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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1896
Page
14
A collage of household tips on cleaning, cooking, and pest control notes from Adams Bros and others. Includes advice on removing stains with milk, lamp maintenance, and using sunflower seeds to trap rats. Also features a testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and a report on Mississippi hay yields from 1880 to 1895.
A Muscatine Journal passage describes bees returning to a hive and their behavior, then a report on Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Mrs Briggs testifies the pills eased sciatic rheumatism after use, noting improved walking and absence of further attacks. The piece cites other authorities and quotes philosophers on restraint and kindness.
The article urges farmers to plant rutabagas and turnips for green fodder and winter feed. It notes broadcasting roots on waste land mimics European practice, producing substantial forage in hot months. It suggests sowing Salter varieties and double-cropping with corn, yielding both crops from same land.
Mrs Garill notes a giraffe tongue eighteen inches long and capable of holding it, provoking a sharp retort from Mr Garrill after a recent curtain lecture.
A trader shared that business is lively yet financially tight as profits come mostly from notes rather than cash. The remark highlights reliance on credit in a bustling but fragile market.
In France, rail operators face fines when a train arrives more than ten minutes late, enforcing punctual service standards and penalties for delays.
A miscellany notes scientific trivia on river lengths and light as heat. It cites rhinoceros horn growth, microscopy limits, human composition, stars as distant fires, and Sir William Thomson experiments on cannon fire effects. It also mentions cultural flower symbols and etiquette in southern France.
Notes say Westphalian coal moves to London at a profit, while New York hotels surge after a new excise law. Other items report a rotating stage in Munich, cross border corn beef shipments via Canada, and CT road improvements expanding from thirty seven to eighty towns with shared costs.
A claim persists that Greenland whales may live up to 400 years, suggesting remarkable longevity in these marine mammals.
A Texan landscape story praises spring profusion of flowers on hills and cedars, describing pink walls of blossoms and yellow bee activity. The narrator details patience in bee finding, hive communication, and guiding bees home with combs to harvest honey.
Secretary Coburn’s quarterly State Board of Agriculture report summarizes costs from sixty eight long time growers across forty five counties. The study estimates yield at forty bushels per acre and lists per acre costs including planting, cultivation, husking, tools wear, and land rent, with data drawn from forty five counties and forty five hundred? notes.
Milk from the cow's udder is often assumed sterile but five minutes later contains colonies of bacteria washed from milk ducts dust from the barn and residues from the milk pail. Careful attention to milking details can reduce dairy troubles and contamination.
The article explains that crops require humus or decomposed vegetable matter to thrive. Freshly cleared lands hold humus, while long cultivated fields exhaust it and need replacement. Stable manure is best when available, but other materials must be used if manure is scarce.
The true rule is to sow no more ground than can be thoroughly prepared. If the soil is not too compact and weed growth is light, plowing may be skipped and the upper crust harrowed to receive oats. The aim is to be ready before spring farming intensifies.
The olive grafted on a juniper and apples on plums illustrate how different species can share a stem. A rose on an orange and peaches on myrtles demonstrate bud distinctness and stem nourishment enabling multiple fruits on one plant.
Activists press for government payment to farmers for cattle or hog carcasses condemned by inspectors due to tuberculosis concerns. The dispute centers on who should bear the financial loss and how compensation would be administered.
Mint stands for virtue while bell flower expresses gratitude. Horse chestnut signals luxury and honeysuckle bonds love. Peach blossom hints at sub miceian and candytuft marks indifference. White daisy embodies innocence and box represents constancy. Calla lily symbolizes feminine beauty and primrose denotes inconstancy in England. Arbor vitae suggests unchanging friendship while china aster means remembrance. Oat plant in Italy stands for music and red carnation in Spain indicates despair. Myrtle remains an emblem of love.
A dialogue contrasts skepticism of contemporary medical science with a humorous remark about veterinary surgeons curing humans, implying enduring faith in nonhuman medical practice. The exchange suggests skepticism toward modern medicine yet highlights a belief in the broad efficacy of medical care.
The Corn Belt is an illustrated monthly from the Chicago Burlington & Quincy R A offering farm land information for the west. Send 5 cents postage to 209 Adams St Chicago for a year’s copy. The piece notes prophecy as foretelling the future to prove true.
A note invites readers to request a summer resort book from C. S. Crane, general passenger and ticket agent for the Wabash Railroad in St. Louis Missouri, describing the lake region accessible by the line. Also mentions antiquated health advice and a testimonial about Piso's Cure for Consumption dated September 17, 1895 from Wm. B. McClelland. An ordinary tortoise lifespan is cited as 100 to 150 years with records of up to 200 years.
A mix of advertisements and claims includes Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75e. Krupp gun range of seventeen miles. Baby teething remedies. Pure California Wines for wholesale from L Apfel Los Angeles. Wyoming women’s suffrage for all officers. Milne's core restorer with no fits after first dose. a treatise with $2 trial offer. a claim about 100 fatal shootings on Jackson KY main street over twelve years.
The passage praises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as the best accompaniment for travel and outings. It claims yachtsmen captains commercial travelers and emigrants concur the Bitters is unrivaled for bilious and malarial dyspeptic liver disorders.
A playful exchange shows Miss Quiver declaring she will vote in her new black gown with pearl buttons, Maude asking about her decision and Quiver affirming her plan.
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