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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1922
Page
2
The article lists pests like cutworms white grubs and wireworms attacking tomatoes and other vegetables and provides control methods. It details poisoned bait for cutworms white grub rotation and deep plowing for grubs and notes tactics for blister beetles plant lice and aphids including fumigation and tobacco dust.
The article discusses practical farming methods to conserve moisture, recommending avoiding raised beds and promoting shallow earth along rows. It notes sweet potatoes are planted on low ridges for loose soil and roots, and advises light hilling for potatoes in drier regions to prevent water loss. It also addresses lice as a major issue in hog raising, contrasting with cleaner pigs that gain better from feed.
The USDA notes soybeans fit well in short crop rotations and can follow grain crops for either a full season or part of a season. The seed’s cash value motivates growing beans as a major crop, replacing corn where feasible in rotation systems.
Total greenhouse vegetable production in the United States from the last census reached 15,487,878 dollars. Ohio led with about 2,740,000 dollars in value, reflecting the strongest output among states.
A small farm upgrades with a sewage system at a fraction of funeral costs, highlighting affordable sanitation improvements for rural properties. Local officials point to cost savings and practical benefits for livestock and environmental care.
John Alexander McCormack, commander of the McCormack Post, American Legion, admired the navy as early as 1904 and later served in World War I era actions. He joined at seventeen, aided Kearsarge survivors after a turret explosion, helped capture Vera Cruz, built hospitals at St Angers and Brest, battled a Brest fire, and rose to a national Legion leadership role.
Ex service men visit the American Legion in St Paul seeking work then hear of John Co Lambros a restaurant owner who feeds 600 men at cost during a recent armory celebration. Born in Greece he has lived in the United States 13 years and earned a reputation as a warm American ally to veterans.
A Berkeley daily edition by the local American Legion post is to be prepared. Ex soldiers and sailors still receive citizen papers at about 700 a month per the Department of Labor. Other notes include ex servicemen at a private Hawaiian health resort, Tulsa vagrancy releases, objectors denied citizenship, a Tahlequah Ohio Legion clubhouse plan, coast guard hospitalization rights, and George Van Gilder’s citizenship restoration and Legion welcome in Toledo.
An advertisement argues Western Canadian farmers stayed profitable during postwar price declines due to low land costs and large cultivable areas. It contrasts Canada with other regions facing high rents and taxes, cites grain price drops, and promotes Homeseekers rates and government information services.
A brief quotation notes the perils of granting power to a dangerous man and how awareness of that power can embolden him, warning voters to scrutinize candidates carefully. The line emphasizes civic responsibility in choosing leadership and resisting dangerous authority.
The piece explains how wedding gifts are often designated by the giver’s name such as Aunt Bertha’s ladle Jack’s tea strainer or Mother Jones tea set. It notes the practice may flatter old flames and reflects on everyday memory conveyed through heirloom items.
A farmer stands in heavy rain as his wife’s sharp tongue is described as more painful than the weather. The minister asks why he stays outdoors and the farmer replies he is sheltering from the storm, but inside is worse.
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