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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
7
The Minnesota Agricultural College advises a four year rotation of grain, clover, corn and corn with thorough deep plowing and double-disking. For small spots three plans include tar paper covering, constant cultivation, or sodium arsenate treatment, with care due to toxicity.
A schoolroom anecdote shows Tommy Smith questioning the teacher about halves. He explains half off the top of eight is zero while half of it sideways equals three, provoking shock at the teacher's torture hour. The piece ends with social musings on voting, prayer, and wheat and chaff.
A fragment from the Los Angeles Times features a dialogue about slang and memory with references to Georgie and Roger. It contrasts a child’s recalled memory with adult slang use and notes how language enters daily life through children and colloquial speech. It also briefly mentions story fragments about lunar imagery and legal pursuits.
When alfalfa is cut only once the best time is the hard dough stage when most seeds are hard. Hay cut at this maturity has nearly the same feeding value as earlier cuts, per Iowa State College analyses. After cutting, the aftermath provides pasture when it is most needed.
Farmers should select seed corn from standing stalks by choosing ears from plants that performed well against neighbors. Mark or husk and dry selected ears, aiming for one strong ear per stalk with a sturdy upright plant, well formed grain, and full husk protection. Repeating this over years yields profit and satisfaction.
Ohio station reports average corn yield of 67 bushels per acre over 21 years, an 85 bushel gain with manure and acid phosphate. Eight tons of treated manure applied to clover sod before plowing, with phosphorus reinforcement, also raises wheat by 15 bushels and clover hay by 2,500 pounds compared with untreated plots.
Professor Kezer of Colorado Agricultural College advises disking stubble soon after crop removal on dryland fields. For fall wheat, plow immediately to optimize seed bed settling and moisture capture. If planting cultivated crops next year, use the lister promptly after grain harvest to control weeds and prevent blowing.
Fragmented ad style text blends child, home life and a mock scandal with Cuticura products teased as comfort for skin. The ad copy mentions Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum, urging readers to use the trio for relief and scent in a period voice. The jumble includes a casual line about a “trouble wagon” and a slang exchange about spoons and Mildred.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as rapid relief for indigestion gases and heartburn. It claims immediate stomach correction allowing favorite foods again and notes a large case costs 60 cents at drug stores with harmless pleasant use and millions helped annually.
A compilation of grammar notes debating begun versus began for past tense of begin. It cites sources like Columbus Dispatch and Richard Grand White, advising began as the better form and begun only in specific constructions. The excerpt includes quirky quotes and examples from entertainment columns and social humor snippets.
Herbert vents frustration at his cousin James after a sharp disagreement. He storms into the house and declares they may quit trying to be friends since they cannot agree. A casual remark about human nature follows.
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