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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1934
Page
3
Governor Shultz of Florida offered a staff commission to the department adjutant of the American Legion who declined. He then appointed C. Howard Rowton of Palatka as the only private to hold a commission on a governor's staff. The move coincides with the Legion's national convention in Miami from October 22 to 25.
Casey Stengel, longtime Brooklyn coach, is engaged as manager of the Brooklyn Nationals, succeeding Max Carey after a year as coach. The decision signals a shift in leadership for the team.
The report compares farming job shares worldwide. The United States and Switzerland each show about 26 percent employed in agriculture while Italy 55 Germany 35 Denmark 44 France 41 Ireland 43 India 71 and Sweden 40 are cited. Only three nations England Belgium and Australia have lower agricultural employment than the United States.
A Rural Architect proposes a large scale central Illinois farm works plan. Farmers trade surplus grain meat hay and produce for painting roofing carpentry masonry and related labor to repair and improve farm buildings. The idea aims to relieve unemployment while boosting farm prosperity in spring.
Prof F L Fairbanks of the New York state college of agriculture notes low pressure rubber tires offer advantages over iron or steel wheels. They reduce ground damage, ease driving, and may boost drawbar power about 25 percent, while resisting mud and snow buildup. Chains can aid traction in slippery fields.
Buckwheat varieties vary in quality with Silver Hulled noted as best for this country. Common black buckwheat yields well in good conditions. poor soil can support buckwheat, but better soil and favorable weather improve results. Do not sow too early. late June or early July is risky unless sown very early with wheat-like timing.
Old potato names like Irish Cobblers and Early Rose fade as new varieties such as Katandin Chippewa Rural New Yorker Busola Aroostook Wonder and Sutton's Flourball appear. The South American potato's Vitamin A content prompts experimentation to yield better eating potatoes in this country.
Fodder corn fodder has feed value close to timothy hay and, due to succulence, suits dairy cows well. It offers leafy forage with high per acre value similar to conventional corn, as ear nutrients stay in the stalk. A palatable feed for cows, horses, cattle, and sheep.
A report notes over 30 million acres of cotton, wheat, corn, rice and tobacco land taken or to be taken out of production this year. It warns the idle land cannot all be seeded to legumes and hay, and seed supply is insufficient, predicting a material rise in seed prices per Wallaces' Farmer.
The woodchuck or groundhog is depicted as a major nuisance across Michigan New England states New York Ohio Indiana and Illinois with no protections or bounty laws. Population growth is linked to farm abandonment and reduced cultivation while woodchucks favor clover alfalfa and timothy fields.
A nurse corrects Willie on grammar about hugging his father. Willie insists he hugged and kissed daddy last night, then clarifies it was Friday night, in a humorous London Tit-Bits anecdote.
Medical experts confirm constipation can be safely relieved by a suitable liquid laxative. It is non habit forming, adjustable in dose, gentle on kidneys, and avoids harsh cathartics. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is cited as a labeled, wholesome option with clear ingredients and palatable effect.
A pair of short quotations appear: Dean Inge cautions middle aged men to guard against fatty degeneration of conscience while an uplifting note praises kindness. The second sentence asserts kind words and smiles pay well and are easy to give.
The advertisement claims many people mistook their trouble for weak bowels and recommends a liquid Rootes laxative with a three step plan. It touts Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as the highest standing liquid laxative widely used.
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