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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
2
A Washington report summarizes a Scandinavian study from the Physiological Institute of the University of Leisingfors detailing calories burned by dances. Waltz 3.99 cal per hour per kg, Schottische 4.706, Foxtrot 4.78, Polka 7.66, Mazurka 10.87, with polka and mazurka noted as high energy forms.
A mother and four year old Barbara go to a movie while father attends a Legion meeting. The film depicts a beautiful woman winning a husband and father of two. Barbara asks where their husband is, then later offers to help grandpa in the basement, saying money isn’t everything.
Pathfinder Magazine offers a snapshot style note on two people who wed in a rush. The piece hints both feared the other backing out and frames the union as a hurried, anxious decision.
A concise record notes a single guiding fact cherished by all, reflecting a communal commitment to openness and curiosity. It emphasizes embracing experiences like a boy’s wish to visit the circus as life worth living.
Mrs G Hegmann of 228 Schaeffer St Brooklyn says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound eased her night time insomnia and fatigue from a rundown condition. She recommends the medicines to others with similar symptoms and offers to answer letters for more information. The Pinkham company in Lynn Mass will provide other testimonial names on request.
Dr. W E Carroll University of Illinois notes mineral supplements vary by ration. Some pig diets need calcium phosphorus and salt. others already contain minerals. A simple mix of ground limestone steamed bone meal and common salt provides adequate minerals at low cost.
Del Bay Farms of Bridgeton New Jersey will use corrosive sublimate to fight cabbage maggots this season spraying a two inch band above the ground around each plant with a second application after ten days. The practice costs about 15 dollars per acre per application and is supported by extension specialist WW Nissley noting its use on related crops. The chemical is obtainable at drug stores and applied as one ounce per eight to ten gallons of water with about a half cup per plant.
The melon aphid attacks watermelons muskmelons cucumbers and like crops and can be controlled by nicotine spray or dust according to the U S Department of Agriculture Bulletin No 1409 F The insect is small varies from light to dark green and has 40 known natural enemies but may require artificial control in favorable conditions Winged forms move to melon vines from other hosts and can cause rapid destruction A copy of the bulletin is available free while supplies last by request to the U S Department of Agriculture Washington D C
Advice to trap onion maggot flies with poisoned syrup plates on an acre. Use twenty small plates covered by one-fourth inch wire mesh to exclude bees poultry and birds. Syrup made with sodium arsenite hot water and molasses. add onion slices to attract flies.
The article stresses careful planting of trees and bushes to ensure growth, notes improving prices in the beer industry, and highlights moisture importance for long fruit crops. It warns against pests like cocciodiosis and baculary diseases and advises dust control and field moisture management.
Associate plant pathologist RR Poole of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station reports that bichloride remains the safest option for sweet potato seed treatment. He notes new organic mercury compounds kill diseases but damage roots and sprout development. better results come from mercuric chloride mixed in water and used to dip seed potatoes for ten minutes, provided healthy seed is chosen and surface organisms are destroyed before they enter the skin.
The article notes that milk and cream easily absorb odors from gasoline kerosene fruit and other substances. Such smells are not part of the cream and cannot be fully removed by sifting or pressing at the creamery. Pasteurization may mask milder odors but cannot prevent eventual butter flavor contamination.
A story recalls a large dog kept by a single old lady in a tiny house who insists on wearing a napkin at meals and dining with her at a low table. The dog never eats until his napkin is on, and he guards the old lady, proving kindness lies beyond odd habits.
I am a paradoxical object described as new and old, tattered yet gilded, always black and never white. I can be grave or gay, heavy and light, with skin but no flesh or bone. I have more points than a compass and more stops than a flute, yet I am mute though I can speak.
A teacher asks who can define a meter and a playful student from the back volunteers a misheard answer, saying it is a tool used to chop meat. The exchange shows classroom humor and a moment of miscommunication.
Hubert faces a bedtime scolding as his mother orders him to sleep without supper. Bobby asks about his medicine required after meals, signaling a domestic scene with parental care and child health concerns.
Gilbert rescues Peggy Underwood after a bump in the street near the shop. Peggy, a library keeper, thanks him and agrees to tea with Tom and Mrs Gilbert. A later visit reveals Peggy’s engagement tension and rekindled romance as Tom’s help earns trust.
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