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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
8
Deep plowing and soil enrichment raise yields when organic matter is turned under. For thin land, use manure or cover crops to improve structure and fertility, while deep plowing on rich soil buries surface layers and speeds nutrient mix. Progressively deepen every season, using fertilizers to push yields higher.
The article lists cucumber pests including leaf glaze downy mildew scab stem rot striped beetle spotted beetle pickle worm melon caterpillar squash bug and four lived leaf bug. It recommends Bordeaux mixture arsenical poisons and trap crops, plus burning old vines, to protect crops and warns to be prepared for injuries.
A vintage line proclaims the capable woman will have a baby to nurse and that the baby will be her husband, followed by a sales pitch for Burdock Blood Bitters as a family tonic priced at 1.00. The quote by James Stephens frames the tone of an era while the ad promotes health tonics for digestion and sleep.
H P Williams in St Louis Globe Democrat argues beef scarcity is meeting rising prices, urging farmers and dairymen to raise cattle as a beef subventure. He notes small farms can finish calves into baby beeves, daughters kept for dairy use, and emphasizes profitable dairy calf sales or rearing for feeder markets.
Ames July 1 Special Iowa soils lose fertility yearly due to bumper crops. A new Iowa State College bulletin by P. E. Brown analyzes how to replenish nutrients, highlighting nitrogen from legumes, phosphorus and potassium losses, lime leaching, and crop rotation. Farmers urged to use manures, green manures, and proper rotations to keep soils fertile.
Ames Iowa June 23 a mysterious infectious disease causing heavy losses in Mitchell Cerro Gordo and Floyd counties is diagnosed by Dr Kurt Schern from Iowa State College. He identifies the illness as hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle with some sheep horses and other animals affected. A serum and vaccine are being tested while quarantine rests on several farms.
W D Magli of Whitemound Wis bought Chamberlains medicine to stock his shop but fell ill himself. He says one small bottle of Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than his stock. Adv cites Mrs Orvis Clare Mich praising it for dysentery in daughter. Also a note on social customs about marrying well and happily.
Mrs Mary Pecoy of Cresco Iowa praises Dean's Kidney Pills for quick relief from years of kidney trouble back pain headaches and sleeplessness After taking a box she says all symptoms disappeared Price stated at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY adv.
Farmers should test several fertilizers side by side on the same field to discover each soil’s missing nutrients. By comparing outcomes they can determine which analysis and quantities best suit each soil type.
Mrs G Stengle of Plainfield New Jersey writes of relief from stomach upset after trying Chamberlains Tablets following reading letters from cured users. She reports eating almost anything after taking nearly three quarters of a package and notes the pills are sold at Engbertsons Pharmacy.
The article urges lime use on rough cloddy soils to prevent baking after rains. It advises applying lime after turning under a heavy crop of vegetable matter when possible to improve soil texture and fertility.
An old time advertisement promotes Kings New Life Pills for indigestion liver and bowel issues with promises of a full bowel movement and renewed health. It also mentions Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for burns and includes a note about US exports to Latin American countries totaling 231 million dollars in 1912 13.
Mr E. Lopez of Marilla New York writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals any cut burn wound or sore. Get a box today keep on hand for burns sores cuts wounds. Helps prevent lockjaw and costs 25 cents.
In Winneshiek county Iowa all interested persons are to appear at the Court House on September 21 1914 at 1 30 PM to contest the probate of Knudt Selsvold late of Decorah township deceased. Olai Kallevang Clerk District Court S Moore Deputy.
A dated statement from 19 June 1914 shows Olai Kallevang as District Court Clerk and C N Houck as the attorney on the testament document. The seal is affixed to certify the office action. The text confirms legal authentication of Henry Paine’s testament.
Notice is given that the subscriber has been appointed administrator of the estate of Martha Johnson, late of Winneshiek County Iowa, deceased intestate. He has taken the trust by bond as required. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them. Dated Decorah Iowa June 16 1014. BERGES Administrator. LEWIS Attorney.
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