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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
2
United States Department of Agriculture outlines labor saving through tractors and larger implements to raise corn production. Emphasizes two row planters, improved harvesters, corn binders with elevating attachments, machine huskers, shredders, corn pickers, and elevated cribs to reduce manual work and increase efficiency on both small and large farms.
The article argues dairy markets ignore production costs, valuing only quantity and quality. Farmers chase market signals while high costs from poor cows raise overall prices.
A brief note explains estimating corn quantity in a crib by taking the crib's full capacity and dividing by 214 to estimate good quality corn. It presents a simple arithmetic rule of thumb for quick yield estimation.
Valuable assets for farmers are the skillful hand and cultured mind. Egg production in winter months depends largely on keeping stock comfortable and well cared for.
A backyard garden for every soldier is urged to aid the war effort. Citizens are encouraged to grow vegetables to free more meat and wheat for troops overseas. Fresh produce from home can be shipped to France, while soldiers at the front miss such fare.
The article reviews raspberry varieties from North America and Europe, noting Sunbeam and Ohio's hardiness in South Dakota, Superlative suited to milder Pacific climates, and King's suitability between the Mississippi and Appalachians. It stresses hardiness, productivity, and purpose in selecting cultivars, with emphasis on regional performance.
In most small grain fields weeds grow and their seeds are threshed with the grain. If these seeds are not removed they are sown with the harvest, spreading weed infestation. Extract weed seeds to protect crop quality and yield.
In a campaign to raise food production Indiana towns with populations under 5 600 reported 1 384 gardens in one season. Eight towns in a county showed 98 percent of vacant lots cultivated, and in three townships a program aimed at raising garden output produced ten times the usual harvest. Canners for canning fruit and vegetables were provided in consolidated schools and loaned to communities seeking them.
A ton of stable manure of good quality may be said to contain 11 pounds of ammonia, six pounds of phosphoric acid and 10 pounds of pot ash.
The text notes gavel road ranking near earth road in total mileage and asserts each acre should yield something, warning that idle acres are slackers.
A comic crowd scene at a Broadway moving picture theater unfolds as two women squeeze into middle seats with bundles and hats. Their parcels spill beneath and a heavy man sits on one hat, causing a hatless scramble and amused relief among nearby spectators.
The pearl fisheries of Bahrein are described as the finest in the world. For over 2,000 years Arabian divers plumb the Persian gulf, with legends linking Bahrein pearls to Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. Natives say Bahrein pearls are raiwdrops formed in the oyster.
A witty column teases Mrs Mintbrush and Mrs Bersoohurst noting fashion and charm while joking about a neighborly scene where a household item becomes a comic exaggeration of domestic friction. The piece uses light satire to poke at social pretensions.
Reading from a 19th century perspective, the note claims German women perform horselike labor by plowing fields. It asserts women have long been seen as a drawing attraction for men, reflecting dated gender stereotypes and humorous social commentary.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Blood and Nerve tonic and Pleasant Pellets as starters for spring vitality. It urges taking the tonic to build nerves and vigor and prescribes a weekly use of May apple laxative pellets to cleanse the intestines and improve overall health.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn treatment. It claims placing a dab on a corn instantly stops pain and allows removal with a finger, urging readers to buy a small bottle from their druggist. The copy labels Freezone a Cincinnati genius discovery.
A Framingham Mass inspection of 1700 men women and children shows 82 percent with some disease. The survey records widespread illness discovered through physical examinations conducted recently.
An old advertisement offering $100 reward for a catarrh cure. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy that cleanses the blood and mucous surfaces, promises strength and renewed health, and includes testimonials and the salesman address in Toledo Ohio.
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