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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
6
A fragment from an Indianapolis News item recalls a young primary teacher irritated by Bobby's mother who pressured classroom changes. She contends old books would better suit readers, while the mother insists on supplementing with preferred stories, recalling the tale of the Red Hen.
A discharged soldier and his young wife explored a Washington department store on a shopping trip. He grew exhausted and dozed in the lobby while she waited. She later found a dollar and hat in his possession, prompting shock and reflection on a man’s self knowledge versus his financial habits.
An anecdote from Andernach describes German shoppers neglecting patriotism for bargains. For a Fourth of July ball the Y girls sought red cloth for Uncle Sam’s trousers, finding only a German flag. A merchant salvaged the material from the flag, selling it with a noble air.
The USDA explains why crop production is measured in bushels, not sacks or hundredweights, noting the bushel’s definable weight and legal basis. It lists common bushel weights for apples, corn, oats, potatoes, wheat, and other commodities, and discusses trends toward central weights as bulk handling grows.
Walter Moore calls on farmers to provide water in the hay field during heat. He notes horses endure long hours without drink while drivers refresh themselves, leading to distress, colic, and distended stomachs. He urges humane treatment through field watering in hot days.
United States Department of Agriculture investigators report that dried pressed potato yields rapid gains and high finish in pigs when combined with protein rich feeds like oil meal, fish meal, and tankage. The study arises from a search for an effective disposal method for cull potatoes.
Weather exposure harms farm implements more than use. Store and shelter all machinery and tools to prevent damage before winter sets in.
Storing cabbages can use conical pits, or long pits with heads down, and a shallow trench method. Freezing is not harmful, so thin coverings work. Pits feature rails or stakes with earth banks and a straw or fodder cover for two-foot-high enclosures, allowing removal from one end.
Long banks with good drainage suffice for storing cabbages. Do not cover with thick dirt. When heads are cut, keep roots. in spring they sprout to yield greens. Many market sprouts come from this method. Cabbage heads can be stored on outdoor shelves, but avoid basement storage due to odors.
Dark colors provoke bees more than light, so handlers should wear light clothing and move calmly. People returning from work in stables or with strong perspiration should avoid close, casual contact with hives to prevent attacks.
Winter soil fertility is lost by erosion. Keep hills in sod, plant cover crops, practice under drainage, and fill gullies with brush to prevent washing away nutrients.
Over years of experience a herd of cattle can be freed from tuberculosis and kept free, showing the procedure is practical and within reach for a large share of owners.
Self feeders prove highly useful for hogs, fattening them with minimal labor. They save feed corresponding to weight gain and bring hogs to market readiness sooner than hand fed stock.
Sincere claim to stop calomel and back a harmless Dodson's Liver Tone promises a gentler liver and bowels. It warns calomel as dangerous mercury causing bone problems and sickness, while touting vascular calm with a vegetable formula sold by druggists.
Drugstore reports show many overlook kidney issues. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted as a mild healing remedy with a high success record. An insurance physician notes many declined applicants unknowingly suffer kidney trouble, and the ad offers a sample bottle for ten cents plus a paper mention.
A mother threatens illness and death to induce good behavior, but a child responds with a cheerful, hopeful request to sit beside the coachman. The anecdote captures a playful, affectionate moment from London Tit-Bits.
An old advertisement touts August Flower as a sovereign remedy for tired and disordered stomachs, indiges tion, fermentation, sour stomach, headache and constipation. It claims liver stimulation and intestinal cleansing with wide availability. Also includes a brief humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript about marriage and eye care.
A humorous exchange about balancing duties as the chairman of the house committee of a club. One speaker claims to serve six hundred masters, highlighting conflicted obligations in a light, satirical tone.
A Louisville Courier Journal quotation criticizes excessive investigations with a biting line about eating one’s hash and ignoring contents, reflecting a skeptical editorial stance on investigative fervor.
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