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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
3
Advertisement touts a 50 cent bottle of Dr Peery's Dead Bhot promising saving money time anxiety and health. One dose allegedly expels worms or tape worm and lists 372 Pearl Street New York as contact.
The rain tree, a common tropical American tree, reportedly stores water in its leaves by closing leaflets during rain. An old tale tied to Ferro in the Canaries says a single rain tree supplied all the island’s fresh water until a storm blew it down.
A humorous exchange questions where shyness starts as a bald guest asks a boy what amuses him. The boy replies that nothing amuses him except his mother’s act of grooming the bald guest, implying subtle embarrassment and social restraint.
A professor after a poor recitation tells the class to leave quietly and not flap their ears as they exit. The quip mocks students with a mule metaphor and dismisses the session.
Advertisement states Allcock's Plaster is the best external remedy for local aches and pains from cold, overexertion or strain, promoted as the preferred treatment in the ad copy.
An Irish steward aboard a liner cleans the captain’s quarters and polishes the tea service. He drops the silver teapot overboard and tells the captain that nothing is lost if you know where it is, noting the teapot lies at the bottom of the Atlantic.
Electric fans replace hand pulled punkah and electric lights supplant coconut oil lamps as use grows rapidly in conservative India.
A breezy note on the public’s fondness for a playful romance between two lovers. The snippet hints at broad amusement and affectionate attention from a wide audience.
A USDA report details color grading of honey done by the Somerset bee laboratory in collaboration with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. It covers 450+ honey samples, development of color graders, and analyses of coloring materials and honey dextrins to relate color to winter storage suitability for bees.
The First National Bank of Petersburg North Dakota backs the Better Lives Better Stock campaign to improve local livestock. It reports over 40 pure bred sires locally, with 18 carloads of breeding ewes from the West and pure bred rams to be distributed among customers.
The note explains soy bean hay removes nutrients, not adding fertility. Wheat following soy beans benefits from a 2-12-6 fertilizer and, when turning under beans, adds nitrogen.
The Horse Association of America surveys show improving quality in commercial horses as dealers complain of scarce heavy draft stock. Competition in trucking drives emphasis on durable, high turnover animals with longer lifespans and better performance, boosting their advertising value.
A USDA report notes a considerable rise in European corn borer infestation across Ohio during the past month. One field showed up to 17 percent stalks infested, with no clear sign yet that the insect will produce two generations this season in Ohio conditions.
Reports from Ross Jackson and Gallia counties in Ohio indicate spreading Mexican bean beetle infestations beyond earlier counties. In Georgia's Thomas County the beetle now covers at least 250 square miles, up from 16 last year. A field agent in Mexico ships tachinid parasite to U S laboratories, with several hundred received. Magnesium arsenate spraying shows good control on beans in Tennessee trials and with local truck growers near Chattanooga.
A national census reports 290 American cities with 56,974.8 miles of 18 foot wide paved streets only in cities of 10,000 or more. The paved area totals 601,653,547 square yards and would form a single highway over 18 feet wide encircling the globe more than twice.
Plan for feeding mash to hens in a self feeder. Hens prefer grain to mash, so limit grain to encourage mash intake. In hot weather hens should eat mash by weight equal to grain. Keep grain low, skip noon grain, and offer extra mash in shaded troughs with water nearby.
During winter months it is hard to keep green feed before a laying flock. Fresh buttermilk or skim milk can substitute some, but many poultrymen sprout oats or other green foods to obtain good results for spring settings or heavy egg production.
Don’t wait until the last minute to buy males for your poultry breeding pens. A breeder sells by process of elimination, disposing of the best first. The earlier you buy, the better the stock you get.
More than 652000 acres of legumes were plowed under for green manure in 1922 as farmers followed agricultural extension advice to build soil fertility, according to reports to the U S Department of Agriculture.
Don’t wonder if you can dye or tint successfully. Diamond Dyes guarantees perfect home dyeing even if you never dyed before. Druggists carry all colors and each package includes directions.
An elderly farmer, dying and conscious briefly, asks his wife Mary for ham. She retorts that the ham is for the funeral, prompting a darkly humorous exchange that frames his last moments.
Demand Bayer aspirin only on packaging or tablets to ensure authenticity. Bayer aspirin is claimed safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years, with a suggestion to say Bayer when buying. Also an unrelated ad touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio for skin care and fragrance.
Knowledge is ecstasy and unlimited. wealth and power fade. A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue at all grocers.
Mrs. Thomas Sty an marks her milestone birthday and remains an active astronomer. She studies the night sky each evening through a telescope and records her observations, highlighting continued scientific pursuit at age one hundred.
An advertisement touts a vegetable butter color named Dandelion used by millions for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores sold bottles of Dandelion for 35 cents. The text also includes a proverb about love and children and a note about gossip in the city.
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