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Newspaper
Pendleton Times
Location
Pendleton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1923
Page
7
Judge George Washington Thomason of Tarrant City Alabama endorses Tanlac saying chronic indigestion nearly ruined him three years ago. He credits six bottles with restoring strength and health and urges readers to buy from all reputable druggists. over 40 million bottles sold.
A new patented Japanese paper claims exceptional strength and washability using soap and water. It can cover umbrellas and serve as a washable wrapping paper. The material resembles cloth, costs are reasonable, and it is not oil paper.
Ad promises dyeing and tinting services to restore worn garments and draperies. Note emphasizes women as the target audience and highlights garment renewal.
An old Courier Journal advertisement touts “Diamond Dyes” with simple directions for any woman to dye or tint worn items. It claims you can choose any color at the drug store and notes the era’s rush and a line about making more history than can be sorted in fifty years.
Feature on popular English cottage design by William A. Radford, detailing a 39 by 43 foot bungalow with three bedrooms and modern living spaces. Discusses brick and timbered stucco with quaint chimney pots, interior trims in dark woods, cheerful wall patterns, Jacobean furniture, heavy drapery, and balanced brass fireplace fittings.
The article compares human sleep positions from sleeping on the side to standing sleep under fatigue. It notes animals also adopt varied rest poses, citing dogs and horses as standing sleepers, elephants that never lie down, and long legged birds balancing on one leg.
A discussion of ivy for exterior aesthetics notes ivy can cover stucco walls without cracking. The design favors warm brick tones and varied roof colors, with a living room of 17 by 14 feet, a hall to bedrooms, and a functional kitchen. It also surveys animal sleeping habits from owls to fish, noting diverse postures and exceptions.
A humorist quips that if Shakespeare lived today and tried to earn by writing in London, comic papers would reject many of his best jokes. The London Tit-Bits records the exchange as a witty remark about humor and satire.
Hungarian vetch, among forage crops introduced by the USDA, originated seed imports in 1905 with current strain from France in 1912. Tested mainly on the Pacific Coast, it tolerates wet soils, resists aphids, and suits the Cotton Belt for trials. It feeds well to dairy cows and serves as pasture and green manure. Sowing best in mild winters. spring planting advised where winters are harsh. Currently grown only in western Oregon with no general seed distribution.
From experimental work the best treatment for worms is a wet mash of ground brain or similar feed with finely ground tobacco given at one pound per hundred birds after starving them. Two feedings on successive days followed by epsom salts at one pound per hundred birds in a wet mash.
After selecting field ears with high moisture seed corn should be stored where it dries quickly. Air circulation is essential, so ears may be laid on lath racks or tied for ventilation. Re-sort seed in winter once thoroughly dried.
Advises hog raisers that brood sows pigs and boars require dry, mud free pens and protection from cold wind sleet and snow. Stresses high heat costs are unnecessary and emphasizes keeping pens dry and shielded to prevent wasteful losses. Encourages disposal of animals if clean proper surroundings cannot be afforded.
The bureau of plant industry reports a surge in oat yields with Swedish Select and Kherson oats now widely grown. About 8.6 million acres host these varieties, boosting output by one to two bushels per acre compared with earlier practice.
Exhaustive experiments with various crops show borax hurts plant growth when applied 4 to 20 pounds per acre and higher, while 3 pounds or less may be neutral or slightly stimulating. Modern potash from Searles Lake now contains only trace borax, up to 0.8 pound per ton in high potash blends, and such levels are considered safe in field practice.
The guide explains storing potatoes to keep them marketable, avoiding extreme heat and cold, moisture, and light. Do not freeze them, aim for 35 to 36 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent sprouting and fungus, with 40 degrees OK but risk of dry rot, and light exposure harming quality.
G F Warren of Cornell University notes global wheat acreage outstrips demand and forecasts lower profits from storage. He argues farmers with storage and financing can profit by holding old wheat into next fall if prices don’t rebound.
The article explains how major insect pests, notably the chinch bug, winter in farm trash, old corn hills, stubble, grass, and weeds around fields. Removing this shelter reduces survival, and thus lessens the threat. In mild years many also winter in wheat fields, but wheat offers less protection during severe weather.
Many farmers still plow with dull shares. increasing draft by up to one third. Use two sets of shares to keep one ready while the other is sharpened. A rolling coulter set 1/2 to 5/8 inch from land side improves scour and reduces draft.
Test evidence shows manure gives the largest tonnage return when spread thinly once in each short rotation or twice in rotations over five years. Eight to ten tons per acre in a three or four year rotation with about 200 pounds of acid phosphate per acre annually produced excellent returns.
A U S Department of Agriculture report details that young cocklebur plants can poison livestock, especially pigs under 50 pounds, with about 12 ounces sufficing. Prevention includes keeping pigs off infested pastures or mowing before seeding. milk feeding may prevent poisoning in pigs. Copies of circular 283 are available from the Agriculture Department in Washington.
Old shepherds say sheep lead well if guided from the left side with the neck supported and the tail tickled from the right hand. Improper rough handling bruises and tears the skin from the flesh, harming both animal welfare and meat quality. The practical tips form part of a free extension course on sheep and wool production at Ithaca.
An opinion argues that undigested grain offers benefits to hogs but comparisons to animals like hens and threshing tools show the logic is weak. The text notes that wet stale grain reduces feeding quality for hogs, while calves may profit from ground oats and corn.
Memphis reader Mrs O J Hinckley describes years of nervous strain and fatigue ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits six bottles then two more to restoring health and performing her work without issue. She offers the private text on ailments peculiar to women free upon request from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
Swine growers are advised on essential mineral blends. The article lists mixtures using acid phosphate rock phosphate bone meal with limestone or wood ashes lime and salt. It describes experimental work guiding correct proportions for hog nutrition.
Experiments by Prof. J. H. Shepperd at North Dakota Agricultural College Experiment Station found pigs fed standing corn with tankage ate little rooting, while pigs fed only corn rooted most. Pigs given four-tenths pound daily tankage plus third crop alfalfa rooted slightly, with coal and salt provided.
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