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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1927
Page
5
An Ohio station tested minerals with pig feed for five months. Pigs fed minerals with corn and salt averaged over half a pound daily gain, while another group with the same grain gained nearly a pound daily, using 441 pounds of feed per 100 pounds gain. Mineral mix included limestone bone meal salt and potassium iodide.
The herd boar is the key to successful breeding. Keep the boar thrifty but not fat, in a separate pen, and use a breeding crate for older boars. Provide dry quarters, space for exercise, proper feed, and a mineral mix to support vigor and digestion during and before the breeding season.
A Kan station study compares groups of sows given corn with or without exercise and confinement. Pigs from exercising sows were heavier at 80 days, with the heaviest gains in the group receiving corn, tankage and exercise.
Advice on maintaining healthy flocks during restricted winter quarters with dry feed. Emphasizes supplying nutritious rations to build muscle, and warns ewe lambs are susceptible to dietary upset after pasture introduction. stresses careful, appetizing food to prevent setbacks.
Dr A O L Brown of Northwestern University announces a six month research plan from February to September 1927 to trace the Grail legend origins. He argues the tale originated before its 12th century appearance in France and seeks hidden Celtic sources in Ireland. He notes the need for wide language capabilities including old Welsh and old Irish.
Textile expert David Clark at a Charlotte dinner argues women harm cotton growers by not buying cotton stockings. He calls it ingratitude to the men who supply raw materials. An Englishman later compares David Lloyd George to Joan of Arc in wartime praise, sparking a child’s shocked question about burning.
San Quentin received no Los Angeles prisoners for three weeks then twelve dozen or more prisoners arrived. Fourteen deputies were needed to control the new arrivals. Fourteen Los Angeles deputies held tickets for the California Stanford game at Berkeley that day, explaining the unusual turnover.
Frau Amalie Haerting, Berlin stage prompter doyenne, marks a quarter century of service at Max Reinhardt theaters. Her steady cues have guided performers in over 3,000 performances and earned respect from Germany’s leading actors who trust her to cue the next line.
A Princeton professor says electric light from incandescent lamps uses only a fraction of the coal energy burned. He notes losses in generation and transmission still leave room to improve efficiency. The piece argues nature exceeds man in efficiency though progress continues.
A poultry expert from South Carolina State College explains that hens need proper feed and care in winter to maintain egg production. He notes high winter egg prices due to few hens laying and urges farmers to use extension circulars on winter feeding and culling.
An editorial urges poultry keepers to use simple remedies such as a broom shovel scraper and spray with crude oil or other sprays for common diseases. The University of Nebraska is cited as listing these remedies, but emphasizes effort and preventive care over chemical cures.
Nebraska experiment station compared two pens of 90 leghorns. Morning lighting from 6 o'clock increased income by 25.44 dollars while hens under warm conditions lagged. The study found yearlings ready to lay by November 3 responded to light. morning light proved practical for feed management as hens began laying with dawn.
The article advises breeders to create a special breeding pen with a superior rooster and select hens. By marking chicks from this pen, the offspring outperform progeny from the general flock in both egg production and standard qualities.
Readable fragments advise on dry wean amounts tied to scratch feed and season. Recommends feeding twice as much scratch seed G8 mash in winter and reversing the ratio in summer and spring. Mentions late feeding and Beseylent like alfalfa and clover as vitamin rich for digestion.
The Wall Street Journal notes engineers can estimate costs for large generators or turbines by weight, a method extended to mail-order firms. After weighing incoming mail records, firms like Tab-Matton show daily order value can be predicted with minimal error, calculating aggregate value from weight.
The note claims a harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion has been fed by millions for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores sold bottles labeled Dandelion for 95 cents, advertised as a safety colorant.
The account notes Marco Polo’s travels were later written by Rusticiano of Pisa while Polo was imprisoned in Genoa Venice war. The book faced initial scorn but eventually gained popularity, was translated into many languages, and stirred European curiosity about the East.
Demand Bayer aspirin only if the package or tablets show the Bayer name to ensure genuine, proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 years. Say Bayer when you buy aspirin as imitations may be dangerous.
An advertisement touts a gentle laxative for people over fifty, claiming natural bowel regularity without gripping or upset. It promotes a 60 cent bottle and offers a free sample bottle by writing Syrup Pepsin Monticello Tlhela.
The death of Emily Hobhouse is noted as a major loss to South Africa and the Anglo Boer War memory. Her work exposing concentration camps saved Boer women and children from harsher fates as homes burned and rations looted. Her legacy endures in farms across Transvaal, northern Cape, and Orange Free State.
A fragment depicts a dialogue about kissing on a porch and preference to go inside, reflecting informal conversation and differing opinions about modesty and space. The text presents a brief, character driven exchange without further context or events.
An English naturalist identified as Brooke claims experiments on mice show bald heads and subsequent fur loss, suggesting hair is largely hereditary. He predicts future men may skip shaving and women may forgo hair trembles.
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