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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
7
A child named Little Joe persuades his mother to let him visit his grandmother before the week ends. He promises to return daily and says he will remember his grandmother, planning to make up for any missed days. He then travels to her house that afternoon.
A dialogue notes memory of air and trouble fading with time. A doctor quips that doctors have trouble collecting their bills. The exchange echoes a lighthearted view on relief from distress and financial reminders.
A brief exchange shows Artie apologizing after stepping on Gertie’s feet and Gertie replying she was unaware Artie had moved. The snippet captures a candid domestic moment with terse small talk and implied social awkwardness.
A Texas man credits Eatonic for rapid relief to his daughter from severe stomach misery, noting many use the product for heartburn and indigestion. The text also offers pest-control guidance for bunch bugs, advising road oil trenches, kerosene spray, and field burning to protect wheat and corn crops.
The article advises proper ventilation for vegetable storage using a wood metal or terra cotta air duct fitted in a window to bring cool air in from below. It recommends stovepipe joints a damper and an elbow plus a pane replacement for airflow and notes darkened windows to protect produce. It also suggests movable containers shelves and elevated floors to ensure air circulation and deter vermin.
The Smiths' brief honeymoon soured as tensions rose during modern life stress. Mrs Smith withdraws affection, a Wednesday through Sunday quarrel ends with her sharp retort and his playful quip about dining out.
Comic quip in which a speaker sues a young man for a dozen kisses valued at twenty dollars each as a punchy caption from the Boston Evening Transcript.
The Department of Agriculture urges steps to check chinch bug infestations expanding in Missouri Indiana and Illinois. A kerosene emulsion may stop pest march as spring flight lasts longer than usual and could threaten later corn yields and crop injury.
A Virginia farmer with 40 grade cows joins the Better Sires Better Stock movement. He will sell his grade bull and acquire a purebred ram, pledging to use purebred sires only going forward.
Turnips do well if sown before mid September. It is better to have them in the ground a month or six weeks earlier. The ruta bagas must be planted a month earlier than the turnips.
Information on Wheat Growing lists free Farmers' Bulletins from the United States Department of Agriculture Washington D C. Bulletins include titles such as The Culture of Wheat in the Eastern United States Winter Wheat Varieties for the Eastern United States Growing Hard Spring Wheat Marquis Wheat and Growing Winter Wheat on the Great Plains among others addressing diseases and pests like The Wheat Jointworm Eelworm Disease Take All and Flag Smut.
Ruth adored thick apple butter on bread and visited the country. After days she asked her hostess if there were apples to feed cows this year, puzzling the farmer’s wife who replied with confusion. The child then explained she didn’t see any apple butter.
Advertisement notes Cuticura products for soothing itchy baby rash: Cuticura Soap for baths, Cuticura Ointment for gentle applications, Cuticura Talcum powder for finishing. Claims purity and fragrance, priced 25 cents each, available everywhere.
In a London courtroom a witness faced a lawyer who accused him of contradicting a prior statement. The lawyer pressed the witness about a supposed bent gaze while claiming he looked him straight in the eye. The exchange highlighted discrepancies in the testimony.
Marquis wheat continues to rise in spring wheat states with strong shares in Minnesota 67.3 percent North Dakota 47.5 percent South Dakota 63.8 percent and Montana 71.4 percent. It was scarce in 1914 sowings while Durum rivals it in gaining popularity.
A call to progressive hog raisers stresses clean quarters, sanitary wallows, fresh drinking water, and well lighted, ventilated housing to boost pig vitality and disease resistance.
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