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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
7
The article notes gingham taffetas in quiet conservative dress for summer, with silk interpretations of cotton goods and delicate hats. It highlights cross bar taffeta skirts, sashes, tunics, and a line of fine millinery from America, Japan, and China, plus airy hats in orchid pink and black with chiffon roses, ribbons, and feathered accents.
Catherine Owens and hidden suitor Garland pursue love under the Montana ranch sky. A masked outlaw named Reckless targets Odessa and Bay Springs, but Garland reveals his courage by foiling the botched robbery, winning Catherine’s trust and rejecting bank reward.
A relic called the Dead Man's Candle or Hand of Glory is described from Walter Scott and other sources. Legends claim a hand of a murderer bound in chains and lit by candle fat from bears and criminals could suppress movement and reveal treasure only to the true owner.
The readable fragment questions gendered intellect and social expectations, implying a debate on whether women should lead discussions or committees. It suggests an early 20th century concern with women’s roles in public life and decision making.
The USDA argues pasture and forage crops can lower pork costs. Forage like rape soybeans alfalfa and clover supplement grain. pasture alone can sustain mature hogs in some regions. Growth relies on balance of grain and forage, with tested gains: ten pounds per bushel of corn before forage credit.
A U S Department of Agriculture guide urges farmers to prevent weeds rather than cure them. It stresses three principles: stop weeds from seeding on the farm, prevent weed seeds entering the farm, and for perennials halt top growth to starve underground parts.
A variety of fruit may differ in keeping quality by region and local cultural conditions. The text notes variation when grown in different parts of the country and under differing practices in the same locality.
The article states cows can safely receive 40 to 60 pounds of ensilage daily with hay or straw and some grain. It notes Jerseys typically consume about 30 pounds and Holsteins 40 to 60 pounds, recommending combining ensilage with roughage and grain.
The piece argues food is the decisive factor in war not arms. It states nations show weakness from hunger more than from lack of men or munitions, stressing the need to feed soldiers and sustain fighting effort.
Advice on crop selection favors staple vegetables with steady demand. Emphasis on tomatoes, cabbage, sweet corn, beans, peas, onions, celery and other standard crops to ensure reliable market interest.
A guidance note emphasizes regular cultivation and fertilization of fruit trees and emelt fruit to boost yields and profits. It urges farmers to treat fruit crops like other profitable crops through consistent care and soil nutrition.
The war trade board announces refusals for all applications to export seed field corn, citing that visible supply germinable seed is not in excess of domestic needs. Included are items mentioning Ralph Edwin Mia of Bartlesville Ohio and a Pittsburgh businessman sending a box of coats and coal shipments at express cost.
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