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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1948
Page
6
The article states every machine stems from six foundations: lever wedge screw pulley incline plane and wheel. It notes electric transformers vary from a thumb-size unit under half an ounce to a 475,000-pound giant as big as a six-room house.
Abaca plants, relatives of the banana, provide the fiber used to make manila hemp rope. The rope is noted as one of the strongest lines known and remains important for durable cords and cords in various applications.
The guide describes humane pre slaughter feeding and water access, shackling the turkey by the wings, and a two step knife draw. It details a clean cut at the upper throat behind the head, holding the head to aid blood flow, then a back back thrust to reach the brain and ensure death and feather loosening.
Feed bunks for cattle should be 30 inches high for mature stock and 24 inches for calves. Allow 30 inches of trough length for each grown animal, 20 for each calf. Make the grain and silage bunk three feet wide for feeding from both sides. Many ewes die every winter from a condition known as pregnancy dis eases. The losses are not as com mon in flocks where the ewes are kept gaining slightly in weight dur ing the gestation period.
Michigan State College reports freed cows yield 10 to 15 percent more milk after lice removal. Winter is tough for cattle lice. apply a powdered louse killer with DDT and repeat in 10 to 14 days. Sows need ample milk at farrowing. pig litters fare poorly otherwise. Henry Bergh founded the humane societies in New York City.
A Washington State college design offers easily built wooden chick feeders to prevent feed waste. They can be constructed at low cost and serve 100 chicks for their first 10 days.
A new insecticide named synklor is reported to be four times as potent as DDT against pests such as roaches ants moths and carpet beetles. It is effective on hard to kill German roaches weevils aphids lice and ticks and has attracted attention for grasshoppers.
The passage notes that climbers rely on 15 to 20 feet of rope between each team member. If one climber slips, the others can arrest the fall by their connection to the rope, preventing a dangerous speed of descent.
John Quincy Adams, after serving as president, was elected to Congress. In the White House he advised that happiness lies in Congress rather than the presidency, remarking in his diary that his election as president was not half so gratifying.
Tests given to 12,000 veterans show army duty improved mathematical ability while it lowered grammar performance. The study highlights cognitive trade offs linked to military training and service, indicating targeted literacy support may be needed alongside math gains.
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