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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
3
A chaotic OCR exposes repeated lines about wheat cattle hogs and food supplies framed as wartime needs. Prominent mentions of Here of the Necessaries of Life and international pressures hint at shortages and economic strain. The text references farms farmers and markets, plus wartime demands affecting domestic production and prices.
A fashion item discussion highlights a new blouse style with fitted waist, shoulder coverage, and decorative belts. It describes fabrics, tailoring, and accompanying skirt options as modern, stylish, and practical for a polished ensemble. The piece notes the silhouette emphasizes shoulder line and waist while presenting coordinated skirt designs.
Readable bits describe a striped fabric, Glauber salts, and color tricks. It discusses a straight line method in surveying or construction, with references to weights, equations, and measurements. Names and places are unclear, but the tone resembles a late era technical clipping mixed with miscellaneous notes.
A historical agricultural note on locating an orchard sites, stressing road access, drainage, soil type, elevation, erosion, climate, and markets. It warns of costly rough roads, poor drainage, heavy erosion on steep land, and late spring frosts reducing profitability. Emphasizes labor, facilities, and transport links to markets and rail lines as decisive factors.
By HF Button this article discusses soil management on Long Island and across New York State. It explains green manures like crimson clover and rye, their effects on soil fertility and water retention, and practical crop rotations to boost cucumbers potatoes and general garden health while preserving moisture and reducing disease risk. It cautions timing and crop choices, noting regional variations and the value of cover crops in improving soil structure and yield.
A brief note from S Montgomery of University Perm Minnesota urges aligning feed costs with market prices to maximize development of draft breeding stock. The message stresses adjusting feeding to match gas pendltif costs and expected profits.
A compact brief notes a young colt grown up in a yard environment. The item emphasizes confinement and the animal’s development within a restricted space. No further context is provided.
The text argues that pig farming profits rise with two litters per year and that efficiency relies on constant movement of stock, contrasting with practices of the past.
Fragmentary OCR describes a stock pedigree claiming a cow with illustrious lineage and strong milk potential yet notes weakness as a scrub. The excerpt hints at performance expectations and misaligned terms in the section describing stock pedigree.
A garbled health advert warns readers about kidney disease and promotes Dr Kilmer's kidney remedy. It mentions survey notes on kidney weakness, urges consulting doctors, and touts a patent tonic with other household items. The piece includes stray product names and consumer tips while urging readers to send for a brochure.
An odd vintage ad fragment promotes Culcera Seap for skin relief claiming to soothe itching roughness and scalp irritation. It mentions a Book Address postcard for Cetiera Dept L Boston and notes products sold widely with a sensational anecdote involving Mrs Jones and Mrs Scott.
The text presents a garbled dialogue about stenography and a crude misworded query. It mentions a wife asking about what was being stenijocs for and a response about curtains. The fragmentary nature prevents a clear news event or identifiable figures.
An advertisement promotes La Cre Ole hair dressing claiming it restores natural color to gray hair at a price of 1.04 Adv.
Firefighters battled a blaze that soaked two rooms of a silk dress shop and drenched racks. Crews quickly controlled the flames after wide smoke filled the storefront, with no injuries reported. Authorities investigated the cause.
A brief note suggests a potential issue with skirts and the work of Weil, indicating possible production or design concerns. No concrete details or dates are provided in the fragment.
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