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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1947
Page
6
Joe returns after 21 years to a small town cafe to meet his daughter Carrie Lester and her fiancé Harry Bradshaw. He offers a wedding gift of two hundred dollars, sparking a realization that his own bitterness toward life is waning as the weed of resentment dies.
About seven million Americans are mentally ill and require public funding for care costing more than 175 million dollars annually.
Washington experiment station reports a 14 week feeding trial with four groups of Hereford heifers. Nux vomica gave highest early gains and best feed efficiency, followed by Fowler's solution and thiouracil, with control animals trailing. Final averages: controls 2.35 lb, Fowler's 2.6 lb, nux vomica 2.7 lb, thiouracil 2.5 lb per day.
Insecticidal fog applicators produce a true fog that surrounds and clings to objects and penetrates crevices as a modern insect control weapon. Newest Basic Fiber Rayon, made from cellulose, is a leading fiber today.
Fifteen caribou are reported in northern Minnesota with two natives. Maine’s flock vanished in 1908. The animals are noted as strong swimmers because their tubular hair traps air, providing buoyancy like a life preserver.
Describes how homogenization mechanically breaks up butterfat and disperses it evenly in milk. Fat globules remain suspended, eliminating a cream line and yielding uniform flavor and a softer curd.
A small life fact notes that the hippopotamus can stay underwater for about five minutes and has a lifespan exceeding forty years.
Recipe note states eggs should be at room temperature about 70 degrees to combine well with other ingredients.
The British Percheron traced to La Perche France like the American breed. Used in World War I, demand grew. Cambridge Histon show spurred formation of the British Percheron Horse Society by 1918. Color gray or black. stallions 16 hands 3 inches, mares 2 inches shorter.
Advice on guarding flocks from predators and pests using truck flares atop steel posts to deter wolves and dogs at night. Notes that unsanitary manure or old straw piles breed flies that defeat DDT. Mentions turkey disease from cecal worm carried by worms and phenothiazine as a preventive treatment.
A survey by B F Goodrich across 105 Illinois farms shows an average of 32 pneumatic tires per farm, meaning farms carry six times as many tires as a typical city dwelling family with one car. The gap in rubber value favors farmers.
A battery device lights a milady’s handbus when the number 4 is opened and a pencil with battery and bus illuminates the writing area, showcasing a new electric development.
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