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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
3
British postal censorship reduced German warfare by inspecting 150000 letters daily across 100 languages. Smuggling, propaganda, and military intelligence were uncovered while distinguishing harmless from dangerous mail. The censor’s work prevented leaks and guided wartime strategy.
The article traces early airplane radio development from 1910 to 1918, noting wireless tests, air to ground and air to air transmissions, and the rise of voice commanded flying at Gerstner Field. It reports 204 airplanes used in November December demonstrations in San Diego and cites low failure rates across 2000 flights.
The Imperial Importing and Exporting Company of Georgia recovered $1,? for cotton seized by the federal government in 1867. The funds will be divided among residents across Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Texas and Virginia after ten years of litigation ending in federal court decisions.
A Chicago expert for the Department of Labor estimates about 1.3 million aliens in the United States plan to leave, taking roughly 4 billion dollars. The investigation covers Poles, Austro Hungarians, Russians, Croatians, Lithuanians, Romanians, Italians and Greeks, with varying return percentages. The center of quinine cultivation in Peru has moved to Java.
The 1918 report shows hog cholera death rate at 42.1 per 1000, with USDA-led efforts reducing swine losses. About 165 federal veterinarians worked with states, inoculating over 5.5 million hogs and disinfecting more than 2,200 infected farms while visiting upwards of 15,000 farms to curb outbreaks.
The hog cholera control program has spurred swine raising across the South. Georgia expanded pork output dramatically from a 40 million pound import during earlier years to 1918 shipments abroad and local slaughtering needs. Mississippi Alabama and Florida show similar progress in increasing hog numbers and improving animal quality.
Livestock column argues more calves on farms and better care for cows. Highlights salt intake, pure bred genetics when buying grade cows, and disease scours as a yearly loss. Notes silage feeding: 100 tons nourishes 25 cows 40 pounds daily for 200 days. A silo is a valuable farm equipment.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician designed kidney liver and bladder medicine praised by druggists for its long standing test of years. It claims to strengthen organs and aids natural work with a sample offer upon sending ten cents. Verge of Happiness joke line follows in the page.
A Birmingham Age-Herald remark notes the floor walker reports inattention and the suburban buyer finds a hoe easier to sell than a fashion glove. The saying adds that prosperity delays opportunities and invites a sober view of progress.
The piece argues infant mortality is alarmingly high in civilized nations and that many deaths come from narcotic child remedies. It promotes Castoria as a safe alternative without opiates if it bears the Chas. H. Fletcher signature, warning against narcotics in other preparations.
The piece notes marmalade roots in Portugal from quinces named marelo and offers quips on drive and luck. It cites a resourceful man wiring poles for a chicken yard with only wire and staples bought. It adds a woman at whist handling cards as if preparing a pudding.
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