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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1936
Page
8
An excerpt from Field and Stream describes American boars off Santa Cruz weighing up to 250 pounds with tusks that curve upward. It notes boars charging within range, frothed jaws, and rapid strikes, advising a well aimed shot for safety of man and dog.
A fragment notes an offer from the Postum Company promising a full week’s supply of healthful Postum free to any who writes for it. The text juxtaposes Bertrand Russell on happiness and a midlife view of destiny, with other quoted snippets.
An advertisement claims Adlerika relieves constipation in about 30 minutes after one dose. It asserts complete cleansing of the bowel where laxatives fail and notes Dr. H. L. Shoub of New York endorses it for cleansing and inhibiting bacteria. The ad urges taking one spoonful to relieve gas and chronic constipation and says it is sold by druggists and drug departments.
A concise quotation notes that without personal failings we would not take pleasure in discovering others faults. It reflects on self awareness and judgment in daily conduct. The line foregrounds the irony of moral critique and self examination.
A travelogue vignette recounts encounters in Paris with slick touts offering guide services and a wary American narrator. It also includes a humorous Dover anecdote about a British couple and a customs inspector, clarifying the phrase ten dresses as holiday slang elsewhere.
University of Minnesota农业工程部 warned that terracing fields with moderate slopes can halve erosion costs. Labor and power equal to one plow can stop soil loss, with typical costs ranging from about 1.50 to 15 dollars per acre depending on slope, soil, and equipment. Terraces act like fences for soil and crops, justifying investment on most farms.
Massachusetts extension forester Robert B. Parmenter says woodlot owners can secure ongoing income by stand improvement. He cites six practices including careful winter cutting, preserving the stand, supplying farm timber like wagon poles and fence posts, growing and selling Christmas trees, and working the wood lot each winter.
Experiments show oats yield 60 to 75 percent of corn’s efficiency for fattening pigs when about one third of the ration is oats and the oats are ground. Oats alone or with a protein concentrate are weaker than corn. Hogs may overconsume protein supplement if oats are less palatable. For 60 pound shoats in a dry lot, two to three pounds of supplement per bushel of oats, or half as much on pasture.
Corn smut is a fungus carried over on old stalks fodder manure and possibly soil. Since it is not seed borne seed treatment is useless. Remove smutted ears and stalks before spores spread to control the trouble and rotate corn so it does not occur on the same land more than once every three years.
Pattern 1126 offers four alphabets in large medium and two small sizes for customizable monograms. They suit diamond or triangular layouts and use satin seed and buttonhole stitches with cut work. Includes transfer patterns and placement guidance. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York NY.
A library almanac legend shown in Paris exhibits 120 items dating 1489 to 1569 from major European printers. It asserts Christopher Columbus carried the Zacuto almanac on his voyage and used a predicted solar eclipse to deter indigenous attackers.
The article notes winter transmission is unlikely among horses recovering from sleeping sickness. In summer transmission could occur but is rare. Cattle infections from horses are not expected. Clean and disinfect barns thoroughly before introducing healthy animals, using hot water and lye scrubbing as the best preventive measure.
Advice on boys shoes lasting longer and becoming water resistant with sparing castor oil on uppers and oil on soles. Tips include cooling the knife for pie cutting and avoiding wringing organdie. Washing steps and drying method given with turkish towel and no starch. Syndicate note from WNU service.
The federal Bureau of Identification in the Department of Justice in Washington now holds the world’s largest fingerprint collection. As of July 31, 1033, records for 5,104,254 individuals were on file, according to Scientific American.
An advertisement urges readers to try Phillips Milk of Magnesia with bottles clearly marked for home use. It markets a bottle or a box of Phillips Lip Tablets at 25 cents, emphasizing portability and safety with clear labeling.
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