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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1923
Page
4
An old Roanoke advertisement promotes RUB-NO-MORE White Naptha Soap and Spotless Cleanser with a free sample offer from E B Richards & Sons and Shoffre Seigel. It touts washing powder and a soap bowder, claiming ease on hands and fabrics and previews premium trade marks.
Dr Koontz avoids injury after a porch fall Tuesday night at Purvis Drug Store. Huntington visitors, lodge inspection in town, and rotations of Navy man Herman Waterline on furlough. Forest Service cites 16 percent of lumber into crates, shifting softwood sources to West Coast as freight costs rise for builders.
Inspectors report health of nearly 25 million sheep with focus on scabies. over 8.8 million dipped to destroy parasites. Disease remains prevalent in western range states but livestock inspections show improving conditions for ranchers.
The USDA reports marked gains from the Better Sires Better Stock effort. More than 300000 female animals on farms are now purebred with 35 percent listed as pure breeding and scrub rates dropping across cattle poultry and swine. Farmers invite more reports of experiences and community efforts to improve stock and profits.
The article notes feeding frequency varies among dairymen. In the first three to four weeks some feed calves three times daily. It advises attention to milk temperature, especially at noon, suggesting feeding twice daily with properly tempered milk is better than feeding more often with cold noon milk.
The text notes that pathogens in milk come from cows and environments, with emphasis on udder infections and germs entering teat openings via dirty stalls, barns, or ground contact. It mentions end intestinal diseases and mastitis linked to infections, stressing hygiene in barns to prevent contamination.
The Weather Bureau reports very little killing frost damage in fall 1923 as crops matured early due to warm late summer conditions. The first killing frost arrived late in most regions, with Minnesota and North Dakota seeing October 7 or 8, Yellowstone September 8, and New York New England October 19. Frosts were scarce in the South Gulf Coast area and earlier in the far north Pacific coast, with Idaho Utah Nevada and central Rockies seeing varied timing. Overall the country experienced a frost season later than average.
The article notes outdoor life and fishing techniques shift as freshwater anglers seek new flies and spinners. It mentions the rise of sea fishing methods, especially the deadly trawl that engulfs fish with a wide mouth and nets stretched across, and hints at a recent progressive skipper experimenting with new gear at the coast.
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