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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1922
Page
2
Julia and friends endure a downpour during a picnic in a canyon. A passing automobile offers Julia and Deri a lift to Creston, while a false dawn of clear skies contrasts with the rainstorm’s ferocity.
A fragmentary note discusses Thespis as the originator of dramatic dialogue and the popularization of extant performance forms. It mentions Bacchus and evolving stage traditions, noting contemporaries’ reactions as the audience engaged with early theatrical interludes.
The article reflects on the fate of fabrics meant for military uniforms. It laments excess cloths diverted to civilian uses as shortages and market pressures shift production from gallant doughboy attire to lining for civilian coats and tuxedos, illustrating wartime supply disruptions.
Indiana farmers report a mildewed clover outbreak spreading from fields in Pike County where yields reach three to four tons per acre. Cool nights and dry soil cited as causes as growers rush to cut affected fields and assess feed safety.
A. C. Baer of Oklahoma A&M stresses two key secrets in dairying proper feeding and care. Emphasizing farm grown fodder alfalfa hay and siloed corn or sorghums, he outlines a grain mix and notes cows need about one pound of grain per three to four pounds of milk. He urges protective shelter and regular cleaning to maintain herd health.
USDA summary compares purebred and grade cows noting higher milk and butterfat yields in purebreds. It cites figures showing cows producing around 1000 pounds more milk annually than lower producers, with some variance across records. The report emphasizes feed efficiency tied to high production in purebreds.
Twenty one dairy herds in Blue Earth County averaged 1260 pounds of milk per cow and 0.60 pounds of butterfat in 1921. Nineteen herds averaged 900 pounds of milk and 64.5 pounds of butterfat per cow. The tester credits gains to better care and feeding with year round grain rations, noting production stayed up during late summer drought.
A boarder cow is valued at about 55 to 60 dollars in feed savings and possible sale value. The note suggests the animal is not good for purposes beyond dressed meat and could net around a hundred dollars in the pocket, reflecting the practical value of disposal.
Advice to prepare a cow for calving by feeding inseed off a quart per dose to cleanse the digestive tract and improve shape before calving season.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble unaware of the cause. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims to restore kidney health and ease back pain headaches and nervousness. Request a 10 cent sample bottle by mailing to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. available in larger sizes at drug stores.
In a Chicago Tribune note a sister visiting grandmother with two young sons faces a disturbance over a new toy dog. An elderly neighbor, hearing bell rings, finds the younger nephew at the door and asks to sleep the dog in the bed, citing noise at grandmother’s.
In an Indianapolis News retelling a family scene a boy explains F O B meaning and a brother adds Frisco or bust while reading automobile ads in a magazine, showing youthful curiosity about price terms and travel dreams.
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