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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
18
Fabrics and ready to wear garment manufacturers state no appreciable change in average American male or female physiques since the war. Proportions of larger sizes remain as before, despite reports of expanded chests from military training. Wholesalers and retailers confirm patterns unchanged, with only isolated cases of increased size among a few individuals.
North Carolina agricultural records show three Leghorn flocks. Flock 1 laid 80 eggs per hen, flock 2 averaged 83, and flock 3 reached 180 in the following year, a 54 percent gain indicating the benefits of purebred mating. Seasonal factors May and June boosted prices and output for flocks 2 and 3.
Fowls grow fond of eggs once they start eating them. This usually begins by accident when an eye is broken. Ensure nests are well supplied and darkened to hide broken eggs. If egg stealing is discovered, kill the offending hen to stop the practice.
The article notes turkeys with ample range readily feed on grasshoppers and other insects as well as green vegetation seeds and nuts. It highlights low costs and high profits from managing turkeys by allowing natural foraging.
Advice stresses the importance of green feeds for chicks. Avoids high brand or green fool. emphasizes offering as much fresh clover as they can eat in the brood range and allowing access to green forage once they can forage themselves.
Brooders should be placed to receive ample light and sun if possible. Outdoor brooders are not Saliefactory until spring warmth returns and the ground thaws.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to revive a faded frock with rich fade resistant color on wool silk linen cotton and blends. It notes a in package instruction and a color card to match materials. A separate brief anecdote recounts Harold asking his father to hang a picture and jesting about being too short.
An ad extols Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for relief of colds rheumatism neuralgia earache toothache and general pain. It notes the Bayer cross on authentic packages and mentions affordable 12 tablet boxes and Bayer’s monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid. The piece also includes a humorous dialogue snippet unrelated to medical claims.
Thousands of women are urged to consider kidney and bladder issues as the source of many ailments. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy, offering samples by mail and urging readers to mention the newspaper. Also a brief cartoon caption about marriage and divorce ends the page.
A humorous exchange from period papers reimagines a doctor explaining born mute as lack of speech power. A village widow and a Boston Transcript line about Versailles wrap and vinegar reflect satirical tone. A clergyman seeks charity while a rich lady critiques poverty, urging street lighting and gentler aid.
A report describes a clinician prescribing whisky to a patient without inquiry about the patient’s wishes. It notes that any club could tell the patient’s desire for a drink, highlighting a lack of patient-centered questioning.
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