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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
7
A sermon on Labor Day 1937 urges balance between gospel truth and social living. It cites helping the poor, guarding reputations, honoring the aged, loving the stranger, and honest business, linking charity to divine statutes.
Extension specialist Kimrey explains that molasses added to grasses and legumes improves fermentation and preserves nutrient value in silage. Cereal crops should be cut milk stage and siled promptly. molasses rates range from 40–45 lb per ton for cereals and grasses to 75–80 lb for legume silage.
Colorado State College extension poultryman C C Ufford warns egg producers and handlers lose hundreds weekly in warm weather. He advises marketing roosters in summer, one nest per four hens, multiple daily collections, cooling eggs before packing, storing in a cool cellar or damp sack to prevent evaporation, marketing every three to four days, and keeping clean straw in nests.
The Soil Conservation Service reports mowing weeds and brushing on erosion control lands improves turf by enabling beneficial grasses and clover to spread. In two years over 100000 acres were newly mowed, height 4 to 6 inches during weed bloom to reduce soil erosion and moisture competition.
Agricultural economists at the University of Illinois say rearranging hauling routes to cut mileage and raise road volume, marketing more milk through country plants, and narrowing seasonal production variation could save farmers thousands of dollars annually and improve service to consumers.
University of Illinois observations show high protein feeds like linseed meal soybean meal and cottonseed meal produce faster gains better finish and lower costs in cattle fattening. Feeding one pound of feed per seven to ten pounds of corn depends on cattle age and roughage type.
Good ventilation in the poultry flock is the best way to prevent heat prostration. The north side of the house should be opened to allow free circulation of the air. Windows or doors on the east or west side should be opened to allow free air movement. If there is a room ventilator it should be opened because this increases air movements. Insulation of the roof helps materially to reduce the room temperature.
The guidance explains dinner as the main 24 hour meal served at table with soup on the plate, meat and vegetables, and no cups on the table. supper is a lighter bare table meal with cups and hot drinks. Lunch differs by being the mid day meal, while dinner may occur at any time.
A collection of etiquette guidance from Mrs. Post covering respectful address to elders including Sir and Maam, who signs invitations in family settings when aunt or brother may host, whether to invite friends during visits, bringing a companion to general parties, and tableware for fish at breakfast.
An unsigned column lauds chimpanzee language ideas, cites England’s star gazer disputing the moon’s course, and reflects on Great Britain’s debt talks. It muses on autumn millinery trends from New York designers and quotes McGuffey’s warnings about modern problems with humorous tone.
The article traces Nova Scotia from Cabot's 1497 discovery to 1604 French settlement as Acadia, and its switch to British control in 1713. It notes early exploration and colonial transitions shaping the region.
AMUEL GOLDWYN returns with a new version of Stella Dallas praised as better than the original. Barbara Stanwyck delivers a gripping performance. Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox offer musicals Artists and Models and You Cant Have Everything with Jack Benny and the Ritz Brothers.
Vivacious patterns spotlight taffeta gowns and a feminine tailored waistcoat. Article promotes Pattern 1363 for sizes 12–20, Pattern 1354 for 34–46, and Pattern 1252 for 12–20 with yardage details and orders from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago.
A fragment reflecting on the true philosopher who hopes for all things not impossible and believes all things not unreasonable, attributed to Her schel, conveying a spirit of cautious optimism and philosophical temper.
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