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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
6
A fashion feature extols one-piece knitted bathing suits and matching summer dresses. It praises faultless fit, pure wool, fast color, and white organdie neck binding with decorative organdie flowers. Promotes vivid colors, ribbons, laces, and practical water wear for adults and children, highlighting summer style and activity.
United States Department of Agriculture reports a shift from decline to improvement in horse stock quality. Stallion enrollment shows purebreds rising relative to total, with Indiana Pennsylvania Michigan and West Virginia enforcing purebred only policies. Demand on markets increased 40 percent year over year with higher prices for good breeding stock.
Tests in Wleconsly show iron sulphate at 52 gallons per acre eradicated wild mustard from grain fields at a cost of 1.25 dollars per acre. Dandelions in lawns were also cleared, but fields Cockleburs ragweeds and other common weeds were only partially controlled. Canada thistles browned but regrew. clean cultivation appeared the only sure remedy for persistent weeds.
It pays to keep every foot of the garden busy throughout the growing season. Beans tomatoes beets corn celery endive and turnips can follow in sequence with early crops such as beets lettuce radishes and peas. Proper management can double revenue without harming the land if judgment is used.
Barley farming expands across the United States as a valuable livestock feed. The USDA notes barley yields more feed per acre than other small grains under suitable soils and climates, though it is typically less valuable than corn. Ground, it reduces animal intake and should not be the sole grain for young pigs. rolled barley is preferred for young stock and show cattle.
A Missouri extension entomologist advises limiting access to weak hives to prevent robbing by strong colonies. If a colony is weak for reasons beyond new swarms, re queening by mid August helps wintering and yields. Keep honey comb trimmings covered and reduce entry to one bee at a time during robbing, cooling with water during intense raids.
Farmers praise Bobwhite quail for consuming waste grain weed seed and numerous pests including crabgrass foxtail plants and various insects. One farmer valued each quail at five dollars for aiding weed control and insect destruction.
The article argues that black teeth in newborn pigs have no special meaning and do not need removal for superstition. It notes teeth can injure sows and piglets, so they should be carefully nipped at birth to prevent lacerations and facial wounds.
Broodiness reduces egg production and can be broken by close confinement in a wire bottom coop under a tree. Feed regularly with laying mash and whole grain with plenty of fresh water. Most broody hens will give up in a few days to a week.
A Presbyterian pastor in Girard uses short ten minute stories to reach boys and girls, then follows with longer sermons for elders. Since adopting this approach attendance among the young has more than doubled and some curious adults have joined. Trained at Princeton the minister says both church and athletics benefit from catching youth early.
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a safe substitute for narcotic tonics and teething helpers worn by babies. It claims over 30 years of use, no narcotics, physician approval, and bears the genuine signature on packaging.
A Dodge City small girl on her first kindergarten day spots a hen with chicks and asks where the daddy chicken is. The teacher can not answer, and the child speculates the father chicken may be downtown in the office.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a premier medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick friendly relief from a gentle healing vegetable formula and offers a sample bottle by mail from Binghamton New York.
A Kansne City Star excerpt notes Petunia earns the nickname wide open town as soon as darkness falls phonographs fill nearly every block and the tavern landlord explains the nightly buzz with a cryptic reply from R cas tla.
William Allen White of Kansas scoffs at moral reform while recalling a park scene. He jokes skirts will not lower soon as a girl on a park bench wears a wide brimmed hat and a man quips about not recognizing ankles.
An advertising fragment urges adding Cuticur Talcum to toilet requisites. It touts a luxurious face and skin powder for babies and adults, claiming the Cuticura trio of Soap Ointment and Talcum covers scents and skin care, making other perfumes unnecessary.
A large, distinguished looking woman spoke at the meeting claiming she could not find words to express her feelings. The speaker's identity was disputed as it was asserted the speaker was not the wife of the inquirer.
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