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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
2
Advice urges relief for sluggish kidneys by using Jad Salts a grape lemon acid drink with lithia. Recommends four ounces daily in water before breakfast for a few days to cleanse and stimulate kidneys, and to neutralize acids causing backache and other symptoms. Also advises consulting a physician and drinking plenty of soft water.
A straight car of Zinfandel grapes sold for 132 a ton delivered to Chicago, grown by H. E. Sonntag in Nevada County. Newcastle fruit houses consolidate for loading with 2,711 cars shipped this season. Lucerne vineyard near Hanford boasts 1300 acres of grapes and large raisin production amid Muscat and Malaga crops. Baby lima beans being harvested in Lompoc valley. Potatoes boost California to second in production among Pice-growing states. Kern county grape crop expected near 4,500 car loads, the largest in county history. Sun Maid raisin checks totaling $1,000,000 mailed in October. Libby plant at Selma packs sweet potatoes, projected at 800 tons.
Central California may see an unusually early navel orange season with good sized fruit and strong demand as southern Valencias near the end of supply. Tulare county reports 200 acres of lettuce in Woodville Poplar Earli mart and Pixley districts, with normal yields and most crop moving south by auto truck.
KE Hansen of El Camino sold Queen olives in Corning at 21 cents per pound, triple the price of Mission olives. The Queen brand is noted as very select. Avocado planting expands in Santa Barbara foothills, while Orange Cove in Tulare County enjoys prosperity with four packing plants operating for district grapes.
The first carload of navel oranges to San Francisco this season comes from Oroville in Butte county. Merced's cotton is estimated at 3,000 bales with 850 already ginned. Exeter's Emperor vineyards report top fruit quality and sugar-rich fruit due to water retention. Olives show soft nose in Tehama county with experts unable to find a remedy. San Fernando citrus for the year totals 1,500 carloads value about 1.34 million dollars. Almond tonnage in western Yolo is 1,200 tons with half sold via Almond Growers Exchange. Lake county dried prunes arrive in Calistoga for storage in Napa, marking 1926 as a banner year.
About 100 acres in the southern Pomona valley have been planted to early grain to provide green feed for dairy cows by year’s start. The main crop will cover thousands of acres on hill and valley land and is planned for November sowing if rains arrive then.
A 1920 census factoid highlights 8,549,511 women workers across U S trades. The piece cites Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as aiding working women in staying healthy and employed, including testimonials from Atlanta and Parkville readers about improved energy, weight gain, and ability to manage jobs and home duties.
An 85 cent advertisement claims Roman Eye Balsam heals sore inflamed eyes, sites and gravulations with nightly use, praising its prompt results.
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