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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
4
A humorous fragment features a mother and daughter discussing a critical aunt and a sharp, unsolicited recount. The four year old Elise questions requests as the mother promises one wish but restricts further asks. An ad praises Cole’s Carbonis for pain relief and hints at Canadian farming wealth reaching 7 billion dollars.
The Federal Horticultural Board of the USDA reports vigorous efforts during fiscal year 1922 to combat insect pests and plant diseases threatening American crops. It notes 22 foreign and 16 domestic quarantines, listing key pests like pink bollworm, European corn borer, gypsy moth, brown tail moth, and Japanese beetle, plus diseases such as potato wart and White pine blister rust. The report warns against complacency as eradication progress could invite renewed effort, and highlights quarantine actions, inspections, and prosecutions of violators across multiple states and regions.
A fragmented note warns that neglecting an orchard invites pests like San Jose scale plum curculio and apple worm to thrive. It urges removing crop refuse and managing the garden to deny shelter to insect enemies and avoid encouraging infestation.
A whimsical note praises the lunner duck for laying perfectly white eggs that gel well and offer excellent flavor in the urban market.
A United States Department of Agriculture exhibit at the International Live Stock show demonstrated that culling hens boosts egg output and profits. Two pens compared 12 non culled hens consuming 60 pounds of feed for 200 eggs versus eight culled hens using 800 pounds of feed for the same 200 eggs. The culled group cost less feed and reduced labor, housing, and capital needs, underscoring criteria for distinguishing poor from good layers.
The Scientific American describes a harrow invention by I G Biggerstar of Kansas City Missouri. It aims for a simple durable harrow with movable operation while in motion and a lever to raise it for clearing debris, operable by tractor or similar power.
A veteran recalls an Essex era drill when sailors faced strict limits on ammunition. A forward pivot rifleman repeatedly hit a triangular plank target, smashing the spar and canvas, prompting the captain to threaten the brig if he repeated the feat.
A historical note describes infant betrothal patterns among Eskimo groups. Elders arrange marriages, with no formal ceremony or festivities. Couples may cohabit after betrothal, and unions are tied to the man’s ability to provide.
Oklahoma A and M professor A C Baer says dairy cows should get grain when pastures fail. With no pasture they need one pound of grain for three pounds of milk, and on pasture one pound per six pounds of milk suffices. He urges access to good hay, preferably alfalfa, and notes profitable barley wheat or rye pastures. A dairy cow giving 40 pounds daily on pasture may need two to three pounds of grain per day.
Potatoes produced in 1022 across 16 countries are estimated at 675 million bushels more than last year with an average two year gain of 40 million. The 1022 potato acreage for 24 reporting nations totals 20,261,000 acres as compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A Detroit inquiry over Darwin reveals the phrase Let the best team win and notes cartoons of forefathers. It questions how Darwin could be forgotten amid early Republican imagery and “The Harry Ape” reference.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines a plan to exchange crop reports on cotton and wheat with Egypt. Reports will be sent instantly by cable or radio and broadcast across the United States to farmers. The program aims to shorten the time between receipt and dissemination of vital crop news.
Reports to the United States Department of Agriculture show that sixteen years after the first Negro agricultural demonstrators began extension work, 285 Black agents now direct more than 14,000 Black farmers and their families in adopting approved farming and home making practices.
In a sharp exchange, Dadtly Joe declares that horse thieves have been demoralized and are now stealing flivvers. The line captures a rural, humorous defense of property and invention as horses fade.
A young hunter asks about loons and cooking. Uncle Augustus explains the loon is good to eat and describes a method involving boiling in water, then flattening with a flatiron to finish cooking, as narrated by Judge.
Catarrhal deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining leading to rumbling and impaired hearing. Without reducing inflammation hearing may be destroyed. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to restore hearing and has been used for over forty years with success, sold by all druggists.
In a domestic exchange Mrs. Rawler mentions learning different languages from the gramophone. Mrs. Wags counters that since neighbors acquired theirs, Mr. Wage has begun using language she had never heard from him before.
A Boston Transcript snippet features playful shop signs claiming humorously aching feet should be brought in and declaring sodas as the best all day, capturing a light local ad voice.
A Boston Transcript passage shows a blunt scene where a wealthy, irritable man toys with a young man in his daughter’s courtship. He jokes about past suitors before finally ordering the youth to leave, illustrating sharp, mocking social dynamics.
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