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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1928
Page
6
The article surveys beliefs in lucky days and divination methods from Greek and Egyptian origins to modern practices. It notes Friday as a favored lucky day by some and recounts methods using verses, poems, or keys to reveal answers. It also touches on sharkskin usage and related trade notes.
The article explains autumn fattening of surplus rock hens and well hatched pullets to maximize profits before Thanksgiving and Christmas. It details a fattening mash recipe using corn oatmeal middlings beet scrap and milk, feeding schedule, expected gains, typical fattening duration, and notes price differences between thin and plump birds.
The article outlines continuous culling from egg selection to disposition, prioritizing unthrifty pullets by size maturity and health. For laying hens the main cull happens after the laying season July through November with monthly checks to remove poorer birds. Multiple culls reduce production costs and improve superior stock.
Poultry notes advise wet mash for pullets starting to lay and ground corn with milk and forage crops to keep chicks healthy. Use sodium fluoride to kill lice, provide 3.5 sq ft per hen, and prevent red mite growth. Fertile eggs cause major losses June to October. male birds kept too long worsen this. Sweet or sour milk both work. if milk is unavailable use a substitute like dried buttermilk.
A well known speaker arrived in a foul mood and requested water on his table claiming he ends his talks with a high dive. The odd demand followed a hail to ensure the event's success, leaving organizers startled in London Answers style tone.
A dialogue fragment shows a character named Rastus refusing marriage as a path to support, asserting he will work and maintain himself until an elder relative dies. The speech reflects social attitudes on labor and family roles in the period.
A line reads about All Alike girls. The verse notes how each girl mirrors herself and draws attention to appearance as a constant reflection. The tone hints at social scrutiny and perpetual self observation.
Mrs Grouch laments a flap per on a young man while her husband warns about future consequences. The dialogue spots a passing car and public discomfort with appearance in a rustic setting.
A passerby wanders through a hardware store pondering what to purchase to ease the indigestion caused by a drugstore lunch. The moment captures a quiet, humorous slice of daily life.
A brief exchange recalls a box party at the opera where one guest notes the hostess sang poorly while another confirms attendance. The wry remark highlights the contrast between presence and performance in a social setting.
A terse dialogue hints at a single source for multiple hair color strands. The exchange notes a dark, blond, and henna shade in a watch context, implying one girl as the source. The brief line suggests mystery or pursuit with a single subject.
Poetic fragment hints at people continuing life on the move despite silence and danger. Imagery suggests endurance amid travel and unseen pressures as life persists beyond immediate peril.
An orator says a man who yields when wrong is wise. A voice in the crowd quips that yielding when right means marriage, eliciting a muted reaction and a brief pause.
The article recalls a breakdown by the road commissioner weeks ago at the roadside, which led to delays and explains the warm weather aiding repairs after the incident.
A dialogue fragment shows a patient asking for his hat before a medical procedure while a clinician offers help. The line hints at a medical setting and patient demeanor with phrases like nine patients out of ten and a request for a hat.
A fragmented exchange hints at identity shifts and social judgment surrounding a college man. The dialogue suggests a strained reunion where one side barely recognizes the other, and vice versa, underscoring themes of memory and belonging.
Mae Martin promotes Diamond Dyes for home tinting and dyeing to refresh clothes and draperies. The ad claims Diamond Dyes are fadeless and prevent spotting or running, with a free book Color Craft offered from Diamond Dyes Burlington Vermont.
A social maxim on reliability stresses consistent care for obligations. The saying frames reliability as a deliberate habit that earns trust and avoids careless mistakes, highlighting its role in gaining confidence in personal and professional contexts.
An elderly Lakota man at Glacier National Park shelters respect from his tribe by doing daily labor and serving as a sage in council. Nearly a century old, he remains a widower who valued one lifelong love, while many Nail Feathers cherished memory of a departed companion from early womanhood.
Following Absalom's death King David retires then is persuaded to return home a ferryboat is sent to transport the king's household, as described in First Samuel chapter 19.
More than 70,000,000 bushels of corn were converted into starch in the last year across the country, reflecting a strong industrial use of corn for starch production.
Mrs Emm H Greeting of Scobey Montana writes she lost weight while clerking in a store for two years. After six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she feels stronger and urges others with similar trouble to write for guidance.
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