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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
9
A New York mushroom grower notes mushrooms can be cultivated in coal mines in Pennsylvania. He explains mine conditions lower cost, with mules providing manure and constant temperature, predicting mine mushrooms will dominate supply. He contrasts past high prices and current glut, cites varied care, limited regulation, and notes France waiter earning showy income from small farms.
In Bakersfield county four investors led by Clarence Berry and John D. Spreckles Jr. struck oil after a coin toss chose land to buy. Four thousand barrels a day now gush from the old field as engineers work to handle the output and supply. In New York a dog with a gold tooth gains attention after a dentist implants a large crown for a patient animal.
Francis McMann, a 32 year old Philadelphia native, swallowed a small black headed pin in Philadelphia nine years ago. The pin wandered through his body, piercing his left lung then moving toward the heart, finally settling in the calf of his left leg where surgeons removed it after a lengthy, risky voyage.
Miss Sadie Allen, a 21 year old Omaha girl, dressed in blue silk pajamas, boarded a Harney streetcar at midnight. She wandered to the business district, was awakened by physicians, and after a glass of ice water she became hysterical. She was wrapped in cafe tablecloths and taken home by car.
A breeder lauds the pure-bred Jersey for superior butter quality and economical production. He argues Jerseys excel in fat globule size, feed efficiency, and adaptability, comparing them favorably to Guernseys while noting practical advantages for small to mid-size herds.
At eight to ten days old lambs begin eating and should have a creep feeding area with a grain feed box and a hay trough kept clean. A recommended grain mix is one third meal with one part bran oats and fine cornmeal. Red or second cutting alfalfa hay provides the best roughage. Maintain grain until market to keep lambs fat and ready for quick sale if prices rise.
Horace Carter of Aul Iowa suggests a vestibule to cut drafts in hog houses. Build a 3x5 foot shed in front of the door with curtains of carpet burlap or cloth and a bottom strip. Hogs learn to pass through as curtains are adjusted and treated with coal oil for insect deterrence.
Mrs. Wiggins and Mrs. Hopkins gossip about village life and Silas Magee’s frugal ministerial subscription. They recall a boyhood picnic where Silas offered to supply the coffee water, sparking talk that his contributions are modest, with a quip that a fifty cent gift would have surprised no one.
Mrs Violet Cole of Philadelphia recalls eight years of eczema relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She cites cures for her children with head sores hair loss and ringworm and endorses the products as essential. Also notes hog market weights trending lighter from 275 to about 219 pounds over recent decades.
A landlady tries to wow a prospective tenant by pointing to a mansion across the street and whispering that the neighborhood is worth seven million dollars, illustrating perceived elite status and prestige.
A quirky collection of old quotes and product pitches appears, including hare soup mispronunciation, a proverb on friends and enemies, and advertisements for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, Garfield Tea, and a note about city farmers sowing wild oats.
Chicago readers report relief from female weakness and stomach trouble after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Chicago woman recounts insisting on the product at a store and finding it cured her, praising the remedy as standard for thirty years and a solution for distressing female illnesses.
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