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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
17
Complete returns from 48 states show 12,006,104 men ages 18 to 45 registered on September 12 1918 under the selective service act. Alaska Puerto Rico and Hawaii will add registrations later. The year’s total is expected near 13 million with prior counts updated by local boards and dispatches.
The U S Department of Agriculture oversees wheat and shelled corn grading with licensed inspectors at markets, terminals, and seaports. Federal standards ensure uniform grades and premiums for superior grain, with 85 local offices and a system of appeals for interstate shipments.
Farmers and dealers may appeal or dispute grain grades to the secretary of agriculture for interstate shipments. Notification to the federal district supervisor is required, either before shipment or within 48 hours after inspection. Contact federal grain supervision offices in terminal markets for details.
The article surveys salt effects on butter and cotton fiber from gins, tips for home milk care, legality of oats in interstate shipping, soybean oil yields, bird populations on farms, garlic flavor in milk, migratory birds sense, martin box returns, butter melting points with cottonseed feed, plowing and harrowing to control grasshopper eggs, and US Department of Agriculture home processing of waste apples for table fruit.
The article emphasizes that dairy profitability hinges on high producing cows. It argues that the most economical results cannot be reached with low producing animals, stressing efficiency and selective breeding.
Brief items from Riverton to Buffalo report sugar beet harvests, a record wheat crop, oil and gas outputs, mining deaths and injuries, influenza impacts, local public notices, and military losses. Including Kit Basin explosion, Mikado locomotives, and Cody family influenza fatalities.
A retired fighter recalls abandoning a patch of terrain after brief reconnaissance. He notes traveling with the soil for a day or two before deciding the area held no strategic worth and voluntarily relinquished it for military reasons.
An invention combines a seat and dam that can be inserted into a bathtub to confine water to one area, potentially improving bathing convenience and water control. The design suggests a modular approach for tub use and drainage.
A Spanish firm seeks government permission to carry mail nationwide and from Madrid to the Balearic islands by air. Upon approval, the company will issue stamps for use on this air service.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble but may not know it. Kidney disease can cause back pain headaches fatigue and nervousness. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy available at drug stores with a test offer by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
Ha Strain, a former living on St. Benedict lands, demonstrated cut over land farming by producing a bale of cotton on land prepared in fall and planted in spring. Strain, a blacksmith by trade, has taken to farming only recently, highlighting a notable shift in local agricultural outlook.
Ad claims fast relief from indigestion and upset stomach with Pope's Diapepsin tablets. Advertisement asserts immediate soothing effect on gas and acid discomfort, promising easy digestion and low cost at drug stores. Includes generic song-like filler text and brand promotion.
The article notes that deaf cats possess foot pads likely more sensitive than those of hearing cats, suggesting heightened tactile perception or sensitivity in their paws.
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