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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
7
An odd collage notes Ben Franklin on doing good and questions of war and dyspepsia. It mentions Ga field Tea conquering dyspepsia and hints at quiet weddings serving as curtain raisers for louder after parts.
The United States fisheries bureau notes a 1000 baby mussels cost about 20 cents and a ton of market size mussels would cost $2.68 if all survive. With a 50 percent loss, cost rises to $5.36 per ton. While pearls appear occasionally, the shells for mother of pearl hold the main commercial value at $35 per ton.
A woman and a man discuss how marriage changes personal freedoms. The piece notes a woman giving up much after wedlock while a man appears to relinquish pursuits following marriage.
A compact proverb warns that appearances mislead and true value lies beyond surface shine. Readers are reminded to judge by substance, not gloss, in daily choices and assessments.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as doubling razor efficiency and promoting skin purity comfort and health. It promises no mug, ninety slimy soap, no germs waste or irritation even with twice daily shaving. One soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
An Australian bush shanty tale recalls a judge on circuit who requested a bath with only drinking water left in a large rain tank. When summoned to dinner, a muffled voice from the tank revealed the judge bathing without soap, provoking the landlord’s fury.
A humorous exchange where a friend recalls a book and the artist clarifies that he did not illustrate it. The two playfully question how the illustrations were intended to fit the text.
James Henderson Sr learns from USDA how labor and animal work affect profits. Jimmy explains that hiring and excessive horse labor waste income, while crops and dairy plans can realign work to boost returns. They use a bulletin titled A Method of Analyzing the Farm Business to model rotations and labor needs.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists urge winter or off season inspections of farm implements to prevent breakage. Tighten bolts, repair weak parts, and repaint with dark metallic paint to improve durability and farm appearance, boosting a farmer’s standing in the community.
A Terre Haute bachelor visiting a friend's house to invite him to a community lecture is thwarted when the friend’s wife objects loudly. The wife scorches the bachelor by calling him a nuisance and expressing disdain for old bachelors stirring up the earth. The encounter ends with the man wanting to know how all women view him.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports extensive farm business analysis to aid farmers. Over the past year 400 records in Iowa two crop and live stock areas, 300 in Florida fruit and truck, 136 in New Hampshire general farming, 50 in Ohio, 100 on cooperative tractor and farm organization studies in Ohio, plus Kentucky tobacco on 75 farms in two areas and New Jersey tomato and potato enterprise surveys totaling about 160 records.
A farmer learns that owning a tractor saves time and urges gathering complete information to maximize benefits from the new equipment.
A philosophical remark notes that truth at all times may be unwise and that silence can be a more satisfying or prudent response. The statement argues for discretion in speech and the strategic value of withholding comment in certain contexts.
A brief exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer shows Mrs. Gabb asserting two sides to every question while Mr. Gabb dismissively counters with a jab about the right side and her own.
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