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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
7
English farmers urge government to permit poisoned wheat to curb sparrow plague. They cite a 50 year gap since such practice was legal and seek December to February use when birds swarm fields.
Conversation notes suggest a debate on suspending juries in England and the potential rise of hung juries, signaling legal process uncertainty and public curiosity.
Mr Robert W Ferguson of Hingham Massachusetts writes that years of kidney disorder caused backache and near death in Vancouver. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with his complete cure and says occasional use keeps kidneys regulated. He urges readers to choose Dodd's the name with three D's. The United States in 1915 produced 550,055 tons of lead.
The advertisement touts Certain-teed paints and varnishes as good dependable products made from high grade materials by expert paint men and guaranteed to satisfy. Modern machinery ensures consistent formula, with a nationwide distribution network lowering costs and enabling reasonable prices.
The article tours a large British NP F plant with 5000 workers half of them women, detailing the canteen, dressing rooms, nurses, and overhead cranes. It describes shell production from molten steel to nine inch shells, the testing regime, and the mix of male and female labor, praising ingenuity and organization.
Miss June Houghton, a champion female shooter, will instruct New York society women in rifle handling and marksmanship. The program reflects a nationwide preparedness wave and includes several Colony Club members among her pupils.
A New York Times line jokes about Edith marrying a farrier and marrying into agriculture. The speaker recalls dancing with a charming woman and wonders if the comparison drew from a zephyr or a heifer. The passage reflects playful wordplay on culture versus farming.
A Victorian era health ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It promises relief from constipation, sour stomach, and feverish distress with a teaspoonful leading to elimination of foul waste in hours. The ad urges mothers to keep a bottle handy and notes directions printed on the label.
Australian fauna faces pressure from colonial forestry in a clash over tall trees and timber use. The article discusses shifting ecosystems and tensions between native species and imperial logging interests affecting landscape and wildlife.
A large delegation of Chippewa Indians from Bowstring country gathered in Deer River to wed before Justice Ed Cahill after sheriff arrests over illegal cohabitation. The department plans no interference with older native marriages but pursues younger, educated members under tribal laws.
Los Angeles reports Cal-Pala the first modern Indian city in the United States celebrates completion of a metropolitan sewage system. Located on the reservation near Oceanside, the city shows water piping and an irrigation system for ranchers. Of about 250 residents only three are white men.
C C Rounds of West Baldwin Maine bought a cow and let it graze. The creature wandered through woods to the Saco river swam the swift current and pressed on. The owner tracked the animal to South Hiram.
Chief Burgess Yardley recounts a Hatboro physician call for an ambulance as a man swallows his false teeth and fears choking. An Abington misdirection led to a delay until the patient awoke with teeth missing, only to find them on the floor beneath him. Brazil's sugar output nears 30,000 tons annually.
A brief column warns that premature old age is often caused by kidney degeneration. It urges readers to drink pure water all day and take Anuric before meals to ease toxins, rheumatism, dropsy, cold extremities, and related urinary issues.
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