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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
3
A fragmentary exchange shows Mr Penwiggle insisting that after a man gets a fountain pen and a typewriter ready for a day’s work he is in the mood for delicate and soulful poetry, while another character urges avoiding more delicate writing.
The government warns people about a dangerous or disruptive possibility related to love latent in a cryptic message. Officials urge caution and emphasize that actions may constrain romantic expression and personal freedoms amid uncertain conditions.
A United States Department of Agriculture prepared analysis argues that farmers who raise poultry and keep some livestock can gain from forage fed poultry. Foraging reduces feed costs as waste materials replace purchased grain, widening profit margins when egg and poultry prices are high. The report urges farmers nationwide to boost poultry production to supply domestic needs and aid allies.
Guidance on annual disinfection of henhouses. Recommend thorough cleaning and spraying with coal tar disinfectant or whitewashing with 66 percent crude carbolic acid creosol. Exterior whitewash preserves lumber, improves appearance, and aids sanitation during spring cleaning season.
A simple whitewash method uses common salt and sulphate of zinc in boiling water, then skim milk added for consistency. The technique yields a cheap exterior finish and a usable interior coating, with instructions to soak and dilute before applying lightly with a broad brush.
If you raise scrub chickens you miss out on earnings. Use purebred stock to improve quality, hatchability, and market value. Emphasizes breeding standards for better returns and long term flock health.
A mixed set of household pest advice warns that ants flock to food and roaches follow valuable provisions, urging ant proof containers and prompt cleanup. It also promotes Cuticura remedies, offers free samples, and notes a Chicago store display of a flag made from three and a half million small metal disks called Spangies in a Popular Mechanics Magazine feature.
A garbled ad copy promotes lemon juice mixed with Orchard White to whiten skin and fade freckles at low cost. It then shifts to a dramatic excerpt recounting a Hittite era dig at Carchemish, where a major inscription is uncovered amid pandemonium and jubilation as laborers cheer a historic discovery.
An infantryman recalls a dire moment when a comrade with 2000 francs vanished in action. The anecdote, printed in Store and Stripes, is used to argue money rather than morale. Nearby Bouth Pasadena Home Guards refuse to read Hearst publications.
A fragmented note describes Reading Pennsylvania deploying a night guard around its city hall to deter visits by alleged German spies. The convoluted dialogue references flowers, chickens, and poets in a garbled exchange between Mrs Subb Urbay and Mr Bitty.
Fragmentary OCR note reports a returned soldier boasting about long service over ten years and references New York with an estimated 6,000 women in a police reserve corps context. The text is incomplete, but suggests a wartime social claim or recruitment figure.
A quirky survey note mentions ratings of fruit and a notable statesman as a humorous aside. It also reflects on privacy and neighbors' knowledge while citing a 1922 Timels report and a plan to white out hard coal needs for next winter in Missouri.
Frightful health claims advertise Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as treatment for backache, tiredness, nervousness, and urinary symptoms. The ad asserts kidney infection danger and promises relief within 24 hours, urging immediate purchase through a druggist and ongoing daily capsules to prevent relapse.
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