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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
2
Agricultural guidance from the U S Department of Agriculture argues that cattle to be grazed next summer should winter on a maintenance ration using silo forage, corn, stover, straw, and unmarketable hay. It warns against feeding brains and notes breeders face costly wintering in eastern regions.
United States Department reports western irrigation farmers are expanding and intensifying sheep herds to profit from high wool and mutton prices. Purebred flocks and specialty tam lambs outfits thrive as several wool pools push consolidation, grading, and buyer competition. Small producers gain by pooling and selling through organized markets.
Calculations of hog feeds using reading standards and tables promise profit and insight into proper food combinations for various purposes. The passage encourages inquiry and careful observation by farmers as essential to effective feeding.
Irregular notes discuss lambs feeding in corn, urging against short fodder and recommending adequate pasture and salt placement. Phrases are unclear but emphasize proper nutrition and access for sheep.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle bowel regulator that works overnight and avoids cramping. In a separate anecdote a woman buys a gun for her boy, selecting a slug-shooting model after the shopkeeper explains the caps and slugs options, noting a large garden with many slugs nearby.
An advertisement promises free Vacher Balm samples for colds with a mail offer from E W Vacher Inc New Orleans La. A quirky wedding tale follows about a bride eloping with her lover to a neighboring village, leaving the groom and wedding party bewildered.
An old ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues calling for women to seek treatment. It urges testing a sample by sending ten cents. The piece also notes Calcutta streets crowded with motorcars and predicts American cars will dominate as imports rise after the armistice.
A damaged notice advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming blood and membrane cleansing effects. It mentions a $100 reward and asserts the remedy cures constitutional catarrh by internal use and strengthens general health according to Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
In Cork marketplace, two Irish women gossip about the new curate, Arrah Biddy. They reference last Sunday's sermon, joking that he might have been born to know everything about it as well.
An oddly phrased ad style snippet touts Guthcure talcum powder with hints of fragrance and baby powder appeal. The text reads like promotional filler, mentioning exquisite scent and hunting powder themes, though exact product details remain unclear.
A North Carolina poultry club member started with 16 White Leghorn hens and a standard male in January. Over four months the flock produced 1108 eggs with 60 incubated and 41 hatched, yielding a net return of 34.40 after feed costs. The owner sold six cockerels for 3.40 and kept 80 pullets plus eggs for market and hatching, underscoring poultry as a profitable farming enterprise.
The scalp leg problem is caused by an amalimita burrowing under the Tega to feed and lay tiny eggs. Dipping the legs in crude oil or kerosene is recommended, avoiding feather contact. Repeat if scales remain after a month.
The ad touts Bayer as genuine aspirin with a Bayer package and tablets priced cheaply. It lists international reactions and mentions a tobacco tin containing 12 tablets. The text references a nurse and a doctor in a dialogue about the new Lady, plus a stray question about why he pleaded.
The ad argues kidney trouble causes backache and other symptoms not female complaints. It promotes GOLD MEDAT Haarlem Oil Capsules as a proven remedy. It claims long use by many for restoration of vigor and health with ongoing daily capsules. It warns to avoid substitutes and to buy in official boxes.
Astronomers report a giant gas cloud forming near the sun estimates place the cloud at about 125,000 miles from the edge and a distance of roughly 200,000 miles from the sun to the cloud’s top.
A whimsical column offers advice for a summer cold urging bed rest and Boschee’s Syrup or Bosiano’s Byrop as home remedies, claiming safety and long American production. The piece shifts to a humorous dialogue about a dramatic marriage proposal and a bustling town setting.
If hens are in good condition a poultry keeper can obtain eggs in fall and early winter as reliably as in spring by feeding exactly every 12 hours daily and giving them time to eat before roosting. Professor Rive cites practical tests from Cornell and other sites confirming this.
The text outlines poultry raising practices advising marketing chicks at eight to ten weeks for profit, warns against access to green feed, oats, clover, and other items, and stresses preventing droopy appears, head droop, or bad feathers. It also mentions using vaseline or sweet oil for care and separating stock by age and size to avoid crowding and harassment by stronger birds.
An ad style transcript touts Bitro-Phosphate as a tonic for nervous people, promising increased energy and vitality with a two week supply for fifty cents. It claims a money back guarantee if no improvement and references a famous discoverer and medical journal reports.
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