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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists advertising prices per inch for display and foreign ads and locals per line. Subscription rates are one year in advance at $1.50 within Cherokee county sometimes $1.75, and $2.00 in foreign countries.
Sunday visits at Gillets Grove and nearby farms feature Menefee and McKinley families. Ed Fitts and Glenn Parker hosted about twenty friends at a Friday dance with a late luncheon served by Mrs Parker.
Monday calls and cattle shipments mark a quiet week in Aurelia area life. Residents gift meals host family gatherings while local officials attend township meetings at Cherokee courthouse. A baby arrives eight pounds Ellen Belle, with community events including a church supper raising over 25 dollars and a birthday party for Carl Anderson.
A short guide promotes keeping alum at home for first aid and mouth care. It claims alum helps stop bleeding and suggests rinsing with water containing alum to treat mouth or tongue injuries. The advice presents alum as highly effective for household remedies.
A historical note recommends olive oil for an emaciated child to provide fat and moisturize dry skin. It suggests a teaspoonful three times daily as a digestive tonic and mild laxative when given around feeding times.
A large audience greeted Friday night's Home Declamatory Contest at the school auditorium. Ruth Gilbert won first place for Humoresque with an Italian brogue while Florence DeVries and Conley McLaughlin earned praise for their work.
Dr. R A Pearson of Iowa State College told the Iowa Farm Bureau that solving farm trouble hinges on individual effort alongside legislation and cooperation. He noted farmers must look after their own interests, while costs of production and marketing remain high and prices for products lag pre war levels.
Iowa State College expert advises rations for brood sows and gilts. A balanced mix uses 50 percent ground oats 5 percent tankage and 45 percent shelled corn or ear corn fed separately. Wood ashes supply mineral matter. Equal parts lime salt and ground bone plus legume hay and salt in self feeders. Further rations include 40 percent ground oats 40 percent ground corn 18 percent middlings 2 percent tankage and 1 percent ground oats 40 percent ground corn 15 percent oil meal. Feeding ranges from one to two pounds per 100 pounds of live weight. Increase gradually during pregnancy especially in last eight weeks.
The article explains adding feed at a rate of 4 ounces per 100 pounds of mixture. It describes how to blend the substance into the mineral mix to achieve the desired composition and consistency for processing.
The twentieth annual corn and small grain show at Iowa State College opens with Iowa Farmers Week on January 29. Exhibits are 50 percent ahead of last year on the date shown, led by Joe L. Robinson. Classes H-1 and H-2 attract corn club members and all state youths. The event features lectures and demonstrations for farmers and a yearly farmers banquet expected to draw over a thousand attendees.
Joe L Robinson secretary of the Town Agricultural Experiment associations warns farmers to use certified seed this year to avoid later field inspections. He notes that 8 500 acres were certified in 1922 and 7 500 acres were certified in 1921 by the association.
The field and bin seed must be free of noxious weeds and foreign grains and come from certified stock, with 99.75 percent purity. Bin seed must meet the same standards and weigh at least 2 pounds above standard and contain no more than six weed seeds per pound. Mr. Robinson cites certified fields as the best seed source.
Iowa State College professor John B Wentz says the rag doll method offers a low cost, low labor test for seed corn dependability in 1923. Proper temperature 70 to 75 degrees and moisture, plus mold-free materials, ensure reliable results. use home grown seed from locality for higher yields. Extension Bulletin No. 50 provides full instructions.
A health column urges readers not to take fat reducing medicines, recommending outdoor exercise and a weight loss plan. It advises reducing sweets and fatty meats, avoiding potatoes, and living mainly on lettuce to reach normal weight.
For sale listings include Black Langshang roosters from Mrs Peter Suiter Alta phone 43 24 many cattle and livestock notes plus Ford car from 1920 and household goods at Mapleview Farm Aurelia Herrick area. Items include stoves refrigerator beds chairs dressers sewing machines and other articles plus requests for a secondxia trunk.
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