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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
2
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad asserts support for regulation to curb greed and protect public welfare. It emphasizes lawful restraint, progress with the people, and its role in agricultural, commercial, and industrial development, inviting traveler and shipper patronage.
An old patent medicine ad touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for throat and chest ailments and Electric Bitters as a spring tonic. It urges readers to buy at druggists for 25 cents. The copy markets pine forest vigor and health benefits.
Advertises Dr. King's New Life Pill as a simple nightly dose to ensure a full free bowel movement by morning. Claims improved digestion and appetite, urging readers to try one pill tonight.
Advertises Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing oil as a cure for old sores with fast pain relief and healing. Claims to work on long standing cases and offers a one dollar price.
Bellefontaine Ohio testimonial praises Vinol for improving nerves fatigue and strength. Mrs J F Lamborn credits Vinol with better sleep appetite and energy. Ad notes Vinol as cod liver tissue builder with iron and claims OWL Drug Company Decatur Alabama distributes.
By Peter Radford the piece argues the Federal Industrial Commission can bridge the gulf between capital and labor. It praises farmer involvement and stresses justice and Understanding as forces of peace guiding honest citizens and shaping public conscience.
Earl S. Girton explains from the Alabama Experiment Station that separating the rooster after hatching season improves egg quality and shelf life. He notes infertile eggs stay good longer, reduces spoilage, and advises selling or reusing roosters unless valuable enough to pen separately until winter before reintroduction.
In Morgan County Alabama on May 24 1915 the Probate Court announces that James D Draper administrator of the Thomas H Draper deceased estate has filed final accounts and vouchers. A hearing to contest the settlement is set for June 28 1915 before Judge WM. E. Skeggs.
J F Duggar of the Alabama Experiment Station outlines crops for hog pastures across months. For June grazing: rape sown February or March, Bermuda grass, lespedera, white clover. July features soy beans and cowpeas planted April or May and sorghum for maintenance. August calls for soy beans and cowpeas with Spanish peanuts, permanent pastures. September focuses on soy beans, Spanish peanuts, cowpeas and sweet potatoes. November adds running peanuts, sow beans, chufas, velvet beans and sweet potatoes for finishing.
Agronomist M. J. Fundhess explains lime needs among field and garden crops. He lists lime loving plants such as alfalfa red and crimson clover and sweet clover melilotus and various legumes. identifies indifferently affected crops like cowpeas and rye. notes some crops like watermelon are harmed by liming.
A Field Agent essay argues hog farming as a substitute money crop for cotton. A sow farrows in 1914 can yield pigs by 1915 to convert 1915 crops into cash, with thrifty feeding, pasture access, and a mineral mix to prevent worms and balance poor rations.
104,000 men are employed to meet tire demand as Goodyear reports spring dealer sales up 52 percent. The company touts superior Suprema cies, fabric plies comparison, and three price reductions totaling 45 percent in about two years. The latest reduction occurred February 1st, enhancing value beyond rivals.
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