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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
6
A Western Newspaper Union piece argues against passivity in sales. It urges clerks to earn recognition through genuine effort and honesty, transforming routine duties into proactive engagement. It cites practical examples from a drug clerk and stresses directing customer interest toward products without pressuring.
A Baltimore Sun quip lists a long string of household chores done by a wife and contrasts it with a husband’s demand about a forgotten task. The piece underlines domestic strain and gender expectations in a pointed, observational tone.
The Ann Arbor Times-News quotes a view that age is not what counts. It emphasizes how a man has lived through his years rather than the calendar defining his zenith of humanity.
In 190 the Camp Fire Girls of America adopted an official code of hunting ethics called the Sportsman's Platform. It declares that the best hunter is the one who finds the most game, kills the least, and leaves behind no wounded animals.
Satirical aphorism notes men resemble sheep in two ways. They are gregarious and easily frightened, attributed to Ramsay MacDonald in a reflective aside.
A USDA circular by Dr. J C McDowell discusses testing dairy cows every other month for small herds. Using 70 cows from Minnesota, six test days per year yield 8.8 to 12.5 percent errors vs 2.01 percent monthly, suggesting limited use where herds are small.
Custom corn sheller owners mount shellers on automobile trucks using a belt take-off from the truck transmission. The mobile outfit expands the operator’s working radius by ten to fifteen miles, allows eight to ten miles per hour travel between jobs, and reduces idle time when multiple farmers request shelling at once. The system fits at the crib, uses less space than a tractor, and enables shelling before and after harvest as well as after silo filling.
A farm note recommends creosote as the most practical wood preservative for machinery parts. It warns ordinary paint alone cannot protect wood kept in sheds or barns and stresses thorough painting and creosote penetration to shield wood from moisture and insects.
Agricultural squibs discuss concrete piecing after mixing, septic tanks for modern plumbing, and a smokehouse built of concrete staves. It notes using Portland cement plaster on metal lath for fire resistance, building small hog feeding floors, and oiling machinery to prevent rust. It also mentions counting cement sacks to gauge on hand.
Gardeners should decide if a garden is worth the effort and prepare by stocking seeds. Robert Schmidt advises checking seed viability, ordering from seed catalogs, and testing leftovers. Choose light sandy soil, use well-rotted manure, and have fertilizer ready if soil is rich.
Rats destroy billions in property yearly in the United States. To deter rats, foundations are built two feet below ground, extended one foot above, and posts raised 18 inches or more depending on width. Spaces are sealed, light admitted, and concrete floors used on well-drained soil with screened openings and automatic doors.
Beekeeping guidance from O W Rapp of Arkansas advises extra protection during winter. Ensure ample honey stores, add an extra super with leaves or straw, leave space for bee movement, and reduce front entrance. Surround the hive with chicken wire and fill gaps with insulating materials. Orient the hive away from the north.
The article stresses sanitation as vital to reducing brown rot and wormy peaches. It advises removing diseased cankers during winter pruning and destroying all decayed fruit. Wild plum thickets near orchards complicate curculio control and disease management.
The Iowa Homestead notes feed cost is a major poultry expense and should be considered with other costs. Connecticut and Indiana studies estimate 22.18 to 25.77 pounds of feed to raise chicks to maturity, with Leghorns around 25 pounds and larger breeds 80 to 90 pounds. Annual hen feed ranges from about 75 to 85 pounds depending on breed and laying.
Skim milk is touted as a versatile feed for poultry from chicks to laying pullets and can supplement home grown or commercial feeds. Successful poultrymen worldwide recommend it, noting high production depends on ample diverse feeds and proper mixing. while most commercial feeds arise from research, producers can cut costs by using skim milk and growing their own grains.
The article advises poultry producers to minimize egg losses by selecting market eggs weighing 1.5 to 2 pounds per dozen, uniform in size, clean but not washed, with strong shells and infertile. Eggs should be laid in clean nests, gathered often, not taken from incubators, kept in a cool dry place until market delivery.
The article notes no difficulty in choosing top layers from the flock but warns some hens show conflicting traits. Early molters can have good body depth while late molters may look poor. Such birds are often medium producers and farmers must decide to keep or sell them.
The text explains that forcing feeding can cause eggs to shrink in size over a week or two, depending on the hen and its diet. Hens with high laying capacity can still produce normal eggs if given adequate protein, especially in mash during winter.
The article stresses keeping poultry houses airtight in fall and winter to prevent heat loss and drafts. It warns against loose roofs and shingle roofs that leak heat and notes drafts cause birds to catch colds. Cracks should be fully closed to ensure comfort for the laying flock.
Ee Howe argues women do not run households and bakers and milliners influence women to favor bakery bread and fashionable clothing. He claims men rarely bake and criticizes the push toward woolen wear for comfort yet questions who truly runs the home or controls these consumer choices.
A humorous exchange presents a judge accusing a professor of murdering his entire class and the professor replying that the class was small. The dialogue plays on crime tropes with a tongue in cheek tone.
A quoted passage from American Magazine notes men who argue aim to defend with logic or insult the beliefs they defend. It asserts they deny truth when it threatens their stance.
A fragment quotes Matthew Henry on life and faith, noting that true ease comes to those who live by belief while others merely echo others opinions, reflecting a religious reflection in a compact line.
Safety on air liners calls for passenger parachutes per a Copper's Weekly note. Jumping from an airship at 1000 feet is not pleasant but mirrors ocean liner escapes with life preservers. Goethe remarks great possessions invite temptation.
A narrator recounts a long tale of falling from a boat in the Inka and struggling in the water. After a second ascent and near a third dive, the story turns on a reflection that prompted him to abandon the perilous attempt and swim ashore.
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