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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
3
Drugstore reports show Dr Kilmer Swamp Root helps kidney ailments with a mild healing effect. An insurance examiner notes many applications fail due to undetected kidney trouble. Sample bottle available by mailing ten cents to Dr Elmer Co. Fiji group island count noted.
Ad promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as essential daily toilet preparations to cleanse purify soothe heal and powder for clear skin and a complete toilet table.
A man enters a village general store and, claiming to be the executor of a deceased husband, requests margarine bacon and other foods. The widow questions the large list as the man insists he must fulfill the will’s provisions per advice from Lawyer Stiles.
A witty exchange suggests a legal challenge to the law of gravitation as a remedy for aviation safety. The joke centers on using lawyers to dispute fundamental physics, reflecting a humorous take on safety regulation debates.
The article notes the opening of the first oil pipeline in America on June 4, 1879, marking a milestone in industrial transportation. It references the historic event and the date as a defining moment in U S energy infrastructure.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports very low sale prices for pure bred hogs in 1922 after analyzing 80 382 hogs across Berkshire Chester White Duroc Jersey Hampshire and Poland China stock. Auction sales averaged higher than private treaty by 10 to 25 dollars, with several breeds listing top prices from 250 to 740 dollars and over 421 hogs at 150 or more. This survey marks the bureau of agricultural economics first six month study.
Rye offers excellent all year pasture for hogs with staggered plantings to ensure continuous grazing. Heavy seeding plus early pasture turns and soil turnover help control parasites, provide cheap protein, and promote exercise for breeding and growing pigs.
The United States Department of Agriculture states there is no known cure for blackhead. Sick birds should be removed, severely ill ones killed and burned, and roosting areas cleaned with lime. Disinfect drinking water with potassium permanganate to give a wine color, reduce turkey rations if overfed, and feed sour milk to help maintain health.
The article warns that simply placing a can of milk in cold water is not enough. Stirring the entire milk mass is essential so the center cools and bacteria do not increase, preventing souring of the whole batch.
The United States Department of Agriculture issues Circular 273 detailing flag smut of wheat symptoms and control. Quarantine, seed treatment, crop rotation, sanitation, and resistant varieties may curb spread and could eradicate the disease. free copies are available from the Department of Agriculture in Washington.
Illinois university bee culture expert G C Matthews declares sweet clover the top honey plant in the United States. He notes three varieties provide continuous nectar from spring to frost, aiding bee pastures and harvests. Matthews urges beekeepers to promote planting and seed sharing among neighbors and road authorities.
Mrs. Duck and Sir David Duck applaud the ducklings as they demonstrate sleeping in water with one foot paddling to stay in place. Sammy Sausage derides the lesson, while Mother Duck defends teaching ducks to sleep properly and be proud of their nature.
Mrs. A Borden of Seattle a Tanlac user and National Temperance Hospital graduate extols Tanlac as nature's perfect remedy. She claims it stabilizes stomach liver kidneys and bowels and cites two patients who improved eating after three to six bottles. Tanlac sold by druggists.
Sweet clover provides superior pasture for dairy cattle with higher feed per acre than blue grass. It tolerates drought once established, but requires sweet soil and soil testing. Liming sour soil is advised, and sowing in spring with barley or oats is recommended. The biannual plant lasts two years and should have inoculated seed.
Dairymen should buy mill feeds now to save costs next winter says BE A Hanson dairy extension specialist at the University of Minnesota. He warns against buying small amounts episodically and notes that ten purchases of oilmeal or cotton seed meal now can reduce winter expenses and boost profits.
The dairy rule states a producing cow needs at least an ounce of salt every two days. Use three fourths of an ounce per 1000 pounds of live weight and an additional three fourths of an ounce per ten pounds of milk produced. Missouri College of Agriculture dairymen note this guideline and many feeders mix the salt with grain while allowing free access to dietary salt.
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