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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
3
Kentucky plant pathologist W D Valleau reports covered smut in wheat causes about two percent annual loss. Treatment involves sprinkling seed with formaldehyde solution one pint per 40 gallons, wetting kernels, masking with wet cloth, then two hours before sowing to avoid seed injury.
A concise quotation discusses ingratitude as a distinctly human trait and notes that the basest brutes do not display it. The reflection contrasts human moral capacity with animal behavior.
The text details a Moorish wedding procession led by Arab musicians with tam bourines and flutes. The bride rides a camel under a palm-covered tepee while women enter a bathhouse through a door guarded by a handkerchief. After bathing, entertainment follows as the bride undergoes an ill ventilated wooden cage ordeal before a two week honeymoon and a rooftop signal announcing the couple’s readiness for visitors.
An old Missouri custom linked to the phrase show me arose after 1881 reforms set a license requirement for marriages and an 18 year age for brides. Applicants had to show the bride to the clerk, prompting the bride’s remark and giving Missouri the byword Show Me.
A liquid refracts light to hide flesh while bones remain visible, enabling parts of the body to disappear under immersion. Varying tissue indices allow different body parts to vanish, but full invisibility remains undiscovered.
The United States Department of Agriculture circulates over 500 motion picture films on more than 115 subjects. A recent film, filmed from a drop of water, shows rhubarb blight origin and spread, its symptoms, and eradication methods. It highlights microscopic visuals unseen by the naked eye.
Wendell Barnett of 6051 Ellis Avenue Chicago is described as the university's youngest student in short pants. A high school graduate in Indiana at 14 he skipped a year then joined the arts and literature school last April at 15. He has not chosen his future field but favors long trousers.
Doctor Bryant a Yosemite National Park nature guide refutes claims that king snakes actively hunt rattlesnakes. He notes the species eats other snakes but cautions against sensational stories of coordinated hunts by king snakes in the historic yarns of gold seekers and frontier lore.
Advice for women to preserve youthful looks by cultivating a calm temper. A worried temper ages the face, making a thirty year old seem over forty and can age a daughter more than a mother by turning worry into habit.
The expression arose from a French custom of serving a guest who overstayed their welcome a cold shoulder of mutton instead of a hot roast as a hint to depart. The dated practice gave rise to the modern idiom signaling dismissal.
Alf Doucette and Emile Muise, fishermen, were separated from their schooner in dense fog and rowed 120 miles in an open boat arriving at Gabarus. After several days, the schooner found their missing vessel and returned to Sidney with its flag at half mast.
Mrs J L Cockerill required custom footwear so she and her husband traveled from Eureka Nebraska to Grand Junction Colorado. The journey and shoes cost about 250 dollars.
A new poultry housing circular from the College of Agriculture argues egg production aligns with hen comfort. It lists five essentials—air, light, dryness, no drafts, durability—and includes remodeling plans, equipment layouts, and materials. Written by J B Kelley and J H Martin, the publication is free from the Experiment Station in Lexington.
A man in Washington faced two months in jail after drinking a cocktail described as expensive and then breaking a man’s nose. The incident occurred following the intoxication and led to the legal action and sentence.
A columnist comments on modesty urging women to wear opaque petticoats under thin skirts. The piece notes the social expectation of appearance and decorum in public dress.
A poetic line declares love is a delirium more valuable than gold, suggesting affection cannot be bought and is fleeting, not subject to wealth or transaction.
A remark on how fashion norms have softened social friction. The speaker notes that as clothing styles continue to evolve, people move through public spaces with minimal collisions, reflecting a broader change in daily interactions.
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