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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
8
Government experts urge farmers to treat farming as a business. They advise complete inventories, proper value setting, and clear records across crops, livestock, and labor to raise nets. good roads and creameries, with new lines like ice cream, lift rural values and profits.
The article notes winter grazing is costly on most farms due to reliance on corn. It recommends rape, rye, oats, wheat, and barley as reliable winter forage, planted on well drained, manure rich land with heavy seeding. Crimson clover improves the land alongside these crops.
By order of the secretary of agriculture federal meat inspection regulations are amended to require a temperature test for hogs in a lot offered for slaughter showing signs of cholera. Fever of 106 degrees or higher leads to condemnation of the carcass whether or not the disease is found in organs or dressed tissue. Dogs showing disease on alive or postmortem inspection are condemned. carcasses with doubt or limited disease may be passed for lard if rendered at 220 degrees Fahrenheit for four hours.
A Farm and Home column urges ending manure piles on farms and promoting immediate hauling to fields. It argues manure is most valuable when produced and that manure pits with efficient litter carriers reduce labor and conserve wealth by moving waste directly to plowland and grassland.
January style testimonial advert notes April coughs and throat irritation. Claims Dr King’s New Discovery soothes inflamed lungs and relieves fever and cough with a money back guarantee. Includes a testimonial from J. T. Davis of Stickney Corner Maine and price 50c to $1.00. Also Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised for sores.
A good garden can be made on any land not chemically poisoned. Sandy loam over red clay is best for a wide range of plants because it warms sooner and can be worked sooner after rain. With proper drainage and fertilizing, all difficulties may be overcome.
Cough medicine should be pleasant to take and free from harmful substances. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is favored by mothers and sold by Engbertsons Pharmacy Adv. Farmers are urged to outline next years work selecting crops and field plans for corn and potatoes.
Experts from the farmers' cooperative branch of the Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, advise that to produce pork profitably hogs must be fed and grazed on permanent pastures and on crops specifically planted for them.
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy to restore digestion, normalize weight, improve health, and purify the blood. Sold at all drug stores for $1.00.
The author argues that hog pens and farming practices foster disease. He urges movable pens, better sire selection, more pasture and diverse forage, and cleaner, well-ventilated lots with frequent sanitation. Emphasizes prevention, vitality, and reducing crowding to lower cholera impact.
Purporting to flush out waste and impurities the notice promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a mild non gripping laxative and blood purifier claiming to cure constipation and improve feeling. It lists 25e price and Bucklen s Arnica Salve for sores. It also warns tuberculosis may be contracted by pigs following cows with disease and discusses skim milk origin.
Macon Georgia ad touts Vincl as the best remedy to strengthen weak puny children. A mother from Macon testimonials a thin delicate child gaining weight and sleeping better after Vincl use and claims it will help other sickly kids. Doctor recommendations not needed says ad. Also offers Baxo Salve for eczema and a money back guarantee by R A Engbretson, Druggist in Decorah.
University of Iowa professor A G Smith notes December and January together were among the warmest winters in fifty years. He cites 1877 78 and 1890 91 as the only warmer pairs, with December 1877 and January 1878 averaging just over 33 C, and 1890 91 near 31 C. Since 1860 five Decembers matched or exceeded the recent warmth, the warmest December being 1877. The piece also includes local ads and a quip about distrustful wives.
Advertises Allen's Balsam as the superior remedy for coughs and colds. Claims beauty and virtue of women exceed men and notes the product has sold for over fifty years. Prices listed at 25 cents and 1 dollar per bottle. Endorsed by users.
ORIGINAL NOTICE Frank Straka sues W J Barney and others in Winneshiek County Iowa alleging adverse claims to described real estate in Township 98 West of the 5th P M The petition seeks ownership in fee simple quiet title and equitable relief with a April 20 1914 deadline for defense Dated March 14 1914 12 N Willett attorney for plaintiff
Notice in Winneshiek County District Court that on or before April 1 1914 a final report will be filed by executor John ONeil requesting approval of Citizens Savings Bank Decorah as trustee for minors Alice Nell and Lucile Thomas and discharge of the executor. A hearing is set for April 20 1914 with objections required to prevent approval. Aubolee Nelson attorneys for the executor.
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