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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
2
Julia Bottomley notes a sweeping shift to long slim silhouettes with dramatic flares and fur trims. New coats feature back dipping hemlines, diagonal fronts, and shorter outerwear over long gowns, in black or wine, green, and brown hues, with bold fur accents.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns careless washing of fruit can spread storage rats. Studies show washed fruit stores and markets as well as unwashed, with better appearance. Arsenic from spray residue can injure fruit, especially in certain varieties. solution changes after 500 bushels and rapid drying are advised.
Forest officials urge woodlot owners to cull weed trees like dairy herds, noting many slow growing species crowd better stock. Targeted removal can improve future markets, with selective cuts turning degraded lots into sustained income.
United States Department of Agriculture chemists report pecanol as a mild fragrant oil derived from pecan shelling waste. Experimental pressings show the oil has potential for edible uses in salad dressings and other products, with high quality but must be extracted before the waste ferments.
The Nebraska agricultural college experiment station reports a method to induce potato sprouting by exposing potatoes to ethylene chlorohydrin for a minute then sealing them in an airtight container for 24 hours. The process tricks the spuds into thinking winter is over, triggering growth within three weeks after fall digging.
A brief notice argues repairing roofs prevents rain from dripping on feed, saving money and protecting poultry. It recommends using old feed first and not piling new feed atop old to avoid hidden spoilage.
The USDA proposes nurserymen grow stock to growers specifications years in advance. Growers would order high producing strains to ensure sale, reducing waste and enabling nurserymen to focus on quality. Dr. L C Corbett notes mutual benefits for growers and nurserymen through coordinated planning.
A farm mower designed for continuous high speed operation features a two speed system like an automobile transmission. It can run at high speed for heavy hay and low speed when cutting is easier, using tractor or horse power. Regular checks of cutter alignment knives and lubrication are emphasized to maintain performance and quality.
The study at TIHInols experiment station compares continuous corn plots since 1876. One plot received manure and the other did not, with yields favored by manure. Soil condition differed greatly as spring moisture and workability showed manure plots were ready to till 10 to 14 days earlier.
Farmers can profit from spraying potatoes to curb blight and pests, but poor storage can turn high quality seed into ordinary seed. Preservative treatment of fence posts saves dollars, grease protects stored plowshares, and incubators reliably hatch duck eggs with proper moisture. The incubator is a durable farm tool requiring little labor or skill.
Hunter Leigh, a recent architecture graduate, dismisses snob advice and falls for Jane Smith the clever stenographer. Dorothy Winthrop, the boss’s daughter, masks herself as the stenographer to win Hunter, while Helen tea dances expose the ruse. Dorothy confesses the plot to Hunter.
A brief note from Woman's Home Companion asserts that oxygen levels in any poorly ventilated auditorium remain within one percent of the standard 21 percent at sea level. The remark underscores safety and comfort in enclosed public spaces.
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a gentle, effective anti acid for children and adults. It highlights its pleasant taste, neutralizing power, and status as a trusted, prescription endorsed remedy with a long trademarked history.
The New York Rabbi Wise returns from Europe and lampoons tunnel schemes from Gibraltar to Africa and the Channel. He mocks authorities for opposing a perceived good and cites a bachelor joke about marriage and death as a preventive paradox.
An old advertisement claims Cole's Carbol relieves pain from cuts or burns instantly and promotes rapid healing with no scar. The ad promotes 30c and 60c sizes from J. W. Cole Co. Rockford.
G. M. Smith of Lakewood Ohio took his first flight lesson when the instructor left the throttle open. The plane sped down the field and Smith steered to avoid a house, crashing into a tree. He escaped unharmed and resumed the lesson.
A humorous note from American Magazine estimates that if all U S men grew whiskers at five inches per year the nation would produce a whisker crop about 2.0 miles long annually.
A fragment notes a man preferring compliments to his cooking over a woman's, questioning whether a billed comic film can be sad or funny. The terse dialogue hints at vanity and social perception in a light domestic vignette.
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