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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
7
John J. Chapman notes in Atlantic Monthly that mothers form clubs to decide if children should wear teething rings or thumb sucking. The piece argues such associations reflect intellectual feebleness and social pressure. A Ring and Coral association allegedly split into two groups, easing decision making for mothers.
An offhand exchange inside a jail echoes with regret as a prisoner insists the failure lies not in his actions but in what he left undone, lamenting how a fix or better planning might have kept him from being caught.
Observations show that the majority of radiated light from metallic filament electric lamps emerges perpendicular to the filament axis. This angular distribution detail informs design considerations for lamp coating and reflector placement in lighting systems.
The text argues that true power arises from mind and body strength built by good food. It emphasizes that skirmishes reveal this link, and high achievement requires the best nourishment, which forms well-balanced bodies and brains.
Grape-Nuts comes ready to eat, is easy to digest, nourishing, economical, wonderfully delicious a help in building men of worth.
A Michigan agricultural correspondent describes a simple ceiling vent trough method to feed grain grit and bran with minimal waste. Cut a ceiling board, hinge it, and install side slits to hold a slanted external trough that directs feed into the hens’ reach, keeping interiors drier and cleaner.
Practical advice for dairy work emphasizing gentle handling of young cows during milking, avoiding causing pain, sharing tools like a Babcock milk tester with neighbors, and culling animals that do not pay for their keep by year end.
Prof Thomas Shaw argues sheep curb weeds as soils change and pests shift. He notes young sappy weeds are highly palatable and sheep convert them into mutton when access is allowed early in weed growth. The emphasis is on keeping sheep on the farm to manage invasive plants effectively.
The article notes enormous annual losses of fertilizing materials from careless manure handling. It urges proper methods to prevent waste, citing European farmers as examples of saving every pound of manure.
Farmers in the Southwest face frequent rains during the first alfalfa cut. Using a silo to store the initial harvest reduces weather risk and preserves moisture for proper packing, even contaminated hay can be salvaged. Experimental California results show silage can save badly weeded alfalfa. Farmers cannot delay cutting, as silos lessen loss and protect subsequent yields.
Home pasteurization of milk is described using inverted perforated pans to keep containers off the kettle bottom. A dairy thermometer is essential to heat water to 150 degrees, then cool quickly. Cover the kettle to retain heat and let stand for 30 minutes, ensuring safe long storage.
The weeders shown here are two brooms or brushes made of broom corn attached to the cultivator frame by coiled springs. They sweep the weeds from each side of growing plants and throw them sideways so they are covered by the soil.
An 19th century note from the Wisconsin Agriculturist explains a method where the cultivator loosens soil and the broom sweeps away weeds, publishing the idea that shovels and brooms together remove weeds that the cultivator teeth cannot.
Use spray outfits to improve farm appearance by whitewashing buildings and fences. A few barrels cover crevices quickly, drying slower than brush work. Even old log buildings look better when sprayed with whitewash.
The Medical Record ridicules the furred tongue as a sign of digestive trouble. An aged, respected spinster questions doctors while editors mock the idea, noting old school physicians predicting illness by tongue and even lunging for quirky diagnoses.
Thousands praise Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with many customers returning for more. A 1915 testimonial from J Lienhart, Norman, notes satisfaction and recommends attempting a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. The ad invites readers to request a booklet on kidneys and bladder and mentions available regular bottle sizes at drug stores. The text also includes stray dialogue about a chemist and a lecturer.
Bathe with Cuticur2 soap and hot water to cleanse and purify the skin. Dry lightly and apply Cuticur2 Qint men to soothe and heal. The ad claims instant relief from itching, pimples, dandruff, and rough hands, with a free sample by mail from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
Instructions advise using a mixture of one part crude carbolic acid to ten parts kerosene to spray poultry buildings. The solution should penetrate cracks to kill insects, followed by whitewash application to finish.
Recent experiments show seven cans a bushel more profit by feeding ground wheat rather than whole wheat to hogs after deducting 4 cents a bushel for grinding. The higher profit appears when ground wheat is fed with tankage in combination with the wheat, whether ground or unground.
A Columbus area discussion on the upcoming school commencement noted that Rip Van Winkie cannot serve as speaker this year. The Rev W H Book relayed the tale to share the plan while a county education group considered a local speaker.
An agent offers a volume to teach eloquent public speaking. The man at the desk rejects it, claiming his fame came from politics as a pussyfooter and that speaking less suits him better.
The text shows a mother-daughter dialogue about a porch scene and a curious line about paper spun into thread replacing textiles via an inverted process in Bohemia. It also mentions underground supplies replenishing Trinidad in a fragmented manner.
In a long ago Atlantic league game between Bil McCabe's Poughkeepsie and Kingston, umpire Fogerty called a ninth inning scandal. With two outs and a man short, a spectator filled in, but a balking pause led to a comical stand off. The batter refused to run after hitting a home run and proclaimed he would pay his debt with his rocket.
A light dialogue reveals frayed patience as quarrels over war and home life spill into daily routines. Memoir mood echoes strains of "the war" and a broken plumbing day. Katie recalls a previous tense household where couples fought behind locked doors in French.
A fragmented advertisement promises a free booklet titled Rheum ism Its Ganse and Cure claiming relief from rheumatism and neuritis. It mentions Jesse A Case in Brockton and notes Persian sericulture depends on irrigation along the Caspian coast.
Incomplete OCR text discusses medicine insurance and testing costs with stray phrases about value and cost. Includes mentions of COMPASS and N. J. random letters and disjoint terms. No clear events, names, or places emerge.
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