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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
2
The article discusses how grain leakage during transit arises from defective car equipment rough handling and loader carelessness. It urges farm bureaus and marketing committees to coordinate with shippers receivers railroads and terminals to reduce losses and improve car cooperation with clear guidance from grain exchanges.
A National Crop Depravement Service piece describes moth and weevil threats to seed, grain, and kernels. It explains moth life cycle from egg to larva to pupa, with infection timing and vulnerability, urging preventive treatment as cycles resume in warm springs.
An old health perk urges daily morning hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to purify the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims benefits from improved digestion to better skin and overall vitality, promoting internal sanitation for all.
The passage describes methods to prevent moth and weevil infestations in stored grain. It advises removing all refuse and old corn each summer, using specific fumigants like Orrhon hi sulpride with caution due to toxicity, and ensuring proper handling to avoid gas exposure. It notes the grain weevil is about seven millimeters long, female punctures grain to lay eggs, and a forty day life cycle, with treatment similar to moths and precautions for shipping grain.
The National Crop Improvement Service explains pork products and their storage quality, noting lard dried sides and mess pork in barrels and government supervision. It cites moisture as the main cause of corn deterioration in transit and storage, with tests showing 8 to 20 percent shrinkage over varying periods. It advocates moisture testers in exchanges and high school labs to certify shipper readiness.
Macomb user J. C. McDonald testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved severe back pain and urinary trouble, improving sleep and work ability. Advertisement notes the product costs 60 cents at dealers and is manufactured by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
National Crop Improvement Service warns hay grades drive trade value and urges farm bureaus to form county hay branches. Rigid baling, car loading by strict merit, and guarding quality prevent fraud like plugging and stove piping, protecting buyers and sellers.
Wheat weight changes with air moisture, usually not over 6 percent. If grain moves from very dry to damp air the gain can reach 25 percent. No. 1 wheat max moisture is 13.5 percent, grade limit 15.5 percent. Terminal markets maintain labs to test moisture as grain is sold by dry content.
An old advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as genuine and safe, with the Bayer name on tablets and directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes small 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
A vintage advertisement claims gray hair can be darkened naturally with Sage Tea and Sulphur, improved by Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. It promises darker color, restored gloss, and a youthful look with regular use, not a medical cure.
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