09 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1910
Page
1
A contractor reduced meat and increased Quaker Oats for workers in a warm climate. He boiled the oats and mixed the water with drinking supplies, quickly alleviating stomach issues and boosting vigor. The tactic demonstrated oats’ value for labor crews. Mary’s sled hitching proves she cites the law and ten commandments.
A reader reports years of hand eczema vanished after using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent, claiming full recovery after three bottles and a bottle of Ointment. She cites rapid improvement in her sores and praises the remedy for family cases including her daughter’s rough hands. Oct. 19, 1909. A separate note: a Chicago teamster who abandoned horses for six hours on a storm day was fined 350 by a magistrate. The humane society pursued the case and may notify employers. likely job loss follows due to inability to pay.
L A Engle of Georgetown endorses the No 7 Klondike incubator from Des Moines after three hatch batches yielding 186, 202 and 207 chicks from 200, 224 and 229 eggs. He says he wouldn’t be without it. Catalogues available. The piece also includes a wedding ring anecdote.
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers one hundred dollars for catarrh related deafness not curable by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to obtain circulars. The page also includes a quip about a man fearing an imaginary snake as a woman fears a real mouse.
Celery becomes the best paying crop, pumpkins resist pests, and strawberry beds should be matched. Jonathan tops west apple yield last year. Bees winter better with honey and sugar. Buy a manure spreader first, then the piano. Avoid starting tomato and cabbage together. The farmer can build and mold concrete on the farm. Shade trees should look good in winter as well. Choose honeyed bees with strong colonies. Fertility farming benefits the owner. High priced seeds demand scales. Early window garden seeds can be ordered now. Two months are needed to cure hams and shoulders for next summer.
An article on building a sturdy field gate explains end post bracing and sag prevention. It describes a gate made of twelve 1x4 pieces, eight-penny nails, and a foundation with two feet and heavy posts four inches in the ground. Painted gates can last many years with solid tamping.
A handy implement for farmers, the vise can be raised or lowered to fit work. An extra post with a dovetail strip is needed to fit the dovetail strip or tongue on the vise back. The Missouri Valley Farmer notes the illustration shows the bench top with the vise lowered.
A rustic advice note urges owners to restore a heavy wagon rather than discard it. Disassemble on the barn floor, shield from cold, and paint with a smooth finish using a good brush. Grab sturdy overalls and start the repair work today.
The seed bed is vital for alfalfa and small grains. Ensure the bed germinates well and plants grow to best advantage. if the seed bed is unfavorably firm or inhospitable, a good stand cannot be expected.
A five year tested design for an icehouse built with a 14 by 12 foot outer frame and 12 by 12 inner frame. Drainage, sawdust insulation, and a three foot wide front opening with eight doors maintain ice while preventing bulging. Ice cakes 2 feet square are packed in tins with continuous joints and ventilation doors at ends keep birds out.
Cropping sod land yields good crops when wet conditions prevail but cutworms in sod harm young corn. Plowing sod land in late fall or winter reduces worms, gives sod time to settle, and improves drought resilience. If plowed again next spring, further benefits. double plowing or heavy disking is worthwhile.
Prof F W Card argues farming will advance more from system and management than crop or livestock care. He says the business side is neglected by many farmers. Farms lack planned layouts saving labor and costs and market study. A failing farm often needs better management or location rather than selling.
In a fashion tale set in a fading family fortune, Dorothy Madden faces a proposed match delay as Jack Churchill courts her sister Margaret. Dorothy, long awaiting two more seasons of freedom, discovers Jack intends marriage to Margaret on his own birthday, prompting a hopeful yet bittersweet clash of hearts and societal expectations.
In San Francisco a large advertising box kite broke loose and sailed into Chinatown. It crashed onto a Josshouse roof igniting sparks from crossed wires. Fireworks followed and priests and worshipers fled into the street in panic.
John Henry Mattox of Goosewond district owns a goose aged 32 with a June birthday. The bird has long been part of his barnyard family and likely to live longer. He also has a peafowl that would reach 35 on its next birthday, according to the Oglethorpe Echo.
An OCR fragment advertises Marine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago promoting a 43 page eye health booklet. It claims eye strengthening results and relief from eye pain for adults and babies with products like Marines and Hyes with warnings about a hard world and a quote from Charles Wagover about enduring the ordinary.
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