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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
8
An advisory on farm water supply and sewage disposal covers sources, contamination risks, and methods to raise and store water. It weighs options from windmills and pumps to tanks, gas engines, and pneumatic pressure systems, then discusses toilet and waste practices to prevent contamination. It warns against discharging sewage into streams and describes cesspools and septic tanks with filters and subsurface irrigation as safer approaches.
The U.S. Reclamation Service reports using 1000 sheep along Salt River irrigation ditches to control Johnson grass weeds and gophers, cutting maintenance costs from 7494 to 2896 dollars annually. The program, profitable by over 3000 dollars in nine months of 1914, packs banks, reduces seepage, and may expand to other projects as ewes are bred and wool clipped.
Officials in North Carolina report phosphorus hastens crop maturity and boosts yields on slow maturing valleys. An equal mix of acid phosphate and cottonseed meal at 200 to 300 pounds per acre improves yields by hundreds of pounds for eight years, with higher rates on fertile soils. Acid phosphate alone also profits after leguminous crops. Lime applications of two tons per acre for crushed stone or one ton for air-slaked lime raise legume yields for years. ten tons per acre is the suggested minimum for the top seven inches of soil, though observed soils held about 4500 pounds.
A vintage ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation. It claims quick relief without griping and urges immediate use to prevent serious health issues, priced at 25 cents per bottle.
Department of Agriculture experts extol skim milk as an economical food due to its remaining nutrients after fat is removed. It retains sugars minerals and especially protein, offering nutrition comparable to whole milk and better value than beef or oysters in many uses. Skim milk suits cooking well, enhancing cereal mushes soups chowders custards and cakes while remaining cheaper per nutrient unit.
A California station fed 107 older native range steers 46 days of a mix of alfalfa hay, foxtail alfalfa silage, and barley. They gained 1.53 lb per day, with feed per lb gain about 6.9 lb hay, 13.1 lb silage, and 5.4 lb barley. Silage color was dark brown and slightly actuated. lower silo portions were moister. Foxtail heads were eaten, reducing hay waste. a brief mid July spoilage layer was uneaten.
Parents urged to treat irritability with fever and sleeping disturbances by worm infestation. The Kickapoo Worm Killer is pitched as safe for children, with laxative, expelling, and toning effects and a suggested price of 25e.
A British inventor has patented a pipe whose bowl carries small mirrors enabling men who smoke to observe what happens behind them. The design aims to let smokers see behind without turning their heads.
An old advertisement claims Barker's Antiseptic can erase a foul odor in 15 seconds. It credits forceful endorsement by John G. Schimming and R. A. Engbertson and markets the product as a quick remedy for embarrassing smells.
Advice to northern corn belt farmers to reserve dry seed from last year as insurance against soft corn. If cool nights persist, softer corn may appear. seed from last year's crop is likelier to germinate and establish a good stand in 1916. Plan ahead, preserve local seed, and avoid relying on market seed.
A U S Department of Agriculture experiment at Beltsville Maryland compared cows fed crushed oats to those on bran and corn. Fifty tasters judged milk samples. sixteen preferred oats, twenty five preferred bran and corn, nine were neutral. Overall bran and corn produced better flavor with no clear oats gain.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for pain from injury and congestion including neuralgia rheumatism lumbago neuritis toothache sprains and bruises. It claims instant relief via deep penetration and dissolving congestion with a 25 cent bottle or one dollar for a larger size while disparaging vulgar remarks about respectable women.
Mrs. William Bright of Fort Wayne Ind endorses Chamberlin's Cough Remedy noting immediate benefits from a bottle and claiming it cured a bronchial cough before finish. The ad-like fragment also touts Doan's medicines and the Doan's brand line for kidney ills skin itching and mild laxative use.
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture suggests sowing clover in corn during late July to early August using a spike-toothed cultivator and no cover. Seeding in corn proves better when ensilage corn is harvested promptly, with clover establishing before winter for a full crop next season.
When a mother wakes to a child gasping for breath she should give Chamberlin's Cough Remedy every ten minutes until vomiting occurs. The remedy has long been used with uniform success and is obtainable everywhere. A wise girl never turns down one offer of marriage until she secures a better one.
Mrs John Newton of Irving New York reports rapid relief from chronic stomach trouble and constipation after using Chamberlains Tablets. She says four or five bottles improved her health, and the product is advertised as obtainable everywhere. The ad also promotes Dr Thomas Eleoetic Oil for cuts burns and bruises and notes home use.
Help the kidneys with Doan's Kidney Pills a remedy for weak kidneys. Endorsed by 30,000 people including Mrs Nellie Waterman of Waukon Iowa. Claims relief for kidney secretions and bladder inflammation and a long history of use. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Adv
A notice states Herbert G. Perry as sale referee will auction at 1 PM on October 29, 1915, the real estate in Jackson township described as parts of Sections 18, 19 and 20, Township 96, Range 10 West, to satisfy a partition action from a 1915 judgment in favor of Ferdinand Perry against numerous Perry heirs and spouses. The sale occurs at the dwelling on the premises.
Notice of appointment of an executor for the estate of Tollef A Istad, deceased. The undersigned has been duly appointed executor of the estate, with authority to manage debts and assets and to conduct all probate matters as required by law.
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