversing angle automatically to create a pendulum motion. A shore pumping unit delivers about 86 gallons per minute.
Over ten years from 1911 the University of Wisconsin reports a 51 percent rise in campus teaching staff and a 185 percent increase in public service staff. The rest of the budget is described as a bank balance.
Rose Simiz, grieving mother, fired at her 19 year old son Dezso in a West Chicago Avenue station hold. Doctors said relapse could kill him. Dezso, once a high school standout, faced theft charges while his mother acknowledged the act in a trembling confession.
Southwest Kansas farmers rally for finance to aid seed supply after near total wheat loss. Officials plan a half million dollar fund to provide seed on a gamble basis, two bushels returned per bushel seed if next year's crop succeeds, else loss shared among donors. Sixteen counties hit hard by drought saw only a fraction of last fall's wheat harvested.
Mrs. Heath T. Byford aboard a two day trip senses danger at home as her maid Miriam Shea departs with the children. The couple rush home to Hubbard Woods finding the rec room scene and identifying items missing. Paul Breen a taxi driver ferries the maid to a Chicago station.
In New York, high priced dogs on One Hundred Third Street fuel a booming dog rental trade. Women hire pedigreed canines for promenades, paying per hour or per outing, while kennels profit from grooming, feeding, and training. Critics question the motives behind the trend as pet pampering becomes a business.
Iowa passes a law enabling county wide tuberculosis eradication upon 51 percent breeder petitions or 75 percent to test all herds. It allows a 3 mill tax via voter petition, funds from state and federal sources, and penalties for noncompliance. If funds fall short, a 25 cent per head cattle tax and 5 cent per head hog tax may be levied.
About two hundred Minnesota cattle raisers observed six lots of pure bred Shorthorn steer calves fed for 217 days with varied rations. Profits per head ranged from 5.69 to 18.92 dollars, with Lot 1 and Lot 4 tying for the highest returns.
A Mani toba Agricultural College test in Canada compared Poland Chinas and Yorkshires. Pigs fed equal barley oats and shorts for 140 days with corn partly substituted. Poland Chinas gained 100 pounds on 415 pounds feed while Yorkshires did so on 426 pounds. Yorkshires sold for 9.90 per hundredweight and Poland Chinas for 9.00 on the Canadian market.
A string of odd notes covers livestock quirks and social commentary. It mentions moose tracking, seed handling, breeding limits of scrubs, oiling hogs for grease, smaller banks for the feeble minded driving cars, France’s birth rate tied to cannon fodder, potential extinction of feet in New York, and general optimism about kicking at everything.
A survey of highway projects shows contractors use earth dykes with surface flooding for ten days to five weeks, or hay, or sprinklers to keep moisture. Watering sustains curing. full strength develops with ongoing moisture, not a dry process.
Louisiana uses iron ore found in the northwest for road base to save money. Engineers report 2 000 to 8 000 dollars per mile saved versus sand or clay. Since 1917 ore from De Soto parish has been used on major highways including Homersldon Arcadia Natchitoches and Pershing routes.
The United States Department of Agriculture spent 5 608 100 dollars on highways in year 12 922 Ne constructing 2 420 miles of roads and 4 190 miles of forest trails. An additional 50 000 dollars was provided by state and county authorities. During the same year 4 550 miles of roads and 19 600 miles of trails were maintained at a cost of 50 000 dollars.
Citizens protest heavy trucks for tearing up roads after rains. They urge road maintenance crews to fill ruts and plan restrictions on truck routes to reduce travel disruption and improve safety.
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