General farm notes with practical advice and warnings
The column offers guidance on farm management including housing for workers, profit sharing, incubator temperature methods, corn and sorghum planting strategies, road quality for rural education, wind protection with fire pots, manure use, leadership, and efficient farming practices. It covers crops, livestock, soil chemistry, and even legal notes about river bottoms, ending with agricultural tips and a citation from J. N. B. in the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
London
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Minnesota Farmer Powers Farm With Home Electrical Plant
L. E. Potter of Springfield Minnesota installed a private electric system for his farm and two houses. A gasoline engine drives a small dynamo in the old house cellar, charging a storage battery that supplies lighting for both homes and outbuildings. The system powers a washing machine and wringer and runs small motors, including in the hay mow area, at a total cost under $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Potter
Springfield
Minnesota
Mr. Potter
Dr King’s New Discovery Tackles Long Coughs In Ohio
Jennie Fleming of New Dover Ohio testifies after three years of coughing that Dr King’s New Discovery cured her ailment. The ad promises relief or money back and urges readers to obtain a bottle from local druggists. Bucklen’s Amica Salve also advertised for pimples in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Jennie Flemming
New Dover
Ohio
Jennie Flemac
Bucklen
Electric Bitters Promise Appetite Boost And Digestive Relief
Ad claims Electric Bitters cure indigestion and loss of appetite, improving liver, kidney and stomach troubles as a spring tonic. It touts Mr. T. D. Peeble's stomach struggles and urges obtaining a bottle from a druggist. Also mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salve for eczema and a humorous note about an English professor proving Pharaoh’s size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Peeble
Bucklen
Arnica
Health and Constipation Boost Man’s Success Claim
An old health advertisement asserts health as the key to male success. It links regular bowels to well being and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and digestion. Sold by Engbretson's Pharmacy, Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Engbret 1Son
Ady
Growing Hogs Without Corn Remains Profitable in Several Regions
The article argues hogs can be profitably raised without corn by using alfalfa, barley, beets, mangels, and other forages. It notes Northwest and Montana regions push hog production on cheap feeds, while the corn belt can still profit from forage and partial cropping. It also suggests feeding wheat and small grains to hogs, and using downed grain fields for hogging, with benefits from pasture and field fertilization.
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West
Southwest
Northwest
Montana
Corn Belt
Corn
Mississippi Valley
Care of Horses Feet In Disease Free Field Work
An extended discussion on hoof care for horses stressing sound feet as essential to work. It covers purchase risks from unseen defects, early handling of foal feet, regular trimming, prevention of soft or rapid hoof growth, and the need for outdoor exercise on hard ground. It notes that shoeing is common on rocky roads and suggests six to eight week shoe resets.
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Woods
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Taking Care of the Cream in Butter Making
The article explains best practices for ripening cream before churning. It recommends churning two to three times weekly, cooling skimmed cream immediately, cooling new lots before mixing, and allowing ripening at 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to 18 hours before thickening and final cooling to churn.
Most Prompt and Effectual Cure for Bad Colds
A classic advert claims Chamberlains Cough Remedy relieves lungs aids expectoration and restores health. It touts worldwide sales and dependability and notes Engbertsons Pharmacy as the selling outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engbertson’s
An Essay on Men by a Little Girl
A short reflection on men with humorous contrasts. It notes men marry women, drink and smoke, and rarely attend church. The piece suggests if men were bonnets they would, claims men are more logical than women and more zoo logical. It playfully mentions both sexes coming from monkeys with women advancing farther.
Rheumatism Quickly Cured Ad Claims Liniment Value
A Newton resident reports a fast cure for rheumatism using Chamberlain's Liniment. The testimonial states her sister's husband had an arm rheumatism attack and, after applying the product, woke to find the pain gone. The ad endorses Chamberlain's Liniment as best for chronic muscular rheumatism and notes it is sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy.
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Newton
Town
Chamberlain
Engbertson
Adv
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix for Balk estate
Notice of appointment of Eresia Balk as administratrix of the estate of Mathias Balk deceased intestate of Lincoln township Winneshiek County Iowa. She has taken the trust with bonds. Creditors and indebted persons must exhibit claims and settle accounts. Decorah Iowa May 5 1914. Joseph Griffin Attorney.
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Mathias Balk
Lincoln Township
Winneshiek
State of
Iowa
Eresia Balk
Decorah
Joseph Griffin
J. T. Thompson
J. A. Thompson
Burr Oak Township
Benda
Arch Thompson
George Thompson
Towa
Anbolee & Nelson
Coal Ashes as a Fertilizer Valuation and Use
Indiana correspondent asks about hard and soft coal ashes as fertilizer and soil improvers. Values per ton are 15 cents for hard ashes, 36 cents for soft ashes, and 2.40 for manure. Ashes contain small amounts of potassium and phosphorus. fine ash can loosen heavy soils. wood ashes are superior, valued 4 to 7 cents per pound per ton depending on leaching.
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Indiana
Wallaces
Allen's Foot-Ease Endorsed by Dancer Fletcher Hallamore
The Knoxville Journal and Tribune quotes Ek Fletcher Hallamore, a leading New York City dancing expert, praising Allen's Foot-Ease as a necessity for long hours of dancing. He states it cools feet, reduces shoe friction, prevents sores, and recommends it to pupils. The ad-like endorsement closes with sample free address details for Allen 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, New York.
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New Modern Dancing
New York City
Allen
Fletcher Hallamore
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Allen's Balsam Endorsed For Cough Relief This Era
The advertisement extols the beauty and virtue of women over men, but notes health is needed to be beautiful. It promotes Allen's Balsam as the best relief for hacking coughs and colds, claiming over fifty years of sale and endorsements. Bottles priced at 25c, 50c, and $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A Sayre
the Houtton
Gouraud
Allen
Cough remedy claims Vincl builds run-down health
Mrs. D A McGee of Waycross Georgia reports a chronic two year cough cured by Vincl, noted for its cod liver oil based formula with iron and tonics. The ad urges that Vincl strengthens the run-down system and offers a money back guarantee if expectations are not met. Saxo Salve is also advertised.
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D. A. McGee
Waycross
Vincl
Vinci
P. S
R. A. Engbretson
Decorah
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