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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
4
A fragment from Harry Daniel in Thrift Magazine argues against constant optimism in financial matters and urban crossings. It notes stock swindlers and Ponzi figures, recalls an optimist who invested everything in suburban real estate, and suggests that a touch of pessimism and prudent worry may yield more long-term happiness than unbounded optimism.
A speech by Oech Rhodes rejects the idea that ceremonial attire is obligatory for statesmen. He argues regulation through clothing is ineffective and says he refuses to assist in such efforts, claiming many honorable Americans would agree with him.
Nests built by swifts on cliff faces or caves across Indian Ocean islands in India and the Philippines, plus tropical Pacific islands, form a prized Chinese cuisine ingredient. They consist almost entirely of salivary mucous, their value rising with color and purity when dried, sometimes containing feathers or other impurities.
In Bloomington a five year old boy, Raymond Mulholland, struck his thumb playing with a box and exclaimed a mild swear. His father, nearby, asked where the word came from. Raymond explained that that is what all the other boys say when they hurt themselves, per the Indianapolis News.
London’s war on rats reports over three million killed by rat catchers families and youths. A single extermination firm claims eight hundred thousand slain. Officials urge continued effort until the city is riot free.
Otto Kahn, returning from Europe, says the French people are prosperous and spending lavishly while England remains tax-ridden. He notes the British workingman struggles to make ends meet, calling it hard to keep both ends and vegetables together.
The passage portrays William Penn as more than a land seller, arguing his true value lay in marketing intangibles. It compares his selling of liberty and opportunity to a modern realtor, noting his letters and marketing strategies drew settlers by promising freedoms and rights beyond mere land.
Report notes enduring incompletions in public structures across Great Britain including Westminster County Hall St. Pauls cathedral and the Houses of Parliament. Describes towers niches and pedestals left uncompleted since construction began and various decorative flecks never added.
The plan envisions raising the Sea of Galilee level to electrify Palestine and harness the Jordan River. It includes canalizing the Jardin valley to the Dead Sea for irrigation of dates rice sugar cane flax and cotton, plus 2000 miles of motor highways an enhanced Baghdad Cairo air route and agricultural credit banks as part of modernization per Addison Hi Southard’s report.
Last March Horace Flint trained Driving Calf Young and Patience the calf to harness, a familiar sight in Brighton Maine. They carried mail hauled vegetables and scraped the road in front of the house. With winter in, Horace enjoys pleasure rides, Patience staying near the house and camping on the porch.
Edward C Farnsworth of Forthinnd Maine has collected twenty seven hornet nests to hang in two rooms of his home. Mr Farnsworth reportedly found these nests during woodland tramp outings in the nearby woods.
A historic rule change raises the maximum vessel draft through the Suez Canal from thirty-one feet to thirty-two feet. Ships with drafts of thirty-two feet or more are now permitted to transit under the revised limit, expanding allowable tonnage and traffic potential.
A detailed planting guide urges selecting improved spots, plowing under clover for several years, laying out rows wide, cutting potatoes with two eyes each, and planting early in March. It covers harrowing after frost, strawing late potatoes, and moisture retention to improve yield and drought resistance.
Growers who prune fruit trees themselves can benefit from winter tips such as using flying ties. For young vigorous trees, tie a weak scaffold shub to the trunk by twining two twigs from 6 to 18 inches above the crotch, one from the weak limb and one from the solid part. Wrap tightly without breaking the bark and leave ends uncut for several years to graft firmly and gain strength.
Readable analysis of two balanced grain rations for dairy cows to supplement corn silage and alfalfa hay. Both rations cost about the same at similar pricing, with feeding rate set at seven pounds per pound of butterfat produced.
Purdue University expert A G Philips warns that chicks should not be fed within four hours after hatching. The yolk provides initial nutrition, and early feeding can cause digestive troubles and other issues.
Historical note reports that combining plant and animal protein sources with grains yields balanced rations and better pig gains. Clemson pigs fed half fish meal and half soybean meal gained 1.89 pounds daily at $6.66 per 100 pounds, while corn and fish meal alone produced 1.88 pounds daily at $6.98. Wisconsin data favor tankage and linseed meal for pasture pigs, and alfalfa and corn-tankage mixes show benefits. Iowa trials find pasture pigs gain more with 40-50 parts tankage and corn-germ meal. Across stations, protein feed mixtures lower pork production costs overall.
The article advises farmers on recovering damaged clover fields after freezing. Options include thickening the stand with oats barley or sweet clover, or plowing and planting emergency crops such as soybeans sorghum sudan grass millet oats and Canada peas. If clover is thinned sow oats or barley in April or May, and harvest when grain is in milk stage. Sweet clover with grain provides pasture after haying. If clover is largely killed, plow and drill soybeans or feed sorghum, or plant oats and Canada field peas in April with careful timing for harvest.
Muanmmmmoth clover yields the largest seed crop, with Mammoth typically producing more seed than medium or June clover. Early June clipping or pasture helps limit vegetative growth and boosts seed production, but clipping should not occur if growth is short or if the season is backward.
Poultry department at Ames Iowa offers guidance on flock care including mash hopper supply and proper feeding. Emphasizes clean water, milk in some form, removing doubtful hens, monitoring disease signs, feeding green food when confined, avoiding overcrowding, and focusing on improving one’s own flock rather than worrying about others.
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