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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
8
A 19th century ad style text extols the silo as a year round feed solution to improve profits for cattle and stock farmers. It argues silage can convert wasted corn stalks into valuable forage, reducing pasture pressure and boosting returns despite drought. It emphasizes profit growth, reduced labor, and broader wealth for farmers.
Iowa State College experiments from 1909 to 1911 found pasturing pigs on forage crops lowers cost of gain. Alfalfa produced the cheapest gains, with tape, rape, and red clover following. Ohio results favored red clover, alfalfa less available. Meat meal addition improved pasture feeding. Bulletin 136 offers free details.
A Mahaska county catalpa plantation shows a half acre yielding annual fence posts that repay establishment costs. Hardy catalpa thrives south Iowa. groves take 16–20 years to mature, producing 30–40 ft trees and 3 posts per tree or 2,000–2,600 posts per acre from year-old plantings with proper care. Rotations of 16–18 years avoid fungal disease. Bulletin 120 from Iowa State provides full pruning guidance.
An Iowa State College report by H. D. Hughes shows testing seed corn raises profits. Over nearly three years and 45 000 germination readings testing yielded average net gains of about 5.95 dollars per acre. The study finds seed selection based on ear yield potential boosts total output more than just stand percent. The Rag Doll tester, homemade for ten cents, matched costly devices and cost about 0.144 per acre, while other testers ranged from 0.252 to 0.576 per acre.
A national push through March dust to April 5 promotes canned foods as economical and safe. Heat at 260 degrees sterilizes and preserves freshness, with grocers featuring canned goods to cut living costs. Also discusses silage from forage plants and the rising price of hay, urging farmers to use silos to store forage economically.
An age old home remedy promotes Cuticura Ointment for the affected areas, applied gently and washed off after five minutes. Frequent use of Cuticura Soap is advised to prevent inflammation, irritation and clogged pores. Free samples offered with a 32p Skin Book. address Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A clever looking man enters a newspaper office asking for aid for a refined gentleman in need of money. He refuses to name the benefactor, leaving the editor to joke that he is the only person in town matching the description. The editor wipes away a tear in response.
An advertisement urges Des Moines residents to switch to the Town Mutual Dwelling House Insurance Assoc in Des Moines Indiana. It attacks competitors as misinformed and says Town Mutual pays losses reliably, promising about half the cost of standard premiums. Endorsed by secretary E Harsh.
In a brief street scene a small colored boy names himself as Ephriam Ebenezer when asked, then shrugs off spelling worries, saying he isn’t particular and it doesn’t matter how you spell it. The exchange captures local color and humor in dialect.
Parents urged to examine each Castoria bottle for the signature and note the product has been used for over 80 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
Mrs Torkinia muses on train delays while her husband chalks load figures on a blackboard. He explains heavier traffic makes engines work harder, delaying trains and challenging the railway system.
Dialogues debate money, goals, and discretion with lines about a man over seventy marrying a fourth wife. One speaker notes untold agony a woman endures from tight shots, while others mock sentiment and old-fashioned prudence.
For 30 years Lydia E Pinkham's Weestable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No one sick with woman's ailments does justice to herself if she does not try this famous medicine made from roots and herbs. Write to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for advice. Your letter will be opened read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
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