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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
7
A satirical yet practical look at poison ivy and poison sumac, stressing nature’s humor and danger. It notes three poisonous species, urges recognition and caution, and promotes Farmers Bulletin 1106 from the U S Department of Agriculture for guidance and illustrations.
Poison ivy bears whitish berries and grows as vines on moist or dry ground, often along fences and paths. Poison sumac, found in swamps, has 7 to 13 leaflets per leaf and white fruits. it is easily confused with elder and ash. After exposure, wash with soap and hot water to remove poison, then use baking soda or epsom salt solutions, graduate to zinc oxide ointment and mild antiseptics as healing proceeds.
A nearby resident objects to persistent rail yard noise from a switch engine used to service the suburbs. The letter lists a barrage of onomatopoeic sounds including ding dong bang grind puff chug whistle and more. The complainant demands relief from the disruptive racket throughout the night.
USDA guidance stresses clean coops, fresh water, proper shade and free range for chicks. Emphasizes weekly coop cleaning, lice and mite checks, and a balanced grain mix of cracked corn wheat and hulled oats plus green feed and dry mash. Also notes a dry wash mixture of turn meal middlings ant meal wheat bran beef scrap and charcoal as a feeding supplement.
A bulletin notes that a novice backyard flock should aim for at least 10 dozen eggs per hen per year, equating to 20 dozen per two hens per family. It urges poultry keepers to exceed this baseline and states two hens must lay about 183 eggs annually to supply each person with one egg per day.
Rev. A H Sykes, former Watkins Park Presbyterian pastor in Nashville, credits Tanlac with restoring his wife Mrs Sykes to health after ten months of stomach trouble and nervous breakdown. He says the medicine gave prompt relief and enabled her to resume household duties. Tanlac is sold by pharmacists everywhere.
A fragmentary dialogue speaks of a soul about to depart and a recording angel urging the human to endure and accomplish something unique by maintaining resignation to weather. The exchange stresses will and perseverance before the earthly journey.
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