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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
5
Article describes a two story bungalow highlighting roof lines dormer and wide front porch. William A Radford offers free building advice while detailing a 35 by 82 foot plan with six rooms and three upstairs bedrooms.
The design features overhang for drip and durable slate shingles in green or mahogany tones with white painted siding for an attractive exterior. A roomy 18 by 28 foot living room with a fireplace, a bay window in the dining room, and a porch that can become an extra sleeping area make this a flexible, low complication building option suitable for gradual interior finishing.
Porto Rico National Guard shows a regiment strength of 62 officers and 1,868 enlisted men, the largest in the National Guard. The 162nd Infantry Oregon National Guard hosts 62 officers and 1,258 enlisted men, near the maximum for an infantry regiment.
A Coronet humorous line from Collier's Weekly notes a forgetful golfer. The speaker asks what he did on a difficult sixth hole and jokes that when gentlemen score over seven they always forget, reflecting light witty tone.
The USDA outlines a phased calf starter feeding approach using whole milk for two weeks, then gradual substitution with skim milk. It recommends three daily feedings, eight hours apart, with a goal of full skim milk by four weeks and weaning around six months depending on forage and milk supply.
A summer silo supplements pasture during brown dry periods to improve feed efficiency and boost milk production. Pasture neglect causes cows to dry up in winter and reduce earnings. a summer silo reduces pasture loss, lowers acreage needed, and increases farm profits.
Young orchards should be cultivated in summer by planting early potatoes or corn. Do not use ordinary grain crops on young orchards. Do not work the land in autumn. Once trees bear, sow to clover and break up periodically. Mulch trees with stable litter and apply liberal manure if not thrifty.
Farmers in about 1200 counties kept detailed accounts of farm expenses labor and profits for 1922. Reports to the United States Department of Agriculture show they used these records with county extension agents to analyze operations and plan how to raise net income over several years.
A new USDA produced film discusses buying a tractor versus other farm power sources. It notes farm size land type and farmer skill as key factors, showing ox power and horses in various regions, and explains distribution and cost of prints to authorized buyers.
Extension entomologist Ernest Scholl advises farmers to block chinch bug migration by digging deep inter furrows between infested grain and free fields and creating a fine dust with a dragging motion. He recommends coal oil in insect collecting holes and oiling furrows to kill bugs, plus using green-cut corn in furrow bottoms and contact sprays on valuable crops.
The University of Missouri College of Agriculture recommends bagging grapes with paper for the growing season to shield berries from fungi and birds or wasps. Bags do not affect ripening and, when tied early, nearly guarantee fruit free of insect, bird, and fungus injury while costing little versus fruit value.
The Royal Institute of British Architects awarded a bronze medal to W. Curtis Green for Wolsely House in Piccadilly as the finest street frontage within four miles of Charing Cross. The jury included Earl Crawford, Sir Aston Webb, Paul Waterhouse, Sir Reginald Blomfield and F. Guy Dawber.
An advertisement touts Nujol as a natural lubricant for digestion that avoids the griping effects of laxatives. It claims constipation relief aligns with Nature, noting Nujol is not a medicine and is used in leading hospitals. Get a bottle from your druggist today.
In Kansas City Star prose a tense exchange unfolds as a reader accuses another of interpreting only blank spaces. J. Fuller Gloom coolly challenges the claim while a sharp retort follows. The dialogue hints at tensions over reading practices and implied messages.
A light hearted note recalls a woman seeking a partner she could admire. The tale plays on a man who found himself married to a house painter and the humor in lofty aspirations versus everyday life.
Prof A O Rankine notes night telephoning via light could cover several miles at the Royal Institute in London. Bell’s photophone once achieved 700 feet speech transmission using selenium though reliability varies with days. Control advances promise steadier operation. Also a golf anecdote from the column features a merchant and a parson ending with a morose joke.
Growers often succeed in placing scions but lose them later as scions wilt or die. Drying and poor waxing allow holes to form. Weeks after grafting inspect the wax for pockets. smooth or reapply with a slightly thicker wax to seal holes.
Garden note warns cucumber beetles attack young vines each spring. Advice recommends dusting with vine or wood ashes mixed with turpentine or crude carbolic acid, applied with a fine dusting can, repeating as needed.
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