31 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
1
United States Department of Agriculture warns moldy silage is deadly to horses and mules. Feed only thoroughly mature corn silage, monitor weather for mold, and avoid freezing silage to keep winter feeds safe and economical.
Secretary Houston flags record crops and calls for higher efficiency in the next 12 months to meet domestic and ally needs. The annual report praises farmers for responding to production appeals and notes continued demand for foods and feedstuffs.
The notice urges immediate fertilizer orders and suggests arranging with a club or neighbors to use a full caravan. It warns transportation cannot be depended on during the spring season.
The USDA advises pasteurizing milk fed to hogs to prevent disease and ensure meat use, avoid dairy cattle contact unless tuberculin tested, keep hogs out of cow lots and drainage, provide clean, ventilated housing with sunlight and disinfectants, and cull TB-infected breeding stock to raise clean hogs.
A gate designed to prevent livestock from passing while allowing people to move freely. It self closes and cannot be “jacketed” or easily opened by animals, ensuring stock remains contained even if left unfastened.
The passage describes a small hinged gate design with an extra panel for stock control. It is useful where there is heavy foot traffic or pens, and when children might leave gates unfastened. The gate stays open to people and closed to animals.
Advice on feeding hens during cold weather emphasizing the need for clean sharp grit. Recommends keeping a box of commercial grit in each hen house pen so birds can digest food properly when outdoor foraging is limited.
Baby chick hatchers anticipate strong demand for hatching eggs but warn some may face shortages. Prospective buyers should decide on needed quantities and place orders now to secure spring deliveries.
Farmers rush to market pigs at light weights and sell breeding stock as grain and hog prices soar. The record prices prompt rapid sales of breeding animals alongside market hogs, affecting farm herds.
Instructions emphasize a separate goose shed from poultry structures with two dry well-bedded floors for geese. It advises a dry resting place and humane treatment of the brood sow to ensure good liver development at weaning time.
A period piece outlines a simple school ensemble for young girls featuring a separate skirt and matching bloomers, worn with washable blouses. The design emphasizes ease of laundering, snug buttoned fits, and color coordination between skirt material and bloomers.
The text highlights handkerchief linen, fine dimity, or plain white lawn as economical blouse fabrics for young ladies. It describes a sketch of a blouse with clusters of tucks on both back and front, plus a narrow ruffle finishing collar and cuffs.
The article surveys recent fashion trends with coat tunics in novelty fabrics, crepe wraps, satin coats with heavy embroidery, and belted winter suits. It notes astrakhan hats, velvet sleeves, sealskin trims, salt colored coats designed to flare at the hips, tunte influences on frocks, and fringe details on woofrocks, highlighting evolving silhouettes.
A new dress enhancement uses plain harrow taupe or ribbon applied to the garment underlayers, secured and hemstitched, creating an embossed effect on the right side. Metallic ribbon offers a striking finish, especially on evening dresses, marking a fresh departure from traditional ribbon embroidery.
Instructions for repairing worn cuffs by dampening, drying, and stitching. Suggestions include wetting the cuff, smoothing, turning in edges, and using a paper barrier to protect the sewing machine. Wetting starch-heavy items aids ripping and easier removal of bastings.
Three and a half year old Selma climbs to her father's knee and, after a serious moment, warns that if he does not want a baby he should go to war. The remark reflects a child's blunt humor about conflict.
Creative tips describe converting a coat hanger into a muff hanger with color enamel or ribbon. Methods include reversing a hanger arc, adding a wire hook, or crafting ribbon wrapped rod hangers with bows for decorative, convenient muff storage.
Velvet lounging robes and negligees with fur trim offered in kimono and bathrobe styles. Simple cuts make them versatile gifts for lounging at home.
A letter from Mrs Dotz of Zatesville Indiana praises Dodd's Kidney Pills for curing her 20 year heart and kidney trouble and claims her child also recovered. The note warns that kidney disease can silently worsen into Bright's disease or death without treatment.
Pat Malone recalls a WWI joke after a minor wound. He tells how a German officer supposedly captured 2000 men with a camera, provoking laughs as Bridget overhears in the crowd. The tale has circulated nationwide.
Mr. Bivins of Decatur Illinois testifies that after thirty years of stomach trouble he found lasting relief after completing three boxes of PEPSAID He claims the product cured his ailment and urges others to try it Availability through druggists in 25c 50c and one dollar boxes from PEPSAID Company Goshen Indiana Ady
Commerce Reports notes a very small Sicilian almond crop in Stelly at about 15 000 bags of 220 pounds with 40 000 bags left from last year. High prices follow the short crop with buyers paying 835 lire per bag and the Hye about 19.8 cents in normal exchange. Filbert crop is abundant at 150 000 bags with no old crop left and price at 2 lire per bag. New pistachio crop is small with remaining old crop and price around 2s 6d per pound.
An advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as a remedy for coughs sore throats and lung inflammation. It claims to quiet coughing improve sleep and aid recovery through a long history of use in the United States and worldwide.
A small boy narrates a playful parade at home with a shoe box drum and a stick as he leads his brother around the room. The younger boy, never seeing a parade, imitates with a box and proclaims he is a shirt.
Advertises Cutlcura Soap to cleanse and Cutlcura Ointment to soothe and heal skin irritations. Mentions availability from druggists with price references and addresses, noting effectiveness against burning skin and itching.
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