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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
7
Farmers can save millions by treating seed oats to kill smut germs. Three tubs hold water at 110 120 and 133 degrees. seed is immersed to equalize temperature, then soaked at 133 degrees for ten minutes before cooling and drying. This low-cost process aims to stop smut before planting.
The St Louis Republic outlines duck farming basics focusing on Pekins as the best white breed, their rapid growth and high feather value. It covers housing, feeding, water needs, laying patterns, and timing for hatching, noting penning for egg collection and preferred diet over heavy grain.
M G Rains argues that leguminous crops improve soil physical properties and humus content, increase nitrogen supply, and raise nutrient status when decomposed. They boost stocking capacity, reduce manure losses, and protect against leaching. non-legumes offer fewer benefits. Also notes methods to prepare plant material for feeding in boxes.
Instructions on building a two box nest with chaff hay and a covered inner nest to keep warmth. Place in a corner of shed or stable, with nails and a top to create a warm enclosed space. A hen can hatch 13 eggs under this setup, more than a flat open nest. Daily feeding, water, and a blanket over the inner box aid temperature. early chicks promise big winter profit.
The article discusses ideal market fowl traits: rapid growth and fleshing, yellow skin, white plumage preferred for dress quality, small bone and short legs, rounded form, and full grown weight between five and six pounds before dressing. It notes these traits do not hinder laying, and pairing with good layers and Hardy birds can yield meat and egg production. It also briefly mentions worker bees as undeveloped females with potential to lay eggs under certain conditions.
In Howard Circuit Court a jury awarded the plaintiff $1000 after a spring flood incident near Pike Creek. David Highly offered a $1000 reward for rescue of his wife, but later refused payment, claiming no real intent during the emergency. Retherford and Miller risked the waters to reach Mrs Highly and bring her to shore.
Alfred Umbricht a prominent New Haven caterer returned from New York in October after a typhoid fever left him in a cataleptic state. Believed dead, his body was moved to the hospital ice vault but revived when cold air touched him, then returned to the ward.
Naval attaches in London report after Albany trial trips that engines and boilers performed perfectly. Ship should easily reach 21 knots, with test runs even prompting contractors to offer a $5,000 bonus for 21 knots. Engine rooms remained cool and comfortable though vibration was noted in the captain’s cab.
The population of Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal, is described as a small city with a modest white population.
A fragment discusses dust on sailors decks at night and days without work, likening it to indigestion. It touts Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia in all forms and as a preventive for malaria fever and ague.
A fragment recalls a wartime quip about a financier who “has been dead for years” and a wife’s puzzled reaction. The editor notes a business must advertise to survive, captured in a sharp Chicago Evening News style line.
A brief health note by Eliza R Parker emphasizes clean milking practices. It advises rinsing vessels with hot water and Ivory Soap morning and night, airing dairy equipment, and avoiding storing milk in cellars with vegetables to prevent off flavors and ensure wholesome milk and butter.
An advertisement asserts deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and offers one hundred dollars for catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars provided. product promoted by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo with Druggist sales at 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
In a cobbled urban scene a milkman fears a yard intruder crying for a gun. A neighbor calms him, revealing the sound is only a cow, prompting humor and relief in the moment.
The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas promotes itself as a desirable attractive and convenient health retreat with ideal climate pure water and good accommodations. Sleepers via the Frisco Line are offered, and the notice invites inquiries to the hotel or Frisco Line representatives.
The item presents a brief, character driven exchange between Edgar and Carolyn, noting Carolyn counters Edgar as a not born kicker. It captures a debate style moment reflecting a local newspaper tone without further context or detail.
The piece promotes Grove's TaserLess Cut Tonic as the best remedy for chills and fever. It claims the tonic is iron and quinine and mocks attacks on a trolley car incident, with a reference to Kansas City Star and a defied lightning.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. The copy notes a price of five cents and claims refund if it fails. It also contains a quirky line about fearing a friend and losing m's Horn.
A local inquiry moves forward as Pinkham claims regarding women receive investigation. Officials confirm steps to verify accusations while officials request patience during the probe.
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