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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
11
An old mixed-page item includes an aspirin promotion stressing Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine when in unbroken Bayer packaging. It also presents scattered quotes and humorous language notes, including a joke about Aunt Maud and a 19th century court remark on law and equity.
Dairy guidance stresses starting calves early and keeping them thriving. Milk testing four to five percent digest poorly for young calves. use three to three and a half percent milk. Do not overfeed gruel. feed six to eight pounds of milk per day per eight pounds of calf weight.
A cartoon contraption described by Dele Van Horne in Pop War Science Monthly. A half picket-barrel attached to a bin side supports sacks during filling. Five or six nails penetrate the barrel to grip the sack, allowing one person to do the work of two and reducing back strain.
The article advises eight quarts of gruel and a good grain ration to calves, with equal parts corn oats bran and oil meal. It warns silage can be disastrous and suggests feeding grain milk and hay first, then silage, while stressing the value of good roughage such as second cutting alfalfa or clover for calf feeding.
A simple gutter cover using galvanized wire cloth or netting is recommended to exclude birds and leaves while not hindering water flow. Crimp the mesh over the eaves or fasten with wire every two to three feet, and solder before gutter installation for best effectiveness.
Discussion on fair draft for evenly loaded horses. Emphasizes friction free work and fair share of load, noting heavier horses should bear more weight but without overloading. Indicates work capacity roughly scales with body weight and warns small differences matter. stresses balance in team.
A rolling cutter helps cover weeds tall stubble and trash when plowing. Set the cutter to cut just ahead of and outside the plow share to separate roots and stubble. A trash gatherer aids turning the material under. Increasing tractor speed to three miles per hour improves results.
A US Department of Agriculture report from the Bureau of Biological Survey shows crows help farmers by eating major insect pests like grasshoppers caterpillars white grubs and May beetles though they raid cornfields poultry yards and kill small birds. It argues against full protection or indiscriminate killing as neither extreme is wise.
Excess profits earned by wool dealers in 1918 are being distributed to about 100 000 wool growers by the US Department of Agriculture. The total excess exceeds one million dollars, with nearly half already handed to the Bureau of Markets. Some dealers have failed to refund full amounts, and the Bureau, aided by the Department of Justice, aims to complete distributions soon.
An analysis warns that grain dust in mills can ignite in enclosed spaces causing deadly explosions. In 2019 such incidents killed 80 and caused about 7 million dollars in damage, but the dust explosion investigation service has nearly eliminated the risk.
A fragment mentions Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising internal action to relieve catarrh and restore mucous surfaces. It also includes a satirical note from the Richmond Times-Dispatch criticizing lynching and listing target examples of alleged polite offenses.
A reader reports severe cold symptoms including nasal congestion headaches and a lingering cough. She touts Earle’s Hypo-Cod as quick and effective, saying it dried up her cold and restored appetite and sleep. Advertorial notes urge trial and list Ottawa Log Saw ads for wood cutting machines.
In an English town a wealthy but stingy old lady employs few servants and pays poorly. A fourteen year old boy serves as multiple staff, answering that he does a butler, a kitchen maid, and a gardener all out of work.
Roman Lye Baleam has gained public confidence during 76 years and is manufactured only by Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill Co. at 872 Pearl St, New York City.
An excited citizen protests presumed election irregularities yet asserts he is a good loser. He says his main concern is the loss of a two dollar watch, highlighting a clash between political discourse and personal grievance.
A new improved power log saw named the Ottawa offers a 4 cycle high power motor and Oscillating Magnetono batteries, promising faster cuts at low cost. It features a friction clutch controlled by a lever that starts and stops the blade without halting the engine, a claim not matched by rivals. The Ottawa is advertised as the least expensive power saw of its size.
The handiest tool on the farm is a well used read pencil. Used on paper and guided by experience it can reduce losses and point out where profits are to be had.
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