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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1932
Page
2
A health note advises gentle treatment for colicky babies to prevent gas in the intestinal tract. It promotes Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infants and children, claiming it contains no harsh drugs or narcotics and has helped mothers with digestive issues for years.
The portrait photographer explores using electric light to project rays onto a plain background. Loosely arranged foliage creates decorative effects as lights cast varied designs on walls and ceilings, inspiring decorators to shade and arrange lamps for light and shade displays.
The piece notes that about 1 percent speak Gaelic only, 86 percent English only, and 18 percent both. Since the Irish Free State, Irish is taught in schools with aims of restoring it as the vernacular, amid current language shifts. A humor vignette follows about an umbrella mishap in a conversation with an information clerk.
Harper Leech argues in The Paradox of Plenty that electric energy and solar power will reshape society. Cities shrink in influence, production shifts from farms to factories, and scarcity loses value as energy abundance lowers costs and expands welfare.
Gene Venzke, a Pottstown schoolboy, clocked 4 minutes 10 seconds to win the Baxter mile at the sixty fourth annual New York Athletic Club meet at Madison Square Garden, breaking the world indoor one mile record.
Colorado's sand dunes in Alamosa attract thousands of tourists and westerners. The rolling dunes, shaped by winds, offer a unique pleasure spot once shaped by an inland sea. Smooth sand lets skiers use skis as if on snow, boosting the dunes as a rival to Colorado's famous rock mountains.
Ottawa reports American and Canadian air fighters with war experience offer to fight for China against Japan. Eighty RCAP pilots sign on. Chinese nationalist government awaits detailed proposals before answering. Canadians plan two squadrons, pursuing and bombing, costing nine million dollars first year, four million annually thereafter.
Captain Ease Boles of the Sea Toy reports a whale grabbed his anchor off Chinco Teague Virginia while fishing for cod. The whale towed the fishing smack back and forth, finally releasing the anchor and sparing Captain Boles from cutting the cable.
A nationwide pattern shows cities using sidewalk repair as emergency employment. Cleveland funds 200 to 500 men to replace damaged sidewalks. other communities report similar projects with varying financing methods. In Macomb County Michigan workers are paid by the unemployment bureau, costing the city only for materials and supervision, while the jobless receive relief funds.
The article notes falling prices for public works with Oak Park example pools. A concrete wading pool contract was let for 1000 dollars, far below earlier costs of 2400 dollars each in 1929 and 1450 dollars for two pools in 1981. The 1982 bid stood over 30 percent below the 1931 bid.
Dr. D. H. Udall of the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine warns dairymen that mastitis or garget is infectious and harms udders. He urges identification and separation of infected cows, hygienic milking, ample stall space, and veterinary surveys to maintain herd health and prevent spread.
The Dakota Farmer notes that consistent record keeping on each cow drives better results. Cow testing associations like Hamlin County show six years of data with fat production rising by 100 pounds per cow annually and average profit increasing from 44 to 96 dollars per cow.
A Rock River Farms cow in Ogle county tops 802.6 pounds butterfat as a senior two-year-old, finishing the year with 22,872.9 pounds milk. Bred from a line of strong dams and sires, she fed on beet pulp, silage, grain, alfalfa, sweet clover and bluegrass pasture under routine care.
The National Dairy Exposition offers liberal prizes including 250 for the first state in each dairy breed and 100 for a pre futurity class in each breed. The 1984 futurity class is announced while 828 animals entered in 1932 futurity and 248 in 1933 event signal large purses across contests.
The United States dairy chief warns farmers that the national milk supply will overflow unless producers act. O B Reed of the dairy bureau says overproduction hinges on removing low producing cows, noting farmers are culling fewer cattle than usual.
In a persuasive tone the ad claims aging wears on marriage and energy but Fellows' Syrup can restore vitality. It urges readers to buy at their druggist, promising improvement by tomorrow and asserting doctors recommend the tonic.
A six year old girl shown a picture of Washington and his men in a boat declares this is George Washington crossing the silverware. The lighthearted mix up highlights a child’s playful misreading of a famous historical scene.
A terse reflective verse notes futility in a short four line stanza, implying ease of removing Gray as a metaphor for erasing trouble. The piece alludes to speechlessness and a desire to simplify complex matter into a concise poetic line.
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