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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
3
A humorous fragment shows a wife scolding a husband over buttons while he says he only touches the button. A druggist quips about remedy stock and dead stock. A divorce counsel quips about a gown and gowns displayed in court.
In a Washington Star item, a political exchange shows a wary stance on changing opinions during a campaign. The quote notes that a wise man may alter views, but altering them more than once or twice carries a heavy risk.
The California Automobile Association with UC Berkeley professor J B Davidson and state highway engineer Austin B Pletcher tested pulls required to move a standard farm wagon across varied pavements. Results show 27 to 40 pounds per ton on concrete, rising to 80 pounds on bituminous mud dam, and up to 268 pounds on large gravel. On good earth roads three times the pull of concrete is needed, and mud further doubles it.
The article argues roads reflect a country's character and influence its progress. It stresses road quality as a vital public good, urging broad citizen involvement in building roads with state and federal aid, noting communities expanding roads gain value and livability.
A Atlantic City meeting urges expanding road surfaces as a national war effort. Motor traffic is rising, with about one car per mile of road and extensive use of rails noted. Concrete roads expand in winter and contract in summer per federal standards.
The U S Department of Agriculture promotes Bulletin 808 on judging sheep in secondary schools as a path to arouse interest in sheep raising among boys and farmers. It notes strong demand for purebred breeding stock mitten and wool and urges rural districts to act.
A discussion favors integrated instruction that blends classroom teaching with hands on work such as keeping a small flock at home. It argues that studying market classes and buyer demands, not only purebred types, better prepares students for feeder sheep markets and related farm challenges. Field trips to packing houses and stockyards are highlighted as valuable teaching aids.
An old health ad urges readers to drink water and reduce meat to ease kidney troubles. It touts Jad Salts as a remedy made from grape and lemon acids with lithia to cleanse kidneys and normalize urine, claiming it helps bladder irritation and night trips. The piece promotes daily use before breakfast and notes local druggists sell Jad Salts widely.
The passage warns that pigs pile up in their bed to stay warm in cold weather. When moved or exposed to cold, many pigs contract pneumonia, risking death or stunted growth that halts rapid, profitable development.
Indiana experiment station bulletin reports favorable results from feeding skim milk with corn for growing pigs. The study suggests skim milk yields greater profit than tankage when combined with corn, highlighting practical feeding improvements.
A feed formula describes a corn fodder mix with ground corn and cob meal oats and water in a trough to create a tasty ration for cows in milk and brood sows with young pigs. Pigs on pasture gain about one pound daily after weaning to 200 250 pounds. Alfalfa hay is recommended as high quality roughage for foals.
An exaggerated advertisement from Cincinnati touts freezone as a miracle cure for corns and callouses. It promises instant soreness relief and roots removal with a few drops, urging readers to ask their druggist to stock the small bottle.
A collage of caption style snippets from London, Boston, and Brooklyn columns. It mentions Thirsty Tommy in France seeking a line, a German public shifting toward less deference to the Kaiser, and light housekeeping jokes at a cat show.
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