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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
3
Topics cover asparagus bed care after cutting with timing rules by latitude, fertilizer recommendations including nitrate of soda amounts, and concerns about manure seeds. It contrasts high and good farming, urging concentrated, profitable farming practices and seed handling for cowpeas and poultry eggs shipping guidance from Florida Agriculturist.
A skilled Northern dairyman who moved to Georgia years ago wrote that butter can be produced as well in the South as in Vermont at lower cost and with better prices. He argues that establishing a livestock industry tied to cotton farming will boost yields, with more pea hay, corn, and cattle improving value beyond mere supplies for cotton.
The arc tic overshoe, once common in New York, has almost vanished while Boston retains some use. Ten years ago heavy footwear dominated, but dealers report New Yorkers now favor lighter foot coverings. Water protection remains the core concern for pedestrians.
Practical guide by H. B. Geer for labeling newborn chicks. Use a shoe punch to punch holes in the web between toes or split the web with a knife if no punch is available. Different brood markings placed on distinct webs distinguish each brood without harming the birds.
Farmers grow busy and neglect gardens leading to poor crops and limited varieties. A cabbage regimen advises frequent cultivation and heavy fertilizers including nitrate of soda cottonseed meal acid phosphate and potash per acre. Separate report notes five mule classes with prices from $60 to $250 and traits. miners mules hardest to supply and farm mules considered culls.
Scaly leg is caused by a tiny mite burrowing under the leg and toe skin. A simple remedy is greasing with any grease. mix one third kerosene oil and two thirds lard, apply well several times over a few days, and do not pull off scales to avoid hurting the bird.
When hens leave the roost in the morning they are chilled after a quiet night. Offer warm water to revive them, skip food for an hour, and scatter millet in litter to encourage activity. They will soon warm up and be ready for a morning meal, which should be lighter. This treatment aims to increase egg output and reduce disease risk, while lowering overall feed needs.
The Southern Fruit Grower urges progressive farms to name their property and display it in large letters by the roadside. Also set up a blackboard listing items for sale and things wanted to attract buyers and trades.
The Courier Journal quotes Louisquine discussing wary relations between Mutual and Jinks. One says fear of fool friends. the other repeats the concern, highlighting a tense dynamic and mutual distrust noted in the column.
Corning describes Dr. Caines and the Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as potent alteratives and tonics. The text claims benefits for nasal passages, bronchial tubes, stomach, bowels, bladder, and uterus, touting broad curative claims and endorsements by medical authors. It notes non alcohol and non secret formulas, glyceric extracts from native forest plants, and that both medicines are sold by dealers. Pierce's Pellets are said to regulate and invigorate stomach, liver, and bowels.
Mourning at 533 North Paca Street for Jack the setter dog who died after tumor surgery at Johns Hopkins. A zinc-lined air proof coffin was sent to Columbus Pa to be placed in the family vault. Jack was twelve and had been with the family since puppyhood.
Mrs John Mansell of New Castle Pennsylvania describes years of kidney trouble with painful urinary passages swollen limbs and heart palpitations. After a week with Deans Kidney Pills she recovered and says at age 68 she is strong and well. The advertisement notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Chicago News quip features a boarder joking about a chicken's origins. The landlady interrupts as the boarder claims the bird is evidently the offspring of a hard boiled egg. The exchange captures dry café style humor with quick wits.
A Chicago mother reports her infant's face and neck severely itching for over a year resisted by doctors and colleges. After using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Pills, three boxes, her child improved significantly and is now healthy. October 20 and 30, 1906.
Mrs. Ferguson confronts George at breakfast over a letter meant for Aunt Rachel. Mr. Ferguson reveals a bundle of letters and papers he found, realizing the letter to Aunt Rachel had already been mailed. The exchange centers on whether the aunt should visit for the next six weeks.
An exploration of long term dietary costs from bread meat and butter to fish rice vegetables and fruits. The piece calculates lifetime quantities and expenses, noting a cheap balanced ration of rye bread potatoes and fat and observes Russian peasants living on similar diets.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming cures for fits and St Vitus Dance. A $2 trial bottle and a free treatise are offered via H R Kline based in Philadelphia. The copy adds a humorous quip about jokes over dressmaker's bills.
A bold advertisement for Le onardi's Golden Eye Lotion promises to cure weak and inflamed eyes in one day without pain. It boasts soothing healing effects, guarantees results or money back, and notes Druggists sell it for 25 cents or prepaid by S. B. Leonardi & Co. of Tampa Florida.
A Philadelphia snuff maker explains that despite fashion fade, vast quantities of snuff are shipped worldwide. He notes demand in Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, France, South America, and Africa, with unique methods among Kaffirs and Patagonians. A separate note mentions a friend who claims luck in love but never marries.
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