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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
5
A feature discusses the shift from train hoboes to the motor age. It profiles hitchhikers and auto gypsies, noting how families travel with minimal means, the social strain on towns, and the education risks for wandering children. It warns that sympathy wanes as autogypsies multiply.
Hawaii once had a royal navy with the schooner Explorer renamed Kaimiloa. The lone vessel made a single long voyage to Samoa after a banquet where a toast was proposed the night before departure.
A Pathfinder Magazine line praises Hawaii’s own navy saying the toast outlived the navy itself. It notes the toast endured for many years, reflecting on the enduring memory of Hawaii’s naval symbol.
A Boston Globe report recounts a Hyannis Mass transaction where a debtor owed 2.75 dollars and, lacking cash, offered a deed to wild land as payment, describing an unusual settlement from about a dozen years earlier.
The new owners hid the deed among papers and forgot it. Recently the owner discovered he held title to about 16 acres valued at $100 per acre at market price.
A fragment contrasts ideal homes with marriage expectations. A quip suggests a wife who prefers a man away from home, reflecting social humor about domestic life.
A shepherd should let pasture improve before weaning. Separate lambs from dams at dawn and keep them in a dry lot overnight. Leave some old nonbreeding ewes with the youngsters to reduce worry and aid movement to bran and grain provisions. Monitor udders for overdistension and milk removal as needed.
A veterinary note warns that cattle swallowing stray metal objects such as wire nails pins and harping leads to stomach and heart complications. Infected objects cause fever grunts neck veins swelling and septic death. Prevention rests on regular removal of rubbish from yards and fencing debris.
Eggs deemed worthless are processed by kerosene boric acid and tannery use to soften hides. Fashionable trends push rings bracelets and many items using pliant’s hair embedded in metal. Trinidad has sent about 1000 bunches of bananas monthly to the country this year.
Representatives from 48 states gathered in Hot Springs Arkansas for the sixth national conference on state parks forests and similar natural areas open to the public for education and recreation The movement began in Des Moines in 1921 and has since doubled the number of states with parks and increased preserves to nearly 7 000 000 acres The goal remains a state park every 100 miles
The article urges delousing sows before farrowing to prevent lice eggs in creases behind the head near the hocks and back of the forelegs. It recommends washing udders with a disinfectant to stop lice transfer through milk.
Prof. W S Brock of Illinois College of Agriculture argues small orchards are best for farms. He states five trees per farm can yield fruit economically with proper care and equipment without hindering other farm tasks.
Poultry researchers at the university agriculture college report that chicken feed can vary. Mashless rations all mash or grain and mash combinations may work if minimum nutrient requirements are met.
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois advocates a gentle laxative with Syrup Pepsin to restore natural bowel regularity without griping or sickness. He claims it relieves headaches biliousness indigestion and stomach misery caused by constipation and is safe for children. A 60 cent bottle is available at medicine stores.
A playful exchange explores a pun on spelling between a question and answer about writing both with the letter B. The joke hinges on a misheard question and the shared letter.
Roald Amundsen began as a polar explorer in 1896 97 sailing as mate on the Belgica Antarctic expedition, becoming the first to visit both poles in later years.
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