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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
2
Louis Young of 1652 Clifford St Rochester New York says after thirty years of chronic bowel trouble stomache and eye hemorrhages he took Peruna faithfully and now feels well his wife urged continued use and he remained faithful to the directions. Also a comic exchange about a maid applicant and a Mrs Gazippe ends.
A brief quip frames melody and labor as an ideal of a singing worker. The exchange features the idealist’s line about a man who sings at his work and Farmer Corntessel’s wry retort on singing himself to sleep. The exchange personifies attitudes toward art and labor in a rustic context.
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the best laxative for children. It urges buyers to look for the name California on the package to ensure a harm free remedy for the stomach liver and bowels and notes children enjoy the fruity taste with full directions on each bottle.
In France a marine supply captain inventorying water carts asks Wilkins to find each cart’s capacity. Wilkins probes the top of the cart and ends with his head stuck in the hole, declaring he cannot locate the capacity anywhere. The scene ends with a humorous note on the missing measurement.
A brief exchange extols a bathing suit as well made and attractive, noting it is also suitable for swimming if desired.
An advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and proven safe by millions for over twenty years. It urges consumers to accept only an unbroken Bayer package with directions for relieving headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain and notes small 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
A little girl, lonely after neighbor Susie has a new baby, asks God for a brother. Her mother guides prayer, and soon a nurse places a newborn in the mother's arms. The child joy turns to shock as she wonders if all those prayers will be answered.
The article urges clean poultry houses to prevent parasites and disease. It advises removing droppings promptly, spreading absorbents on boards, cleaning straw nests every 3 to 4 weeks, whitewashing annually with lime and carbolic acid, and plowing runs to bury waste and turn soil.
The article advises painting roosts weekly with kerosene oil to kill mites and applying blue ointment to each bird at the start of hot weather. It emphasizes this as a longstanding, essential poultry practice for pest control.
A child studying geography asks to bound Nevada while her grandmother notes her extensive travels. Caroline explains she travels for joy, and a doctor jokes about sleeping on a cot to avoid bringing troubles along.
Instructions for culling layers describe removing hens in molt with dry combs and wattles, those with lay bones under two fingers apart, small capacity, or dry puckered abdomen. Detect by full test rather than partial and apply all criteria.
A dry mash feed kept before chicks contains animal protein such as buttermilk meat or fish scraps. These protein elements are scientifically dried and resist rapid decomposition, aiding chick nutrition.
Increase of egg production in turkey hens can be achieved by feeding ground oats, ground corn, kafir meal, barley meal, wheat middlings, linseed meal, and sunflower seed in equal quantities. Feed dry in hoppers or mixed with milk or water.
Poultry health guidance notes that mites prey primarily on chickens and spread mainly through interchanging poultry and shipping crates. The text emphasizes mites do not feed much on other hosts when chickens are available, underlining transmission via transport and storage.
The idea from the US Department of Agriculture stresses soundness as a priority when buying or breeding farm horses. A thorough exam reveals unsoundness, its severity, and distinguishes temporary from permanent issues, noting blemishes, vices, faults, and common defects in conformation.
The description lists ailments and traits such as tula ringbone side bones extreme atrophy contracted tendons and broken wind. It notes general characteristics flesh ing temperament quality color and age and states final selection should weigh good qualities against defects.
A Wisconsin farmer coins Bolsheviks of live stock as a jab at scrub bulls in the Better Lives Better Stock campaign by the U S Department of Agriculture and state agencies. He argues scrub bulls harm dairy output, forcing farmers to keep cows rather than the cows keeping them.
Farmers hesitate to raise registered cattle as some registered bulls fail to outperform calves sired by grade bulls. Breeders are urged to cull poor pedigrees instead of marketing scrub bulls for paper status to boost satisfaction among small and large breeders.
Sheep stomach worms are a major drawback to the sheep industry. Pigs unvaccinated should not be placed on infected premises. Prolonged confinement on concrete or dry floors causes foot-sore lameness in heavy hogs. Calves should remain in a clean barn space until about three months old. Sheep ticks annoy sheep of all ages, especially lambs after shearing, and can cause weight loss.
Dodson attacks calomel as dangerous mercury causing cramps and nausea. He promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute that cleans the liver without sickness and promises quick, pleasant relief for bilious, constipated feelings. He claims children can safely use it and urges readers to buy from their druggist.
A dispatch from Omsk, Siberia, says a committee is forming to ready the Obi and Yenisei basins for navigation. Export plans center on 75 million dollars in raw materials, including 2.5 million sable pelts, 500 thousand other furs, 360 thousand pounds of bristles, 2700 tons each of wool and flax, plus linseed oil and other materials. First shipment expected around 10,000 tons with aims to grow the second and third portions. Constipation notes and a vague medical ad precede a short fiction line about Edward and Betty.
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