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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
8
A gardener’s guide to choosing spraying gear and chemicals. For small plots a hand sprayer may suffice, but larger gardens demand knapsack or compressed air sprayers, with copper or brass parts. Use arsenate of lead, tobacco extract, whale oil soap, and Bordeaux mixture to combat insects and diseases, spraying on suspicion before trouble spreads.
The article analyzes the nutrients taken by fifty bushels of corn and estimates current market values for nitrogen phosphorus and potassium. It argues that permanent fertility requires rotating legumes and using rock phosphate lime and other methods, reducing costs to about 1.50 to 3.50 per acre, with most feed nutrients returning to manure.
A farmer explains how hanging three lightened alarm clocks on long poles kept hawks away from his poultry yard. The clocks swayed in wind and gleamed in sun, deterring predation and saving over $50.
John P. Ross advises giving lambs frequent changes in diet and pasture. Provide chopped cabbage mangels turnips or beets with a touch of molasses to whet appetite and aid digestion. Ensure fresh water and salt, and you will be repaid when you receive the salesman's check.
A list of cautions warns readers to replace cracked insulation and worn sockets, avoid hanging items on wires, consult a licensed electrician before rewiring, oil motors, and never work with live circuits. It covers handling wires, meters, and fuses, and warns of fatal shocks from 500 volts or less.
An Ohio woman credits Dr. King’s New Discovery with curing a three year chronic cough. The ad urges readers with stubborn coughs to try the remedy, promising relief or money back, with a dollar price at the druggist. Also mentions Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and cautions about chemical solutions for seed germination.
An advertisement extols health as key to success noting a man is rarely ill with regular bowels and never well when constipated. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for bowel movement, appetite, and digestion, sold by Engbretson's Pharmacy. The piece also brief yodels about a new gooseberry variety Carrie praised for the West.
A spring tonic claim says Electric Bitters increases appetite cures indigestion and aids liver kidney and stomach health. It asserts Mr. T. D. Peeble found relief from stomach troubles using Electric Bitters. Available from druggists 50 cents or 1 dollar. Bucklen's Arnica Salve also marketed for eczema.
Practical guidance on raising young chicks emphasizes delaying feed for 48 hours, using high quality feeds like rolled oats and wheat bran, and adding beef scraps for meat development. Emphasizes clean coops, dry warm floors, sour milk as a preventive measure for bowel trouble, and ongoing use of bran from birth to maturity.
The guide explains chick feeding stages from birth to six weeks, noting sour milk for forenoon and water for afternoon, then a grain mix of cracked wheat and corn. After six weeks chicks digest larger feed. include greens like chopped onions or lettuce if not on grass, with onions valued when greens are scarce.
A claim that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieves lungs aids expectoration opens secretions and restores health, with worldwide sales and reliability. Sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy. An ad notes a poulterer curing limberneck in chickens using castor oil doses.
A Newton Iowa resident reports his sister’s husband recovered from rheumatism after applying Chamberlain's Liniment to his arm. The ad claims the next morning the pain was gone and recommends the product for chronic muscular rheumatism. Sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy.
A Missouri reader asks about lime sulfur and arsenate of lead spray usage. Wallaces' Farmer recommends 12 pounds arsenate of lead and 1.5 gallons lime sulfur per 50 gallons water, best after petals fall, and warns whitening grass implies not to stock. It notes the spray helps before blossoms open and includes a skin itch advertising Dean's Ointment.
Advertisement claims vincl cod liver oil tonic rebuilds wasting tissues in the elderly and strengthens against colds. Customer testimonial from Mrs. Mary Ivey of Columbus Ga praises Vincl as the finest tonic. Money-back guarantee if Vincl fails to build strength. Saxo Salve also advertised for quick relief from itching.
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