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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
8
The piece urges careful pruning in March for fruit trees planted earlier. It cautions against overdoing pruning on neglected trees and stresses conservative, steady work with pruning tools, especially saws and axes, to avoid damage. It notes March as the main pruning month for farms and small orchards.
A historic guidance piece explains that mulch does not delay blooming when a plant is exposed to light and air and warns against overmulching strawberry plants which can cause mildew. It also debunks the idea that root cooling governs blooming times and offers practical notes on pruning, vine care, and grafting for spring planting.
Orchardists are urged to begin spraying early for a good fruit year. Codling moth, bitter rot, and mildew require timely Bordeaux mixtures and repeated applications. Spraying improves usable fruit percentage and overall orchard health, with specific timing for apples peaches plums and vines. R H Eastman notes higher marketable yields on sprayed trees and fewer losses from pests and diseases.
A practical garden trellis made from iron hoops welded into a circle, repurposed from barrel bands. Wooden uprights and staples secure the hoops, with sizes varying for tomatoes or sweet peas. Posts can be painted, offering an attractive, low cost support for climbing plants.
The financial prospects of Mr Washington Lafayette Johnson were clouded yet he remained sanguine. He confides to a friend his lack of funds and asks for a small loan and security. The friend bluntly offers his own hand note as collateral, prompting Johnson to marvel at such a request.
A mother recounts her infant niece suffering severe eczema over body, face, and hands. After a year with doctors and dire warnings, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and reports a complete cure in three months. The letter from Alice L. Dowell of St Louis is dated May 2 and 20, 1907.
A short humor piece contrasts Gertrude's matinee tale with a joke about stage brand products and laundry care. It then highlights how proper laundering and Defiance Starch improve wash goods. A humorous quip about appearances and debt closes the snippet.
An old ad blend urges readers to buy Our Pie from grocers to enjoy lemon chocolate and custard flavors. It links groceries to pleasure, hints at Elevating Occupation and a garret tale, and ends with a watch fob offer from N. W. Hide & Fur Co of Minneapolis. Trust messages and a quote from Emerson wrap the piece.
The notice touts Salzer seed yields per acre for onions cucumbers peas and cabbage with high profits and promotes a 2008 multi item seed mail offer from John A Balzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. It also includes unrelated ads for laxatives piles cures and a Bunko gag line.
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