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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
7
Mrs. C F Phillips of Toomsboro Georgia reports relief from backache headache weakness and irregular periods after using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring her ability to work and recommends it to friends, noting its success against nervous conditions in women.
Two children discuss day and night and an earth turning on its axis. They imagine the axle could rust and stop the world, then joke about where it is oiled, Greece being mentioned. The playful dialogue echoes a timeless classroom exchange about astronomy with a light nod to geography.
The article outlines how to grow early tomatoes indoors before transplanting, including seed sowing in cigar boxes, soil moisture, sunlight, and gradual hardening. It explains indoor-to-outdoor transition, protection of plants with newspaper at night, and soil and fertilization needs for yields of corn or potatoes, with spacing guidelines for trained versus untrained plants.
Specialists outline plans to combat the European corn borer in the area around Lake Erie with coordinated state support. Efforts include burning infested corn stubble, releasing parasitic wasps from cocoons, and studying winter habitats to curb spread toward the corn belt amid quarantines in New York and Massachusetts.
Farmers who ship hogs sheep and calves yearly value a movable chute for handling and unloading stock. The design uses a pair of old buggy or cultivator wheels to simplify transport and setup.
Specialists from the Bureau of Markets of the USDA advise shippers to match market demands and avoid shipping potatoes that are badly cut mashed frosted decayed sunburned blight dry rot scab or second growth. Overloaded markets push prices down and cause losses for growers.
The guide advises delaying feed for goslings until 36 hours old then giving stale bread soaked in milk with finely chopped boiled eggs. Provide three to four feeds daily for two to three weeks with green matter, adding water and five percent grit, then shift to light mash and adjust as they grow.
Lesson text on the Good Samaritan and being a good neighbor for all ages. It covers Jesus answering the lawyer about eternal life and the neighbor story, plus Acts 2:44-47 on early church unity and sharing possessions. The piece emphasizes compassion, personal aid, and communal living under the Spirit.
USDA experts emphasize lawn care as the key to weed control. Mow, roll, fertilize, and water to promote desirable grasses and exclude weeds. Caution: purchased manure may bring weed seeds. use pure seed when sowing.
An old religious verse from Malachi 2 16 condemns treachery in dealings and urges reverence for the Lord the God of Israel warning that violence is covered by deceitful actions.
A biblical verse from Numbers 14 17 18 petitions that the power of the Lord be great reflecting his longsuffering mercy and readiness to forgive iniquity and transgression.
A humorous note on marriage proposals amid modern trappings like hole prove socks bachelor flats and chorus girls. A Red Cross Ball Blue laundry claim promises dazzling dresses at grocers. The piece quips about a toy mustache spreading beyond its bounds.
The New York Evening Post notes a large employer opens a new employment application blank seeking full information about the health of applicants relatives as the mortality rate among grandmothers and others nears a peak.
A woman, hosting visitors who lingered too long, receives mixed praise as she, with relief, responds to their effusive thanks for staying. The scene showcases tension between hospitality and social boundaries in a domestic setting.
A Kansas City Star anecdote recalls a man offering a five dollar reward for a stray horse. A nineteen year old with a harelip leads the horse to the door and earns ten dollars by revealing his simple logic.
The remark notes that wearing a derby hat makes a man seem more significant, suggesting headwear influences social perception and status.
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