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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
8
A playful note from the era describes a hypnotist named Ethel who left four men smitten at a venue called the Purple Cow. Alfred questions the scene, adding a touch of humorous confusion.
The exchange compares fish choices with Myan phrases about goon bratelet. She weighs liking sheep head fish while he prefers others. The conversation centers on taste and opinion without concrete events or locations.
An advertisement extols Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick, mild healing effects and urges purchases in two bottle sizes from drug stores or a sample via Elmer Co., Binghamton. It also contains assorted dubious product lines and unrelated lines.
An alleged testimonial from Jules Friquet of Los Angeles claims Warner's Safe Diabetia Remedy reduced his weight from 187 to 144 pounds after hospital stay. The letter touts the product as herbal and 40 years on the market, with bottles available through druggists and samples on request.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the article discusses calf diarrhea or scours caused by digestive disturbances. It outlines causes such as irregular feeding dirty milk and damp stables, recommends separating affected calves, disinfecting pens and feeding gear, and reducing feed. Treatments include blood serum doses, eggs with water mixtures, formalin in milk, castor oil drench, and white clay mixtures, with notes on white scours and prevention through sanitation and naval care.
An investigation shows half of quail food is noxious weed seeds, one fourth grains, and one tenth fruits. Most feeding occurs from stubble. From spring to fall the quail wages an intense war on insects including potato beetles, cucumber beetles, wireworms, cutworms, and other pests.
The text ranks grain straws with oats first barley second wheat third rye fourth and questions using straw for bedding. Alsiee Glover tops clover straw followed by red clover with white clover straw last. Other legume straws rank pay straw first, then alfalfa and finally ena straw.
A Lawrence county Pennsylvania poultry study shows strong differences between good and poor winter layers. Two-week and 19-day records reveal the good hens lay far more eggs than poor hens, with selections made by a college representative. The description notes bright eyes, set legs, pale beak and shanks, a strong back, deep full abdomen, and a vigorous frame as traits of good layers.
Simple stanchions for calves help prevent larger calves from eating the small ones share. The diagram shows the construction and notes they can be built in the barn. A few panels become a useful part of the fence for quick orderly feeding.
In the calf lot calves come to the stanchions at feeding time and may be safely fed by a child since there is no need to enter the lot. Those accustomed to husky calves will value the advantage of stanchion feeding for safety and simplicity.
Balancing rations doubles egg output compared with unbalanced feed and prevents shell deficiencies. Unbalanced rations waste half to two thirds of feed. Maintain access to crushed lime rock or oyster shell and sharp grit at all times to support shell quality and digestion.
Guidance on drying off ewes after separation to ensure udder health. Milking two to three days after separation helps prevent problems. remove some milk to keep the udder soft. Mark ewes needing no further attention with colored chalk, recheck in three days, then again four to five days later for those not yet dry.
Save your poultry manure for the garden patch. Sprinkle it with land planter gypsum or coal ashes. This makes an excellent compound for a fertilizer. This manure is very valuable and will make a big improvement in your garden yard.
The text explains that an animal’s initial use of its feed powers bodily functions. Any surplus beyond this maintenance amount goes to milk production, fat storage, or fetal growth.
A wartime New Year message extols Canada’s sacrifice and resolve in the World War nine months in, praising Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta leaders. It highlights farm prosperity and war bond support, noting Canada’s wealth in resources and the unity of men and women in defeating despotism.
An advertisement praising the rise in port outputs and the effect on Canada’s food security. It notes Alberta’s small share of grain production and the empire’s reliance on imported food. The text frames these changes as a source of national gratitude and future implications.
In a reflective remark the Observer of Byenta and Things notes that in lean times when food is dear a man reconsiders spending his bread upon the water, urging caution and prudence amid rising prices.
Mrs Ira Frey of LeMars Iowa suffered six months with rheumatism. After one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills she reported marked improvement. The account warns readers kidney trouble advances and warns of Bright's Disease and medical bills if untreated.
A terse exchange features Misylomtry asking why the other looks intently, and Cannibal replying that he is the food inspector, revealing a tense, cryptic confrontation. The brief scene implies scrutiny and potential conflict in a workplace setting.
An advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as a remedy for coughs sore throats and lung inflammation. It claims fifty two years in American sale and usefulness for asthma croup bronchitis and general health, urging purchase worldwide with a pun about electrical rates.
A fragmented ad style note offers a home recipe to tint gray hair using water, bay, rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine with instructions that it colors hair without staining the scalp. It also includes assorted health and moral maxims about responsibility, quinine, and Garfield Ten promoting health, urging prudent living.
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