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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
3
A testimonial from Mrs Pearl Hill of 418 Jacksboro Eaton praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for female troubles. She claims back pain dizziness and loss of appetite resolved, enabling her to eat work and recover, and encourages others to use the remedy.
A terse note observes that many women do unusual things to get even, suggesting a sly view of retaliation. The line hints at social attitudes toward motive and gender without detailing specific acts.
Since 1917 cattle owners have placed 500000 animals under supervision as authorities fight tuberculosis. By April 1 1920 about 587240 cattle in 25793 herds were under cooperative supervision, 60230 cattle were known free of the plague, 115000 on the waiting list for testing, 258331 passed first test stage, with optimistic hopes two thirds finishing the test and adding 170000 cattle to accredited herds.
At Beltsville Maryland dairy farm 16 calves in four groups were fed skim milk amounts from one-seventh to all they would drink over 70 days. Gains rose with more milk. calves given all they would drink gained at least 50 percent more weight but required more milk per pound of gain. No adverse effects were observed from heavy feeding.
Charles P. Hamm, a South Dakota farmer, declares all his sires and female breeding stock are purebred. He applies for enrollment in the Better Sires Better Stock campaign, listing Short horn cattle, Percheron horses, Duroc Jersey hogs, Rhode Island Red chicks, and Bourbon Red turkeys. He is the first listed breeder with five classes where all animals are purebred.
Hogs on pasture need grain for best profit in pork production though full feed is uneconomical when pasture is plentiful and grain costly. Feeding corn alone with limited forage lowers costs. add small amounts of tankage or skim milk for pigs under 100 pounds.
More than 191000 head of live stock owned by Navajo Indians in New Mexico will be bred to pure-bred sires. The herd includes 3000 cattle 8000 horses 150000 sheep and 30000 goats with smaller numbers of swine and poultry. The movement Better Stock Better Stock gains Indian support as the US department of agriculture assists with literature on five stock improvement.
Instructions list a hog management mixture kept before swine including 100 pounds slaked coal or wood ashes 4 pounds air slaked lime 2 pounds common salt 1 pound Epsom salts. A second step covers dissolving 2 pounds copper in one quart boiling water and sprinkling the solution over the mix.
In group 4 with one exception, subjects drank over 40 pounds of skim milk daily at times. This suggests that overfeeding is not itself a common cause of scours.
The text urges keeping the churn sweet and clean to prevent taint in butter. It notes that milk and cream care before churning matters, and recommends a small brush to clean churn corners and joints where milk particles and microbes breed.
The article argues that a herd bull holds greater value than a cow and should be chosen for influence over the herd. It contends the price of the herd bull is less critical than obtaining a superior animal, advising buyers not to settle for a cheap bull but to pay for a good one.
The piece explains candling as a standard method used by commission houses to judge egg freshness by viewing contents against a light in a dark room. It notes fresh eggs have a small air space and appear clear, while aging increases air space and may show dark spots. A simple water test is also described: good eggs lie on their sides, older eggs stand upright or float, indicating quality loss.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that turkeys forage for field insects from June until frost, consuming millions of grasshoppers and other pests. In wooded areas mast provides a major diet, with acorns and nuts aiding fattening for Thanksgiving or Christmas markets, reducing grain needs.
The market calls for three broiler sizes: squab broilers dressed at three quarters to one pound, small broilers from one to one and a quarter pounds, and large broilers from one and a half to two pounds. At six months weight gain is modest and quality declines. Beyond twelve weeks cockerel age markedly reduces quality.
The note warns mites raise egg costs and stress on hens, urging immediate mite control due to warm weather. It stresses not tolerating poor birds, stresses heat as enemy to eggs, highlights blackhead as a major turkey disease, and notes the importance of early hatched pullets and a strong male rooster for winter production.
The ad claims rheumatism stems from germs in the blood and promotes S. 5. S. as an antidote. It asserts relief is possible only after freeing the blood of germs and notes S. 8. S. is sold by druggists nationwide. Address Chief Medical Adviser at 107 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga for literature.
A ragged horse with protruding ribs is led by a gypsy as spectators joke about its use. A steam laundry is suggested as the horse's fate. A literary note recalls Brander Matthews on the American short story and its chase for profit.
A terse exchange shows one person insisting the other return exactly at 9. The reply shifts to 10, then a sharp interruption clarifies the plan as about ten minutes to nine. The dialogue captures tension and a time conflict between speakers.
A narrator recalls childhood curiosity about the devil and a grandmother’s shopping trip. While separated, she fell onto an iron sidewalk grate, peering through bars as she declared she wished to see Satan, believing infernal realms lay beneath.
Daeliss News describes a jazz wedding concept where the bride's parents gift the groom a song and dance as a warm traditional touch reflecting old time values and community celebration.
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