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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
2
A USDA report shows six northeastern North Carolina counties cut hog cholera losses by more than 72 percent and swine production rose over 160 percent after a 14 month control campaign begun August 1 1916. Training lay workers to administer serum and virus boosted immunization effort and improved hog quality.
Bronchitis mainly affects young pigs with a fatal risk for very young stock. Two to three month old pigs usually survive though growth may be hindered. A harsh cough appears, subsiding with warmth and outdoor activity. Treatment is limited to nourishing feed and ample exercise, while dry peas help and drafts are bad.
The notice urges farmers to increase hog production to supply both domestic and foreign markets. It argues hogs can be raised profitably on many farms currently without them and that even existing hog producers should expand, as meat surplus this year is unlikely.
Advice urges farmers to feed livestock generously and avoid overstocking. Sell excess animals to prevent stunted stock and future sacrifice, arguing livestock welfare and productivity depend on sufficient feed.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists urge garden care beyond weed killing noting air is essential for roots and overdrying or waterlogging harms plants. They describe shallow cultivation to avoid root damage and the role of dust mulch to retain moisture along with practical tools and timing after rains.
Federal and state authorities joined to eradicated barberry bushes to prevent black stem rust in wheat. About 2,000,000 bushes were dug up in 1919 across multiple midwestern states with $150,000 federal funding. Wheat losses that year reached 53 million bushels, with oats and barley also hit hard.
The speaker insists clover corn and wheat rotation is vital to U.S. agriculture. Without clover in rotations yields are said to decline in farming regions relying on this practice.
The Scientific American describes a planter attachment by F I Class Of Ottawa Jr intended to even ground surface after horse tracks and harrow irregularities, allowing seed to be deposited at uniform depth. The device is noted for simplicity durability and economy in manufacture and maintenance.
A historic tip advises treating spring sore shoulders on horses with a mixture of one half ounce of sweet nitre and 25 drops of iodine tincture in three ounces of lard or olive oil. Apply nightly after removing the collar, washing the area. the preparation is described as cooling and healing.
An orchard benefits from a evergreen windbreak to lessen wind force during storms. Windy gusts can break limbs or scatter fruit, and a protective barrier helps reduce injuries and losses.
Soils influence fruit growing with heavy gumbo types needing hardy varieties. Plant native fruits that may already grow in your area to boost success.
Many burn fallen leaves but they contain plant food and loosen heavy soils. They should be dug into the garden to rot and improve crop yields in later years.
A religious lesson on Gideon’s call, the 300 who remained after tests of faith, and God’s deliverance of Israel. It emphasizes modesty, courage, and reliance on God, using the Midianite camp dream and the lighting of lamps as symbols of faith and prayer leading to victory.
A quotation attributed to Professor Drummond emphasizes that life’s success lies in doing the will of God. It argues ambition should yield to divine purpose as the ultimate achievement in life.
A Persian proverb warns against delaying help to a neighbor. It urges immediate aid when one has means, avoiding promises of tomorrow. The line emphasizes practical compassion over idle talk.
The Bayer name identifies genuine Aspirin trusted for nineteen years and used for colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia lumbago rheumatism neuritis and general pain. Always say Bayer when buying aspirin and look for the Bayer Cross on the package and tablets. Handy tins of twelve cost only a few cents and druggists offer larger sizes.
New York remains the largest city by population in the United States while the world status is unsettled. London may surpass New York when the 1920 census for New York and 1921 census for London are published. metropolitan London is smaller than New York, but Greater London around eight million could exceed Greater New York.
Advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to dye wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics with a new fadeless color. It promises a direction book in the package and a Color Card to match any material.
The article argues that many fertile valleys and plains are dried lake bottoms formed by natural upheavals or gradual erosion. It cites the St. Lawrence as an example and suggests vast northern seas like the Euxine Caspian Aral were former ocean waters. openings of the Bosporus drained these seas, a fact echoed in Greek traditions.
A playful exchange shows a suitor pressed by a father about marriage to his daughter. The father admits affection but cites a single barrier: the daughter's lack of liking for the suitor, creating an insuperable obstacle to wedlock.
A concise meditation on patience reframing it as active effort. It presents patience as focused power guiding steady resolve and decisive action rather than passivity.
In a Boys' Life quip a First-Class Scout explains a boy swallowed a teaspoon and cannot stir, prompting a Tenderfoot to ask what happened. The punch line attributes the mishap to the spoon preventing shaking or mixing.
Readers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature indicating the brand’s long standing use for infants and children. The notice stresses authenticity and the name Fletcher’s Castoria as a trusted remedy.
A short Houston Post quote notes Young Jobbles buying a rakish roadster with a bungalow in mind. The exchange hints the car purchase is a signal against proposing again, suggesting spite or social motive behind the spend.
Frank J. Cheney declares as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The affidavit, sworn December 6 1886 before Notary A W Gleason, cites internal administration and blood route to mucous surfaces.
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports a reader's ad warning a man who took a new overcoat to return it. The lost owner gives a description of the thief as a man in a blue serge suit with tan shoes and a gray cloth hat, about five eight, slightly gray hair, round-shouldered, with a wart on chin, and lists the suspect's business address.
A farmer pursues a boy stealing apples from a prized tree. The farmer changes tactic by feigning gentleness and inviting the boy over to share a private chat, but the boy rejects the approach, asserting that little ones like him do not need to know everything.
A concise reflection contrasts bashfulness with self confidence. It notes yellow as the sun’s emblem while examining personality traits and public perception.
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