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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
3
Agricultural guidance warns against paying high prices for miracle seed and stresses testing corn seed quality. It covers selecting true to type seed, discarding defective or damaged kernels, and shelling by hand to ensure uniform germination and strong yields.
The rag doll tester offers a simple economical method for testing corn seed. A 16 inch by 3 to 5 foot cloth strip is numbered into sections with kernels numbered accordingly. Selected kernels are placed in each section, rolled, and soaked then germinated in a warm, moist place for about five days to show planting fitness. Farmers Bulletin 048 from the USDA provides full details and can be obtained free.
Farmers in many regions raise corn wheat and buckwheat, yet most buy flour and meal from outside. A few households maintain small mills and grind for home use. The average farm family consumes about six barrels of flour yearly, with southern cornmeal use around 500 pounds per family and northern use negligible for buckwheat and rice.
Green cut bone fed fresh serves as an excellent substitute for beef scraps in poultry diets. Buy in small quantities as it cannot be kept fresh long, especially in warm weather, and spoilage may cause severe bowel trouble.
Bookkeeping pays on the farm. Cheap vegetable seeds are often expensive at any price. Poor farming now is not likely to lead to good farming later. Emmer grain has feeding value close to barley. Sandy land generally needs limestone more than phosphate. Hotbeds and cold frames let vegetables start earlier and beat weather and pests.
In 1916 a Terre Haute miner reported coal dust in his lungs, deteriorating health until Milks Emulsion restored him. The ad touts Milks Emulsion as a palatable solid emulsion aiding digestion, appetite, and strength with a money back guarantee. Latin note: ceased to be spoken in Italy around 58.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often mistaken for other ailments. Back pain headaches and nervousness can signal kidney issues. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy available at drug stores with a sample offer by mail from Dr Elmer Co advertising in the newspaper.
Aspirin, Bayer tablets, are praised for pain relief and common ailments in a historic ad. The ad urges checking for the Bayer Cross and notes affordable 12 tablet boxes. A Hugo Walpole quote about London hotel crowds adds a lighter anecdote. An American humor piece recounts a Strand encounter over paying for a bed with coins and sovereigns.
An advertising pitch promotes Cascarets as a mild laxative that cleanses liver and bowels to ease dizziness coated tongue sour stomach and bad breath. It claims no griping or sickness unlike salts oils calomel or harsh pills and asserts they work while you sleep.
A fragmentary quip recounts a claim of a safety pocket invention and a cautious warning about fabrications when addressing a married man. The text mixes rumors and a playful caution, reflecting light local chatter.
The passage depicts two skaters newly acquainted, exchanging restrained dialogue as they glide. One declares love amid a fragile moment, wondering if their presence is noticed, while a sense of awkward affection and abrupt separation colors the scene.
A fragment shows a dilemma about sending a letter. The speaker debates forwarding it by the shipping route described, with uncertainty about the method and timing. The passage hints at logistical choices and potential future action.
A fragment from a humorous piece contrasts table tapping with the loud knocking heard during a makeshift supper. The dialog hints at social dining quirks and street rhythms in a casual, period-voice style.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment for soothing an itching scalp and skin spots, recommends daily use with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and promises clear skin and soft hands. The text shifts abruptly to an unclear wartime aside about ammunition and an implied warning.
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