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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
7
The article from the U S Department of Agriculture explains dragging roads must be timed to match material type and moisture. It argues against rigid rules and notes earth, clay, sand clay, and gravel surfaces require different timing and moisture levels for effective rut prevention and compaction after dragging.
Millions suffer acid stomach indigestion and related pains yet fail to find lasting relief. BATONIC absorbs excess acid, relieves indigestion and heartburn, and improves digestion. Guaranteed or money back from your druggist. cost is a mere trifle. ATONIC FOR YOUR ACID-STOMACH 7.
The text notes a shift in public opinion on road building due to high auto ownership. It argues improving highways with permanent surface would cut 8 to 9 cents per ton mile in hauling for interstate commerce from agriculture, mines, and forests.
Practical guidance urges dairy farmers to begin herds with good grade heifer calves from established producers. Buying small calves lowers cost and disease risk, avoids long grading plans, and simplifies shipping. Emphasizes buying from dairymen and avoiding stock-yard sources for traceable breeding.
Dairymen can extend feed resources as people do to ease shortages. If food economics feed more people, same feed can support more cows. No call to kill people or dairy cows to solve supply. harming dairy output would be disastrous amid national dairy demand.
The Babcock test helps determine the fat content of milk or cream and, with a milk scale, aids in selecting cows for the herd. Used with a lactometer, it also determines milk composition for total solids.
Advertisement claims GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER relieves constipation indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver trouble. Describes symptoms such as headache and indigestion and promises relief after a few doses. Recommends asking a druggist and notes sale in all civilized countries.
A maid asks for a weekend off to attend her parents silver wedding. The leave is granted and she returns. The mistress asks about the event. The maid says everything was fine and her mother is grateful, but her father has been dead for 20 years.
A mother voices reluctance to join a theater night with Albert. He reveals he has three tickets and considers who should receive the extra seat. The plan invites the man they visit between acts to join them, sparing the outing.
In a Brooklyn Citizen fragment a woman defends a secret engagement, blaming Miss Oldum for stereotypes about her being unmarried and claiming she told a rival that her partner had proposed.
In a blazing mansion a man clings to a portrait of a beautiful woman. His pale, convulsed lips reveal distress. Was the image of his wife or daughter or the cause of his beating heart? The truth emerges as the portrait falls, striking him with a lump on his head.
An agrarian complains of his wife's mad talking and erratic speech. The physician replies she has been listening to his party line telephone too much, delivering a wry punchline about curiosities and fortunes.
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