29 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Petersburg Press
Location
Petersburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
1
The Petersburg Press notes the heat waves and rising prices with a rambling parade of witticisms. It jokes about beafery beef, locusts, marriage, education costs, and social habits while referencing wartime topics and public concerns.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes strawberries are the most popular small fruit in home gardens, ripening early and suitable for small plots. They require well drained, moist soil with humus, elevated sites to avoid late frosts, and can be grown on various soils with careful irrigation and soil preparation two years prior to planting.
Farmers can wean piglets at six to seven weeks with sows on full feed and use self feeders for corn and middlings. If early weaning occurs, growth suffers. a twelve to fourteen week weaning with continued self-service feeding supports steady gain.
The article explains soil preparation for strawberries, advising against newly plowed sod, weed removal, and adding humus or manure. It details two main training methods the hill system with 6 to 24 inch spacing and the matted-row system with rows 3 to 5 feet apart, noting varieties suited to each system and that flower stems appear soon after blooming.
In choosing pallets for small back yards avoid light colored birds as their plumage shows dirt. If soil is clayey, reject pallets with leg feathers or more than four toes on each foot.
Farmers advised to keep hens separate from roosters to ensure infertile eggs. Infertile eggs stay fresher longer, improving market quality and sale potential.
Guidance on building poultry houses to avoid drafts and maintain warmth. Emphasizes tight back and sides, open front with muslin curtains, sun exposure for winter light, and controlled ventilation to prevent moisture buildup. Notes glass front warms day but cools at night and that occasional light wind or open window helps dry air.
Old Madam Fen helps girls earn money through poultry clubs run by the Agriculture Department and state colleges. Grace Butler, fourteen, in Logan County Oklahoma, sold 150 birds for 147 dollars 25 cents and sold eggs totaling 125 dollars during the year, with 200 chickens remaining.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture notes renewed joiners among boys clubs in De Soto county. There are 54 pig club members, 24 corn club members, and six cane club members, with strong stock buying and loan willingness. In Marion county 53 pigs were placed with club members. Walton county reports 50 new corn and pig club members, growth in both programs.
The ordinary average annual production of small flocks of hens given good care is commonly estimated at ten dozen eggs per hen. Two ordinary hens for each member of the family will supply about 20 per cent more eggs than the average city family now consumes.
The piece notes Arona as a rail station on the Milan line where Lake Maggiore comes into view and highlights local features. It mentions American corn plantations as a European novelty, the Angero castle in the northeast, and Borromeos linked to Medici and Pius IV. Garibaldi stayed at Hotel Reale in 1848. Turner’s Arena scene is discussed with Ruskin doubting its accuracy.
A dialogue from the Boston Evening Transcript shows Mr and Mrs Peck debating an evening theater trip as Mrs Peck reverses their plans and alters their arrangements.
Advertising copy advises gently rubbing itchy scalp areas with Cuticura Ointment and reducing dandruff. The next morning wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Use these products as daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
The Santail practice requires a suitor to pay about 100 rupees to the bride's parents and give new saris or shawls to the mother and relatives. Widows cost half the amount, as widows are held in less regard because in the afterlife spouses reunite, making a widow less desirable to remarry. A suitor may also mark a prospective bride with red paint on her forehead to claim her if she resists.
Miss Cayenne notes a safer Fourth of July with children no longer urged to develop morbid interest in amateur fireworks to entertain their parents. The exchange reflects a shifted attitude toward public celebrations and child safety.
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