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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
10
A druggist advertises a guarantee to refund if conditions persist after using Peterson’s Ointment. The claim lists cures for sores, salt rheum, nipples, piles, burns, and other skin ailments. The copy mentions hospital treatment and prior failures before using the product.
A study of 720 pig litters at the University of Illinois shows 5,810 pigs across seven breeds. The record supports the belief that young sows tend to have smaller pigs than older sows, with additional notes on germination period variation.
Research on 549 litters shows older sows produce larger litters, averaging 8.1 pigs per litter with an average litter weight around 20 pounds. Gestation ranges 96 to 124 days, averaging 114.58, with most litters between days 111 and 117. No strong links between gestation length, birth weight, or pig sex.
The article advises poultry keepers to seed all harvested garden ground with fast growing greens such as chard rape lettuce kale to ensure succulent feed during late summer and early fall. It emphasizes planning for supply and using local quick growing varieties.
Warm weather tips urge keeping doors open and winders unblocked to improve comfort for poultry. Readily ventilated coops are advised to reduce heat stress and maintain production.
Farmers should clear cut over land in autumn when weather allows work unfinished in summer. Goats and sheep help control sprouts after pasturing. stumps left higher reduce sprouting and ease pulling. Methods include burning pullers and dynamite with Farmers' Bulletin 074 from the U S department of agriculture offered on request.
The article explains that much so called potato blight comes from tip-burn due to dry hot weather and sun wind drying plants faster than roots can supply water. It also notes a small green insect called the leaf hopper jumping between plants as they are moved.
The text warns about the root borer, a severe pest of clover that also targets peas. It describes three immature stages and notes the larvae and beetles damage clover roots, causing a sickly, spotty patch and advises investigating the problem.
Silage from corn that could mature but was planted to yield underdeveloped ears has nearly the same composition and feeding value as silage from well matured corn. The ear development draws nutrients from the stalk and leaves, causing a slight feeding-value decrease not exceeding about 10 percent, making silo preservation advantageous over other methods.
A garbled note raises questions about lead spraying on a cabbage page plant at any growth stage and possible removal steps. The unreadable text hints at safety concerns but lacks clear actions or sources.
A sharp exchange unfolds as she demands his arrival by nine. He wavers then proposes ten minutes to nine, prompting her abrupt correction. The dialogue hints at underlying strain in their plan to meet.
An advertisement touts Cutioura soap as boosting laser efficiency while promoting skin purity comfort and health. It claims no mug irritation and no germs or waste even with daily use, and promotes one soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
A humorous exchange notes a friend with half a vote in a convention and recounts past elections where one man cast six or eight votes. Senator Sorghum quips that things average up as the discussion turns to voting power and influence.
Mothers urged to examine bottles of Fletcher's Castoria for the famed signature and assurance of a remedy in use for over 80 years as children cry for the product.
The piece recounts Goodwin sands off the English coast once an island named Lomea owned by Earl Godwine. Storms doomed the island, funds supposedly diverted to a Tenderden church, and in November 1703 a hurricane sank 13 warships, making the shoal infamous.
A gypsy leads a ribby horse judged odd looking as a spectator warns the animal should go the other way. The driver retorts he knows his business and insists the horse will serve as a scrubbing board at the steam laundry.
A Yonkers Statesman cartoon dialogue suggests college education aids business by linking a son's college smoking to supporting the tobacco industry. The exchange questions whether schooling feeds commercial growth through consumer habits.
The text argues no one reaches full potential without high ideals. It lauds those who work hard, persevere, and learn from failure, adding intelligence, vision, and faith. It claims better things await those who strive, transforming failures into stepping stones to power and national strength.
A San Diego family heard chatter about teachers telling some pupils to have their teeth fixed and pulled. The boy relayed that the topic came up in his room during a routine inspection described by his mother as part of the political talk of the day.
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