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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
7
The text outlines how to run a small mixed farm for profit with a hired workforce, dairy focus, and diverse outputs. It advises one man per dozen cows, pasture management, year round forage, and silage. It stresses balancing crops, labor, and capital for steady income and long term profitability.
Disease called apple blotch costs Kansas fruit growers thousands yearly. D. B. Lewis of Kansas Agricultural College explains prevention in year one with Bordeaux mixture spray timing: three weeks after petals fall, then every two to six weeks. Proper mixing and dry weather required. avoid spraying in damp conditions.
An Iowa Homestead note describes a portable movable manger that saves hay and fodder waste by feeding raised off the ground. Built from oak boards with runners and braces, it is designed to move easily across the farm, promising to pay for itself in a single season through reduced feed loss.
A farmer reports a simple labor saving method to load hogs onto a wagon. He places a bushel basket over the hog’s head and guides it into the chute, noting the hog backs up naturally and is loaded quickly and easily.
Cover crops prevent loss of plant nutrients and weeds threaten seed. A cheap bull may be misleading. The harrow follows the plow in tillage. Corn tassels then ripens, increasing its dry matter fivefold. Manure is a profitable byproduct for dairy farmers.
The article lauds Kansas reforms under Warden J K Codding at the state penitentiary. It notes his escape proof system, meals, daily ball games, and humane treatment turning inmates into disciplined men. It cites his prior legal work for the State Temperance union and broad recognition nationwide.
An old public health note urges early and persistent fly control. It lists concrete measures such as avoiding dining where flies are present, keeping flies out of homes and sick rooms, protecting milk and food, screening windows and doors, using separate covers for exposed food, and maintaining strict cleanliness all summer.
Governor Oddie urges the Nevada legislature to extend the residency period for divorce actions to one year from six months. The proposal alarms Reno divorce lawyers who plan immediate efforts to block any change. He argues adverse advertising injures Nevada and urges delaying any change until Jan 1 1914 to protect current colonists.
Horace Williams Howard of Brockton Massachusetts died in Providence January 14 at age seventy. He lived frugally in a Providence room paying 125 dollars weekly. He dressed poorly and rarely spent more than ten cents on a meal. His estate totals nearly 400000 dollars and is left to various charitable institutions.
The Bath Maine schooner James B. Drake blown hundreds of miles off course in a recent hurricane arrived at Key West Florida in bad shape. Sails are ripped and the crew are on short rations after being feared lost.
A narrator from Endicott New York claims Saxo Salve cured a severe skin affection that kept her awake at night. The ad touts relief from eczema salt rheum tetter and barber's itch with a promise of money back if it fails and credits Sut ton Oshe Cambridge Ohio for distribution.
This week Detroiters can enjoy a premier photoplay program at the Detroit Opera House featuring Mme. Sarah Bernhardt and M. Mounet Sully. The show includes an abbreviated Adrienne Lecouvreur adaptation under the tour titled The Romance of An Actress. Admission is 10 and 15 cents.
Advertisement for a farm priced at 2000 dollars offering buildings fruit timber and other farm and city property. Financing and rental options available through H. H. Masters at Central National Bank building Cambridge C.
Notice states prisoner Nick Burbore has been recommended for parole consideration by the Warden and Chaplain. The Ohio Board of Administration will hear the application on and after August 15 1913 with W J Dolan as Chief Clerk dated July 15 31 Tuesday.
An ad proclaims Dr. King s New Life Pills as the king of laxatives for constipation and indigestion. A Buffalo resident praises them while distributors in Cambridge and Byesville endorse the product. The piece also includes medical quips and an endorsement from Dr Bartlett with a July 6 date reference.
Lutheran Choir rehearsals Tuesday at B H Townesend home North Eleventh. Prayer meeting Wednesday at the church. Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday at Mrs Adam Bates 815 Foster Ave. U B Church Brotherhood class social Tuesday at the church. Prayer service Wednesday. First U P Church Prayer meeting Wednesday. Ladies Aid Society Friday at the church. Second U P Church Prayer Wednesday evening. Wide Awake circle chaired by Mrs Laverty will be entertained Thursday afternoon in the church parlors.
Friends and relatives feared Lee Phelps drowned after leaving the tin mill as floodwaters rose. A search began when he did not return home. he was found later at Bernard Gregg's Stop No. 2, safe and well, ending the scare.
Villagers report high water and storms in the valley ruin wheat fields and uncut hay pastures. Thunder, lightning, and hail the size of hens eggs riddled corn and gardens while rain persisted from night to day. Local residents and visitors, including Oakley Holmes and Mrs Maggie Hague, were noted among arrivals and medical consultation occurred for Carlos Law's stomach catarrh.
Samuel Vankirk buys a Erie farm while Lorando Stoneburner and family stay with aging parents John and Mrs. Stoneburner. Hosea Stoneburner buys a piano from R B Maden in Cambridge. Samuel Teamon buys Elmer Perry’s West Virginia farm. Nina Foraker visits sister Mrs Thomas Carper near Spencer Station. Storm Sunday night causes damage. Harry Bates visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Rose and brother Rodne. Mrs S S Brill hosts guests including Miss Ira Foraker and Grace Little. R J Keith of Wheeling visits sister Thelma in Salesville.
In a home advertisement J H Polanco of Delvalle Texas reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve saved his daughter’s cut foot and notes wide belief in its effectiveness. The salve is labeled as the world's best and priced at 25 cents with recommendations from Neilley & Co Cambridge and C A Heiner Byesville Ohio.
Unseemly face spots cured by Dr Hobson s Eczema Ointment says the ad. It promises relief from itching burning and scaly skin eruptions with immediate soothing effect. A testimonial from Alleman of Littletown Pa claims cure in two weeks. Guaranteed money refunded. Available at druggists or by mail. Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia St Louis Neilley & Co Cambridge and C A Heiner Byesville.
Promote healthy children by ridding them of worms using Kickapoo Worm Killer. A candy lozenge that expels worms and regulates bowels, with a testimonial from Mrs. J. A. Brisbin of Elgin Illinois. Guaranteed at 25 cents by Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. and listed retailers.
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