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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1922
Page
3
The article explains hotbeds and cold frames from the United States Department of Agriculture. It covers building a hotbed, sizing sash, preparing manure layers, soil usage, heating and cooling cycles, and ventilation for spring through summer planting. It notes cold frames as unheated beds and a combined hotbed and cold frame setup as cost effective.
Garden experts note eggplant must be started indoors, requires rich soil and sunny warmth, and benefits from liquid manure. Flea beetles attack leaves. remedy is airslaked lime or fine tobacco dust. Remove ripe fruits to prolong fruiting. leading varieties include Black Beauty and Improved Large Purple.
F C Bishop of Dallas says the ox warble costs the United States up to 50 million yearly through milk loss illness in cattle hide damage and wasted meat. He advocates systematic removal of grubs from cattle every 30 days to prevent back injections and preserve hide value despite holes reducing hides to lower grades.
There is no single farm operation more profitable than thorough seed cleaning and grading. Removing weed seeds and light seeds prevents reproduction of poorer plants, increasing heat and killing off the poorest. Early, proper cleaning and grading of seed is the first step to a successful crop.
Farmers vary in selling behavior as corn prices stay low. Some discard all they can at reduced rates while others fetch more than market value. The outcome hinges on the type of stock consuming the corn, with purebred stock delivering the best returns.
An advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross safety mark and claims for quick relief from fever pain and various ailments. A short anecdote follows about a neighbor’s child and a father who must return to the office, leaving toys and a plan for tomorrow.
The Boston Transcript notes a Wisconsin youth game named Christianity. Girls form one side Christians while boys act as heathen and switch to embrace Christianity. The game has grown in popularity among the youth.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a quiet lover and a seedy caller in a witty exchange. The caller boasts firing 17 stenographers for tipping on the floor with their toes and rapping desks with pencils while seeking peace.
The dialogue questions unusual lifespans in the Bible and mocks women’s reluctance to claim extreme ages. A humorous cross-talk suggests that women were the same then as now, challenging perceived ages and fessing to extreme numbers.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a 300 year old hospitality practice where women greeted male guests with a kiss in their husband’s presence. It cites Sir Walter Scott and a line from The Fair Maid of Perth about a maiden kissing a sleeping man and a pair of gloves.
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt presents a maiden who prefers a partner living a double life over a single lifelike life, and a friend cautions that he will lead a double life. The dialogue explores commitment and identity in a cautionary tone.
Two quotes frame the piece on luck comparing those who act with those who merely think. Josh Wise notes a distinction between those who try and those who plan, highlighting the tension between intention and action in facing hard luck.
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