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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
2
A brief ad touts Cuticura Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum as essential scented toilet items for face skin baby and dusting needs. Garfield Tea advertised as blood purifier claimed to ease rheumatism and dyspepsia. The ad ends with a romantic quip about flattery.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes black locust or yellow locust as a highly profitable farm timber. It grows rapidly and yields long lasting fence posts in 14 to 20 years, with various regional returns from five to ten dollars per acre annually. Seedlings, planting, and care against the locust borer are outlined, plus notes on maturity and commercial use for insulator pins.
A newspaper note says top dressing wheat with manure raises yields. Indiana tests show two tons per acre may add about ten bushels, while four tons add only two more. Manure feeds the plant directly and protects roots in winter, and improves clover stands. Organic benefits are noted but not fully explained, unlike commercial fertilizers.
A great deal of the liquid manure now going to waste can be saved by the use of absorbents such as straw sawdust muck and loam. Uncut straw is a valuable absorbent taking up two or three times its weight of water while cut straw absorbs six or nine times its weight. Oats straw contains plant food especially potash.
A notice advises farmers to buy all small tools for the farm in a single order to save time and money. The plan emphasizes systematic care and a larger total expenditure to impress the importance of maintaining small tools.
The United States department of agriculture notes large bulk handling and hauling in hay and roughage marketing. The extra labor increases costs and fertility lost that could be returned to fields if products were fed to livestock.
Farmers marketed most of the 1918 wheat soon after harvest. Over half was sold in the three months starting July, and 69.3 percent in four months. Afterward monthly sales fell to 1.5 percent of the year's total by June 1919.
Poultry raising offers attractively steady income for those who enjoy animal work. Both men and women frequently earn respectable sums from poultry, with many women specifically reported as earning nice incomes from poultry ventures.
Farmers warned to scout orchards for gophers nesting under root crowns in well drained soils. Early detection prevents damage to cherry trees as these pests dig deep and leave little sign.
Paris fashion notes show straight silhouettes replacing puffed lines, with short sleeves and mid length coats trimmed modestly. Taftas gain favor for spring, and new basque waists tighten at the waistline while embroidery, fringe, and sashes define evening gowns and chic Paris hats.
Nostalgic ad touts Cascarets as a safe nightly remedy for liver and bowel poison causing dullness and skin issues. It contrasts with harsher laxatives like calomel and salts, claiming gentle, unnoticed action while you sleep and low cost.
A sharp remark sparks debate over propriety and speech in public life. The confrontation underscores gendered expectations and the influence of public commentary on reputation and policy.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as a universal fabric colorant applicable to wool silk linen cotton and blends. It notes a Direction Book with each package and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials. Also mentions Garfield Tea for constipation relief and a quip about days and paydays.
An advertisement extols Bayer as genuine aspirin and the Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a Bayer package with directions for headache and other conditions. It notes nineteen years of physician use, a 12 tablet tin costing few cents, and identifies Bayer as the trademark of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid. It also offers a Roman Eye Balsam nightly remedy and ends with a caution about costs and value.
A vintage advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound relieves stuffiness and grippe misery within hours. A dose every two hours up to three doses supposedly clears nasal passages, stops runny nose, eases headache and feverishness, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
A compact proverb states that wisdom comes from diligent study and restraint in speech. It emphasizes choosing words carefully and avoiding harmful or unwise statements.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile for toxin removal. It claims wide household use for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related conditions, sold by druggists everywhere with a suggestion to try a bottle and avoid substitutes.
A strategy to reduce persistent borrowing is to complete tasks early and submit work ahead of deadlines. Promptly finishing assignments may discourage repeated requests and establish a pattern of timely responsibility.
Children’s handkerchiefs often look hopeless when they come to the laundry. Wash with good soap, rinse in water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue.
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