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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1927
Page
6
An educational piece explains motor cells as instant pullers that generate heat, fuel from glucose, and a body-wide system of reflexes. It covers muscle tone, fatigue warnings, and how nerves, tendons, and joints coordinate movement. It warns against overworking or underusing muscles and notes anatomical details from the eye to the foot.
Agricultural expert urges soil improvement before planting. Sweet clover limestone and cover crops like soybeans buckwheat and cowpeas build fertility, reduce erosion, and help trees harden for winter. Proper spacing and cultivation strips aid early growth and long term yields.
A Connecticut Agricultural College report discusses limited effectiveness of common summer sprays on young San Jose scale in orchards. The author notes dormant and summer applications of lime sulfur and lead arsenate offer poor control, and that Black Leaf 40 is underused for aphid control, reducing protection against scale. He shares personal spray experience on plum trees and wind challenges.
The article notes that most fruits benefit from limestone applications, especially sour varieties. It warns that overly sour types will not grow leguminous cover crops without large amounts of nitrogenous fertilizer. It explains that lime helps legumes acquire nitrogen by enabling them to grow and fix nitrogen from the air.
The Living Age notes Russia, three to four years back, now reversed. Concession seekers vanish while the government seeks capitalists to take over enterprises. Woolen mills shut for raw material scarcity. flax mills closed a month or six weeks. A 10 percent price reduction is ordered by the commissariat for trade, with some mills cutting material width or downgrading quality. German reports cite foreigners as buyers of local produce. concessions prove money-losers as government trade bureau demands long credits, hampering foreign sales.
The article notes Professor Bruning of Berlin says ultraviolet rays reveal forged documents, concealed ink, and brands on mail thefts. It claims ultraviolet glow distinguishes genuine from artificial dyes, and authentic diamonds show purple fluorescence under UV light. The piece oddly mentions a shipwrecked tribe and a trivia about half the globe’s circumference.
A Rochester rat trapped and measured at 15 inches from nose to tail, claimed to be twenty years old, allegedly killed seven cats in its feeble life. Detroit News notes nostalgic views on beauty as counterpoint to aging era portraits.
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello advocates a gentle regulator for constipated infants and children. He warns against harsh cathartics and promotes his Syrup Pepsin as a dependable laxative to establish natural bowel regularity during illness or indigestion.
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