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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
10
A garbled advertisement page touts various patent medicines and tonic claims. It cites Hoxate's Croup Remedy, Garfield Tea, Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills, and other tonics as cures for ailments, with a New York address for a trial offer and urgent health promises.
A brief series of lessons teaches blind men in a Pacific coast institution to splice rope and knot with expert guidance. The program trains skilled workers in essential maritime and industrial ropework.
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes to transform faded garments into new rich colors. It claims applicability to wool silk linen cotton and blends including blouses stockings skirts coats and feathers with a direction book and color card guidance.
A Sandys Mush resident recalls a gathering after dark with unfamiliar faces and chatter about a neighbor. The account hints at a courthouse memory and a historic cornerstone, prompting questions about what was intended at a Tumlinyville building site.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes a sharp “servant problem” in gilded circles. A multimillionaire’s wife sues the wife of another mogul to recover the person of an English butler, illustrating affluent society’s domestic strains.
A fragment shows dialogue where one man claims to be a single person while another asserts he saw his double on the street, highlighting a mistaken identity or doppelganger moment. The text reads as a playful exchange with no clear antecedent context.
The fragment shows archaic phrasing asking to test knowledge with a brusque reply. No clear event, person, or place identified.
An unclear quotation suggests a humorous exchange about judging worth by the butter someone uses. The fragment references Mrs Bumps and a table, but the full meaning remains obscured.
A fragmentary note describes a death bed scene where the art director finds the hero’s acting unsatisfactory and questions fate and life within a studio discussion.
A fragment from London Blighty weighs a couple’s dilemma about celebrating an anniversary at home. A husband chafes at spending too much time by the fireside, while his partner insists on balance and warmth in shared life.
A brief dialogue shows Mr Feathertop eager and excitable about an afternoon visit to the traces while his wife warns him to guard his money.
Several animals suffered tuberculosis but were treated and released they recovered and were kept in good condition afterwards ensuring their health and safety.
Cooperation between the Bureau of Fisheries and the Bureau of Animal Industry tests fishery by products as hog feed. Fish meal has proven equal to high grade tankage, with shrimp bran showing favorable results when replacing part of the ration alongside shelled corn and middlings.
Purebred hogs from established breeds prove more profitable than grade hogs. Breeding stock should bring at least twice the price of market hogs. They also tend to feed more efficiently, gaining more from the feed used.
Some breeders wait until gilts are fourteen months old before breeding. This aims for first litter at about eighteen months, then continuing to farrow every six months thereafter.
The article highlights feeding breeding and care as the three core factors in quality livestock. It stresses feeding builds the framework produces good show animals and leads to strong records across livestock production.
An expert road builder stresses drainage as the core need for earth roads. Proper grading, open ditches, and keeping the crown dragged after rain prevent drying cracks and improve surface conditions. He notes dragging distributes a thin earth layer to the center, to be rolled and packed during dry periods.
David Fo Pouston, secretary of agriculture, notes the 1919 federal aid road program is larger than any prior year. He says states may delay using funds into 1920 due to need for experienced contractors and engineers after wartime stagnation. Funds already provided could finance a program more than four times larger than any previous effort.
A juryman notes the judge’s charge on cent in fact and pall tiv dle das for their work. The fragment hints at instructions given during a trial and the juror’s reflection on the jury’s duties.
A hoaxed sales pitch claims Freezone instantly relieves corn pain and removes hard soft and toe corn with a tiny bottle costing a few cents. It features a Cincinnati gentilla titled sensational discovery and ends with a barber joke about asking sides.
Farmers stress a good market as the key for successful diversified farming. They note road quality and transport ease influence the viability of selling varied crops to nearby towns or distant markets reached by improved transport.
Article argues that better roads save time in hauling cargo and reduce transportation costs for agriculture. It notes the real-world impact on farming efficiency and distribution.
Standing water should not be left where sheep and cattle can access it as it harbors disease germs and has caused stock losses in the past.
Critics argue a good roads tax is fair since farmers bear higher costs from bad roads than from road construction and maintenance. They contend time and labor lost on poor roads justifies funding a stronger road program.
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