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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
8
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes that timothy depletes soil less slowly than corn or wheat but does not build soil. Clover stores nitrogen via roots and improves soil when plowed under. Missouri Agricultural Station findings advise pasture-based feeding strategies, varying by cow milk yield and pasture quality.
A historical guide advises landowners to poison pocket goppers in meadows during April. It describes preparing poisoned bait from sweet potatoes carrots or parsnips treated with a mix of strychnine and saccharine and dropping it into gopher runways along straight lines from fresh mounds. Proper application aims to reduce old gophers before young appear.
Mrs Anna Kadin of Spencerport New York praises Chamberlains Tablets claiming lasting relief from long standing stomach trouble after trying many remedies. Ad cites sales by R A Engbertson and notes statistics showing decreasing war mortality while morality remains unchanged. A Dean’s Ointment ad claims relief for itching bleeding and prolapse.
Scours in pigs stem from indigestion due to changes in feed too much food dirty pens or cold wet weather. Remedies include keeping sows and pigs fed appropriately with clean dry quarters and ventilation, plus targeted treatments such as reducing sow feed and using sulphur, Epsom salts, and castor oil for pigs if needed. Thumps arise from overfeeding or insufficient sunshine and exercise. ensure open air, exercise, and reduced sow feeding, noting older pigs may have lung issues.
The article argues every farm should include grain crops in rotation and feed grain to livestock. It notes hogs, cows, horses, sheep require grain for growth, milk, finish, and work, while noting fiber from cotton seed meal and legume hays can reduce needs. An advertisement for Burdock Blood Bitters follows.
Billy Be By Bo Bum recalls Antland with Tinker Teedle Tee and learns about cicadas versus locusts in a playful tale. The SevenTeen Year Locust, a cicada, is described as a long imprisoned prisoner by Old Mother Nature.
The narrator plans a future visit to Cicada in a dungeon as Billy expresses interest in seeing the underground prison and its inmate. The dialogue hints Cicada's term and possible escape, suggesting an unfolding story.
A Carmi Illinois resident reports relief from nightly bladder weakness and sleeplessness after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad highlights backache rheumatism and stiff joints as other symptoms improved, praising the product and pharmacy.
The ad urges insistence on Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as the genuine remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough noting imitations exist. It promotes Engbertson’s Pharmacy as a source and mentions Chamberlain’s Liniment for rheumatic pain with relief deemed worth the cost and lists R A Engbertson as seller.
An article fragment promotes Doan's Kidney Pills citing Louie Stoskopf of Decorah for relief from back and kidney pain. It includes price at 50 cents and distributor notes. Followed by multiple probate notices naming administrators executors and estates in Decorah Iowa with dates and responsible agents.
City officers chair meeting with Mayor Baker presiding. Finance committee funds approved for street lights, fire alarm, hydrants, labor, and routine city expenses. Ordinance 308 read three times and enacted. Meeting adjourned to May 8.
City of Decorah Iowa passes Ordinance No 308 allocating revenues for 1916 17 and fixing salaries. The document lists Corporation Light Grading Water Sewer Fire Highway Park Library Bond and Sewer Outlet funds with specific allocations for each department and purpose. It directs the City Clerk to record appropriations and roll any year end excess to the general fund.
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