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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1926
Page
7
The udders of two cows at the Federal dairy experiment farm Beltsville Maryland were removed after slaughter and arranged for post mortem milking to test if milk forms during milking or is secreted beforehand. Tests showed udders holding 11 to 20 quarts, contradicting the belief of 0.5 pint per quarter. One cow produced about 12 pounds at a milking before slaughter.
Public notice commands the sheriff to publish for four weeks in Grayson County a summons to Eliza Jane Gordon and multiple heirs of named defendants in a land dispute. Plaintiffs Lizzie F. Lyon and Dupont B. Lyon seek damages and title relief over Lots 1 3 5 7 and portions of adjacent lots in Sherman Old Town, with a court date on the first Monday in October 1926.
A test on two cows indicates pre milking storage of milk within the mammary gland and releases not solely from stimulation. The results, by W W Swett of the US Department of Agriculture, suggest milk secretion is largely a continuous process and that anatomy relations affect dairy capacity.
Washington report on a Detroit researchers finding a streptococcus linked to measles. Doctors N S Ferry and L W Fisher announce the organism makes a soluble toxin usable for large scale antitoxin production in horse serum treatment.
An advertisement urges working people to take Herbine when liver function slows causing languor and low spirits. It claims the medicine cleanses the system and restores health and ambition, priced at 60 cents and sold by J. L. Kirkpatrick, druggist.
Dr Victor C Vaughan of the National Research Council argues against school closures during measles outbreaks He promotes daily inspections to detect pre eruptive cases and recommends home care for affected children and convalescent serum for exposed youngsters as a preventive measure and treatment.
The dead letter office in Washington D C holds many unsolved mysteries from stray mail and parcels. It stores contraband items including firearms alcohol narcotics and dangerous devices along with misaddressed letters and parcels.
An advertisement touts Laxa Tive Bromo Quinine as superior to ordinary Quinine with tonic and laxative effects that avoid nervousness and head ringing. It urges readers to remember the full name and seek the signature of E. W. Grove.
The article describes dangers from innocent looking parcels concealing dynamite, a live snake, a tarantula, or fleas. It notes the large volume of mail handled daily by the government morgue with millions of letters received, highlighting security concerns and random hazards in mail processing.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Tonic as a blood purifier and iron supplement. It claims to restore vitality, color the cheeks, and improve appetite. The tonic contains quinine and iron, marketed as safe for children and capable of destroying malarial and grip germs.
A report notes that among parcels mailed last year, about one million letters were sent in entirely blank envelopes, many containing unspecified large sums.
The article notes that cash found in misdirected mail totals roughly 55 thousand dollars per year, highlighting a recurring loss and the related mail handling issues.
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