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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
8
An old advertisement touts a 25 cent box to end aching tired feet with claims of relief from corns and calluses. It promises all day comfort and a guaranteed money back return if not satisfied, appealing to readers at druggists or department stores.
An old home remedy claims meat forms uric acid that overworks kidneys and that flushing them with four ounces of rad Salts in water before breakfast can relieve dull kidney pain. The text promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive effervescent lithia water used to clean sluggish kidneys and stop bladder irritation.
Manley Champlin reports Brookings State College farm crops lab trains students to select and weigh corn to judge ear weight ratios. The class draws youth from across the state, aiming for higher yields, improved farms, and stronger bank balances.
The State College shows a home economics program teaching modern equipment and methods to practical, affordable home making. Two courses exist, college and short term, preparing graduates to teach domestic science or become practical homemakers in South Dakota. Some graduates teach across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and California.
A State College class on Farm Implements studies seed selection and corn graders. Forty five students formed squads of seven or eight to study several farm tools, led by peers. Demonstrations use equipment loaned by manufacturers, with future labs hoped for and space limited to an upstairs room in the stock barn.
South Dakota State College outlines dairy husbandry training that blends practical farm work with solid theory. A Brookings area example shows a graduate applying silage feeding and asset growth to boost local dairy operations, prompting more silos and purebred sires nearby. Graduates teach dairy husbandry in colleges and large high schools.
South Dakota State College offers the state’s only creamery dairy program guiding young men to become operators or managers. The winter course increases earnings from 49 to 75 or 125 dollars monthly and beyond, improving local creamery performance and community farming. Professor Oy Lapion notes the program makes dairy farming a community educational forefront.
A photograph shows four students at South Dakota State College in Brookings studying soils. An attached dynamometer records pounds pulled by a plow while depths are tested. The project aims to estimate plowing costs and efficiency for farmers.
An illustration shows a hog immunization method at the state college veterinary lab. The article explains the complexity and cost of producing hog cholera serum, noting only careful management by Dr. Lipp enables recent output. It calls for enlarging the serum plant to keep up with swine needs in Dakota.
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