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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
8
The article argues that true architectural beauty emerges when a whole street of homes is planned to fit the setting and relate to surrounding structures. It notes builders often imitate uniform exteriors, with landscaping as the primary variation, and predicts a future where developers design entire tracts with cohesive placement to revolutionize subdivision practice.
Portable rear porch closets offer safe cool storage for provisions and packages from deliveries. Install on existing porches across ends or along walls, with a serviceable color that matches the house and an enamel white or ivory finish for cleanliness.
The article discusses mottled effects on plaster walls after priming, noting that rough or smooth plaster, canvas, burlap, or cloth wall boards accept mottled, blended, or two toned appearances.
The article argues that regular painting preserves value and reduces repair costs. It states a painted house lasts five to ten times longer than an unpainted one and stresses painting and varnishing indoors and outdoors protect against wear and weather. It compares a thin coating to the protection of steel.
The article advises examining oak flooring lumber before installation as color and matching can vary. Oak is praised for its durability and versatility to blend with many interiors, with treatment choices left to the homeowner. Some prefer unfinished wood while others varnish or wax after smoothing.
Guidance on building an ash chute for fireplaces emphasizes proper size to prevent clogging and extra work. Warns against oversized chutes that fail to move ashes efficiently and create additional maintenance.
The piece notes that one story houses or bungalows originated in India at a place called Tadia, as cited by authorities. It emphasizes that this origin is a view held by some scholars.
The USDA reports progress in fighting oat smut with a new immune variety named Markton derived from a Turkish line. Trials at Oregon and Washington show high yield and resistance to covered smut, prompting hybrids and further tests to reduce the 1928 crop losses of about 95 million bushels nationwide.
Calves should remain with their dam for two to four days to obtain colostrum. Feed two to five pounds of dam's milk three times daily, switch to skim milk gradually, and offer grain and hay at ten days old. Keep utensils clean, ensure fresh water and salt, protect from lice, and provide good quality hay and silage after six to eight weeks.
Cucumber beetles harm cucumbers melons and squashes. Dust young plants with calcium arsenate and gypsum then spray two to three times weekly and after rain. Ten to twelve applications often suppress the pests. circular No. 90 details insects and control from Iowa State College.
An experiment at South Dakota State College shows soy bean meal as a dairy cattle feed matches all meal in value. Feeding moderate soy meal did not damage butter quality. however excessive amounts tended to produce undesirable butter.
The USDA foreword to a new directory of cooperative bull associations notes notable gains from pure bred sires. Daughters outproduced dams by 14.5 percent in milk and 16 percent in butterfat, adding 908 pounds of milk and 43 pounds of butterfat per herd. There were 220 associations owning 1,003 pure bred dairy sires at year start. benefits accrue across generations.
A 1920s style list from J. St. Dice of the North Dakota Agricultural College outlines practical dairy herd guidelines. It insists on adequate feeding linked to production, balanced forage, varied rations, silage, salt in meals, shelter, clean water, milk testing, and neighborly conduct, aiming for profitable butter fat and long days in the Dakotas.
Prevention is key to keeping flocks healthy. Isolation of new fowls until proven healthy, thorough cleaning and disinfection after outbreaks, and proactive pest control with lice and mites prevent disease spread. A vigilant approach reduces roup and other contagious infections.
The note covers manure storage, pest control, and pasture notes. It advises covering manure to prevent flies, using sweet clover and alfalfa for upland lands, legumes for soil nitrogen, burying or burning dead fowls, using poison and woodchucks caution, corn heat value for baby chicks, dairymen keeping cow records, and mentions boarders sold for beer and improvements in stables.
Prof W W Dixon of Cambridge University in a lecture under the People's League of Health asserts that the strict corset era has ended. He notes that twenty years ago many women in London factories and offices suffered anemia, but modern health awareness and the decline of tight corsets have eliminated the condition in young women today.
Cornish pies, famed for endless ingredients, feature in a tale where Cornish housewives supposedly transform anything into pie. The Devon duchy jokingly fears the devil’s visit due to the pastry variety, from fishy to parsley and herb pies, in Tit-Bits lore.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment to improve skin and complexion. It claims gentle application morning and night, wash off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and asserts benefits for dandruff itching and rough hands.
General Hugh Drum, visiting Washington, asserts war books show every World War battle was a victory for both sides and that no general suffered a defeat. He jokes that “to err is human” and that missteps are even more so in war.
A 12 foot 4% inch alligator, described as one of the largest seen in Lakeland area, was captured alive after being wounded by rifle fire near Lake Gibson. The seasoned monster, about 850 pounds and perhaps 300 years old, may bring its captors $500.
In a Younga town Telegram item a youth recalls kissing a girl under what he believed was mistletoe but fears it was poison ivy leading to a cold sore on the lip. The brief notes the humorous misunderstanding and the awkward moment.
Clearfield Pennsylvania reader Lydia B. reports severe fatigue dizziness and nervousness improved after using a vegetable compound. She endorses its use to build overall health and urges others to obtain a bottle.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes filming for Flaming Flappers underway this week with the crew and cast shaping a lively production. The piece humorously recalls the allure of marching brass bands as part of the juvenile era.
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