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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1921

Page

7

Care of Ewes in Lambing Season

The lambing season demands targeted care for ewes and lambs. Separate pens with openings let ewes see others to prevent nervousness while protecting lambs from trampling and aiding early bonding. Handle cold weather by warming the lambs with hot cloths or brief hot water immersion, ensure milk supply, and gradually reintroduce full feed after lambing. Monitor udders, apply light aftercare, and treat constipation indigestion and eye conditions with standard remedies.

United States Department of Agriculture Ene

Good Clover Seed Quality and Appearance

Good red clover seed should be plump and well filled with a slight luster. Color ranges from violet to light yellow and seeds must be medium sized and uniform. Seeds free from adulterants and from noxious weed seeds.

Firewood boom on farms offers cash profits

Farmers overlook firewood as a top crop while grain prices fall. Power driven log saws replace crosscut methods making timber work easy and profitable, with timber sales rising as unprofitable crops push farmers to harvest wood now.

Congress

Soil preparation for rape plantings in spring timing

Rape can be planted as soon as the ground is ready in spring with early plantings yielding best results. It tolerates cool seasons and frosts. Planting may begin as early as mid April, with successive sowings through summer and into early fall.

Growing Cowpeas for Seed Profitable with Proper Machinery

Specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture say regions suited to cowpea production can profit greatly from seed cultivation on a large scale when the crop is managed with the best machinery available.

United States Department of Agriculture

Sugar Beets Yield Profit Per Acre Highlight

An average acre of sugar beets yields ten tons and, with by products, 2,500 pounds of granulated sugar. No other temperate zone crop grown commercially provides as much human food per acre.

Mary Anoints Jesus and the disciples rebuke it

Lesson centers on the anointing of Jesus by Mary of Bethany and the disciples’ harsh response. Jesus defends Mary noting her act reflects grateful love and prepares his body for burial, while the narrative contrasts divine purpose with human stinginess and misjudgment.

Jesus Christ Subility Satan Mary of Bethany Mary Simon Judas Iscariot Apostolic Company Judas

Rich Man Health Through Exercise and Abstinence

A quote from Sir W. Temple notes a rich man stays healthy only by exercise and abstinence living as if poor, which he deems the worst aspect of poverty.

Sir W. Temple

Faith and Duty Promise Providence in Rodelf Quote

A brief religious saying notes that faithfulness to current duties ensures future provision by God. The author Rue Rodelf emphasizes reliance on divine care aligned with personal responsibility.

Rodelf

Wants Experience Quote Ends with Lip-Wisdom

A short editorial quote attributed to Sir P. Sidney notes that desire for experience is hollow without real practice. The aphorism stresses that talk without action lacking true knowledge.

Sir P. Sidney

The Postman Who Sailed Through A Rural Night

A lone postman arrives in a village during mist and rain with a bag of letters. He speaks with a measured, educated tone and delivers what he can, while residents ask when mail goes out. He warns availability depends on incoming mail, not a fixed schedule.

Christian Science Monitor

Prisoner protest at hanging framed claim in jailyard

Ready for Hanging. The prisoner looks the picture of dejection. Yes, and he says he's been framed. The readable fragments hint at a dramatic jail scene with an inmate asserting innocence while awaiting execution.

The First Consumer's Strike Report

The item notes a New York Herald satire or editorial about delaying leaf climbing until leaves fall. It centers on a cautious approach to autumn tasks and consumer patience in the city. No specific people or organizations are detailed beyond the cited publication.

Adam New York Herald

French inventor foresees clothing from leaves and peels

A French inventor with years in Brazil and Nicaragua predicts women will buy blouses and costumes made from leaves and fruit peels while men could wear suits and underwear of the same materials. He has a machine to extract weaving threads from bananas and pineapples, with a wild pineapple leaf yielding over two yards of thread. He aims to use skins of more fruits later to cut clothing costs versus current imitation silks and mercerized cottons.

Brazil Nicaragua

It Is Sometimes Gusty Operator Keys

A brief quip about marriage and sailors appears in New York Central Magazine. The exchange between Brown and another speaker uses maritime metaphors to joke about being single or newly married.

Keys Brown New York Central Magazine

Parrot Owner Says Man May Loneliness Without Wife

A newspaper quip notes a man who owns a phonograph and parrot may get along without a wife and perhaps must. The wry line hints at bachelor independence and comedic domestic choices.

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