Bertie and Billie Exchange Radio Fun
In a brisk exchange Bertie asks about the father's radio and Billie replies with a playful jab claiming she got a Uckin for fooling with it.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1926
Page
2
In a brisk exchange Bertie asks about the father's radio and Billie replies with a playful jab claiming she got a Uckin for fooling with it.
An 85 cent bottle of Dandelion butter color marketed as a harmless vegetable colorant has been sold by drug stores and general stores for 60 years. The notice frames it as a long established consumer product.
At a New York supper party Harry Thaw philosophized about a show girl whose extravagance ruined a young man. He said the young man had money to burn and met his match, noting such were the common outcomes of wealth.
Advertisement warns consumers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to guarantee genuine aspirin. It claims Bayer has proven safety by millions and has 26 years of physician use and urges saying Bayer when buying to avoid dangerous imitations.
A terse exchange mocks mining abundance with lines about quartz and gold, followed by a wartime era slogan about who pulls the trigger. The clipped dialogue hints at scarcity and urgency amid broader conflict.
Research from New Jersey State College of Agriculture shows alfalfa hay alone cannot sustain top milk production. Trials reveal cows fed alfalfa hay with corn silage and grain outproduce hay silage rations, with protein-rich concentrates improving cow condition and milk output. A six-year Illinois test supports grain inclusion with silage and alfalfa for better condition.
The article suggests selecting cows with sufficient capacity and increasing feed without high concentrate reliance. It favors fresh soft seeds like grass over concentrated rations, and recommends a mixed hay regime with varied varieties. Grain and minerals are added to the mix to aid digestion.
Farmers should produce home grown feed for each cow for a year. For up to 10 cows provide 1 ton silage or 2 tons legume hay per cow, 16 bushels corn, 10 bushels oats, plus good pasture year round. If met on farm, purchases drop to about five bags cottonseed meal and three bags wheat bran.
Minnesota experiment station tests with 47 calves show dried yeast in normal calf rations does not raise gain rates from two weeks to 180 days. Researchers Eckles Williams Wilbur Palmer Harshaw note rat tests need 15-20 percent yeast for growth, but higher amounts fail to stimulate. Calf ration fed to rats yielded unsatisfactory results in both cases, likely due to bulk.
A box stall is best for a herd sire but he should have daily outdoor exercise. Turn him into a small pad dock or barn lot for roaming. Feed hay and silage with a small amount of grain. silage is acceptable but not the sole diet.
The article argues Italy might buy Angola to solve population pressure, noting Angola's vast yet sparse 485000 square miles with under 4 million inhabitants. It highlights favorable climate, plateau regions, potential for European settlement, and the Lobito and Luanda ports with rail links to the Belgian Congo and South Africa.
A medical bulletin summarizes how carbon monoxide in mines can quickly paralyze workers and cause headaches nausea and fainting. It recalls rescue incidents such as the English Snaefell disaster where Sir D N Fastes felt a foggy sensation yet remained mentally clear while unable to move.
The article traces historical views of mental illness and praises a shift toward treating mental patients with proper medical care. It cites Anna G. McGrady urging trained nurses to specialize in mind illness, notes increased support for mental patients, and links gains to World War I shell shock awareness.
An old advertisement warns against coughing in the danger zone and touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as fast acting medicine. It claims rapid relief, deep absorption, hospital Proven efficacy, physician prescriptions, and pleasant taste. Prices shown are 60 cents and one dollar.
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