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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
3
A Wright County Iowa farmer seeks methods to eradicate quack grass across his fields. Advice favors smothering the rhizomes by early plowing, covering with tar paper, or growing a rank crop to strangulate the weed, with buckwheat and sorghum suggested as smother crops.
Practical guidance on designing poultry houses for sunlight ventilation and warmth. Covers front orientation curtains roost placement perches for different breeds, dropping boards, nests, cement floors, and benefits of colony houses for movable rear housing and wintering strategies.
A practical guide urges providing a dry dust bath for hens to reduce vermin. Use lime, coal ashes, or plain dust. arrange sun exposure part of the day. Birds in good health groom themselves, and if needed sulphur dust is effective and inexpensive.
The plan shows two galvanized iron tanks sized two by five feet connected by a pipe so that tank B is fed from tank A, which itself is supplied from a hydrant as depicted. The setup provides a simple gravity feed for watering a stable.
Illinois researchers Burrill and Barrett describe dry rot in corn, noting 1906 losses at 4.5 percent of the crop and a value of over 5 million dollars. Diplodia maydis is the dominant fungus, causing shriveled ears and brittle kernels. Removal of diseased ears, burning, and field rest periods are advised to prevent spread.
A method to support ailing horses uses a canvas stack cover folded under the belly and rolled on scantling to make a hammock sling. Chains and a single tree lift the sling from above with end straps to prevent forward or backward movement. A horse was kept in such a sling for three weeks last winter.
Fragmentary lines show a theatrical interaction with a daughter and marriage expectations. A manager concedes a cigarette complaint while an actor retorts that smoking ham is not his hiring criterion. The text preserves period voice and sharp, comic exchanges.
Advice urges careful feeding to keep the milk flow strong. Practical tips emphasize regular schedules, clean gear, and attentive monitoring of both mother and calf for optimal dairy output.
An old capitol official argues that the old horde of office seekers in Washington has vanished with civil service reform. Today job hunters are now office getters who secure billets before arrival and wait with exams and ratings in hand.
The baby son of Countess von Moltke, Danish minister's wife, draws attention in Dupont Circle with a six foot lace veil over his face. His nurse from the North Sea region wears a regal head dress and large fretted gold earrings with pearl strings, attracting notice and offers from society women.
London Chronicle reports Germany will cut taxes for families starting next year. A taxpayer with two children will see a reduction from about £15 on £325 income, with further cuts for larger families. Relatives supported by the taxpayer are counted as children.
Mrs. Wm. Hunt of Newark reports severe eczema covering her body with painful sores and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, she notes cooling relief healing and full recovery, urging others with eczema to try the Cuticura remedies.
A Bemidji Daily Pioneer piece extols rural telephone service as essential for farmers and towns. It argues phones save time, aid in illness and emergencies, improve business insight, and strengthen social ties among families across distances. It also notes women benefit from convenience in shopping and marketing. The publication humorously references a hotel clerk and a man named William Penn from Philadelphia.
A reader endorses Postum over coffee citing improved sleep and fewer headaches. She notes stomach relief and better appetite after making the switch. Her brother also reports relief and would not return to coffee. The testimonial attributed to Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich mentions "The Road to Wellville" and "There's a Reason."
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