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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
5
E T Meredith notes farmers faced unsettled conditions and high costs yet produced a crop above prewar averages. He cites wheat corn oats barley and other crops exceeding norms and urges adequate prices to sustain production and living standards.
A comical exchange has Brawn requesting a painless extraction while the dentist notes his pluck. Brawn admits no toothache and reveals his wife will arrive soon, adding a punchline about the missing tooth.
Maine researchers from the U S Department of Agriculture and Maine Agricultural Experiment Station report mosaic disease in Irish potatoes can be controlled by using seed from mosaic-free fields and isolating crops from infected areas. Aphids spread the disease between plants, and practices should prevent aphid attacks to reduce transmission. The disease does not persist in soil except via volunteer tubers. Colorado beetles and flea beetles have not been shown to transmit mosaic.
Van Buren residents endorse Dean's Kidney Pills for backache dull kidney pain and related headaches and dizziness. Mrs M L Jordan reports relief after using the medicine bought at Paxton's Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advert says 60c at dealers.
In Millcreek township on the Walter Cook farm treated and untreated seed wheat were planted in the same field to test smut control. Treated seed produced 42 bushels per acre while untreated Canadian Hybrid wheat yielded 29.4 bushels per acre, per County Agent L. E. McKinnie.
The article notes our living habits make us prone to colds and chronic catarrh, affecting about ninety five percent of adults. It urges avoiding colds or treating promptly and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a dependable cure for colds.
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a hundred dollar reward for any case it cannot cure. It asserts the remedy works through the blood to cleanse mucous surfaces and promises noticeable improvement after a short period. Testimonials are offered, with Toledo Ohio company F.Y. SHENEY & O. distributing through druggists.
A list of farm parcels near Van Buren ranges from 72 to 327 acres with improvements including houses barns and tile drainage. Prices run from about 200 dollars per acre to 8500 for a near town property with strong features and a continuable loan. Nelson & DePoy of Van Buren present these offerings aimed at buyers seeking productive rural land.
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