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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
3
A discussion on how clothing should suit climate and age, arguing against excessive or insufficient dress. It warns against tight footwear, high heels, and fashion that distorts the body while urging gradual seasonal changes and breathable, comfortable garments. It notes the dangers of poor circulation and the benefits of air exposure for health.
Local ads tout RAT-SNAP poison as an absolute rat and mouse killer. It claims no lingering odor as corpses dry up inside and notes it comes in cakes pre mixed with no food contamination. Sold by EC Clapp and C Murphy in three sizes with prices ranging from 25 cents to a dollar.
A Minnesota farmer uses an underground root burn technique to clear land. At each stump a ground excavation is bored, a stovepipe placed upright creates a draft that slowly consumes the roots, pulling the stump over as it charred.
A fragment notes rats damage electrical insulation by gnawing insulation material and creating holes in lead water pipes, linking rodent activity to defective insulation and fires. The text is terse and garbled, but highlights rat chewing as a hazard to electrical and water systems.
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