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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
2
The portable circular saw attaches to a lamp socket and rivals hand saws for labor saving. Weighing 12 pounds it uses 3 1/4 inch blades, a sliding cylindrical base, and a 0.25 horsepower motor at 12 000 RPM. Special gauges ensure accurate cross cut or rip cut, with an ordinary saw handle for guidance, push button control, and a safety guard.
The ad promotes Cuticura products for baby rashes with soap ointment and talcum as a soothing regimen. It mentions 25c pricing and encourages use after hot baths. The text contrasts dating quips and social sayings with the promotional copy for skincare.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that excess profits from wool dealers are being collected and distributed to growers who can trace their wool. About 10 percent of country dealers showed excess profits and larger dealers face extensive auditing over several months.
Farmers are urged to study and promote seed selection methods to ensure larger crops and better quality. Close seed choice is presented as yielding significant profits and improved yields.
Farmers should store 65 to 75 percent of the main potato crop for winter use. Store at 35 to 40 degrees with ample ventilation and darkness to prevent losses, cull diseased tubers, and avoid deep piles to reduce heat and moisture buildup.
Rabbit raising on a backyard scale is practical and profitable, with thousands of small rabbitries supplying meat for families. Belgian hare is highlighted as a top table breed due to its larger size and rapid development.
The Flemish giant is a Belgian hare bred for large size. Its meat is coarser and less delicate in flavor. Some people find this desirable, but it largely depends on individual taste.
Twelve two year old steers received 41.09 pounds corn silage 2.12 pounds shredded corn stover and 3.02 pounds linseed oil meal daily. They gained 2.22 pounds per day at 13.84 dollars per hundredweight with cattle valued at 14.40 dollars per hundred, yielding a net profit of 20.93 dollars per head.
Boys and girls clubs across Georgia pioneer purebred pigs and better management boosting profits. 1918 saw hog values near half a million dollars with purebred numbers up over 306 percent and profits up more than 61 percent.
United States Department of Agriculture hog extension officials argue pedigrees are not essential for farmers entering purebred hog breeding. They urge buyers to judge seed quality and overall standard rather than rely solely on pedigree, applying the principle to all livestock types.
A Boston Transcript headline notes a devil fishing in the Gulf Stream warning that readers may catch the elusive old boy. The item emphasizes maritime peril and dramatic pursuit in a period-voice style.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the premier medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It describes the preparation as mild and effective, a vegetable compound that quickly earns consumer trust. Readers are invited to test a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
The article discusses the role of crystal gazing and magic mirrors in various cultures from Japan to Mexico. It notes Aztec obsidian mirrors in the British Museum, used for divination, and describes modern reports of crystals vanishing into mist as observers stare in silence until visions appear.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes humorously that Seribson has not secured a producer yet and remains hopeful. The paper quips about his landlady being kept in that hopeful frame of mind, reflecting ongoing delays in his project.
Mrs Bernard E Grace of St Louis submits a rare Persian shawl at the Metropolitan Museum Its 163 year history traced The eleven by four foot piece features palm leaf and River of Life motifs in garnet brown steel gray and rusty hues A Washington expert notes the weave may reflect a lifetime of work Also a humorous hotel bedbug anecdote from Chicago American.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a quip about gardening using a tin can substratum and ashes as top soil. The exchange asks what can be grown under those conditions.
A Cleveland Press line features Cholly claiming keen reading of small type. The companion remark notes foolish eye strain over tiny print. The exchange underscores newspaper typography and reader access.
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