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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1939
Page
2
A brief feature quotes Justice George W. Maxey on how evil days begin when a people rely more on legislative novelties than on old fashioned virtues. An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets made from May Apple as a remedy for accumulated body waste.
A reflective note cites the saying Man proposes, God disposes attributed to Thomas à Kempis.
This advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for constipation and stomach distress. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein lumps in the stomach and the laxative wakes lazy bowels, suitable for family use and appealing to children.
A compact reflection on how rapid talking and poised delivery can prove fatal to many, echoing Juvenal's warning about the hazards of uncontrolled rhetoric and self-assurance in speech.
Norwood reports on the Hardings and the temple dispute as Lynn breaks from Aunt Deborah. Rundhia woos Lynn amid palace intrigues while a jewel room reveals the famed Kadaria diamonds, testing loyalties and futures in a tense cliffhanger.
Captain Norwood and Moses O Leary survey Kadur India over whether a temple diamond mine belongs to priests or Maharajah. Lynn Harding, an American guest, is drawn into palace intrigue as Norwood foils Prince Rundhia and a cobra plot while O Leary uncovers a mine entrance and a priestly diamond stash.
Scientists from the United States department of agriculture report two permanent color preservation methods for botanical and entomological specimens. One uses methacrylate to embed dehydrated material, offering distortion-free viewing and high luster after machining. The other treats fresh plant matter with water removing syrups to set color and toughen tissues, each specimen requiring a specific formula from seven types, with specimens sealed between cellulose sheets for protection.
A report by the American Foundation for Animal Health warns that Europe could again demand horses for cavalry and transport, and America faces a shrinking horse population with 328,000 fewer horses and 61,000 fewer foals last year. It urges improved care and immunization to protect remaining horses, noting two years are needed to raise a new colt.
University of Minnesota extension poultry specialist Cora Cooke finds that using electric lights in chicken houses does not increase yearly egg production. Lights mainly shift production to fall and winter when prices are higher, with 12 to 14 hours of light preferred. Regular, daytime lighting with an automatic switch is best, while night lighting requires dimming to help hens locate roosts.
Cattle ear tagging, likened to fingerprinting, identifies all animals in dairy herd programs. Cooperating with dairy agencies, it creates permanent records to curb dairy crime, improve breeding, and track production for each cow and bull.
A Japanese farmer reportedly increased milk yield by radio. In Udny Scotland a farmer placed a radio in an empty cowshed stall to imitate the method, prompting a chaotic chorus as cows kicked, protested loudly and caused dairy mishaps including a milk pail topple and a milkmaid being knocked aside.
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