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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
21
A fragmentary old advertisement asserts catarrh deafness can be cured only by Halls Catarrh Medicine. It cites nasal and ear mucous inflammation and promises $100 for any cured case, listing Cheney Co. in Toledo Ohio and free samples.
Mrs Brown voices stern concern about smoking in her home as Mr Brown worries the era of youths smoking. Their seventeen year old son earns two dollars a week, while Gerald lights his pipe in the garden. A judge of habit notes the strange logic in the household scene.
A fragmented dialogue between a milegoist and Senator Sorghum reflects on declines in oratory vigor and public performance. The exchange hints at nostalgia for stronger speaking eras while critiquing contemporary political rhetoric.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to transform worn or stained fabrics into rich new colors. It guarantees perfect results with Diamond Dyes even for first timers, applicable to wool, cotton, or blends, and to draperies and coverings.
A vintage ad touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on each tablet and box, claiming relief for colds, headaches, neuralgia, toothache, rheumatism, and more, priced in small tins. mentions Bayer as the trade mark and the Manchester origin. Also includes unrelated ad snippets and prices.
Fragmented reminiscence reveals a comic round of misidentified names and a flirtatious scene. The narrator recalls an anecdote about Mobes Torre and Marie Corel, confusing fate with Charlotte Bronte, ending with a puzzled duchess and Shakespeare. A shy young man observes a nut scene amid family chaos.
United States Department of Agriculture warns that wild cucumber plants near towns threaten the pickle industry by spreading white pickle disease or mosaic of cucumbers. Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin studies show the disease travels via beetles and seed, urging removal of wild cucumber near cultivation sites to protect commercial crops.
Wild cucumber plants spread mosaic disease to autumn garden cucumbers as beetles feed on them. Eliminating wild cucumbers as ornamentals may reduce disease. Alternatives include morning glory, scarlet runner bean, cypress vine for climbers. Perennial options such as Virginia creeper, wild grape, and bittersweet suit the middle West. For more, obtain Premiera Bulletin 195 from the U S Department of Agriculture.
A historic note advocates a tight wire fence to deter neighbor chickens, dogs, and cats from destroying gardens. It describes a method using threads and corn kernels to tag birds, claiming fences reduce losses and citing USDA reports that urban gardeners face few human thefts compared with animal depredations.
An Eldorado County agricultural club borrowed 502 dollars in 1918 to start projects. By August 1910 inventories show 5820.25 dollars in swine value, eight prizes at the state fair averaged 56.60. Clubs held two auction sales in Lemoore and Fresno County to secure prices for purebred stock, selling 8 animals for 2761 dollars and 20 Poland China hogs for 806.60, averaging 403.35 per head.
A newspaper note claims improved tools including a potato cutter and digger have raised output to 57 bushels per hour, a significant jump from a third of that amount half a century ago, highlighting advances in farming efficiency and smarter agriculture.
The article advises treating pigs for worms before spring summer feeding using santonin or American wormseed oil. It recommends sanitary wallows, oil dips for lice, sun exposure, and pasture use. If pasture is poor, supplement with rape and maintain twenty pigs per acre. Corn should be grain supplemented with protein rich seed. Hog finishing depends on feeding, with options to replace grain with cattle feed.
United States Department of Agriculture states that hens can be set in one large room with feed water and dust bath, enabling them to leave nests and return freely. Nests should be placed several feet apart to avoid interference, with straw or lay material as ideal nesting material.
Sudan grass silage preserves readily with no special attention to dry matter. Feeding value ranges from two thirds to three quarters that of good worn singe, depending on crop maturity at silo entry.
The article argues sheep offer profit on farms that neglect them as grazing animals thrive on short grass and rough land where other livestock struggle. It urges farmers to add a few sheep and "give them a chalice" on the farm.
The text notes that factory butter variations in late years stem from mills used for other products to meet war needs. It states factory butter output rose by about 200,000,000 pounds in the decade since 1880, referencing the United States Department of Agriculture.
Fragmentary notes show pigs farrowed in April May and June to be fed under a general plan. Export and feeding details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
An advertisement from Deutna of Syracuse promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe non narcotic remedy to ease menopause symptoms. It claims to restore normal heat and helps readers with fainting and dizzy spells during the change of life. The ad invites inquiries and cites a personal testimonial from a reader at 437 W Lafayette Ave.
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