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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
7
A whimsical dialogue between Mother Ocean and Mr Sun portrays the sea as vast and generous. Ocean boasts her size and reach, comparing travelers’ awe to a voyage’s true breadth while pondering how land travelers would view the world if seas were closer to home.
A geography class joke features a teacher asking what mountains are for and a pupil answering they are for summer resorts. The pun highlights a playful exchange about geographic features and leisure use.
The fragmentary OCR notes an event described as Upsters coming down and asks about rates at a specific location, but the readable text is garbled and lacks clear names, places, or dates to establish a complete news item.
Washington DC cattle grading expert Tunes Wallace told Colorado and Larimer County ranchers that the aim is higher quality beef and lower production costs. He emphasized grading cows by potential calf value and cuts rather than weight, noting 70 percent of beef now sells as cuts in major markets. Sorting and grading would raise returns for producers.
The article advises feeding corn with tankage or alfalfa, or soy bean forage to brood sows and fattening hogs. It emphasizes sparing corn, balanced rations, and separating brood sows from the herd three to four weeks before farrowing. Average litter sizes: old sows six to seven pigs, young sows about five.
Practical guidance for livestock care including horses pigs cattle and hogs. Emphasizes regular feeding and watering schedules aiming to prevent weight loss and poor gains. Recommends parasite treatment, creep pens for lambs, rye oats and rape forage, and balanced rations like corn with tankage for hogs. Berkshire and Hampshire hogs noted as good grazers for dairy farms.
William A Radford explains in detail how well designed dairy barns improve milk yield. The round roof barn shown houses 2 cows with a 96 by 44 feet plan, featuring a central feeding alley, concrete mangers, stall gutters, a manure conveyor, ventilation, and constant water. The design emphasizes weather tightness, sunlight, ventilation, and efficient labor to maximize dairy profitability year round.
Steel windows offer light airy appeal with slim lines and weatherproof casement joints. Historically priced for banks and monuments, these durable casements are now promoted as affordable options for the average home.
A compact look at color tones that work well in dining spaces and breakfast rooms. Notes practical contrasts and harmony to create welcoming, stylish color schemes.
Describes the National Old Trail route from New York to California as the Broadway of America with varied scenery and reliable road conditions. Advises motorists on weather risks in Missouri and Kansas, fuel and supply stations, hotel and camp facilities, and a practical travel plan of 20 to 30 days at about ten hours daily with a stated equipment list.
Extensive travel across Minnesota and the Dakotas highlights the need for proper maintenance of unpaved roads. The piece urges compliance with state road laws, notes success on state highways, and criticizes neglect of city and village streets compared with trunk routes.
A 1661 precedent shows highway taxation for vehicle maintenance. Royal and municipal authorities relied on ancient statutes from King Charles II era. In 1601 London and Westminster had about 400 licensed public coaches within a six mile radius.
Rapid growth of motor traffic has highway officials grappling with reconstructing obsolete high crown roads, securing rights of way for future expansion, improving curve and grade safeguards, eliminating grade crossings and bridges, and increasing maximum carrying capacity. Much information comes from the Bureau of Public Roads.
A smooth, unbroken highway links Vancouver to Los Angeles forming a transnational route. The final paving ceremony near the British Columbia border drew thousands of motorists and officials to celebrate the completion.
Jim Duran, a wounded veteran, defends a New York alley against two assailants while hunger and moral conflict loom. After a police ward’s grim briefing, he wonders about his share of a relief fund and jokes about buying a thousand dollars worth of ants to eat, ending with a stark, dark humor.
A garbled note describes a seer Randred aiding in estimating a giant sequoia. It mentions average height and a ground diameter of 80 to 85 feet, with uncertain terms and figures cluttering the account.
Fragmentary notes mention a dispute and possible plotting around a local event. Readable names and places are not clear, but the text hints at tension between groups and a call to extend arrangements.
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