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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
8
A Rochester reader testifies of 51 leg ulcers healing after using Peterson's Ointment. The ad claims leg amputation was avoided and offers a 35 cent box with money back if unsatisfied. It promotes the ointment for burns sunburn itching eczema and piles and urges keeping it in the home.
The biological survey reports Rocky Mountain mantled ground squirrels and San Francisco mountain chipmunks consume vast pine seeds. A four-tree seed group per acre can yield about 92 000 seeds annually, enough for one squirrel family and three chipmunk families for two weeks. In good years rodents hinder natural reforestation of western yellow pine.
A local resident sits on a stump along a main road in the Rumpus Ridge area, gazing at the ground while a passerby from Slippery Slap asks what he is doing. The man replies simply that he is ponderin but does not know what that entails.
In Potsdam's new city directory Estel Friedrich, second son of ex Emperor William II, appears as a farmer. He omits the traditional military and hereditary titles. The prince designation remains part of his name under post revolutionary German law, not a title.
About 200000 youths under eighteen passed through U S juvenile courts in 10 2 percent and 75 40 percent were placed on probation. Of probationers many completed the period successfully, per figures from the National Probation Association.
The gulf weed that floats in the Barrvossa sea uses air bladders to stay afloat and is believed to originate from a plant that once grew attached to the sea bottom.
A provocative remark argues that civilization's strength lies in restraint and that less developed nations pose no greater threat to others. The statement frames global order around cultural progress rather than aggression.
A compact aphorism notes that generosity or luck brings benefits you otherwise lack, implying a mix of fortunate gifts and the prudence of valuing what is beyond reach. The line reflects a mindset on material access and gratitude.
August Denny Sr a Westville area pioneer cecal miner has died at a Danville hospital after an operation. He was born in Belgium in 1855 and is survived by nine children.
John A. Watson as legal aid to John B. Fergus was appointed special counsel to lead Chicago's court battle for legislative reapportionment. In the appointment letter Corporation Counsel F. X. Busch directs Watson to sue to require Illinois reapportionment as mandated by the constitution.
A 3000 acre annexation bid east of Glen View toward Wilmette failed by 31 votes. Opponents warned it would require sewer extensions or a costly separate system, most land used by farmers.
Governor Small signed a diverse slate of measures listed in Springfield, including permits for playground systems in small cities, recording of chattel mortgages, boulevard stops on state roads, and funding for roads, bridges, and monuments. The roll includes changes to library and tax laws, insurance regulation, and election procedures, with several fiscal appropriations for counties, Memphis veterans, and public works.
J L Hoerner from the Colorado Agricultural College explains onion thrips harm and life cycle. He notes white blast damage, the insect’s small size, and habitat in leaf axils. Chemical control with nicotine dust or spray is possible but eggs and pupae survive. early prevention and field cleanup reduce infestations.
Frances Shimer academy, a Baptist school at Mount Carroll, started construction on a new library building with an estimated cost of about $35,000. The Chicago public library board announced appropriations totaling $175,000 for new books and $90 for repairs to the old library.
Mrs. B. S. Hale of Sheffield narrowly escaped death when her car tipped over a 1 seat embankment after a collision. Hitneis branch of the Veterans of Foreign Wars held its annual convention at Springfield with Mayor S. A. Bullard and patriotic leaders welcoming the veterans at State Centennial building. A woman and two men were bumped in Chicago when over 100 passengers on a Chicago, Aurora and Elgin train panicked at an explosion caused by a short circuit and rushed for doors.
Henry Van Winkle of Forest City dies from injuries suffered June 3 when he fell on a coach platform on a Wa bash railroad train in Chicago. Police Magistrate A M Klove suspends a $200 fine for his son Fremont W Klove on condition he leaves the city. Klove was arrested following an argument over a $2 bill. State licenses for passenger autos will pass the million mark this year with 979 546 autos 141 372 motor trucks 5133 motorcycles and 4219 special dealers licenses issued to date 1 130 270 total.
Death claimed the latest victim of the tornado of March 18 Don Eaward five month old infant of James Green of Desoto died from injuries and shock in the village obliterated by the wind.
Miss Marion McCarthy of 5422 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago is named honorary woman student colonel of the University of Illinois R O T C at Urbana for the next year. The appointment was made by Col William E Merry.
Sweet clover proves excellent silage for dairy cattle with rising adoption at the Kemptville Agricultural School in eastern Ontario. Proper harvest timing at bloom ensures tight packing to exclude air, preventing mold and preserving feed quality for milk production.
Four sprays provide control of striped cucumber beetle including calcium arsenate dust, lead arsenate dust, lead arsenate spray, and nicotine sulphate dust. Apply as seedlings break ground, repeat two to three times weekly and after rain, covering the whole plant until first harvest.
Experiments by the animal husbandry department at South Dakota State College show that alfalfa hay added to hog rations reduces the corn required to produce 100 pounds of pork. Whole hay performs nearly as well as chopped hay and can be fed in a nine gate rack.
Potato experts at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva advise field selection of seed tubers for next season. Cultivating a separate seed plot or marking seed hills during harvest yields healthier, higher producing seed. Seed tubers should be free of leaf-roll mosaic or spindling and kept separate from the main crop to ensure better yields next year.
Kansas agricultural experiment station tests highlight soy bean varieties with strong seed and pasture value. Manchu Haberlandt Midwest Morse Wilson Virginia Sable offer grain hay and mixed uses. inoculation with soybean bacteria is advised on typical Kansas soils.
Forty two percent blame low prices for farm products, the U S Department of Agriculture reports. Seventeen percent attribute conditions to high farm labor costs, while ten percent point to high freight and high interest rates. Six percent cite reckless spending in the boom, and four percent blame excessive credit.
Advanced registry testing may raise profits but can miss details. Do not overharvest alfalfa or let nurse crops go to grain. Use pumice paste with sweet oil as a rustic polisher for show cattle horns. Rhubarb production has limits. rest after eight weeks. Pig rearing beats rely on nature's tonics and planning. Roadside signs should be placed to invite motorists to stops at stands selling produce.
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