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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1910
Page
6
The San Jose scale and related insects attack all plants, injuring fruit trees especially peach. Spraying with kerosene or petroleum mixtures is the main control, with winter dormant applications favored and cautions about tree injury in some localities.
The report notes European canker is serious in orchards across Europe and increasingly in America. It infects through wounds, attacks inner bark and sap, and can kill new growth around wounds causing ridges. Summer spores come in two forms, with sickle-shaped spores aiding spread. Perithecia clusters appear in spring along wound edges.
A soap-based wash, mixed at two to two and a half pounds per gallon of water, serves as an effective remedy for scale insects on plants.
A California inventor created a thumb mounted grape cutter with a curved blade and secure attachment. The device lets a person snip bunches with one hand, preventing bruising as fruit falls less and efficiency doubles.
Advice on orchard management notes that converting orchards to pasture risks tree damage. Strawberries should be planted four inches from rows and 24 inches between plants. limit to three rows if grown under trees. Avoid crop planting in peach orchards. Apple punctures cause rot. bruise leads to brown spots reducing value. Kansas horticulture reports 160000 acres of planted trees, contradicting past beliefs. Oregon station cites weather as the cause of prune scab, not fungus. Bud formation varies with weather. ripe fruit buds form in spring for most small fruits.
Infected limbs must be destroyed and wounds thoroughly coated with Bordeaux mixture or paint. Spraying aids disinfection of small wounds caused by insects and hail.
The article notes that daily yield varies with tree load, height, and fruit abundance. It states that some workers pick twice as much as others, and that five to twenty barrels per day is an average day's work.
Hand raised calves on skim milk should be kept in a separate pasture from the producing calves. Although they may not try to suck the cows they will bother them and hinder eating and rest.
An old advertisement urges use of Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney disorders. It cites Ted Hiatt of Oswego Kansas who improved after relying on Dean's Kidney Pills instead of surgery. The ad claims the pills restore kidney health and notes price and dealer availability from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
A chauffeur boasts that driving sharpens vision and reduces eye strain. He claims his eye sight improved so much after two days behind the wheel that he can spot a policeman from miles away and even reads a copper’s gaze from afar. He asserts auto driving is the best medicine for weak eyes.
The ad claims clean washing requires clean soap and lists cocoanut oil borax and naphtha as natural cleansers and sterilizers. It promotes Easy Task soap as the only product combining these ingredients to cut washday work in half and outperform prior cleaners. Test price is ten cents with a money back guarantee if not as claimed.
Dialogue reveals a women’s secret society in town. Rivers questions secrecy while Banks says they reveal secrets, implying an organized group among local women.
A concise portrait describes a man limited by rules and forced to perform beyond his own nature. He faces barriers to expressing his true self and the unreasonable expectation to achieve more. The piece critiques controlling norms and personal constraint.
A feature of disparate quotes and tips includes a citizen misremembering William Tell and Mr. Comrox laughing at the memory. An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and soothing infants.
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