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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1917
Page
3
PG Holden argues inoculation boosts alfalfa yields and viability. He recommends soil from established fields or artificial cultures, proper seed bed, lime, and timely cutting. Emphasizes 3-4 crops per year in the corn belt and alfalfa as a cost effective protein source.
A Louisiana State University expert notes sweet sorghums provide early summer forage when green feed is scarce. Early Amber, Tarry Orange, and Coleman are preferred. sow in drills by mid spring and harvest in about 110 to 120 days for grazing or silage. Mississippi expert adds hog industry growth driven by markets, pig club work, and rotation of pasture and forage. A good boar and careful planning key to pork success.
By C. A. Willbon from the Kentucky Experiment Station him writes on how improving cattle care and breeding could conserve the state farm feed and raise farm yields. He urges farmers to adopt practical methods to boost fertility and crop production across the region.
Florida station reports cows produced equal milk with 43 pounds velvet beans plus 10 pounds wheat bran and 245 pounds Japanese ensilage as with 3 pounds cottonseed meal, 10 pounds bran and 34 pounds cane silage. Velvet beans yield about five tons per cost of one ton cottonseed meal, per state market reports via Georgia Clemson College Bulletins.
Mr. George H. Barr of Iowa owns seven sections in Saskatchewan fenced and rented for pasture or cultivation with strong yields and high cultivation standards. His 1915 wheat crop netted 85 percent of land cost, while 1916 production reached 1,643 bushels on a quarter section, yielding $2,540.08 after costs. Barr notes Iowa land values at $150 an acre but Canadian land offers much higher returns, with several fellow Iowans relocating and prospering as landowners.
A classic advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels in hours. It urges mothers to test a 50 cent bottle at stores, promising a well child soon and noting directions printed on the bottle. An added joke references a Turk as a would-be chauffeur in a Boston Transcript line.
A 1918 advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for daily toilet use with instructions to bathe the surface dry and apply twice daily. Mentions free samples by mail and Boston departments. Also notes France exported goods to the United States worth 10,304,961 dollars. Cleveland public school teachers anticipate higher pay in 1917.
The Sixty fourth congress ended amid talk of national preparedness. Naval armaments expanded to rival sea powers, with plans for battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines. The era saw increased army strength, a three year naval construction program, and major social laws on child labor immigration and education.
Joseph Vance, cited by De Morgan, recalls London slang from youth and notes it evolves. comparing to American dialects, he observes persistent stereotypes in humor and stage writing. A request from Tolego Blade proposes appointing a committee to urge editors and playwrights to update outdated language.
Ridgway Penn and Tennille Ga readers report dramatic health recoveries from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women describe seven month backache and fatigue resolved, enabling them to resume full housework and garden duties. Letters note doctors' discouragement and life-saving relief.
A Cincinnati authority touts a drug called Freezone that instantly soothes tender corns when applied directly. The ointment dries quickly and shrivels the corn with its root, and a small bottle costs little at drugstores. If your pharmacist lacks it, request a bottle from the wholesale drug house.
A famous actress shares a hair gray remedy using half a pint of water Bay Kum Barbo Compound glycerine and home mixing. Directions claim erasing faded hair without scalp coloring while promising soft glossy results at low cost. Also mentions Red Chrome and insect damage to U S trees totaling seven hundred million dollars per year.
A fragment explains uric acid in the body and its movement through the system. It hints at its dissolution and removal, noting processes that carry uric acid out of the organism. The wording is unclear but centers on metabolism and excretion.
An old drugstore ad promotes Cascarets a ten cent box to relieve headaches digestion sour stomach and foul gases by cleansing the stomach removing sour fermenting food and waste. It claims results overnight and warns that children love Cabeinets because they never gripe.
Mr Dauber remarks that a face can be described as classic and questions what classifies as classic. The exchange suggests humor about aging and what constitutes a timeless look.
An advertising pitch urges reducing meat consumption as costly and unhealthy and promotes Skinner Macaroni and Spaghetti as a tasty nutritious, versatile, low cost alternative. The ad invites readers to request a free Skinner cookbook from Skinner Mfg Co in Omaha Nebraska.
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