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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1941

Page

3

Hidden Ways of a City Murder Mystery

In a tense aftermath Allegra Paget learns Everett Ferriter is dead and Grove Paget is suspected. Miss Agatha Paget and Allegra confront a web of loyalties as Captain Shannon probes a possible murder or suicide while the family weighs truth against silence.

Allegra Agatha Grove Hallman Cochrane Lyon Walters Society Larry Duke Morello Duke Everett Ferriter Ferriter Everett Annie Miss Agatha Paget Miss Agatha David Ione Shannon Blackbeard

Allegra and the Cop Guard the Hallway

A narrator attempts to reach Allegra to shield her from a looming blow. In the Morello’s hall a cop’s appearance adds tension as the crowd parts and the scene narrows toward a confrontation. The mood remains charged and urgent.

Duke Allegra Morello

Soil Fertility Key to U S War on Soil Depletion

Prof J C Chapman argues soil fertility is as vital to national defense as arms. He notes farmers lose fertility yearly despite livestock and crop cycles, and credits lime, fertilizer use, and improved soil management driven by federal aid AAA state colleges and farmer groups for reversing the trend.

J. C. Chapman Department of Agronomy University of Wisconsin American Agriculture AAA

Capon Rearing Tips for Market Readiness

Capons require steady growing rations and abundant whole grain fed on a clean, open range with weather protection. Avoid close confinement and use a wet mash of growing mash and milk in the final weeks to boost quality. Guard against worms, especially tapeworms, and treat promptly before returning to clean range.

Mulch of Pine Needles Reforests Eroded Field

Pine needle mulch used to reforest eroded fields at the Southern Piedmont Soil Conservation Experiment Station in Athens Georgia. Four clay galled plots received 800 pounds of litter. within five months healthy vegetation emerged including over 1 600 shortleaf seedlings averaging two per pound of mulch. The experiment tracks survival and growth for years to judge long term success.

Southern Piedmont Soil Conservation Experiment Station Athens

Farm Notes Mention Ancient Egyptian Onion Diet

The excerpt notes onions and garlic common in ancient Egyptian diets. It also states that the Commodity Credit Corporation issued 432,369 stored wheat loans in 1940. Additionally, oats straw corn stover bean pods and poorer hay grades supply roughage for idle horses.

The Commodity Credit Corporation

Rag Rug Enthusiasts Seek Colorful Dress Heritage

A description explains a group devoted to rag rug making, their fondness for old wool, and their joy in bleaching, dyeing, and tea-aging fabrics to achieve desired tones. The sketch provides all directions needed to replicate the process.

Around the House Tips and Cleaning Tricks

Heating a knife makes fresh bread slice easier. Iron two muslin curtains together to keep them even when laundering. Add flavoring extracts to foods only after they cool. Do not add to hot foods as steam wastes flavor. Iron scorch marks on white cotton silk or linen by dampening with peroxide and pressing with a warm iron.

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Frederick, van DE Water Miss Paget Mr. Paget U. S Ruth Wyeth Ruth Wyeth Spears Bedford Hills New York Free Bussey Pen Products Co 65Th St Chicago H. G. Wells Alifornia Sunkist Hedda Hopper Hollywood CBS California
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