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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
3
A Paris fashion overview notes designers push leadership in style as buyers from the United States South America and England converge. Skirts grow shorter sleeves vanish leaving only shoulder bits while coats extend to the skirt hem and pannier styling hints at future fullness.
Black and white dominates at French resorts this season with stripes on silk dresses suits and topcoats. A black gown paired with a white hat and a lacy veil creates the most striking effect. Hats trend toward minimal trim with mysterious shapes and velvet or satin drapes shaping the head.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that perishable fruit and vegetable losses rise due to faulty refrigeration. Car shortages, improper loading, and poor insulation cause decay and higher prices. Modernized cars and better handling could cut losses, but farmers and shippers must improve picking, grading, and packing.
A Nebraska agricultural report based on four years of testing finds that long smooth ears endure drought better and yield about 61 bushels per acre, compared with 57 bushels for both short rough and short smooth ears, and 59 bushels for long smooth ears with slight flint characteristics. The data suggest the long smooth ear type tolerates adverse conditions better than showy varieties from central Iowa and Illinois.
A brief note on laying performance across a hen’s life. After year two the average hen becomes unprofitable for eye production, though a few hardy birds with strong constitutions lay well for three or four years.
Farmers waste money by failing to properly store and maintain farming equipment. Machinery used only seasonally should be put away when not in use to prevent unnecessary costs and wear.
Guidance notes heat relief for hogs suggests placing quarters in shade and building a permanent concrete hog wallow sized to suit the herd needs.
Old Gaunt N. Grimm lauds a remarkable man as rare and diligent, implying most people postpone duties while watching peers. The Kansas City Star reflects on character and responsibility in a concise quotation.
An advertised health claim touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney trouble and related symptoms. The old remedy is said to relieve headaches insomnia lower abdominal pain and general weakness, with promised renewed vigor for regular users.
A playful exchange between two minstrels jokes that baseball and pancakes share a similarity through butter as a humorous link in why they are alike.
An old advertisement extols Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine aspirin for headaches colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes Bayer as the genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and mentions a handy tin of 13 tablets costing a few cents. The copy attributes the product to Bayer and describes its chemical basis as acetylsalicylic ester. It adds a proverb about lazy feet causing trouble dust.
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