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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1917
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for bowel, liver, and stomach issues. It claims gentle overnight action without griping, easing sour stomach, gas, and constipation. The tag line promises a 10 cent box and benefits for headache and biliousness.
A garbled list shows states selecting floral emblems in varied colors and species. Entries include Alabama golden red, California golden poppy, Idaho syringa, Illinois? magnolia, Maryland black eyed Susan, Michigan apple blossom, North Dakota wild rose, Ohio scarlet carnation, Oregon grape, Rhode Island violet, Texas blue bonnet, Vermont red clover, Washington rhododendron, Wisconsin violet, Wyoming gentian.
A Cincinnati Authority says corns and calluses can be lifted with a few drops of freezone applied to the corn with the fingers. The new drug works instantly and does not irritate surrounding skin, allowing removal without pain or infection. If a druggist lacks freezone, he can order a bottle from his wholesale house.
A philosophical figure asks if there is good in the worst of us while a practical man notes danger when a footpad points a pistol at him demanding money. The brief dialogue contrasts theory with real threat in a sudden robbery scenario.
A well known actress shares a home recipe to darken gray hair using a mix of water, rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine. The method claims to color gray streaks gradually without staining the scalp or leaving residue, with full directions available in each Barbs Compound box.
A writer notes the shift in warfare as foes adapt to new technologies and weapons. He argues that combatants must master machine gun use, gas, and grenades, making traditional confrontations less common and more dangerous.
The article explains fistulas in horses including poll evil withers and related lesions. It details causes such as halter chafing blows from whips and head injuries, describes symptoms like soreness swelling and muscle stiffness, and outlines treatment from cold applications to caustics and drainage. It notes prognosis and the potential for relapse and mentions vaccines and veterinary guidance.
A Nebraska bulletin on Farm Management Studies shows family farms perform best with diversification. It finds the average farmer on his own farm nets about $203 yearly for himself, while a tenant nets $8, and with farm-provided necessities the farmer’s yearly income ranges from $1,000 to $1,200 for birth hador and management.
Wrapping apples improves keeping quality and helps prevent disease. The practice aids long storage by protecting fruit from moisture loss and decay.
Top-dressing meadows with manure after the first cut can raise the second cutting 25 to 50 percent, especially with alfalfa, if land needs manure. Haul every load from barns onto the meadow during haying to boost the next crop and even next year’s corn if the meadow is plowed for corn. Manure on clover aids nitrogen uptake and increases clover value when manure is needed.
A fragment notes Currants fruit growing site favored for quality yields. Garden context mentions soil and sun, with a suggestion of suitable climate. No dates or organizations specified.
Items of interest to agricultural readers of the Times are identified by experts from the United States Department of Agriculture and other notable writers. The piece highlights research trends, crop guidance, and market insights aimed at farmers and agri-businesses.
An agricultural advisory explains grain pests like the yellow meal worm and darkling beetles thrive in stored products. It urges thorough cleaning, tight storage, and fumigation to prevent infestation, with methods including drying grain, threshing promptly, and screening doors and windows.
An article by W. W. Carlson argues winter is ideal for making repairs and improvements to machinery and buildings. It asserts proper shop space stimulates ingenuity in boys and helps develop constructive talents.
An Evansville Indiana inventor patents a stretcher for woven wire fences. Parallel 2 by 4 flanges form a channel to hold the fence end. A horizontal screw with crank rotates to press a block against a post, pulling the stretcher away and tightening the entire height of the wire for lasting tension.
A simple DIY guide describes knocking the bottom from an old milk can and tipping it upright. It instructs using a 2 by 3 pine board with a nail and screws to hold a grain sack, then mounting the tin on a 2 by 4 for hanging at the right height to fill sacks solo.
Lime should be applied before tiling or planting. clay soils require larger doses than sandy soils, and wet or high organic matter soils need more lime. Rich organic soils demand more lime than sandy soils, while well drained soils require less lime overall.
A profile notes how developing the industrial side of his nature influences his public actions. The piece stresses this trait as essential and enduring, shaping decisions and leadership style.
Patchy alfalfa stands often stem from poor seed quality winter damage or fungal diseases. Reseeding usually fails, so plow and reseed after preparing a fresh seedbed to restore a healthy stand.
A fragment mentions gravel and sharp sand mixed for grit, damped to the chicken, with references to metre and grit provisions. The text is partial and reads like notes on materials and livestock feeding.
A custodian describes a brisk young reformer promoting a plan to replace labor with a long-handled mop. He frames it as philanthropy aimed at freeing elderly scrubwomen from backbreaking kneeling.
A vintage advertisement urges girls to try Danderine to beautify hair its cleansing action removes dust and oil and purifies the scalp. It promises dandruff relief and eventual new hair growth with regular use claiming softer finer hair and a fuller head in weeks. A 25 cent bottle from stores is suggested.
A quirky exchange notes a contributor’s claim he favors a fat wife and jokes that if he supports her by sending poetry to magazines she won't stay fat long. The dim wits crack a chain of quick jibes about marriage and writing.
In Chicago a Washington Star joke contrasts speculation with prudence by claiming the speaker specializes in cornering the egg market while others count chickens before they hatch.
A New York Telegram report notes that only four times in history has a United States treasury been robbed. The current case involves two government clerks charged with stealing 500 in unsigned national bank notes.
Dialogue shows a resigned speaker and a mother figure named Dorothy debating morality. The exchange mentions a circus and a Chautauqua outing, suggesting a family scene or reminiscence about entertainment and beliefs.
A husband explains his absence after the last dance by saying his wife looked so beautiful he was lost in admiration. The exchange ends with a light romantic note.
A jibe about parental hopes for a daughter's college growth contrasts with an old fashioned mother’s doubt. The passage notes the new Austrian empress as an Italian born figure.
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