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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
7
Chas Rhodes promotes Hyomel claiming it is breathed not ingested and contains no cocaine or opium. The ad urges readers to try a complete HYOMEL outfit for one dollar with extra bottles at fifty cents and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Market quotations corrected weekly list grain prices for Wheat Oats Shelled corn Beans and Rye with figures per bushel or 100 pounds. Hay prices for Timothy Clover and Straw along with Clover seed and prime Clover. Live stock and dressed meats show prices for beef cattle sheep hogs veal and poultry. Hides tallow and produce items include butter eggs and related prices.
Dandruff is caused by invisible germs at the hair roots that harm growth. Parisian Sage is advertised to destroy these germs while nourishing roots to produce lustrous, luxuriant hair. Chas Rhodes guarantees the cure or refunds money. Sold for 50 cents in a large bottle by Rhodes and druggists, with a girl with unborn hair on the carton.
Henderson, eager to meet Florence Tracy, pursues her at multiple social events and encounters misdirection as he strains to recall who she is. After days of fruitless searching, a train encounter yields a parcel, leading to a awkward introduction when he returns it, revealing his long pursuit and misfired attempts.
Chicago hosts a million dollar stamp collection at the Art Institute during the American Philatelic Society meeting. The display, not international but world class, fills four rooms and corridors with rare items valued from 50 cents to priceless. Guards patrol the walls as the exhibit, valued near one million dollars, closes Sunday afternoon.
In Birmingham Hing, Mr. Deane Butcher told a British Medical association congress that cheaper derivatives of thorium, especially mesothorium, may surpass radium in treating malignant growths. He described radioactive quantities and noted vast scales, asserting a future substance could be cheaper and more plentiful.
Andre Jager Schmidt, aiming to circle the globe in 40 days, mislaid his trousers in New York. After a frantic hotel search, the only pair was retrieved in time for him to board the liner Olympic for France. He joked the press of picture men spurred the dash to the pier as his race drama.
Workmen replace a $150 plate glass window at a Montclair New Jersey store after a stone lying in the roadway was launched by the wheel of a passing automobile. The stone flew from the road as the car struck it, described as a catapult-like missile.
A Farm World article by J. W. Grima describes a round gate with iron bands and a movable pin in holes beneath the band to raise it. This setup, with a tight wire from gate top to barn, prevents sagging and allows long gates up to 18 or 20 feet, aiding livestock movement between pastures.
A detailed note describes the cabbage looper common for two seasons, its light green color and looping movement. It lists vegetables attacked, stages of life from larva to adult, and notes two broods per year. Prevention advised by spraying lead arsenate at three pounds per 60 gallons, as for the imported common cabbage worm.
Advice on optimal grass cutting timing from Walter Leutz. Early cuts yield tender hay that cures poorly and has less nutrition. Delaying until seed heads ripen improves nourishment, while cutting too late risks seed scattering. Hastily harvested green hay dries longer and wastes nutrients.
An early 20th century note explains the danger of wax moths to bee colonies. The moth lays eggs in weak hives, producing wax worms that consume comb and webs. North or south, neglect worsens risk. Remedies include limiting new combs, storing combs cool, and supplying strong, well-kept colonies.
Birds in the garden play a vital role by eating injurious insects. Robins are omnivorous, cuckoos eat hairy caterpillars, meadowlarks kill pests, and thrushes, sparrows, sparrows, and other birds protect crops. Citizens should conserve and protect birds through example and education.
Farm clubs for farm boys and girls aim to boost interest in improved farming methods and better farm living. The movement has reached a total membership of 144,000 across the United States.
Turnip growing tips emphasize a very fine seedbed followed by rolling. After a rain, apply seeds and lightly roll the surface to cover them, promoting even germination and strong establishment.
Practical advice for growing crops and preparing land. Emphasizes harrowing, cloverseed profits, training tomatoes on wires, ash effects on potatoes, kaffir kernel value, and soil prep. Suggests double cropping with early vegetables and strong manuring for honest yields.
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