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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1927
Page
2
The piece surveys ancient records like wooden tallies used for money and time accounting. It notes tallies as certificates of indebtedness issued by England into the eighteenth century, splitting sticks as receipts and records. It also traces term origins from rotch to nick of time, and ends with a trio of quick quips about Paris bankruptcies and Chicago beauty doctors.
The United States Department of Agriculture states the sheep industry should gain permanence and profits despite cycles of over and underproduction. Growth in U S urban populations and land use shifts lift demand for lamb and mutton, with per capita consumption rising from 5.5 pounds toward a future meat staple.
Purdue University and the federal bureau of animal industry tested oats with cottonseed meal in Lafayette to fatten Western lambs. Lambs on oats and cottonseed gained 1.2 pounds more per two days than those on corn and cottonseed meal. Corn silage and clover hay accompanied the feeds. Two legume hay portions weekly kept lambs in good condition. the oat lot used less hay than the corn lot.
Professor Morton of Colorado Agricultural College advises urgent piglet care. He urges exposing newborns to sun when possible and ensuring sows exercise and feed, warns against constipation causing early Pig feeding, and suggests salt doses over raw pork. If a sow has too many piglets, transfer some to another sow within days of farrowing to develop teats for the extras.
Veterinary officials of the bureau of national industry United States Department of Agriculture urge primary reliance on preventive serum treatment to stop a recurrence of hog cholera losses seen late in 1928. Sanitation focal precautions prompt quarantine and other aids help, but immunity from serum is the most dependable safeguard.
A humorous Florida SunShine column notes how plain cooks can fetch high prices and Cupid flowers in the dark. It jokes that colds require care to lose them, a girl guides a reluctant date, and perfumery profits run about 50 percent in a playful jab at dating and commerce.
A collection of old sayings and proverbs contrasts money power and justice with warnings about cheap talk and revenge. The piece weaves familiar lines about wealth, judgment, and outcomes, inviting readers to weigh words against fate and fate against deeds.
Edna Purdy Walsh discusses understanding love interests through handwriting analysis. The piece explores how personality cues are reflected in penmanship and suggests ways to interpret letters and strokes for insight into affection and character.
The passage discusses how calm, even tempered writing lacks dynamic energy and imagination. It contrasts vigorous, controlled penmanship with phlegmatic, even lines, noting energy in tall loops, large letters, and angled strokes as signs of strong drive under control. It warns against judging solely on initial impressions.
In a Thomasville Times-Enterprise column, commentary argues more laws are not the cure while business booms in summer and ads sustain momentum. It notes Eden's elusive location but cites authentic conditions, warns of cars surviving a train wreck, and relays a four year old’s Charleston claim suppressed from public display.
A Kansas City Star reader notes publish a string of witty maxims and social barbs about gossip, marriage, mindsets, and luck. The piece toys with common sayings, playing on misquotation and quirky morals, all in a brisk, tongue in cheek style.
The guide advises night closing for two to three weeks, then safe access to grassed yards or restrained runs. By one month they reach hen size and can range or stay in grassed pens with supplementing greens and occasional grain. Water should be available and protected. feed includes stale bread, corn meal mash, or a mixed mash with milk. geese gain best on forage and limited grain, not a full grain diet.
Poultry department of Minnesota College of Agriculture at the state fair shows a hen’s yearly feed: scratch grain 40 pounds. laying mash 40 pounds. oyster shells 4 pounds. grit 2 pounds. Feed bill totals 15.23 dollars. Four hens’ egg outputs show net earnings above board: 0, 0.90, 1.80, and 4.70 dollars.
Poultry Facts emphasizes hens need vigor and size before laying, with milk feeding to chicks boosting appetite and growth. It advises culling weak chicks, monitoring heat, and providing clover pasture. Egg and dressed poultry price variation tied to quality, proper brooders, warm brood houses, warm milk and buttermilk as nutritious feed, and proper egg storage.
