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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1949
Page
7
Practical household notes cover restoring a thermometer’s mercury and patching a leaky hot water bottle with melted rubber. It also suggests flavoring with orange rind, using pickle juice in cole slaw, and thickening gravy with dumpling dough residue. A habit of keeping pepper and salt in one shaker is advised for quick seasoning.
An idle lecturer testing an intensified course asks a riddle about a chair with four legs painted white and rolling on casters. A puzzled classwide look yields the student’s first answer 44. The classmate then adds a second answer, My brother is 22 and he's only half crazy.
A mixed set of general trivia questions and answers about farming milk yield, crops, animal identification, nerve reaction time, and weather direction. Includes claims that milking thrice daily yields 10 to 25 percent more milk, the biggest U.S. crop unspecified, goat versus sheep tail position, finger pain timing about one hundredth of a second, and weather generally moves West to East in temperate zones.
The best-known home remedy to relieve a child's distress from a cold is Vicks VapoRub. Rub it on at bedtime and it works even while the child sleeps. Often by morning the worst misery of the cold is gone. Get the one and only Vicks VapoRub.
A testimonial from Mrs. L. A. Hamma of Portland Indiana extols daily one dish of All Bran as miraculous for constipation. She urges others to try one ounce servings with ample water and promises money back if not satisfied after ten days, directing readers to Kellogg, Battle Creek Michigan.
Vittaburgh forgings of Coradpills Pennsylvania introduces the Pittsburgh carry-lift for tractors. Made of alloy spring steel and structural steel, it handles loads up to 700 pounds and converts quickly from a platform lift to a fork lift. It attaches at regular suspension points and moves heavy material on any ground, easing farm tasks from moving containers to lifting heavy bags and moving small buildings.
A Pennsylvania producer offers red rubber agricultural belting to farmers returning to the farm market after wartime shortages. Once available only as a higher priced industrial belt since 1940, the red belting is praised for durability and reliability and aims to aid farmer operations with improved flexibility and toughness.
An experimental feeding program at Iowa State College tests bicarbonate of soda in hog diets to see if it improves growth. Researchers will compare a 1 percent ration inclusion to determine observable benefits and potential performance gains.
Advice on finishing a newly dug cellar highlights a four inch waterproof concrete floor. For a game room, asphalt tile laid by an experienced worker is suggested. Walls should be waterproofed and built of poured concrete or concrete block with exterior low-grade waterproofing and two coats of hot material.
The note advises using star or asphalt paint and a solid earth bank for an outside trench to divert water from the house. It warns against throwing rubble into the trench and suggests drata holds verumins of water for cellar use. It recommends waterproof cement base paint from a bathing or mason supplies dealer.
Bi Dickey lauds Ted Williams noting his eyes that read balls and strikes, plus swift wrists and focused concentration. Williams, a Red Sox star since 1939, missed three naval years and now posts a .354 seven-year average with highs of .406 in 1941. He began slowly this season but leads as the game’s best all around hitter.
A compact furniture piece features a niche, table space, deep shelf, and a large drawer with clean lines. Constructed for organized storage, it emphasizes practical design and sturdy framing suitable for living rooms or bedrooms.
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