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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1947
Page
9
Spray helps check great pest damage by Alexander R. George describes DDT's rising value for crops and disease prevention. Tests show control of pests in fields, orchards, forests, and livestock, with boosts to beef, milk, potato yields, and reduction of cotton pest damage. Cautions include residues, skin absorption, fire risk, and animal use.
A sensational offer promises a free plan to cure ruptures based on Captain A Collihas andCaptain W Golty whose method allegedly helped many. readers are urged to mail name and address to a Watertown address for the plan. The text reflects dubious medical claims and mass mail tactics.
Cattle health and productivity rise with DDT use in fly control. Officials estimate 8 to 100 million cattle sprayed last year, with projections doubling this season. A Kansas test showed sprayed cattle gaining 18,000 pounds more than unsprayed peers, and each dollar of DDT yielding at least 1,000 pounds of beef. The 14 week season runs May 15 to Sept 1, with guidance on mixing and application from agricultural agents. Benzene hexachloride also shows promise in eradicating cattle lice.
Hidden 1100 year old underground city near Naours France features streets, banks, churches, and 300 rooms carved under a hillside. It served as hideout from Norman invasions, Hundred Years War, WWI and WWII, now offered by the local bistro owner for 500000 francs with no buyers yet. A cache of Spanish doubloons was found decades ago.
An unclear ad style fragment mentions stomach ulcer pains and promises a double money back offer. The text is garbled with stray phrases about Jane and gas pains and contains nonstandard wording. No coherent event or entities beyond generic medical complaints are identifiable.
In Charleston West Virginia Everett V. Price state game protector reports wildlife sharing shelter during a heavy snow. He found a briar patch den with rabbit and groundhog tracks entering it and later saw both animals near the log as they darted into the same den when approached.
The Air Material Command at Wright Field Dayton unveils a new flying suit with built in inflation bladders to keep the wearer afloat and buoyant at all times. It combines features of a lightweight flying suit life vest and emergency sustenance vest.
A long page of lost and found notices and classified listings. Items include a Longine watch, a billfold with ID and checks, a light colored billfold, a brown and white springer spaniel, keys, a green Torpedo skirt, and various personal items. Also many service ads for jewelry, fenders, and home services.
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