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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
6
Laura Makepeace of Colorado Agricultural College discusses how families should plan clothing as a system. She divides garments into outer wear undergarments and accessories and urges budgeting 15 percent of annual income with specific shares for outer clothing, underclothes, accessories, and care.
A historical notice describes pins and needles as caused by blood flow interruption. Doctors explain pressure on nerves dulls sensation. when pressure is relieved, nerves regain function with tingling and prickling as sensations return.
Asbestos appears widely in modern products from fire resistant fabrics to coatings and pipe coverings. It is used in boilers stoves roofs walls and various materials in construction and manufacturing, noted as a useful mineral though often linked to hornblende group fibers.
An article notes the superstition of a 40 day weather cycle after St Swithin's Day. The New York Herald says the period yields no proven pattern and has never fulfilled the prophecy. It questions why 40 days were chosen and cites Noah's 40 days and 40 nights as a possible influence.
The American Forestry Magazine urges planting sycamores for shade due to rapid growth and large size. The largest is a sycamore in Worthington Indiana, 40 feet circumference and 150 feet tall, with thousands more across the nation. Sycamores need moisture, easily supplied in cities, and spread roots widely.
The text critiques ambition and ingratitude as among the meanest human traits. It notes quick trouble comes from seeking it, and remarks that homely women often live in homely homes. A ball calls for a high price yet yields little payoff.
The Japanese government prepares to appropriate about 125 million dollars over four to five years for aviation development. Officials say the funding signals intent to close the gap with leading powers and boost military air capabilities amid rapid progress in other nations.
U S food inspectors will enforce the federal food and drugs act against slack-filled cans where too much water reduces solid content. Officials say stock filling harms trade and cheats consumers, raising costs from canning to shipping, and must be stopped to protect prices and fair competition.
Cartoonish snippets depict a suave thief named Blimp and banter about agnostics and high society. A pearl revolver threat blends with social quips as a dealer jokes about a sweeping vacuum and a wife vs machine punchline.
The article advises fall construction of hog houses tailored by the farmer, stressing sturdy design to exclude rain and snow, proper floors, drainage, and ventilation. It recommends dampening dirt floors to reduce dust and warns against poor air flow causing hogs to pile up or steam-filled mornings.
Instructions specify a hog mineral mix containing 1 bushel charcoal 1 bushel hard wood ashes 8 pounds salt 8 pounds air slaked lime or fine ground limestone 4 pounds sulfur and 2 pounds copper sulfate. Aimed to be kept before hogs as a supplement.
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning a person and a doorman asks a visitor to step up. Lacks coherent event or date. unable to determine main item or entities beyond a Mrs Van Stile and doorman dialogue.
Readers are urged to consider rabbits for meat to cut costs amid high living expenses. A few rabbits and garden greens can yield plentiful, affordable, flavorful meat, from weeks old up to maturity, with fast growth and meat similar to chicken.
A fragment describes the Brazil nut tree in the Amazon with heights from 100 to 180 feet and horizontal branches bearing long ropes-like ends. The stout trunk measures nine feet in diameter and supports heavy vertical growth in vast districts under irrigation.
A United States Department guide explains livestock on the farm serves as a market for crops, turning grasses and forage into higher priced products and returning soil nutrients to the field. It emphasizes linking crop production to livestock demand to sustain farm economics.
Goats suit brushy pastures and offer pasture advantages. Short rational and laxative may aid slightly sick hogs. Good teams matter for farming. many farmers can skip some hogs for market. More teams should be raised to replace old work animals as horses and mules age.
A travel writer recalls driving through Kerry from Killorglin to Waterville via Cahersiveen and Ballinskelligs. He describes Dingle Bay, sparse rail traffic, Valencia Island cable stations, and a vivid Connamista pass view crowned by Darrynane Bay and O Connell’s Legacy house.
A married man seeks a divorce after his wife allegedly went through his pockets. The court papers describe the matrimonial dispute and claim of personal privacy violation as grounds for separation.
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