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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
1
The piece notes upcoming monuments honoring Quanah Parker near Cache Oklahoma and Chief Joseph at Bear Paw Montana. It recounts Parker’s mixed heritage, leadership in war against whites, and refusal to sign the Medicine Lodge treaty. It highlights Joseph’s retreat and Bear's Paw defense in 1877 and congressional action to memorialize him.
At the University of Wisconsin trials four hogs averaged 1.86 pounds daily gain for 60 days with feed costing 56.32 per 100 pounds of gain and dressed 78.05 percent of live weight. A second group averaged 1.61 pounds daily for 92 days at 5.56 per 110 pounds gain, dressing 18.1 percent higher. Different rations and feed times affected daily gains and costs, with dressings stable within two points and all hogs reaching 225 pounds.
The International Livestock Exposition will ban aging bulls born before September 1 1926 and set May 1 1926 for Angus bulls this year to protect breeding value. The premium list also eliminates heavyweight barrow classes with no barreled points, aligning with current market trends toward lighter hogs.
A testing plan for hog strains akin to cattle and poultry work is being developed in several areas. Records at experiments and the USDA track litter size feed needs and pigs dressed percentages to isolate and improve rate and thrift in hogs.
Beef calves carried through the first winter with upkeep for grass the next summer prompt the question of how to manage them to minimize costs. It is noted by stockmen that calves kept in high condition do not gain as efficiently on pasture the following summer as those kept in medium condition, with gains around one pound per day.
The article stresses finishing hogs on well bred pigs fed with Hood forage to hit early markets after sowing period. Pigs that arrive late for early market should receive limited grain during summer and be finished mainly on new corn.
A father notes his eight year old son Henry prefers play over helping in the garden. The piece argues that coercion fails and suggests mutual cooperation as the simple remedy, with Father sometimes stepping back to let Henry learn through natural consequences.
A teacher witnesses boys playing with a live toad as a target and halts their brutal act. She later ignores the moment's moral lesson, urging humane treatment, as she lectures on human error and war, arguing cruelty persists and must be deterred through consistent parental vigilance and prompt correction.
A six year old girl from 9 Door neighborhood spent four days at a country home run by a social worker. She grew tired of play and wandered inside, later asking about files. The woman answered they have none, while the child claimed they have millions. The scene reflecting confusion at a Kansas City Star report.
Senator Sorghum declares the futility of winning both affection and money, citing long experience as the reason. The exchange centers on the challenge of appealing to people while pursuing wealth.
An old fashioned advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe daily laxative for bowel movement. It claims gentle cleansing without shock, suitable for children, and available in large bottles at druggists. It emphasizes herbs, pepsin, and a trusted doctor’s name to encourage regular use.
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