A jumbled quip column offers cautions on common sense in parking and regulation, calls for self reform among reformers, notes the peril of luck driven business, and hints at political naïveté in nominating first time office seekers. It closes with a poke at astronomers chasing new worlds while this one remains to endure.
The piece frames manners as the outward fruit of a loyal nature and noble mind, echoing Tennyson as a benchmark. It argues that true civility rests on inner character rather than performative rituals, urging readers to cultivate integrity and considerate conduct in daily life.
A compact note lists common English words such as And He She and Up among those most frequently used in daily language. It hints at usage patterns without deeper analysis or context.
The record cites Turker the German as the first in America per the Saga of Leif Ericson. It notes Germans among Jamestown settlers and those in Massachusetts Bay colony.
An Authority claims the Egyptians avoided wheat due to religious proscriptions against its consumption. They reportedly knew of wheat but used maize instead, kneading the grain with their feet to bake a bread called spelt.
Quote attributed to G. Macdonald praising sacred idleness and the cultivation of a thoughtful pause, noting that constant labor is not always required of a man. Reflects on neglect of reflective time in modern life.
Obituary notice from Marion County Alabama News notes some will need favorable credentials to meet St Peter at the afterlife. The item reflects a local obituary notice style and phrasing.
Otto von Bismarck, retired to farming at Kniephot, delighted guests with practical jokes. Four foxes burst into a drawing room and shredded upholstery while pistol fire cracked from ceilings. A hunting companion, trapped in a bag, begged mercy as Bismarck warned him he might be shot, then the man escaped by his own frantic struggle.
The article traces petroleum from ancient times to modern era noting biblical mentions such as mud mortar from Babel and pitch for the ark, cites Herodotus on bitumen in Babylon walls, references to burning water in Japan, Chinese mineral oil use, and Egyptian embalming with pitch or mumia.
Henry Pontz hosted a golden wedding celebration in Australia where a cake from a confectioner's window collapsed after attempts to slice it with a knife and later a hammer and chisel. The cake proved to be plaster of Paris while a young clerk, unaware of the mistake, had sent it to the Pontz home.
Visitors to Milan's cathedral admire red Azzo marble in the Baptistery. Facings become cheaper after engineers use Tessin river power to run electric saws, slicing marble finer than hand tools. The century old trade is revived and profits rise.
A lidless coffin filled with salt and a human skeleton was found recently by a farm hand on the shore of the Black Isle opposite Dingwall, Scotland. Tide drift uncovered the object only a short time before. Local tradition holds burials outside the churchyard in olden times, and police believe the remains may belong to one of those earlier burials.
Umbrellas have long served as sun shade in the Far East and appear in ancient Assyrian and Egyptian sculptures as a royal insignia. They were first used for rain in England by women during Queen Anne’s reign, with Joseph Hanway among the first Englishmen to face ridicule for using one.
The earliest organs were water organs built by Ctesibius of Alexandria in Egypt. Their designs reached Rome by the first century A D and were used to accompany public games. The organ likely entered church use toward the end of the seventh century.
Dutch navigator Abel Tasman discovers a large island near Australia in 1648. He names it Van Diemen's Land after the Java governor, later changing to Tasman after the discoverer.
Christmas in Tibet is marked as The Feast of Queen Winter with a blend of rites and ceremonies. The day in Tibet features a diverse set of traditions and festive observances surrounding the holiday.
A collection of brief, archaic quotes on death and fate. From Mirabeau to Mozart, each line reveals a historic figure’s view on mortality, duty, and devotion. The mix spans royalty, philosophers, and artists, highlighting enduring reflections on life and surrender.
An answered question in Liberty explains that the liver is the largest gland in the body, weighing roughly 50 to 60 ounces. The fact is presented as a general medical note without further context.
The article notes burns from dry heat at 149 degrees Fahrenheit or higher and scalds from moist heat above 120 degrees Fahrenheit, highlighting temperature thresholds for injury.
A compact note lists themes and titles such as The village smithy The blue and gray The one-horse shry The forest primeval and The Little red school reflecting historical and regional musical motifs.
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