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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1912
Page
8
A promotional piece urging women to learn about the womanly system and wellbeing. It recommends reading The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser by Dr. Pierce and explains that proper care and timing prevent premature aging and symptoms like moodiness, headaches, backache, and hot flashes.
H D Hughes notes alfalfa succeeds only on well drained, fertile soils. Manure greatly boosts stands. 10-12 tons per acre recommended. Inoculation raises vigor, use 300 pounds per acre from nearby alfalfa or sweet clover. Lime 1000 2500 pounds per acre improves yields, apply after plowing and disk in weeks before seeding.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters to fix loss of appetite and low vitality citing Michael Hessheimer of Lincoln Nebraska after three years of illness and six bottles restoring health. It claims cures, stronger blood, nerves and digestion, priced at 50 cents. It also notes poultry grit and shell needs and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy via Mrs. P H Brogan of Wilson Pennsylvania with Engbretson's Pharmacy selling it.
A Fremont township farmer describes alfalfa trials in Winneshiek county near the Minnesota line. Plot 1 yielded a robust, weed free sod with ten to eleven inch shoots by May 7. Plot 2 produced two and a half to three tons per acre, winter kill in places but many stranded plants resuming growth after spring rains.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station recommends the common American alfalfa for general Iowa use based on trials in Towa conditions. They advise selecting seed from non irrigated land matching Iowa’s climate and note low winter kill makes expensive hardy varieties unnecessary and uncertain in purity.
Fall grapes can stay fresh through the holidays by dipping stem ends in paraffin wax, wrapping each bunch in tissue paper, and packing in layers with wadding between. Use only perfect grapes. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised for pure blood and sound digestion at drug stores for $1.00.
Timothy sowing methods are discussed with options for fall sowing with winter wheat or spring sowing after frost. Advice covers soil moisture, covering depth, and clover integration, plus a testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Dayton, Ohio.
Soap scraps suggested for dishwashing or fine chips boiled to dissolve into soft soap or cake. Adds pumice and borax for hand cleansing. Promotes Vesey's Anti Cholera Hog Remedy as best prevention, sold at Parman's Drug Store.
Advice on protecting strawberry crops through winter. Use light mulch to prevent rapid soil thawing, with straw or clean grain straw as preferred material. Begin after autumn frosts. avoid dense coverings. consider manure as an alternative, then remove straw in spring for clean picking and weed control.
The piece argues corn ensilage as an economical pasture substitute, yielding 600 to 2000 more pounds of nutrients per acre, saving space and labor. It claims silos double stock on a farm, protect stalks, and boost winter gains and milk. It includes a brief ad for Dr Thomas Electric Oil with dosing.
A streetcar conductor remarks on Boston women wearing hoop skirts this late in fashionable times. The note highlights nostalgia versus current trends and the city’s style debates.
Decorah Iowa resident Mrs J D Wells shares a testimonial praising Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder trouble. The ad promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache from weak kidneys and notes Foster Milburn Co as U S agents. Also a public notice states the executor of Malone Anderson's estate has been duly appointed.
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