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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement extols iron tonics for children, claiming improved appetite, color, vitality, and energy. It promises a strengthening invigorating effect, easy digestion, and better assimilation than iron pills or tablets, suitable for delicate stomachs and pleasant to take.
A humorous line from The House Divided sketches a couple facing family friction due to political difference. The joke rests on the clash between a Republican husband and a Democrat wife, highlighting partisan tensions in marriage.
Advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use with directions for dyeing wool silk linen cotton and blends. Claims guaranteed perfect results and urges buying Diamond Dyes only, noting a 16 color Diamond Dyes Color Card available from the druggist.
The American Museum of Natural History reports a newly discovered Aztec shrine room at Aztec New Mexico. The bare furniture free chamber features predented walls painted white with red borders triangular designs. Palm and finger rubbings mark sling beams with strands of rope for sacred objects and a carved serpent on the ceiling.
The Birmingham Age Herald reports a fatal blast at a reef home brew operation. Deacon Crableigh, a noted prohibitionist and church pillar, died in the explosion alongside the brewing setup.
A vaudeville manager accuses a star of refusing to follow a performer, arguing the act should not be altered to please her. He suggests she stay backstage until show time to avoid seeing whether she is keeping pace with a trained chimpanzee or a troupe of dancing seals.
An advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as quick relief for indigestion gases heartburn sourness and stomach distress. A few tablets give immediate relief and set the stomach right so you can eat foods again. Large case 60 cents. Claimed harmless and widely used with millions helped yearly.
The French Academy of Science declares the rocking chair the most hygienic seat and physically correct though not always psychologically. It notes balance and proper skull position while warning that oscillation can negate benefits. The piece humorously urges scientists to praise another invention such as silk hats.
The United States Department of Agriculture bureau of animal industry issues a redrafted interstate cattle shipment regulation. Emigrant shipments may be tested en route or at destination with prior state approval. Tuberculin test time may be shortened to eighteenth hours and purebred cattle may be returned within the same four month window. Heifers are now treated the same as other female cattle for testing.
Agriculture experts say fall is ideal for starting a small poultry flock. Buy well matured pullets rather than older hens to ensure eggs before winter. Look for red combs and good size as signs of maturity and arrange purchase with a dependable farmer for future delivery at an agreed price.
Uncle Bill Bottletop dismisses moonshine, saying any man who drinks it is foolish to start with and the moonshine has little drive to cause madness.
A concise town note argues that rising water levels do not drive dairy costs higher. The quote frames a belief about supply conditions and regional market behavior without citing specific data or sources.
Seeds may be kept free of weevils by treating once after the planting season and again in the fall with carbon bisulfide. Place seeds in a closed container with about one tablespoon of carbon bisulfide per 10 gallons of space, let fumes work overnight, then store dry.
Farmers report good silage results when alfalfa is in full bloom or mature before cutting and placed into the silo while wet. Cut in short lengths for firmer packing and less waste, aiming for dew or rain moisture. Early first crop alfalfa is preferred by most who try silage.
The hen in good health and laying condition is a high speed, heavy duty dynamo requiring special facilities to live and perform well. She needs abundant fresh air and exercise to aid digestion purify the blood and stay productive. A comfortable home is essential.
The short hay crop may raise prices in some areas prompting on farm solutions. Corn fodder collected from cornfields can be a solid feed for cattle and other stock if cut at glaze stage before frost and stored in medium sized, well tied shocks. Oat straw, if rust free, can feed horses in winter. Straw or corn stover cannot replace clover or alfalfa hay for dairy cattle or fattening stock, but helps roughage during lean periods.
To stop garlic flavor in milk, keep cows from garlic or wild onions. If garlic is confined to small pasture patches, fence them off and pasture grass with young stock, sheep, or horses. If garlic is widespread, remove cows from pasture at least four hours before milking and house them by noon in a barn or garlic-free area.
The article notes late hatched chicks are less profitable than early stock. It advises providing shade in hot weather, feeding sour milk for rapid growth, keeping a dry mash available, and using a wide hopper to prevent crowding among the strongest chicks.
One of the most important steps to ward success in turkey raising is proper selection of breeding stock. Birds for breeding should be chosen for vigor size shape strong bone early maturity and plumage color.
A man sought a dog through a newspaper ad. The seller described a "sensible" pup with no ribbons or limousines since birth, calling the dog a happy-hearted bone burying cat-chasing hound. The quote comes from the Houston Post.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional remedy for catarrh, taken internally and affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims to destroy the disease's foundation, strengthen health, and support nature's healing. distributed by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A man recalls a dangerous car ride with his father a new driver. The car jumped the road nearly striking a dog, hit a telephone post, and halted abruptly. The mother asked where they were headed, and the father answered “To Kingdom Come by auto.”
Don t Forget Cuticura Talcum When adding to your toilet requisites. An exquisitely scented face skin baby and dusting powder and perfume rendering other perfumes superfluous. You may rely on it because one of the Cuticura Trio Soap Ointment and Talcum. 25¢ each everywhere.
A reflective aphorism notes that the boredom of affluent individuals parallels the inertia seen among the economically disadvantaged. The saying links moral and social critique, suggesting shared human fatigue regardless of status.
A testimonial claims Peterson's Ointment cured 61 leg ulcers after doctors would amputate. The ad urges purchasing a large box for 35 cents with a money back guarantee if not best ever used. It touts use for burns, scalds, bruises, sunburn and itching eczema.
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