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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
7
In a whimsical tale the cheese and scales in a grocery store argue over mistreatment of their “little brothers and sisters.” The scales complain that they bear abuse as weighing becomes a social burden, while the cheese urges resilience and insists the wrongdoers face justice.
Poultry experts argue dipping fowls in a sodium fluoride solution is efficient and cost effective for southern regions and summer use. A tepid water tub with precise chemical mix is used. Birds are dipped, aired briefly, then released after draining. Duration per bird ranges from 30 to 45 seconds.
Young Jack questions a new visitor who reveals she is his grandmother on his father's side. The old lady smiles and responds that he is on the wrong side, prompting a tense reply from Jack.
A mother asks if her daughter tires of playing in the water. The girl replies she is happy to jump the waves and is almost bursting with joy.
Recent farm studies by the U S Department of Agriculture show labor needed to grow key crops. One man and one horse work ten hours to eat cure and harvest an acre of hay. Oats wheat barley rye buckwheat and millet take a man two days and a horse three days per acre. Corn for the silo in central states needs three days of man labor and one and a half days of horse work. Tobacco in Kentucky uses 35 days of man labor versus five for the horse, onions require 149 days of man labor but only ten for horse work. Beets and carrots follow, with 82 and eight respectively. A horse in the eastern states requires 12 ten hour days yearly to care for, and contributes only three quarters of a day to upkeep. Dairy cows need 18 days from the man and two from his horse each year. These figures appear in Farmer's Bulletin No 118 to aid farmers in planning labor for the next season.
Market guidance from USDA experts details washing cleaning and grading squabs by size and quality to avoid price drops. It notes killing methods plucking and head feather removal and the need for proper drainage holes in shipping containers. Dark colored and small squabs fetch lower prices, so careful sorting matters.
An American soldier on duty with an allied mission asked a Vienna bank cashier how many Austrian kroner $10 in gold would buy. The cashier replied humorously that he could have as many kroner as he wanted, implying limitless exchange value for the note.
A vintage advertisement describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as building up the system and cleansing the blood to fend off frequent head colds. It warns that repeated acute catarrh can become chronic and promotes internal action through the blood to reduce inflammation. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Anna visits the big city and marvels at the countless electric lights in the evening asking if they are trying to make the day longer. Her aunt accompanies her on this urban impression.
Prominent Congregation member Poe caused a disruption over a golf payment. TH leads the subscription list with $100 to remove the suffering Genesians.
Mrs. EL. L. Griffin of Franklin New Hampshire endorses Eatonic claiming relief from sour acid gas and indigestion. The testimonial states quick safe results, removes acids and poisons, and promises improved health after trying the product today.
Some individuals develop asthma when exposed to pets like cats and dogs. The trigger is an emanation from the animal's skin or fur, causing reactive symptoms in susceptible persons.
Marketing experts of the Bureau of Markets, USDA, note that sniffing out under sized or overripe items no longer fools buyers. The steady buyer confidence goes to the grower who fills packages with equal quality fruit or vegetables throughout, ensuring consistent expectations and a ready market.
A New York poultry breeder in Yates County killed a purebred cockerel as a protest against the USDA and the nationwide better-sires campaign. He enrolled his flock of over 250 fowls in the “better sires better stock” effort, which seeks higher quality livestock through widespread use of good purebred sires.
The edge of a cornfield offers shade for young stock. Attend the fair this fall and exhibit your best birds. Build pigeon houses to resist rat infestation. A hen about to lay has a large, blood bright comb.
A brief legal notice notes a hog transferred on trust until the purchase price is fully paid. The document records the trust arrangement and the condition tied to completion of payment.
Good cotton, sugar, corn and other land priced at 3.50 per acre with 20 acres up. Contact H. F. Clawson at 707 Brady Building in San Antonio Texas. Also Eastern Kansas farm 1160 acres with 60 bottom 60 pasture 5 meadow a new five room house lights bath furnace large barns near county seat 4 miles, school 1 mile. Clear. 125 per acre, 30 days only. List Huey and Huey of Wamego Kansas.
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