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Newspaper
Panguitch Progress
Location
Panguitch, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
3
A Vera Cruz story highlights Marine marksmanship as a Mexican sniper, unseen behind a newspaper, fires on advancing sailors. Lieutenant Colonel Neville directs the hunt and the sniper is shot as the gun flash is seen through field glasses.
A four year old boy trudges with his father to Sunday school. The father slows, asks if he is walking too fast. The boy, panting, replies it is him not the father who is tired. A fragmented religious clipping notes wealth and folly.
Codling moth is the major enemy of apples, causing extensive losses in New York with annual fruit destruction estimated over two million dollars. The pest overwinters as a caterpillar in cocoons, emerges in spring, and damages fruit by boring into the core. Best control is spraying apple trees three times per season with a mixture of arsenate of lead and sulfur.
Entomologists report a new pest likely from Japan that attacks peach and related fruits. Larvae are small white and pink caterpillars. adults are brown moths. They bore into shoots and fruit near the stem, causing discoloration and sliminess. No remedy known yet. federal officials urge orchardists to watch for them and report findings.
The article advises farm homes to maintain a large strawberry bed, at least seventy five raspberry bushes and several currant bushes in black red and white. Black currants grow vigorously while red currants are often plagued by currant worms, which spraying with paris green or arsenate of lead can prevent.
Bees are essential for cross pollination in many apple and pear varieties, boosting size and quality. Even self-fertile peaches grow larger and finer when cross pollinated, and fruit trees on farms increase selling value even when not bearing fruit.
The article explains why baby beef appeals to consumers and farmers, detailing cow and bull selection, breeding goals, and calf quality. It emphasizes beef blood, mature size over 900 pounds, early maturity, milk supply, and the bull’s influence on offspring. It also covers pasture stocking, roughage use, and marketing strategies for finished baby beeves.
Experiments by the department of agriculture show calves on sour skim milk can match or exceed gains with sweet milk in summer. 22 calves of Holstein Jersey and Guernsey breeds showed no digestive issues when switching from sweet to sour milk, though preference waned at lower temperatures.
The article cites Kansas State Agricultural College instructor Ray Gatewood praising crude oil for hog lice control. He notes oil kills lice, softens skin, brightens hair, and improves condition compared with many hog dips. A practical method uses a cement-floored enclosure to apply oil evenly as hogs rub together.
A mother admonishes her daughter Jennie who pleads for another cake bite. She insists Jennie is full and warns against another mouthful as Jennie calmly argues she still has a neck left to fill.
A fragment shows dialogue about a shooting incident involving a man nicknamed Birdman. The speaker mentions someone named William Fleming and Paul teaching his fowls to respond to individual names.
A customer asks the price of an item while a clerk is playful with customers. The scene includes light chatter about a deafness joke and coy replies from an attendant. The tone mirrors a casual market or shop interaction in Cassel's Saturday Journal.
A reader named Flubdub is given a city directory and advice to skim public addresses. The notes reveal a tone of impatience with lengthy orations and a preference for concise references.
A historical note warns that infant mortality in civilized countries is high with up to 22 percent dying before age one and over one third before age five. It argues narcotic tinctures and soothing syrups harm infants, urging Castoria with no opiates and the Fletcher signature as safe.
Sir Edward Carson recalls his son’s plea to join the navy school, noting the navy as a vital link to colonies. The elder says the anecdote shifted his views. his son now commands a submarine, while he once led the Admiralty.
An old advertisement reinforces Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching with a morning shampoo using Cuticura Soap. It urges free samples by mail and promotes Cuticura as a daily toilet preparation. A London Times item humorously notes Colonel Cork’s regiment and a comic beer-order dispute among privates and sergeants.
A Plattsburg training camp scene shows a small rookie struggling in mud while the company sings. A hulking sergeant tells him to rise to the surface and get air, noting he sings too deep, and the moment underscores the lesson that perseverance, not raw strength, achieves results.
An article in the Woman's Companion argues nervousness in children can stem from physical issues such as malnutrition anemia poor eyesight or bad teeth or adenoids. It prescribes Nature based cures including nourishing food outdoor life regular exercise walking rowing swimming and country living with social play as essential.
Hallie and Bruce were close neighbors who walked to school together. After school Bruce returned home in a disheveled state and admitted he had been fighting, saying Hallie would not know what he would have done to her if he had not been her friend.
A faded Life magazine fragment features a salesman peddling a stock gift with a playful pitch. The line mocks investing in the Mile Marie Millinery Company offering a hat with each share, highlighting consumer whimsy in early 20th century promotions.
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