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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
6
The article highlights black and white swimwear and accessories as the season’s top look. It notes white fabric remains crisp with color contrasts, detailing striped skirts, monogrammed suits, rubber diving caps, white kid pumps, silk stockings, and decorative parasols as key beach fashion elements.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes home and greenhouse gardeners benefit from saving seeds of proven varieties. Seed saving preserves culinary quality and local adaptation, twofold advantages include selective vigor and regional suitability, with well matured seeds lasting three to five years for small garden needs.
Agronomy notes from Kansas State Agricultural College urge cutting Sudan grass for hay as soon as heads form to maximize hay yield and palatability. Seed harvest should wait until seed heads are fully mature, with possible minor shattering. Growers must judge conditions. two feed crops in one season are rare.
The Cornell station recommends a milk based fattening ration for poultry: 50 lb cornmeal 20 lb white middlings 10 lb ground oats mixed with milk at a quart per quart mash, two pounds milk per pound mash. Milk fattening yields better meat than meat morap. birds penned to reduce exercise and fed freely twice daily for about two weeks.
Ohio State University poultry researchers found pullets plus eggs yielded more profit than capons under typical farm conditions. Caponized cockerels at twelve weeks were fed six months, then compared to pullets of the same age. after six months, egg receipts plus pullet market value surpassed capon returns.
University of Wisconsin expert J G Fuller warns sore shoulders rise from improper harnessing and overwork before training is complete. Minor cases use sulfur linseed oil and iodine, but rest is needed for larger injuries. feeding and field work suffer if horses are not cared for, with better condition possible through careful driving.
The article argues prejudice against alfalfa as horse feed largely fades where alfalfa is common. It cites trials showing no danger when fed properly, warns against overfeeding, and recommends 1 to 1.25 pounds per 100 pounds body weight daily, with some feeding up to 1.5 pounds but preferring lighter amounts plus bulk from other roughage.
The text offers fragmented farm tips on alfalfa planting, pig vaccination timing, duckling feed quality, and poultry rearing. It notes shallow cultivation for corn after eight inches height, recommends good reed varieties, and warns of rat breeding and humane pest control with barium carbonate. It also mentions pigs, loge, and duckling care in a patchy, older style agricultural vernacular.
A North side matron with a gold tooth in front claims a barber gave her striking hair, naming three barbers in a shop. Two women, each with a gold tooth, identify barbers and realize neither had the same barber. Investigation shows all three barbers wore a gold tooth in front.
The largest steam boiler is being installed in Pittsburgh by a downtown heating supplier. It contains six miles of four inch tubing and a heating surface of 2750 square feet. The boiler is rated at 1000 horsepower by standard tests but can operate at up to three times that for long periods and four times briefly. At full speed it can evaporate 200 tons of water per hour.
At a rural schoolhouse musical event Dodd Yommer and a quartet sang, drawing a crowd that surged forward. As the performers broke up and fled, four to five children were knocked down and trampled in the ensuing rush.
A woman asks why a dictionary was thrown at her husband and explains she sought a five letter word meaning domestic happiness but he could not provide it while solving a crossword puzzle.
A fragmented, ornate London passing show critique contrasts gender roles and public display. The narrator ridicules ornate phrasing and questions whether poets should write about automobiles instead of social dynamics.
The Shenandoah caverns in Virginia and the Tuapanogan caves in Utah will be wired for electric light using 200 to 800 watt lamps. Once installed, visitors may view the caves at night with improved safety and comfort.
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