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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1923
Page
3
Brooklyn woman Mrs. Englemann praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief of nerves sleeplessness and appetite loss during the change of life. The ad touts a fifty year record and urges others to try the remedy.
During a court waiting moment Judge asks which side the attorney represents. Moriarty explains he represents the plaintiff yet feels concern for the defendant, highlighting a conflict of interest in the case.
The USDA study at Altoona Pennsylvania shows Blair county farmers supply only small shares of eggs potatoes and dressed poultry for the Altoona district. Freight costs for potatoes to meet Altoona demand from Sept 1922 to May 1923 ranged 15 to 40 cents per bushel.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that large imports of red clover seed may enter the American market in spring 1924. Trials at state stations show Italian seed is generally undesirable with winter-kill and disease injuries common north of Ohio, especially for Italian, German, and Bohemian lots.
The use of artificial lighting extends day length and boosts food intake to stimulate egg production. Critics cite potential health drawbacks in winter, but tests show no clear link to higher disease risk. Purdue University poultry expert Prof. A G Philips notes lighting may enable more eggs by increasing consumption.
A dairy cow ration should include a high protein feed such as alfalfa hay sweet clover hay cotton seed meal linseed oil meal or soy bean meal. Protein feeds are costly and less common than carbohydrates but are often the limiting factor in milk production. omitting them is poor economy.
Sodium fluoride can be safely applied to pullets using the pinch method. A small pinch under each wing and under the vent, with extra in lice-prone areas on the back and breast, works into the feathers. Less is needed for small pullets than for hens.
The piece explains how lighting and molt timing affect egg production. It notes that early maturing pullets can delay fall molt to obtain high priced eggs, creating production patterns with January molt and possible lighting to induce laying between January 1 and 15.
Potato growers should select seed in the hills rather than from the bin to better judge the vitality of the parent plant. The bin method is desirable but incomplete for ensuring robust seed tubers.
The note advises placing good garden soil in a cellar or frost-free place to use next spring for starting early vegetables and flower seeds. It emphasizes having soil ready to aid spring planting efforts.
The American Legion band from Wichita Kansas represented the state at the national convention in San Francisco. The 46 musician group received 1500 dollars from the state treasury to cover travel costs. Organized in 1922, they won seventh place in New Orleans and have since played numerous local engagements under director Lester Weatherwax.
The body of Seaman KE L Vause arrived in Wilmington from Palo Alto California with 846 in burial charges attached to the casket. No relatives or funds were found to pay, and J L Sprunt of the American Legion covered the costs and the body was given full Legion burial rites. Veterans Bureau officials were protested to over shipping without verifying funds for transport to burial and an explanation will be sought under a recent rule that covers burial transport costs.
A Columbus Ohio concert series sponsored by the American Legion county council will feature top opera stars including Madame Schumann-Heinke Mischa Elman and Louis Gravure under Gen Ghauncey B Baker and will be held in Memorial hall Funds from the events go to aid needy ex service men and women.
A tourist asks what to feed a monster alligator. the attendant replies that the animal is fed fish, but its favorite is babies. The tale appears in American Legion Weekly via a humorous anecdote.
Richard Yards, president of the Dixie Portland Cement company in Richard City Tenam, urges employees to join the American Legion. Of 61 former service men at the plant, 8 are leaders of Manon post No 62. Membership in the Legion post has grown from 40 to over 70 veterans.
A Chippewa composed American Legion post formed at the Red Lake Reservation Wisconsin with Alvin Owsley named chief and honored as Be autifying Bird, the tribe’s greatest orator. National Commander visited the Wisconsin Legion convention.
A pastor’s wife remarks on Mrs. Muddleby’s daughter at a church social. Mrs. Muddleby jokes she will give her a course in electrocu tion to “finish her off.” The text includes a blend of humorous quips and old advertisement style lines.
A beggar tells a lady that science demands victims as he jokes that fingerprints were used to trap him, implying a humorous exchange about identification methods.
An advertisement touts Brandreth Pills as a century old standard for laxative and blood purifier effects. The copy claims worldwide use and positions the product as superior among similar remedies.
A fragment from the Portland Express and Advertiser notes a man arrest amid unusual public affection remark. The snippet suggests a dispute over propriety during a buggy ride and cites a father as a source of recollection.
Advertising blurb notes a harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion used for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores offer bottles labeled Dandelion at 35 cents each.
Mrs Bargins asks about the next train to Winterville. The ticket clerk replies two forty, and she changes the request to two thirty eight. The scene captures a quick humorous misunderstanding in a transit lobby.
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