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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
7
A Yorkshire couple on their honeymoon traveling to London run into Mrs Clayton in Regent Street. She greets Miss Jones, congratulates the bride on a name change, and invites tea with the Claytons in Streatham, noting how strangers in a strange city can seem like dear friends.
Discussion argues for early music training for church choirs starting around age seven. Children receive thorough solfeggio, with later instruction in harmony and general music as appropriate.
An old advertisement extols Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine safe for millions over twenty years and available in unbroken Bayer packages with directions for various pains. It notes small tin boxes and larger druggist packs, plus a chemical note on Bayer’s salicylate ester. A second ad promotes a worm medicine and a humorous family dialogue about engagement.
A brief exchange questions the value of money versus achievement. The dialogue asks if one can buy a beef steak with anything else besides money, suggesting a test of worth beyond currency.
The passage argues that dwelling on one’s own trouble is self defeating as others face greater risks. It asserts trouble is part of life and progress comes by facing hardship, not wallowing. It urges readers to avoid self pity and recognize neighbors may envy lesser burdens.
Lucile five avoids nightly prayers when sleepy. At breakfast her mother asks about prayers. She admits missing last night but says Sunday night she prayed seven prayers before sleep, enough to last the week.
The article explains how cow clubs and calf clubs can engage rural youths in dairying while teaching arithmetic through practical tasks. It cites banks aiding calf ownership and suggests teachers and bankers consider expanding such programs for boys and girls.
A historical overview notes that major portions of national crops come from a few states. It cites Iowa Illinois Texas Nebraska Indiana for corn, Kansas for winter wheat, North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota for spring wheat flax and other grains, and highlights concentration of tobacco in Kentucky and North Carolina as well as rice in Louisiana. The piece reflects on regional patterns in agriculture.
A Florida farmer disposed of two purebred sires and 20 scrub females after deeming stock quality poor. He replaced them with nine scrub sows and 50 incubating standard-bred poultry eggs, signaling efforts to boost female stock under a USDA inquiry into improved livestock practices.
The fragment discusses feeding costs for cattle and pigs, dipping as a pest control method, and timing pig growth for market. It mentions breeding merino ewes, using a Shropshire buck, and planning corn and skim milk usage for weight gain and sale readiness.
War department has released about 24 000 motor vehicles to the U S Department of Agriculture for distribution to state highway commissioners. About 12 000 already delivered. the rest to be shipped as rail cars are found. Within two to three months all vehicles expected at states for the 1920 road program. Kahn bill moves to require release of tractors shovels cranes and locomotives still held by War Department. Until directed by Congress few if any machines will reach state distribution.
As help is scarce and traffic rises, heavy road work shifts to machinery. Gasoline engines motor trucks and cranes reduce costs compared with manual labor. Edged roads boost economy by easing transport to market and increasing land value near concrete routes.
The cost of marketing will drop as roads improve and farmers use more trucks trailers and autos to reach city markets with their goods.
Unpaved roads change with the weather while paved routes remain constant. When conditions are favorable dirt roads may be passable if recently dragged but remain unsuitable for trucks and cars. The overall need for better road maintenance and system-wide improvements is implied.
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