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Newspaper
Aiken Recorder
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1891
Page
4
The article stresses seed quality and shallow cultivation over deep plowing, warns against overcultivation, and recommends harrows and light cultivators. It notes using poisons like pyrethrum kerosene and hellebore for pests on crops such as potatoes apples currants cabbage worms and plants, with emphasis on contact action and timing.
The Country Gentleman cites University of Chess station experiments showing shallow cultivation outperforms deep. More than three fourths of corn roots remain unbroken at three inches depth, while about two thirds break if cultivated four inches deep. Root lengths grow with plant height.
A Canadian engineer notes two essential steps for gravel roads drain and train with a third implicit. Every foot should have drainage to remove water instantly and prevent weakening the road bed. Steep grades require careful ditch maintenance to stop cutting and erosion that jeopardize the road.
Ad for salve claims it cures cuts bruises sores ulcers fever sores tetter chappetl ands chilblains corns and piles with guaranteed satisfaction or no pay. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by WJ Platt.
The article extols growing and feeding value of clover and buckwheat, noting fair returns from good culture. It mentions early clover sowing, buckwheat in late June or early July, and a second table crop with seed to grass again, responding well to superphosphate of lime per the Philadelphia Farm Journal.
The report notes India, Africa, and related crops with a focus on cotton production and annual comparisons. Inference indicates shifts in output and regional agricultural activity impacting trade and supply.
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla is the most economical medicine, offering 100 doses per bottle and lasting a month, while rival preparations run out in a week. It urges readers to choose Hood's and its blue purifier.
Rome reports that Christopher Columbus may be canonized as a saint of the first magnitude by the Pope. The move aims to credit the Catholic church with his celebrated nautical voyage.
Professor Maynard advises destroying the potato beetle and blight with Bordeaux mixture at about two week intervals. If heavy rains occur after application repeat the treatment as with Paris green and plaster or water. If the beetles do not appear, use only Bordeaux mixture.
An old advertisement promotes De Witt's Little Early Risers pills as a cure for sickness and headaches and Ack-Draught tea claiming to cure constipation. Sold by Pratt.
President Polk states the Alliance is not mounting a campaign for the presidency or governorships but is active in challenging monopolists within the United States Senate.
The draft notes a California cannery combination forming the California Fruit Canneries Co. with capital stock of 96000, amid broader mentions of fleece weight trends in the United States and other farming notes. The report also cites Pennsylvania laws against docking horses tails and ongoing interest in cotton cultivation by Australian farmers. Field and Farm advises silage crops planted in drills for better fodder quality.
James Paxton of Savannah Georgia states he suffered rheumatism so severe he could not move or dress without help. He tried many remedies before using PPP Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium, and two bottles restored him to health.
Europe debates the czar's recent rye policy, confronting uncertain effects beyond cost. Politicians express puzzlement over the move, treating it as more than an economics matter.
An advertisement extols PPP Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium as a miraculous blood purifier. It claims the tonic delivers many cures in six months and links healthy blood to wealth and vitality.
The Philadelphia Times notes Mr. Wreterich Douglass gave up his diplomatic honors and returned to the United States as water melon season peaks. P P P claims to cure rheumatism and pains in back shoulders knees ankles hips and wrists by its blood cleansing action.
McElree's Wine of Cardus and THEOFORD LACK-DRAUCHT are offered for sale by Dr. W. J. Platt in Aiken W C Page in Beech Island Dr. J. F. Baker in Langley J A Stothart in Graniteville Peter Parker in Vaucluse Hankinson and Eubanks in Talatha Emanuel Gunter in Kitchings Mill.
German pioneers in East Africa are disgusted and anxious to return home due to heat and coast interior differences. They refuse to advance inland without protection and communication, which are not available. The German East Africa Company in Germany does not share the same earnest purpose as its Africa representatives, and volunteers want to go home.
Rail schedule details the Aiken to Augusta service with departures at 9 00 am 2 00 pm and 6 10 pm arriving 9 55 am 3 45 pm and 7 00 pm plus daily through connections at Augusta with G e o Bain to Blackville Pregnall s and Columbia for Asheville and New York with through tickets and baggage checks offered by ticket agent G G DuBose and general manager C M Ward.
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