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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
2
Overheated storage room caused a blast and fire at a Cleveland clinic killing 123 patients nurses and doctors. Heat from a leaking basement steam pipe blamed for the disaster in a hospital crowded with more than 300 people.
North Carolina farmers are urged to integrate corn production with hog feeding. Swine expert W W Shay notes cost of gain depends on corn cost plus feeds, with higher yields boosting profit. At 40 bushels per acre, gain costs around 5 per hundred pounds and profit remains. at 15 bushels, loss of profit occurs. With a state goal of 50 bushels per acre, higher corn yields support greater hog feeding profitability and overall farm success.
Mrs. F Lang reports gaining three pounds weekly after using Vinol a tonic of cod liver peptone and iron. Advertisements claim nervous people become less tired with Vinol, promising better sleep and appetite, with initial weight boosts in thin children or adults. Hodges Drug Co. promotes the product as delicious tasting.
A discussion of washable rayon damask and brocaded satin slip covers for formal rooms. It notes brocaded covers provide richness, durability, and seasonable use, contrasted with chintzes and figured lines. Also included are two culinary snippets and a light exchange about the dangers of kissing.
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