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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
3
An ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a simple inexpensive cure for inflamed swollen toe joints. It claims night and morning application reduces swelling and guarantees a refund if not satisfied, and extends the benefit to varicose veins with quick, continued improvement.
An Orpheus violin exhibited at Pai Music for violin, alto, and cello play. It uses an electric blower to force air from 58 openings, producing a richly timbred sound claimed to be distinctive.
A brief cartoon caption notes a stranger in the room asking who the gloomy man is and a host answers the question. The exchange hints at social awkwardness or a scene set by a host at an event. The lines convey mood rather than a full narrative.
An Indianapolis man Earl W Goodman reports Tanlac improved his health after months of chest pain fatigue and insomnia. The ad touts Tanlac as restoring vigor by cleaning blood revitalizing digestion and liver function. It urges readers with poor appetite sleep issues or weight loss to try Tanlac and Sanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation.
A Rural New Yorker writer warns New England readers against plowing old pastures filled with white grubs to plant blackberries. The recommended approach is to till the land, plant a crop like corn, then hoe thoroughly. After grub control, seed buckwheat and clover, and later replant strawberries in 1027 for a strong start.
Observations over four years at the University of Illinois experiment station indicate the Quillen black raspberry, a cross between Cumberland and Hopkins from Indiana, shows strong resistance to anthracnose. Nursery counts near Bridgeport, Indiana reveal 12.5 percent infected canes and 87.5 percent clean, while Cumberland nearby shows 54.8 percent infected and 52 percent clean. If proven resistant, Quillen could offer a profitable, high quality fruit with hardy vigor, though spray programs and sanitary methods remain important for control amid variable returns.
The text explains that fruit trees, especially apples, require soil rich in humus to hold moisture. It notes water must reach a foot deep in the orchard, and that porous, humus-rich soil reduces runoff and evaporation, ensuring plants receive sufficient moisture.
Control fireblight by removing infected twigs and bark in spring before bloom. Disinfect tools and wounds with mercuric bichloride solution or cyanide mix, stored only in non metal containers. Inspect growing trees, especially susceptible varieties, for outbreaks.
The report by the United States Department of Agriculture warns that soil erosion causes substantial annual losses for American farmers. It details how gullying forms from rainfall, field practices, and land slopes, and outlines prevention methods including deep plowing, cover crops, crop rotations, terracing, and brush or straw dams to reclaim gullies and stabilize soils with grasses like bermuda and bluegrass.
A government warning details gasoline dangers indoors and outdoors. Gasoline vapors are highly explosive and heavier than air, risking ignition from lanterns or open flames near containers. Do not store in breakable glass jars, and ensure windows and doors stay open when cleaning indoors. Benzine and naphtha share similar risks.
The article outlines two main techniques to keep paraffin liquid during silo painting. One uses a steam coil with engine steam to melt and maintain flow, while the alternative melts paraffin over a slow fire in hot water and carries it to the work. A kerosene mixture method exists but yields heavier coating and requires two coats. Fire safety cautions urge careful handling around paraffin and kerosene due to flash risks.
Rich nitrogen fertilizer is advised for young orchards with potassium and phosphate added as soil fertility dictates. Broadcast fertilizer among rows rather than near roots and use stable manure free of tweed seed. apply one to one and a half tons per acre, or at least a half ton if supplies are limited, with spring timing and intercropping considerations.
The text notes protein is essential in cattle feeding. When alfalfa or clover hay is the sole roughage no protein supplement is needed, but with other roughages adding one pound of protein per head daily lowers grain costs. If no leguminous hay is fed, two pounds of protein per head daily yield cheaper gains.
J. B. Fitch of Kansas State Agricultural College dairy department says weighing milk and using a milk record sheet ensures feed is proportioned to milk output. Proper weighing saves feed and boosts milk production by placing grain where needed.
Railroads seek substitutes for timber as wood scarcity grows. Cement ties, reinforced and tested at Eagle Pass Texas nine years ago, show no failure and may replace wood on Southern Pacific lines. Advertisement notes Cuticura SoapPromotes skin health and is suitable for shaving bathing and shampooing.
A four year old spent days with parents in a grocery store while aunt cared for her at home. On a day out she sampled much of what was reachable and, after eating more candy than her mother approved, declared she was not used to it. The child then insisted she was indeed accustomed to candy.
A Midwest act canceled after one performance in seven theaters insists on another chance. The earnest woman claims new gags while the booker questions their stage resolve, as reported by the New York Graphic.
A quoted exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer features a dialogue where a “failure” explains why the individual never succeeded in business. The other person suggests the root cause was attempting a start on a shoe string.
A proverb-like remark notes that only the down strokes in chopping wood matter, implying half a man’s effort is wasted. It reflects practical tone on labor and efficiency without broader context.
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