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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1919
Page
2
The article explains the corn root aphis, a small pale insect in the corn belt, and its reliance on corn field ants for survival. Ants ferry eggs into nests, guard them through winter, and release young aphids onto roots when corn is planted, enabling infestation on smartweed and nearby plants.
Farmers should disturb ant and aphid colonies by deeply plowing and then disk harrowing fields before planting corn. Fall or spring plowing disrupts nests. follow with multiple diskings to prevent recolonization and weed growth. If infestations persist, repellents such as oil of tansy or asafetida mixed with bone meal can deter ants but not kill aphids.
An ad urges readers to stop using liniments and lotions for rheumatism. It promotes blood purification with S. S. S. as the true cure by removing the disease’s cause from the bloodstream and claims many sufferers were helped. An Atlanta address for advice is listed.
A crude exchange targets a Black student and mocks equality as a disgruntled commenter decries presumed elitism. The remark reveals a toxic classroom climate and underscores ongoing tensions over race and merit.
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