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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
9
University of Illinois dairy expert outlines why silos dominate dairy farming, with corn silage favored for yields and storage, plus feeding advice. Notes corn silage requires proper maturity and supplements such as alfalfa hay or concentrates to balance nutrients for milk production.
Professor W J Lloyd argues urban backyard gardening can yield abundant harvests with intensive methods. He details soil improvement through sand and manure, space-maximizing planting, rapid growth via rich soil and frequent watering, and practical hand tools like a narrow bladed hoe and a three-flyered weeder for tight rows.
Premier Robert Borden and Governor Sulzer spoke at the University Club of Albany dinner on U S Canada ties. They urged preservation of resources along the St Lawrence and argued for freer trade and closer commercial relations between the two nations.
The article notes that despite polar discoveries, roughly seven million square miles remain mysterious. It highlights vast polar regions, parts of Arabia, jungles and mountains in South America, Australian wastes, sections of the Himalayas, Borneo, and the Congo basin along with the Sahara as still unexplored.
In Atchison Kansas Elsie Nielson describes years of facial eruptions and redness. After four months of using Cuticura Ointment followed by Cuticura Soap her skin cleared and she continues to use the soap. The ad notes Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book.
A five year old, Lola, desired skates but misbehaved in school. Her father refused, offering a bargain: if she could sit in the front row she would earn the skates. A week later Lola returned claiming she moved up by persuading the teacher she could not see the board from the back.
The Michael Reese Hospital conducts a training course for girls to prepare as nursery maids. The program covers care of babies and children in wards and nurseries plus instruction in feeding, cooking, sewing, laundry, and related skills. Apply to the superintendent at 29th and Groveland Avenue Chicago Illinois.
An elder physician explains his move from a healthy suburb noting his practice’s core aim. He says his large fashionable following includes few truly sick people, contrasting perception with medical truth.
A suffragette stands for her rights anywhere, even in a crowded car. The ad touts LEWIS' Single Binder cigars, popular for sixteen years and known for reliable quality. It notes that many men with aims in life lack ammunition.
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