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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
3
Poultry keepers can maximize egg yield by providing hens with either a moist or dry mash. A dry mash, fed from a hopper, suits those away from home all day, with hard grain and supplements available to match needs. A moist mash uses equal parts cornmeal oats wheat bran and beef scraps, with less beef to avoid bowel issues.
A bureau of animal Industry correspondent describes salt poisoning in poultry after a home cake used salt instead of sugar. Nine eight month old pullets died after eating the cake. The letter asks if salt could kill, noting hypersensitivity of yowls to salt and warning against access to pickle brine.
Farmers north of the Ohio river are urged to keep hens through the fall and market eggs in spring. United States Department of Agriculture specialists say adopting this plan by Southern chicken raisers will prove more profitable and save millions of eggs for the food supply. Keep only one breed and one variety to ensure uniform product and stronger selling power.
A 1918 McClure Syndicate piece argues French fashion evolves to combine afternoon and evening wear for economy. It notes American women previously wore attire from morning to night, but shifting to one piece frocks, coats, and blouses enables versatile dressing. French influence supplies affordable fabrics and adaptable gowns for social events.
A Home Life writer urges dainty girls to control eating for health and vitality. Emphasizing vegetables, fruits, rye, and whole wheat breads as ideal fuels, the piece cautions against sugary and indulgent foods. It asserts aging can bring gout and rheumatic pains, and recommends nonpaint beauty aids like hot milk washes and firm upward friction to cleanse skin and prevent wrinkles.
The Parisienne wears dark costumes with a frivolous velvet hat and a soft rose. Velvet hat brims are shirred with long silk stitches, crowns rise high, and trimming is simple like a band or bow. Hats sit low over the brows, aiding recognition by pose amid current mode.
A wartime style appeal urging spring campaigns and personal health responsibility. It touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to revive stomach and liver function, promising renewed vim and energy with a trial offer and pricing details.
In a time honored exchange, the governor asks for last requests as a condemned inmate faces execution the next day. The prisoner humorously asks to tie the noose himself saying he never cared for ready made methods.
A drug store advert promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a physician’s prescription for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims years of reputation and immediate results in thousands of cases, offering medium or large sizes and a sample bottle for ten cents.
In a casual dinner setting, George asked Misa Wrink how she would ske a little wild duck. She blushed, replied it was sudden, then fainted, leaving onlookers surprised by the abrupt reaction.
An ad style exchange features cartoonish dialogue about cheerfulness and optimism followed by a Dr. Pierce advertisement praising Pellets for liver bowels and stomach. It promotes one Pellet as laxative and three as cathartic in a period voice.
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