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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
22
The article notes insects like mosquitoes body lice and other pests spread diseases. It emphasizes the house rat as an extraordinarily deadly carrier causing widespread famine and property loss and has historically spread the bubonic plague.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless method to lift corns and calluses. A few drops applied to the corn supposedly dry instantly, avoid irritation, and allow removal without pain. Availability is suggested at drug stores and through wholesalers.
A. P. Taylor reports in Honolulu that plantations use three clocks solar time standard time and railway time. Hilo Sugar advances clocks by 30 minutes Pahala moves all clocks 40 minutes and most other plantations on the island added 15 minutes to one hour. They may seek a uniform time.
Skin tarted babies ad offers free samples of Cuticura Soap and Ointment by mail with a book. Claims rapid relief from itching burning skin troubles including rashes eczema and itch. Encourages exclusive use to maintain clear skin and provides address postcard for Cuticura Dept L Boston.
British find horse chestnuts can substitute cereals for munitions. The New York Sun notes the headline humorously as public concern and industry debate unfold. The text also mentions a crow and a fruit tree agent avoiding professional grafting labels in a tangential aside.
Michigan State College Extension bulletin explains that dairy feed choice should balance price and nutrient content. It compares protein cost per pound in cottonseed meal versus bran, suggests practical rations for 1000 lb cows, and gives sample mixes using alfalfa, corn silage, oats, barley, cottonseed meal, gluten meal, and beet pulp.
Prof G H Brown of Michigan Agricultural College explains balancing swine rations with home grown grains and protein supplements. He notes corn alone yields 9 to 10 pounds of pork per bushel, but 12 pounds when properly balanced, and promotes skim milk or buttermilk as a supplement when available. Tankage is a strong protein feed for swine but should not exceed one tenth of the ration.
The article urges farmers to boost hog production to feed both domestic and international needs. It notes many farms can profitably raise hogs and dairy operations should integrate pork by using skim milk or whey.
Disease alone destroys an estimated $9,000,000 worth of poultry each year, indicating a major impact on farmers and the industry.
Milk soured by bacterial development and multiplication as the main cause.
The 1905 law separated churches from the state and allowed public worship associations for all creeds. Clergy pensions were set for those aged forty five, and worship buildings were transferred to associations. The 1901 association law required state authorization for religious communities. After the law, 305 of 753 unrecognized groups dissolved, 448 sought authorization but were refused by chambers.
A child misdefines geography when asked about the equator. Nettie answers that it is the belt around Mrs. Grundy's waist, reflecting playful classroom misunderstanding.
A murky confrontation unfolds as one speaker declares hatred for another while J Fuller Gloom questions a missing loan. The dialogue hints at hidden debts and strained relations without clarifying the sender’s motive or origin of the money.
A brief note reports a columnist or figure using flattery to influence outcomes as other efforts miss the mark. No clear event or names provided, leaving the emphasis on the tactic of praise as a aiming strategy.
A witty exchange reflects on misery and social sympathy with quick quips about sharing woes and competing hardships. The dialogue contrasts mutual suffering with boasting about bigger problems.
Forestry experts in New York urge farmers to burn dead timber and use crooked trees to fuel the war effort. They warn war times tempt crooks to profit, but insist the nation must cut crooked sticks from life and death work in authority and authority-related fields.
Tommy Atkins captures a German officer and asks for a sword. The officer declines saying he has no sword but offers his vitriol spray flame projector or gas cylinder as substitutes.
A brief dialogue shows a sharp remark followed by a surprised but courteous response. The exchange suggests tension and social norms shaping how praise is received and offered.
In a Pullman car a mother and daughter learn they will share a bed formed from two seats and a porter’s work by nine. A man boards at a stop and claims the upper berth, forcing Mary to give up her seat, provoking her puzzled question about where he will sleep. The car patrons laugh as the explanation repeats.
In Normal City a pupil submitted a blank essay save for the title The Home Life of the Fiji Islanders. Principal Lee Baird questioned why, and the boy replied there aren’t any such home lives, provoking laughter from classmates in this Indianapolis News item.
The article notes that more than 3,000 Breton women earn their living as sailors, reflecting a notable community of female seafarers and their economic role in the region.
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