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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1924
Page
6
Mrs C J Wenner Mark of Norwalk Iowa writes of relief from female troubles after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and using Vegetable Wash She cared for four children at home and canned 800 quarts of fruit and made 600 glasses of jelly while improving health and recommends the medicine for others.
A quote attributed to Rev. Sydney Smith warns that many talented people fail due to timidity and lack of a first effort. It argues that meaningful achievements require bold action, not fear of cold or danger, and urges readers to jump in and strive despite risks.
Advertisement claims Ball Blue powder gives a dainty, well groomed appearance that girls admire, promising improved laundry results for a daughter’s wardrobe.
Travelers seek the source of Libya's famed singing desert heard as windlike sighs and described as two tones. One explorer suggests sand sliding over rock after rain creates the sound, while others propose different theories.
A succinct old proverb notes that many men bring about their own downfall through biting remarks and biting actions. It frames speech and conduct as self harming, emphasizing caution in words and deeds.
The article explains rotation and companion or follow crops to maximize soil use and yield. It urges alternating plant families, moving beans and peas, shifting cabbage relatives, and planning yearly layouts to reduce disease and soil exhaustion. A rotation plan should be drawn and rotated each season.
Practical guidance on timing for silage corn harvest to maximize feeding value. Do not cut too early as immature corn yields sour, palateless silage with lower value. Begin filling when upper leaves are green but kernels dented, adjusting moisture by adding water if the cut fodder is too dry.
Farmers now grow vetches alfalfa sweet clover and soybeans as nitrogen fixing fodder. Legumes diversify farming provide high protein feed balance rations and boost soil nitrogen while reducing weeds and raising yields and market value. Alfalfa and clovers serve hay pasture seed uses and soybeans supply livestock seed and feed.
The sow and litter should be on good pasture. After weaning, increase the sow’s ration so she gains at least one pound per day until breeding. After breeding she should continue to gain at a slower rate and be in good condition at farrowing time, but not fat.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes shifts in cattle ranching toward intensive methods with private ownership and fencing of ranges. Ranches must carry 100 to 360 head, require forest-range permits, and large holdings will split while small ones consolidate for efficiency.
W A Allison of Billings recalls arriving from Toronto in 1899 with $6.50 and no guarantee. He built a 160 acre irrigated farm west of Billings, diversified with dairy, poultry, potatoes and sugar beets. He feeds 1831 sheep this winter, never losing a sheep, aims to expand winter sheep feeding and alfalfa farming, and expects substantial profit and soil fertility gains.
G R Bisby and A G Tolaas promote Bordeaux mixture spraying for potatoes, claiming it prevents late blight, reduces other leaf diseases, repels some pests, and boosts yields. Bulletin 192 notes average yield increases over 80 bushels per acre for late varieties and about 27 for early ones, with strong results at University Farm and Crookston Substation.
Wisconsin expert F W Duffee warns cheap tractor oil causes rapid deterioration, power loss, overheating, and higher fuel use. He says the best oil suited to a machine under extreme temps and pressures is worth it, with oil cost only a small share of total operating expense. Following manufacturer recommendations protects reliability and longevity.
The notes advise successive snap bean and corn plantings and warn that late potato blight may arrive late but ends crops quickly. They cite US wool consumption of 640 million pounds annually with six pounds per person and urge infertile egg production culling. Abortion in livestock links to diet. emphasize making one blade twice as good as before. Sudan hay equals timothy in value but coarser stems reduce palatability.
Jacob Ferdinand of Trond Du Lac Wisconsin, a prominent citizen, describes a twelve to eighteen year stomach trouble recovery after spending over a thousand dollars and months bedridden. He reports immediate relief after taking Tanlac and recommends the remedy, noting over 40 million bottles sold. Tanlac is marketed by its manufacturers.
An Indian student visiting London is described as a human calculating machine. He performs intricate sums without tools and can name the weekday for any date. At a test, two forty figure numbers were multiplied mentally. after less than half an hour he gave the correct result.
Advertisement touts Cuticura as a multi purpose care line. It urges soaking hands in Cuticura Soap to retire sore hands then drying and applying Cuticura Ointment, removing excess with tissue. It claims Soap Ointment and Talcum cover all toilet needs.
A Boston Transcript excerpt uses Irish dialect to explain why St Patrick did not sign the Declaration of Independence. The humor hinges on Timmy O'Brien asking and finding that a visitor was an autograph hunter, who Timmy’s father rejects.
In a short vignette from Everybody's Magazine Grace quips that Aunt Emily can boss you like everything. The lines reflect a playful family dynamic as Grace visits and prepares to return home with her mother.
The term Saturnian days recalls ancient Italy when Saturn shared rule with Janus and governed with pacific, beneficent rule. Under that era agriculture and arts thrived, innocence and happiness reigned, and the Saturnalia was celebrated in December in honor of Saturn. The phrase now denotes any era of peace and plenty.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not know it. Kidney health affects other organs and can cause back pain headaches loss of ambition nervous irritability and despondency. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy and sample bottles are offered by mail with ten cents and address in Binghamton New York.
A humorous Life column sketches a husband waiting an hour for his wife who promised five minutes late. The gag contrasts punctuality with marital affection as the pair reconcile with a smile.
Advert claims Red Cross Ball Blue keeps clothes white as snow without harming fabric and recommends it for every home with a note that it is sold by all good grocers.
In winter cows should have ample water and two daily drinks if possible. High water intake on dry roughage is essential for maximum milk production. Salt should be freely available at all times.
A concise quotation attributes good luck to the willing handmaid of upright energy and conscientious pursuit of duty, underscoring a link between character and fortune in a formal-period voice.
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