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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
19
James Wilson surveys farm practice and policy, noting skim milk feeding limits, corn balances, and Michigan lamb tests. He defends tuberculosis policy, condemns adulterated butter, praises beef and hog markets, and laments horse breeding for global demand while urging science and native grasses to boost Iowa's dairy and meat exports.
The author compares fall and spring plowing depths for corn in a dry versus wet season. Fall plowing typically 6 inches where weeds or manure are present, with spring work focused on thorough seed-bed preparation and moisture conservation. In dry years aim to preserve soil moisture with a surface mulch of three to four inches and shallower spring plowing if needed.
An advertisement praises De Witt’s Little Early Risers as helpful for digestion headache liver complaint and constipation. It notes they are good and is signed D. D. Bales Druggist with aRam’s Horn slogan claiming when the heart speaks the whole man will say amen.
A collage of advertisements praises One Minute Cough Cure from D. D. Bales and other remedies including Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Hood’s Pills, Ayers Cherry Pectoral, De Witt’s Witch Hazel, Hall’s Hair Renewer, and Hall’s products. It also notes census figures, agricultural value, and political details in a stream of ad copy.
The text urges using Ayer's Sarsaparilia to cleanse impure blood causing boils and eruptions. It claims the remedy expels poison through natural channels, leaving skin clean and healthy, and asserts pure blood is essential for good health. It touts Leonard's Sarsaparilia as a purifier and strengthener of the system.
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