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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
10
Illinois expert outlines vineyard sanitation and spraying plans to control berry moth rootworm grape leaf hopper and downy mildew. First spray before bloom followed by subsequent applications with Bordeaux lead arsenate and nicotine sulfate adjustments. include burning headlands and proper cultivation to reduce pests.
Lester Tilton aged 65 of Clinton Ja was granted a June 30 continuance on charges of practicing medicine without a license. He was released on 2500 bond after arrest on a farm near Cottonwood and shipped to Chicago to face the felony charge. Investigators sayTilton advertised a cancer cure and ran an office from his home. The Chicago Tribune notes State's Attorney Belows moved to issue a conspiracy warrant against Tilton and associates. Moth balls offer a home remedy to trap moles per a US Agriculture report.
A rural notice warns that a dairy operation must guard against neglecting cows while focusing on crop work. Pastured cows should have grass and cud time only when fully grazed, with longer feeding when pasture is short to prevent disadvantage and ensure winter feed.
A partially readable clipping notes a deaf man dancing in a press setting and a writer producing a piece about the scene. The fragment mentions key actions but lacks clear names or dates, leaving the exact context and attribution uncertain.
Dubuque and the Dubuque Post of the American Legion host a Tri-State Legion meeting and drum corps contest Thursday and Friday drawing Legion chiefs from Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin plus public crowds. About 20 drum corps compete with a $1600 prize, a river moonlight ride, parades and finals at the Municipal Athletic Field.
Morrison hosts an American Legion Fourth of July celebration at Whiteside County Fairgrounds with fireworks, horse racing including 2:22 pace 2:20 trot and 2:10 race, and a dance by Trave O Hearn Orchestra from Moline. Morning parade by Morrison high school band followed by baseball and horse shoe events.
Two Sinoia farmers near St Louis excel by specializing in hogs in a region where hogs are at a disadvantage. Over five years they produced two to three times the area average and in 1930 each earned over 3000 more than local account-keeping peers. They yielded about 12000 worth of pork from 60 sows in 1930.
In a fragment from a 19th or early 20th century parish setting two children express young future plans. Billy, five, says he will be a soldier. Mary, four, imagines marrying and having five children, specifying racial lines. The parson asks the Deacon to lead prayer. the Deacon, asleep, finally refuses, saying “Lead yourself I just dealt.”
U S Department of Agriculture Leaflet 75 L warns warts on cattle cut hide value by up to 86 percent. Warts are infectious and spread unless warty cattle are removed and facilities are disinfected. Removal methods include clipping or tying with sterile thread. larger cases require a veterinary surgeon. Leaflet 75 L is available free from the Office of Information in Washington, D C.
A Tennessee mountaineer from a small settlement was arraigned with several others for site distiking. When asked his name the defendant Joshua said he was not the man who made the sun stand still but the man who made the noonshine.
One hundred fifty six farm boys and girls from 40 states are registered for the fifty annual National 4-H Club Camp to be held June 17 23 on the Department of Agriculture grounds. Each state may send two boys two girls and two club tenders based on 4-H work. An annual banquet will be held Saturday evening in the U S Chamber of Commerce Building with other evenings devoted to recreation and camp fire programs.
A brief exchange features a bachelor longing for peace of married life and a married friend confessing continual yearning. The dialogue captures a light, reflective mood on commitment and companionship.
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