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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
8
An advertisement extols Eatonic as a universal remedy for acid stomach bloating indigestion and gas. It claims a proven track record with over half a million users and guarantees satisfaction with a refund if not satisfied. The copy emphasizes long term health benefits once the cause is removed.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges thrift gardens to feed families and cut bills while commercial vegetable planting warns of labor shortages. War garden efforts shift to home plots. commercial growers report wages rising beyond returns.
Wartime lessons and a coming drop in commercial growing spark a push for more home gardens. Agriculture specialists urge families to test land, plan, plant seeds, and begin work now, with guidance booklets from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help plan, seed quantities, and plot layout for backyard or vacant-lot gardens.
The article notes weeds in a vacant lot can serve as fertilizer when cut and turned into soil. It advises turning rank grass under with a wheat hoe to cultivate once and destroy growth, especially when manure is unavailable, making green material invaluable for soil fertility.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance urges farmers to plan home gardens for easy upkeep. Men handle heavy tasks like plowing while women tend lighter duties with horse drawn tools, aiming for profitable, efficient plots.
Farmers are urged to test seeds before sowing to improve crop yields. The USDA notes seed testing is simple with basic apparatus and understanding of seed types. Contact the county agent or the Agriculture Department for a bulletin.
When calves reach about two weeks old they will start eating grain. Provide a stall box with a steady supply and a small daily amount of about a quarter pound, increasing gradually over ten days or more. The calf will soon eat regularly and often finish the feed.
Poultry notes stress regular feeding and watering for setting hens and protection from mites. It notes turkeys face range drawbacks, ducks and geese need well bedded housing, and stresses that only laying fowls are worth keeping in spring. It advises culling nonlayers to improve next year's record.
A vintage advertisement touts “Diamond Dyes” as guaranteed to give four new rich colors to wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics with a color card to match any material. The second fragment notes a humorous scene where Harold’s father teases a boy about being too short at one end, prompting a laugh in a home setting.
An old advertisement notes aspirin’s discovery by Bayer and its wide uses for colds headaches rheumatism neuralgia toothache and general pain. It highlights Bayer Cross packaging, tablet counts, and price guidance while mentioning druggists selling larger packages. The text ends with a dialect exchange about taking medicine.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and do not suspect it. Back pain headaches nervousness and loss of ambition can signal kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is suggested as a remedy available at drug stores with an offer to send a sample bottle on request.
A brief fragment records a couple named Gerald and Geraldine discussing marriage and fidelity. The speaker offers hand in partnership while noting the ongoing divorce status and social expectations for a man with a wife, framed as a concise domestic exchange.
A collage of short quips and anecdotes from early 20th century papers. A beldam asks a doctor about birth dumbness, a priest appeals for funds in slums, a taxi lights a poor night, Versailles entrails at the White House, and a physician’s whisky prescription is mockingly questioned.
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