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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1924
Page
3
A young woman at a seaside resort seeks independence and a summer away from romance. She confronts a dull employer Mr. Baker yet enjoys a magnetic encounter with Ed who returns nightly. A fox trot dance sparks a vow to reveal feelings to Baker and pursue a suggestion of romance.
A Columbia Record quotes a provocative line on gender equality noting women’s status until they can be treated as equals with simple acts like tapping a man on the back and borrowing a dollar.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes a new forage legume, Korean Lespedeza, suited for a band from southern Pennsylvania to northern Ohio, extending to Virginia and Kentucky, with promise in Iowa. It matures earlier than common varieties, offering grazing before killing frost and earlier spring growth, making it favorable for northern regions. A circular (No. 317) details its differences from Japanese lespedeza and its potential benefits.
Experts from Kansas State Agriculture College urge starting early lamb raising in fall. Early lambs, born Feb 15 to March 7, command higher returns to cover extra feeding and equipment costs, avoid summer forage issues, and benefit from flushing ewes ten days before breeding to boost lamb numbers.
Dr. G J Drake Iowa State College entomologist urges cleaning grain bins and removing old grain to prevent beetle damage. If old grain is infested with weevils apply carbon disulfide, one pound per ten bushels, and fumigate in a tight bin for about 64 hours.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a ground mash for breeding and laying hens containing 17 percent meat scraps and 43 percent ground oats and bran. The mixture relies on vegetable protein for balance and appears to improve hatchability and fertility while avoiding overfat conditions.
Moist corn must be handled with care avoid piling and touching ears. Hang ears separately in a well ventilated loft with stable temperature away from freezing. Even poorer seed from a known good strain is safer than buying seed of unknown adaptation and productivity.
United States Department of Agriculture reports progress eradicating tuberculosis from cattle herds. In 1924 over 5 million cattle were tested and counties adopting the large plan rose from 198 to 817, with prospects to exceed a million tests in the current year.
The article urges South Carolina sheep owners to improve flocks by using pure bred rams to enhance appearance and weight. Pure rams cost 30 to 50 dollars and can replace scrub, poorly conformed sires that yield short wool. One cross with a pure ram markedly improves lambs. save the ewe, lambs, and breed after a year or trade for a new ram.
The Farmers' Bulletin 1427 from the United States Department of Agriculture presents a simple poultry accounting system for small flocks or commercial operations. It guides record keeping to measure profitability and costs, outlines needed equipment and feed amounts, and offers free copies upon request to the Department of Agriculture in Washington DC.
The text stresses culling poultry flocks for health, gathering vegetables to encourage fruiting, and selecting stock for fair display. It argues good land and timber sense drive farm income, urges sanitary hog quarters, and notes farming remains hard work despite advised improvements.
Floyd Dell, noted novelist, discusses marital issues in Teurst's International. He recalls telling his bride on the day after the wedding that this is a regular old fashioned marriage and that if either party loves someone else they should trust their instincts and quarrel to keep happiness.
A Current History Magazine excerpt outlines how Turkish divorce practices permit a husband to utter I divorce you before two witnesses and repeatedly end and remarry his wife with multiple divorces. It notes a cable divorce option and a rule requiring a fourth remarriage only after the wife has briefly married another man. The piece also mentions a long bridge span across Cheat River in West Virginia attracting attention.
Dr. J. C. Walker reports colored onion varieties show strong disease resistance while white onions perish quickly. The colored skins contain a germ poison that kills pathogens upon contact, giving colored onions a clear edge in infection defense.
A quotation from Bishop I'runels Paget extols fortitude as the indelible mark of heroism in men. The passage emphasizes courage, steadfastness, and the noble spirit shaping acts of bravery.
Castoria is presented as a safe, pleasant substitute for harsh medicines like Austor Ol Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It has been in use for over 30 years with proven directions and wide physician endorsement. The ad emphasizes no narcotics and a familiar signature.
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