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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1923
Page
3
An exuberant fashion feature extols striped woolen coats with fur trims for winter sports and street wear. It highlights bold color combinations, varied furs like red fox and civet, knitted accessories, and the chic look of scarves and hats in vibrant fur accents.
A talking Christmas Tree speaks to Billie Brownie about Springtime and how trees and animals welcome the season. The tree's family takes pride in being used as Christmas trees, highlighted as the greatest honor and the joy of Christmas Day.
The exchange shows a sharp blame and a frictional moment as the husband accuses, and the wife shades the reply hinting at distance in their relationship. The dialogue hints at underlying tensions and miscommunication between spouses.
A man helps a young person in a public library search for a book. The young person asks about Freckles and is told they only read old brown ones. The moment captures a quiet literary exchange.
E T Robbins of the Missouri University extension service urges farmers to buy pure bred gilts at bargain prices to improve herds. He notes top market hogs are often pure bred or near it and that pedigrees signal inherited excellence, with long term profits outweighing current market lulls.
Farmers improve winter idle time by inspecting and repairing tools and machinery. Regular greasing and tinkering cut spring plowing hours and save money, with spare parts arriving sooner. Prepared equipment reduces delays and boosts readiness for spring fieldwork.
A historical horse care note prescribes a mix of gentian and ferrous sulfate twice daily with grain for five to six days to eliminate stomach worms. If needed, purge the horse after the period, then repeat after three or four days. Also advises bed comfort and regulated hay intake with a specific grain ratio and gradual changes.
The article argues that a one crop wheat farm provides work only 60 to 100 days yearly, less than a third of a year’s wages. A well diversified farm with two or three kinds of livestock and other crops offers steady employment and a solid annual pay.
The season for taking out scrub trees from the wood-lot is at hand. Removing scrub trees will increase future production and allow use of timber for home or market. This provides a clear benefit without sacrificing long term yield.
It is a good plan to clean up raspberry and blackberry patches this year. Remove and burn all dead wood and old fruiting wood to prevent the spread of diseases such as anthracnose blight and leaf spot to new growth.
With egg prices rising poultrymen adopt lighting in hen houses to extend day length. Ohio State University leaflet advises starting pullets on lights from October, delaying old hens until through the melt. Electric or other safe, cost effective lights aid full feeding and egg production when daylight is short.
Dr C W Mc Campbell of Kansas State Agricultural College explains selecting better type boars as the quickest way to boost hog profits. Records show boars are chosen carefully from whole lots with preference for sires that produce market pigs with rapid gain, efficient feed use, and meet packer quality standards.
A St Louis concern lists reasons for poor poultry feeding results. Factors include poor poultry condition at purchase insufficient start on feed low vigor and vitality improper feed mixing lack of buttermilk insufficient solids feeding inadequate ventilation crowding season sanitary conditions of pans tanks and troughs and feeding sour feed.
Article notes sows require protein during gestation and lactation to build bone muscle and milk. It warns insufficient ration prompts sows to crave protein from external sources, including catching chickens, a habit observed in hog herds.
A brief quote from Everybody's Magazine centers on an exchange about the nature of an oath. A woman explains she knows oaths from moving homes when her husband laid down the carpet. The snippet hints at domestic life and social manners.
An old advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue to avoid ugly streaks and achieve good blueing results. It notes the product is carried by all grocers and markets good cleaning outcomes.
A Clapboard Springs resident warns a lovelorn suitor to stay away after he renews marriage hopes. The resident pledges to shoot if the admirer trespasses, while the young woman refuses him.
An advertisement urges buyers to look for Bayer on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. It claims 23 years of physician use and safety proven by millions, and warns imitations may be dangerous. The ad closes with a general reflection on self-reliance and living well.
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