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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
4
A civic minded plan urges rural communities to form rat clubs with monthly prizes for the greatest number of rat catches. Leaders from United States agrarian sections stress trained instruction, rodent control methods, and rat-proofing to reduce infestations in farms and villages.
United States Department of Agriculture urges careful management of newborn fall colts. Emphasizes early cord binding and universal antiseptic treatment to prevent joint illness, and recommends a clean well ventilated stable, thorough cleaning, and burning of bedding after birth.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports nine years of grain sorghum trials in the Panhandle of Texas from 1908 to 1916. Earli ness is the key factor for adaptation with dwarfness next, and combinations of these traits excel in drought. Dwarf varieties Dawn kafir and Sunrise kafir show strong adaptation on the high, dry plains.
Heaves is a common and annoying disease in horses that reduces usefulness and value. It mainly affects older horses and stems from faulty feeding and hard work with an overloaded stomach, especially in grass feeders.
The article notes that a ration of silage and cottonseed meal is highly economical for wintering stocker cattle. It states that one pound of cottonseed meal per day, combined with the silage the stocker steers will eat, will cause them to gain slightly.
Fragmentary text discusses corn stalks and weeds and using them to advantage. It mentions turning them into a common expression about being trotted or moved, reflecting a bygone agricultural or rural usage.
A fragment notes that sheep feeders are considered allies and good feeders, implying positive quality in the article’s discussion of livestock management.
Montgomery county residents report 4.147 million dollars loaned or contributed to the war effort and 1,500 men in service with 1,050 drafted. Wabash College contributed a sizable number of recruits, about half as officers, while liberty loan subscriptions reached 3.505 million.
A historical notice urges women to study nursing at home to support soldiers at the front. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic for nervousness and weakness, with sample offers and testimonials from readers in Kokomo Indiana.
Secretary McAdoo recalls a boy named Jimmy son of a friend who saved his first five dollar weekly salary in a bond. That same night the paper announced John D Rockefeller bought ten million dollars of bonds. Jimmy says two Americans have done their bit.
A love note suggests a woman truly loves a man who pays no heed to the cost of the ring. The piece hints at values over material display. It reflects social mores about romance and the meaning of commitment.
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