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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
6
A 1920s style car care column argues that gauges radiators and safety devices like bumpers spotlights anti skid chains and shock absorbers improve efficiency and safety. It notes radiator covers fuel filters and cutouts enhance performance reduce repairs and can raise a car’s resale value.
Give the motor a spring once over and fix any needed parts quickly. Restoring the car to near new condition improves ride quality and resale value, while letting it run down wastes money and creates larger repair bills.
Instruction on securing loose windshield glass by filling the frame gap with shellac to dampen rattle. Apply slowly with a pointed tool or brush to pack the shellac and grip the glass without breaking it.
An old automotive tip explains that brief water exposure through streams or rain harms little, while humidity steadily damages cotton tires. Rubber and cotton resist water, but moist air rots fabric layers, especially in stored tires. Keep tires dry and dark to prevent damage.
A vintage opinion piece argues against using dilapidated tires to save rubber. It stresses tire conservation means starting with proper care and replacing worn tires rather than patching damaged casings.
Instructions describe tying in spring leaves to prevent spread and ease replacement of a spring tie-bolt in autos or trucks. Steps include gripping the bolt head, stacking leaves, placing crosswise end leaves, starting the nut, swinging and aligning leaves, and tightening the nut while removing clamps.
A puzzled driver found a motor truck believed parked on the downhill right side actually moving uphill in reverse. He nearly lost control while trying to deduce the anomaly as the truck used reverse gearing to pull a heavy load.
United States Department of Agriculture scientists measured honeybee activity to estimate average nectar loads and trip counts. They tracked bees passing a gate, noting May 22 as a peak with 44 507 bees averaging 258 milligrams each, and found about 316 percent of 2 434 668 bees left the hive without returning.
A USDA veterinary specialist warns that leaving animal carcasses where they can be reached by other stock spreads infection. In a farmer case 80 to 100 chickens died and were dumped into a hog pen, with contaminated sugar also moved to a hog field. Tuberculin tests showed about 25 percent infection among fowls and a tuberculous sow, indicating the infection was of the fowl type.
USDA estimates show a $66 million drop in farm dairy product value in 1924 to $2,586,146,000 from $2,652,419,000 in 1923. Decline spans whole milk sold on farms and butterfat, with only buttermilk whey and skim milk rising. average milk price fell to 5.225 cents per quart in 1924 from 5.547 in 1923.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports area work to eradicate bovine tuberculosis from individual herds and counties. By January 1 about 485 counties were active, with 55 counties showing infection under 0.5 percent and others testing all cattle within borders. The program covers about 16 percent of counties and nearly 11 million cattle, including recent work in California and Freeborn county Minnesota where 5 000 cattle on 900 farms were tested amid severe cold, 8 100 reactors found. Federal officials call the effort a good piece of work.
Demonstrations directed by H B Musser show barley and oats mixed on Luzerne county farms produce more digestible feeding material per acre than either crop alone. In 1927 mixes of local oats with Alpha barley topped yields, with 1727.7 pounds per acre, while 1928 results favored Alpha barley with Cornelian oats at 2039 pounds per acre. The trend appears supported by New York and Ontario tests, suggesting a barley oats blend can increase both grain and feed production on good land. A late maturing barley and midearly oats variety combo is recommended to ensure simultaneous ripening.
Best of conditions for a good potato crop suggest following corn, preferably after manured clover or alfalfa. Avoid manure on the corn just before potatoes as fresh manure may harm potatoes. Planting on sod invites white grub attacks. a year of cultivated crop like corn before potatoes reduces grubs and improves soil decay for a strong potato crop.
A fragmented passage argues for varied crops and quality seed to boost farm profits. It stresses the futility of relying on insecticides, warns against poor seed and high seed costs, and notes farmers’ challenge in keeping youths on the farm while stressing efficient dairy and crop practices for profitability.
In a humorous tale from 1925, Jerry Bristol, a junior partner, becomes obsessed with a smoking vision of a girl shaping cigars. After chasing a mirage through travel and time, he finally sees his reflection in the transom and asks Miss Brooks to marry him, marrying the stenographer.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a plan to walk the pier while a speaker contemplates an unintended confrontation with Billy. The tone suggests casual prelude to an uncertain social moment rather than a formal event.
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