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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1920
Page
7
A sensational advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood medicine and skin beautifier. It claims pimples boils and eruptions vanish and urges readers to ask druggists or send for a trial package from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
An advertisement claims Eatonic eases stomach illness by absorbing excess acid and gases, reducing misery in the body. A tablet after meals is recommended, with a druggist's guarantee and low price.
Seen and Heard in Indiana compiles county results and events from South Bend to Indianapolis, noting sentences for theft, university honors, traffic and traffic fatalitie s, hospital funding votes, and political shifts. It lists court sentences for two men, university awards for Ferdinand Jirk, automobile fatalities, and various election outcomes across cities such as Lafayette Green Castle and Terre Haute.
Daily milk yield records boost profitability even without new cows. USDA reports show Oklahoma herd improvements with small changes. a 27 cow herd yielded 78.42 in cream monthly and 223.60 after a year with 28 cows, nearly tripling cream income despite fluctuating butterfat prices.
A brief, poignant reflection contemplates a wonderful baby boy. The speaker notes that two people somewhere may someday claim he is not worthy to marry their daughter, hinting at looming disapproval or misjudgment.
Reports from the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry show Wisconsin increasing its accredited free herds. May brought a 47 herd gain, June expected 92 more, placing Wisconsin third nationally behind Minnesota and Virginia. As of July 3, Wisconsin had 202 accredited herds based on records up to July 31, 1920.
Dairymen who prefer 1 percent head cattle may profit from a grinder large enough to grind alfalfa or clover. The common practice in some communities is to shred clover for feeding cows. Cattle eat more stalk remaining, which mixes with straw to make bedding.
Town agricultural station specialists report fall freshening yields about ten percent more milk and butterfat than spring or summer freshening, based on extensive records and dutty husbandry studies.
A discarded paragraph argues that even a nonprofitable cow deserves a chance to breed. It contends she should not be denied a stall in the barn in favor of a more productive animal, since she still serves a purpose by producing offspring.
A Cupid’s tour through language traces the vulgar origin of the phrase to go the whole hog to a Cowper poem in Love of the World Reproved. It recalls a Pittsburgh banker amused by a Chinese official who spoke English to reveal who is pitching for Pittsburgh this season. Also notes a simple guide to growing house plants from slips with steps for rooting in sand and soil.
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