Return of a Chicago romance opens on old friends
Ernestine reunites with Will Ladd in Chicago after years apart. He mentors her through a tour of the Sun newspaper art department, showing his work on decorations and lettering while recalling a childhood bird book gift. Their shared memory underpins a revived connection as they stroll through a literary modern city.
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Ernestine
Chicago
Sheridan Park
Will
Peter Todd
Papa
Peter
Mamma
Plains
Tke Papa
Loring
France
John Poole
Blackstone
Ernestine Meets Will On Michigan Boulevard
Ernestine, aChicago socialite raised among old North Side families, rekindles a twelve year past connection with Will on Michigan boulevard after the Armistice. Her life shifts from safety and status to a passionate, uncertain attachment as she confronts social change and personal longing.
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Ernestine
Will
Michigan Boulevard
Lillian
Bricelands
Sheridan Park
Chicago
North Side
Mamma
Lil- Man
Briceland
Sheridan Road
Buena
Sheridan Parks
North Shore
Cutting Sweet Clover for Hay in the Bud Stage
Farmers are warned to cut sweet clover for hay only in the bud stage to avoid toxins in the stem once it blooms. Historically, half cured clover caused animal deaths in North Dakota, and the piece advises sowing with cereal crops and using fall cuts for better hay.
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North Dakota
R. A. Moore
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Rat Poison Fatalities Show Decline Reported at Eastern Rodent Control Meet
At the second annual Eastern Rodent Control district conference in Washington, clippings from thousands of U.S. newspapers indicated a material decline in accidental human deaths from rat poison in 1929. The rise of powdered red squill, nonlethal to humans and livestock, is cited as the cause, with USDA endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Rodent Control District
Washington
America
United States Department of Agriculture
Contaminated Hog Lot Tied to Diarrhea in Young Pigs
Guidance notes that diarrhoea in young pigs often arises from old contaminated hog lots and dirty quarters. It advises keeping pigs in clean, dry areas, moving them to fresh pasture, feeding thick slop with middlings, shelled corn for older pigs, and using remedies like eastor oil and bismuth salts as prescribed.
Selecting Boar Pigs for Breeding Cattle
The season for selecting boar pigs for breeding begins. A six month old boar showing normal development reveals tendencies toward desirable or undesirable conformation. Examine his sire and dam and inquire into ancestry breeding qualities, especially prolificacy, plus feeding quality as a valuable index of desirable traits.
Surmises on the oldest language and legendary origins
The passage surveys theories on earliest speech from Psametichos to Mogul emperors. It notes experiments with silent upbringing and royal claims about Arabic Persian and Turkish as primitive tongues, plus shifts in views on Sanskrit’s age and the idea of a now-ancient root language.
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Psametichos
Frederick II
Sweden
James IV
Scotland
India
Adam and
Eve
Gabriel
Alfalfa Growth Tips for Southern Illinois
D C Maxwell of Illinois University says alfalfa, the top hay crop, can be grown in southern Illinois with good drainage and soil humus. He notes many areas have impervious subsoil causing drainage issues and emphasizes rolling, well drained soils as ideal for success.
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Llnois
D. C. Maxwell
University of Mllinois
Burning the Clavie Celebrates Burghead Witch Tradition
In Burghead England the ancient custom Burning the Clavie is marked to rid the town of witches for another year. Blazing em bers are carried through the streets and thrust into houses to burn the witches as part of the celebration.
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England
Burghead
Smaller Turkeys Face Breeding Stock Shrinkage
The article argues that selling market turkeys only at Thanksgiving and Christmas leaves the rest for breeding. This practice yields smaller birds each season and reduces flock size as the least thrifty birds are retained for breeding.
Pocket gophers in October threaten fall alfalfa crops
Farmers face rising pocket gopher activity in autumn as new burrows appear and fields become uneven. After summer reproduction, gophers dig new tunnels, damage tap roots and laterals, and prepare winter hoards. A suggested control is systematic poisoning with wheat to curb next spring’s outbreak.
Suggestions Made to Avoid Hog Flu Losses
The article offers practical steps to prevent losses from hog flu by preparing hogs for winter, providing dry bedding, avoiding damp unventilated shelters, training hogs to sleep in proper quarters, and keeping bowels healthy with proper feed such as linseed meal to prevent respiratory issues.
Feeding Soil Bacteria Boosts Fertility Says Illinois Expert
O H Sears of the University of Illinois notes bacteria drive soil changes that unlock fertility for better crops. He warns plowing straw ahead of corn draws nitrates away from the crop, while fall incorporation supports nitrate use by bacteria and reduces nitrate leaching during wheat dormancy.
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O. H. Sears
University of Illinois
Rotating Clover in Crop Rotation and Hog Movement
The article explains rotating clover as a large field crop for rotation with hogs moved between fields across seasons as a sanitation measure. It advises corn to precede if possible, but not essential, and recommends following sweet clover with a tilled crop to eradicate volunteer plants.
Farm Facts on Nutrition and Livestock Care
The article advises more roughage and less grain to prevent paralysis in pregnant cows and recommends limited sunflower seeds for winter chick feed. It notes low egg prices justify reducing the laying flock and mentions hog overcrowding causing heat and moisture problems. It also says calves need grain in summer and winter to meet digestive needs.
Poisons in Your Bowels Promoted By Syrup Pepsin
An advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a natural mild laxative that cleanses the bowels to combat dull headaches and biliousness. It claims the product has a gentle, thorough action and will show its benefits overnight. Dr. Caldwell is said to have forty seven years of bowel trouble study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Bayer
The Test He I ll Do Anything For You
A playful exchange centers on romance and money with a test of devotion. A woman asks for two symphony tickets and to bring her mother while a man hints at money as a motive.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Bobbs-Merrill Co
Wil Ladd
Margaret W. Jackson
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Egypt
W. B. Cacowett
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Bayer Aspirin
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