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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
8
In Tennessee and the South cool damp spring reduces yields of oats barley grasses and alfalfa as plant lice thrive. A bee parasite later appears but early loss cannot be reversed. Fertilizer—especially nitrate of soda 80 to 100 pounds per acre—helps crops withstand lice damage and richer soil improves resilience. The county agent now urges increasing soil fertility.
University of Illinois researchers H P Rusk and H B Grindley investigate the cause of deaths from moldy silage fed to horses and cattle. Tests on mice pigs rabbits and chickens show no positive results while several horses died days after exposure, warning farmers against feeding spoiled silage to livestock.
Entomologist H A Gossard of the Ohio station urges prompt pest control using Bordeaux mixture with copper sulfate lime milk to 50 gallons water and arsenate paste. Spraying every fourth hill plus sulfur and air slaked lime dust helps reduce cucumber beetle damage and protect vines.
An old advertisement offers a trial package from Foley Co Chicago for coughs colds and croup. Enclose five cents with your name and address to Engbertson's Pharmacy to receive Foley products including Kidney Pills Cathartic Tablets and Honey and Tar Compound.
An Iowa station trial fed 1000 lb steers with varying mixes of corn and ensilage to test cost and gains. The light corn, high ensilage plan yielded 3.02 lb daily gain at moderate grain cost, profitable versus heavy corn feeding. 4.3 lb corn with 53.8 lb ensilage produced 2.56 lb daily gain yet higher overall profit.
In very hot weather chickens grow listless and lose appetite. Remedy by varying feed, giving a daily mash of bran and corn meal to revive interest and prevent monotony from repetitive meals.
Ten year kidney trouble plagued T. F. Hutchins of Little Rock Ark until he took Foley Kidney Pills. He reports relief and renewed health after five boxes, and the ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney pain and related symptoms. Also mentions Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil as a household remedy for various ailments.
The U S Department of Agriculture urges leaving soil undisturbed from mid June to mid August to fight corn and cotton wireworms. It recommends turning under manure and a cover crop to add humus, early corn planting, and using winter crops like wheat or rye to protect infested soils.
Ohio Experiment Station research shows laying hens fed 87.2 percent corn and 12.8 percent meat scrap lay eggs cheaper than those given mixed feeds. Adding nitrogenous supplement like scrap or skim milk improves results. richer rations raise costs without proportional egg gains.
The article explains that fast growing chicks need large ash for bone development. It describes sources of ash from shell and grit, beet scrap, and granulated bone, noting beet scrap should be limited and bone provides the bulk of the minerals. It emphasizes bone as the most reliable source for animal-derived ash.
An advertisement promoting Chamberlain's Tablets to combat constipation and biliousness, claiming they keep the liver healthy and improve appearance. Sold by R. A. Engbertson.
Advice for using hens to brood chicks with tips on coop setup timing and care. Guidance covers leaving chicks until they dry, keeping a dry clean coop, limiting brood size to fifteen to twenty, and preventing vermin. It notes when hens can roam and how long to keep chicks with the hen.
The guidance urges mowing tall weeds and grasses under trees to mulch the soil and improve apple color and maturity, especially on lower limbs. Clean orchards attract better prices as fruit is easier to see and handle, while well pruning and removing water sprouts save moisture for ripening fruit in drought.
A family riding a train finds one seat short and Tom sits in front of his mother. A portly man joins from the smoker and asks where he got out. Tom replies in earnest that he got out “just a little way behind the engine.”
Advertises Chamberlain's remedy for colic cholera and diarrhoea with claims of rapid relief. Mentions sale by R. A. Tyson and by R. A. Pettyson, urging prompt treatment and regular bowels using Chamberlain's Tablets to improve appetite and digestion.
The Boston Work Horse Relief Association issues hot weather rules to prevent horse deaths. Key points urge light loads, shaded rests, frequent water, sponge and wash harnessed areas, avoid hoses, bran mash with saltpeter, improper headgear, keep wet cloths cool, and rapid action if heat stress occurs.
In Winneshiek county Iowa Frank Frye seeks to quiet title to the west seventy five feet of the north twenty nine feet of Lot Seven Block Three in Hesper village. Defendants include H A Maydale W S Bradford Sarah Ann Worth Edwin Salverson and A Halverson and unknown heirs or claimants. If no defense by September 18 1916 default will be entered. Dated August 15 1916. 33 Boice & Hook Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Notice invites bids for erecting a school house in Burr Oak Independent District No 8 Winneshiek Iowa. Bids due by 1 PM September 16 2016 with award to lowest responsible bidder. Board may reject any or all bids. Plans available by writing to County Superintendent or Secretary Alice Price Secretary 44 Prosper Minn. July 18, 1916.
An old advertisement promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a family tonic priced at $1.00. It touts relief for eczema and skin itching with a humorous line about marriage costs and rings.
In Winneshiek County Iowa 1916 probate matter notices final report filed by Albert Anfinson administrator with will annexed. Court to hear September 18 1916 at Decorah Iowa. request to confirm collateral inheritance tax and appraisal. discharge sought for administrator and release of bondsmen.
Notice of appointment for the administration of the estate of L. Reque. The subscriber is duly appointed administrator of the estate. Public notice informs creditors and interested parties to present claims by the lawful deadline.
Ola i Kallevang clerk of district court cites the late Wenzel T. Wagner of Winneshiek county Iowa to appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. The notice is signed August 6 1916 with deputy 8 J Moore and district seal.
In District Court Winneshiek County September Term 1916 Helene Hersrud plaintiff vs Minnie Engrav John Engrav Hans Hersrud Celia Hersrud Teslow Elizabeth Thorstenson Thorstenson Alice Hersrud Hazel Benson Arthur Benson Howard Benson B K Benson guardian for minors. Petition seeks declaration of heirs shares, partition of real estate, or sale with proceeds divided, costs and attorney fees, with judgment by Sept 18 1916 otherwise default.
Notice that a group formed the Emian Mutual Protective Insurance Association to insure farm buildings and contents against fire and lightning. It will be based in Spillville Iowa, governed by seven directors and officers, with a maximum indebtedness of 2500 dollars.
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