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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
3
A Louvre statuette of an Egyptian queen shows a gown with a low neck and short sleeves, paired with a closely fitted skirt. The style mirrors today’s tight skirts and traces its origins to an era between 8000 and 4000 years ago.
In quotes from the Birmingham Age-Herald a farmer notes the automobile eases farm labor yet speeds work so much that a hired hand may mistake field work for a joy ride after learning to travel 50 miles an hour in a flivver.
The notice explains catarrh worsens when run down and claims Alls Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal mucous-surface conditions. It promotes the medicine as a tonic and blood purifier with circulars available from J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
A brief exchange mocked in the Boston Transcript about a worker seeking time off to marry. The retort questions why the marriage was not done during vacation and notes the potential waste of valuable time.
The orator asks the typist to continue the speech while the typist replies he is spellbound. The exchange ends with the typist humorously noting the orator uses so many words that he cannot spell them, as reported by the Boston Transcript.
A reflective column discusses social values and inequality urging readers to question wealth and privilege. It notes how many people seek comfort and status through material gain while overlooking harder paths of virtue and shared responsibility.
Agricultural advisory notes that red and gray mites infest poultry houses, especially when poultry is incidental to farming. Detection hinges on salt and pepper like droppings. heavy infestations weaken fowls and can kill, so eliminate hiding places, treat roosts and walls, and apply sprays or kerosene mixtures, with repeat applications as needed.
Alvin Kezer of Colorado Agricultural College says properly shocked corn stored through winter can be turned into good silage when run through a silage cutter with water. It is less palatable than early siloing but wastes less leaves and yields better feed than dry fodder, especially if silos are full. Concentrated feeds outperform artificial lighting for egg production.
Profitable farming rests on a sound business basis. Farms succeed when managed like enterprises with careful planning, budgeting, and disciplined measures to control costs and optimize returns.
The advisory notes that different pastures require varying treatment but all will benefit from applying a coat of manure to improve soil health and forage quality.
The article notes Iowa plow lands average value at 219 dollars per acre. It states cooperative marketing as a method for farmers to attain cost plus a decent profit on their products.
A frightened mother in a city dispensary consents to send her sick son Teddy to the hospital. A social worker reassures the worried mother, who fears separation from Teddy in the ward. A quirky aside about ailments and daily life follows from a Kansas City Star snippet.
A tense exchange unfolds as a furious speaker declares contempt while the calm counterpart plans a grocery run and suggests studying the dictionary during the absence.
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