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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
2
A Samuel C Gordon style excerpt discusses moles as crop pests with farmer anecdotes on mole damage to corn and potatoes. It recalls a field experiment, a New York mole tale, and a Mayapple remedy, then shifts to swamp drainage and cranberry swamp preparation with ditching, turf removal, branch drains, and sand depth guidance.
Last week discussed cranberry soil. A blend of muck and sand is ideal, with muck hauled in, decomposed, then covered by beach sand. Ground must drain 1 to 2 feet deep, avoid stagnation, and control streams for irrigation. Iron-rich soils frost and damage roots. maintain flooding in winter and sand over muck to prevent root heave. Coarse muds poor, require irrigation.
A 19th century note extols turnips as a hardy Asia native now valuable for feed and food. It details soil prep, sowing windows July for stock yield, drought risk, and methods, urging broader cultivation for profit and weed control, citing rutabagas as best for stock.
Prof Aitken of Edinborough explains in the Veterinarian the need for a definite amount of common salt in animal diets. He notes blood sodium predominates, excess potassium can trigger salt cravings, and salt aids tissue repair, appetite, and muscular vigor while too much strains kidneys and can cause brine poisoning in pigs.
Food rich in potash salts such as potatoes corn beans and peas is being fed to stock. The quantity of salt may be considerably increased with good effect according to the London Live Stock Journal.
English veterinarian D. McNaught argues against bran mixed with oats for horses noting bolting and poor mastication. He recommends dry bran at night, water before feeding, and cautious feeding mixes with wheat barley or oats. He cites practical routines to prevent colic and ensure steady work, claiming no horse losses in fourteen years of feeding strategies.
Brussels reports reveal Belgium relies on tens of thousands of dogs to pull carts daily, with 5000 tons moved each day. The Rural Society for the Protection of Animals pushes reforms to curb cruelty, raise load limits, ban whips, restrict alcohol use, and guarantee rest periods for working dogs under King Leopold.
The American Sheep Breeder warns lambs suffer from white scours caused by ewe milk carrying disease during early grass growth. Prevention includes avoiding rapid green-feed changes and rank moist pastures. Also notes spruce pulp consumption in New England mills and river regions, with large yearly spruce log usage estimates and remedies for drain pipes.
Edward Swanson of White Rock Minnesota recounts a thirteen year illness starting at age eleven. After tried doctors and patent medicines he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his strength and able to work again. He urges others to publish his tale to help fellow sufferers. The pills claim to build blood and nerves and are sold for 50 cents a box or six for $2.50, by Dr Williams Medicine Company.
The piece explains cold wave origins from Alaska and British America, how they travel across the U S, and the Gulf states’ response. It notes rapid, two day to three day durations, with storms from the northwest shaping the waves and regional impacts including frosts in Florida and severe conditions on the middle Atlantic coast.
In a flirtatious discussion Miss Laura defends extreme waist training as harmless and occasionally exhilarating while Dr Smidgley argues against tight lacing. The pair engage in a prolonged debate highlighting fashion, gender norms, and social expectations of the era.
Advertisement notes Salzer's New Cross of the North Winter Wheat Monster Rye and grasses, offering free catalogs and samples from John A. Salzer Seed Co.. mentions London pawnbrokers high interest and a train excursion with low-rate tickets from Chicago to scenic routes, with dates in August.
The Independent Labour Party led by Keir Hardie threatens a third movement, fielding nineteen candidates in industrial constituencies. The platform calls for universal suffrage, MPs and public bodies funded, eight hour day, abolition of overtime, state pensions, free education, paid work for the unemployed, and arbitration over war, injecting uncertainty into the upcoming general election.
A reflective excerpt explores love as a congenial soul harmony, describing the first signs as a felt resonance rather than physical attraction. It highlights mutual understanding, elevated speech, and the joy of becoming more one's noble potential through a deep, soul-centered relationship.
A pedestrian stumbles on a thimble game where a gambler bets a crown on finding a pea. The expert misreads the shell game as the challenger reveals the pea beneath the thimble and pockets the stakes. The loser protests that he did not place the pea and is reminded the other always carries his own pea.
An Irish racehorse owner caused a stir by directing a four berth request for Lady Tempest on a Dublin to Liverpool boat. The captain freed his cabin for her, only to find the famed steeplechaser aboard. The anecdote ends noting the leopard’s knack for mischief.
A Pittsburg doctor claimed to diagnose ailments by examining a single hair. Two young men, joking, brought him a horse hair and paid a $25 fee for a precarious diagnosis. He wrote a prescription reading oats and water to feed a horse, and the punchline halted their laughter.
An advertisement urges tobacco users to quit to restore energy and vitality. It promotes No-To-Bac from Sterl Remedy Co with guarantees and free booklets, citing renewed manhood and vigor. A brief comic vignette contrasts a pharmacist and a customer seeking poison with a moral twist.
Advertisements note Nickel Plate roads offering low return rates to Boston with multiple sale windows August 19 25 and August 1 4. Tickets include first class service sleeping car space and dining cars with J Calahan as general agent. Other notices include jokes and mixed ads about mortgages doctors and local views.
A collection of aphorisms on small things. Each line links tiny items to vast consequences from a serpent to a funeral. The quotation ends with Josh Billings on life and death and the idea that life is composed of little things.
A humorous exchange recalls a man nicknamed "Bronkins" who allegedly trains pigeons for a shooting match. He supposedly calls their names to make them fly in, prompting a remark about whether such "folly" makes sense and if shooting folly is a known term.
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