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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1922
Page
7
The Scientific American notes progress of Spiritualist Sunday schools in England with about 13 000 attending services. Efforts to recruit mediums lead to strong attacks supported by prominent figures, while the era’s press also notes domestic chores such as washday tips using Red Cross Ball Blue soap.
A roadside restaurant keeper explains using a mint patch as a decoy to lure customers. Patrons sniff, smile, and drift inside, often ending up ordering buttermilk or an unidentified item, while the mint patch serves as a sly attraction tactic.
President Harding dies at 7 30 p m in San Francisco after a stroke. Mrs Harding remains at his bedside reading as officials and guards guard the casket on a special train bound for the capital. Hoover, Mayor Rolph, and cabinet members react with grief as the nation mourns a sudden end to the illness.
A Clemson college summary explains protein carbohydrates fat nitrogen free extract crude fiber and ash terms in livestock feeds. It lists sources such as cottonseed meal linseed meal soybeans peanut meal and fish meal plus hay and green forages as essential protein and energy contributors for growing and reproductive animals.
United States Department of Agriculture notes Turner County Georgia farmers shifted from cotton to dairy cattle hogs and poultry after boll weevil pressures. In two years dairy poultry and meat production grew with a 1922 farm income near 1 million and a thriving creamery from 100 to 800 patrons. Cooperative hog shipments and 43000 pure bred chicks hatched since 1922 mark the countys broad prosperity through extension work.
The St. Joseph News-Press quotes the Boston Transcript on a new etiquette claim that valet now rhymes with et or eat. The piece notes the change matches dictionary guidance long standing.
A tale cites Uncle Eben calling a lazy man without respect for hoe cake, linking it to hoe peepin behavior and implying a moral about rural thrift and prudence.
President Calvin Coolidge is portrayed as well prepared for presidential tasks due to his close involvement in the Harding administration. He attended cabinet meetings, kept advised on federal issues, and participated in policy shaping, beyond typical vice presidential duties.
A playful word puzzle notes how a friend can spell capitalization with seven letters by saying Iza tion, delivering a neat linguistic pun about capitalization.
Article notes depths over 200 feet reached by divers with special apparatus while stressing few divers can work at 150 feet where pressure reaches many pounds per square inch.
C J Williams of the Ohio experiment station reports that adding 320 pounds of acid phosphate to eight tons of barnyard manure raised three year yields by 10.61 bushels of corn 5.2 bushels of wheat 920 pounds of clover 505 pounds of stover and 614 pounds of straw. Valuing the increases at 50 cents a bushel for corn and other prices, the acid phosphate addition yields $17.50 value and a $109 per ton profit. The article notes results may vary and balancing with phosphate is worthwhile.
D C Moloring, horticulturist with the extension division of Oklahoma A and M, cites two common diseases in the state that reduce sweet potato yields black rot wilt and yellows. Infected plants should be cut and burned to prevent spread and ground should be rested from potato cultivation before replanting next year.
A farm water supply must be free from contamination and disease. Remove contamination at the source, protect wells with clay and proper platforms, ensure drainage away from the well, and replace outhouses with sanitary toilets or septic tanks.
Spraying serves to control many foliage and fruit diseases on garden and truck crops. Bordeaux mixture remains the preferred material, with strength adjusted to plant type. For tomato seedlings a weak Bordeaux mix with fish oil soap is advised, and spraying should cover both leaf surfaces. Paris green or arsenate of lead may be added to the mix to kill insects without harming either component.
Hot water is essential to sterilize dairy utensils in all seasons. Summer sterilizing is more important due to favorable bacteria growth. Proper sterilization helps keep bacterial counts low and extends milk shelf life.
Two Scottish Presbyterians comparing sermons recall a tale from the ministry. One says he once preached for three hours, and though tired, he notes the audience was even more worn out, a remark that ends with a wry smile about the effect on listeners.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria used for eight decades to ease constipation flatulence and diarrhea in babies and children. It claims to regulate the stomach and bowels aiding food assimilation and natural sleep, with a genuine bottle bearing the signature.
Mivdders of the bat-ewing airplane designed the craft to overcome resistance from struts wires and fuselage that in the usual type consumes almost three-quarters of engine power. The double chambered aerofoil ends in conventional ailerons and a tail with elevator and rudder. The aerofoil spans 100 feet and thickens to seven feet at the front, housing a 30 by 8 by 6 foot cabin. It is an internally trussed cantilever structure covered with wood veneer and strong enough to walk on.
The ad asserts that the Red Cross Ball PBine keeps all cloths and towels merely pristine white until worn out, highlighting stain resistance and lasting whiteness in bathroom use.
A Kansas City Star excerpt recalls Wimrod Tarpy quoting a line about excess. It describes Clessaphine climbing a stepladder yesterday to hang a picture of Aunt Rhoda with whiskers, then slipping and injuring her shoulder and a cat, near injuring the animal.
A terse exchange features Nisher thanking for a cigar and Flint remarks that the gesture will likely be remembered. The dialogue centers on a quiet moment of shared smoking and implied appreciation.
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