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Newspaper
Mckean Democrat
Location
Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
8
Merina Gaheadot Waring offers guidance on nurturing a child's sense of self from infancy through later childhood. Emphasizing listening, respect for individuality, and open discussion, the article warns against ridicule and secrecy while urging honest, age appropriate truths and shared parenting responsibilities.
The August 1 report shows corn conditions thriving due to abundant rainfall and heat, with a yield near 46 bushels per acre and total production exceeding 68 million bushels. Wheat and oats decline due to disease and heavy rains, rye and barley mixed results, potatoes steady, and tobacco down 4 percent amid weather and insect damage.
The August survey shows hay and forage conditions poor while corn yields reach about 1.6 tons per acre. Total harvest this year is estimated at 1 406 630 tons, far below 1918 final and 4 872 000 tons in 1918. Apple and peach productions are given, with grape crop stronger in Urle county. Overall farm outputs show decreases from prior years.
A Smethport reader named Mrs A Anderson reports relief from backache nervousness and kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She recalls a painful posture while washing and credits the pills with curing her condition. The advertisement urges readers to buy the 60 cent remedy at dealers.
A farmer refuses a sewing machine demonstration by a traveling agent. The man vows the Wonder Worker will stitch across a thick shingle. The wife boasts of a neighbor whose wife used a similar machine to cover clapboards from gable to eaves. The agent departs in a huff as the farmer quips about outlasting him.
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