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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
7
Mrs Bassett of Lansing Michigan describes relief from persistent fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improvement after several doses and recommends the medicine to others, noting its long history of use by women.
Dr Thomas Galloway, prominent biologist, argues social hygiene taught with kindness guides young men to choose mates by understanding life. He claims this would reduce marriage failures and divorces, while affirming marriage as a sound institution.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for babies and children, claiming relief from constipation, flatulence, wind colic, and diarrhea, reduces feverishness, aids digestion, and promotes natural sleep without opiates, with the genuine product marked by its signature.
A vintage advertisement touts Dare's Mentha Pepsin as a superior stomach elixir that builds up a run-down stomach so it can handle any food. It claims daily large sales and offers a money back guarantee if it does not deliver better relief than previous remedies.
Dr. John B R Mohler urged Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers to use public information and past experience to guide future meat production. He stressed studying federal and state research and laws, and noted industry interest in recent meat production data.
Hog housing and feeding equipment deserve more focus in farm livestock programs. W A Foster from the University of Illinois advocates sanitary, comfortable farrowing spaces, clean lighted growing quarters, and sanitary self feeding gear to save labor and maintain balanced rations. He outlines two housing styles community and movable colony, noting costs and contagion risk versus sanitation benefits.
The text argues growth and proper development drive gilt breeding age more than mere age. Early but well nourished gilts tend to yield larger litters and lower per pig costs, while underfed young mothers risk small litters and piglet starvation risk.
Article discusses hog feeding practices and the use of tankage from packing houses as feed. It notes tankage contains fat extracted from inedible meat and that hogs are fed substantial portions of this by product. The piece hints at a shift in how hogs are viewed in relation to tankage.
The article advises ordering more baby chicks than you plan to keep, selling cockerels when they reach two pounds, and culling underperforming birds to protect flock health. Regularly inspect chicks and separate inferior pullets and cockerels early to direct resources to promising birds for faster growth and winter laying.
Prof. C. W. Carrick of Purdue warns that stopping mash feeding in summer will disrupt flocks and halt egg production. Range alone cannot meet protein needs. a nutritious mash with meat scraps tankage and milk supplies essential minerals and proteins for high summer yields.
A trap nest provides the only accurate method to determine exactly how many eggs a hen lays in a year. No shortcut exists for partial records or estimates. The best breeders select pullets that mature early, produce heavily in winter and summer, and transmit high production to offspring.
The text prescribes making a dipping solution with one ounce of sodium fluoride per gallon of water, using a large tub or barrel. A pound covers about three hundred fowls. Birds are held by legs and wings, submerged, then moved to force water under feathers. The process is repeated three to four times, finishing with thorough feather soaking.
Height of roosts should be near the floor for heavy breeds with all roosts on one level to prevent crowding for top perches. Avoid high perches and bruises that cause humble-foot. Maintain cleanliness ventilation and freedom from draughts. Watch for watery eyes sneezing or coughing and act quickly to prevent diseases.
The article argues the 44-hour week is common in many industries and predicts a 40-hour week. It notes shifts in employer habits toward leisure, including Friday early weekends, summer and winter vacations, and Friday afternoon golf breaks, citing Jacob Ruppert as an example.
A New York American League figure values baseball at 3 000 000 dollars, saying added American leisure raises its worth. He notes golf’s rising popularity has increased ballpark attendance, sparking mutual interest between the two games.
New York considers a 16 mile elevated road to span 12 story building roofs from the lower city to Yonkers. City traffic congestion costs Gotham about one and a half million dollars daily. The proposed motor express thoroughfare would lie on rooftops.
A town envisioning advanced transit would allow a resident to drive to work, park on the roof, and avoid cross traffic. Proposals include moving pedestrian platforms on a second floor with speeds up to 20 mph, and two new north south avenues to provide free transit, all pitched as a self funding improvement per Capper's Weekly.
A dialogue reveals shock as a man learns of plans to marry a widow, with another person equally surprised. The exchange hints at unexpected nuptials and social implications surrounding the match.
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