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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
6
Reading full of farm advice covering dairy care poultry care and crop planning. It stresses clean barns pure water calm management of ewes and breeding, use of incubators, and the value of diversified farming for profit with notes on soil care and timely planting.
The article outlines pokeweed as a widespread U S weed with a long list of local names. It describes its appearance, native range from Maine to Florida and west to Texas, and notes its root and fruit extracts as common home remedies for itch and skin diseases while warning about dangerous doses. It details poisonous characteristics including emetic effects, nerve and muscle involvement, and possible death from respiratory paralysis.
Calves three months old drink up to five quarts of water daily per head as part of their diet. They sip frequently, nipping small amounts. A half barrel cleaned and replenished twice daily serves well as a water trough. An automatic waterer, cleaned easily and placed slightly above the floor, helps keep out litter.
Miss Hlale Gentsch taught Sunday school and quizzed a newcomer about Matthew ten virgins. The pupil recalled five wise and five foolish, the bridegroom arriving at midnight, the foolish ones being locked out, and the groom marrying the five wise. The Cleveland Leader cites the anecdote.
A. Brandon, attorney at law of Greenville Ohio, describes severe eczema on the face from 1892, worsened over years despite doctors, then improved after using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap, with no relapse for over twenty years and continued faith in the remedy. The ad notes free samples and a 32 page booklet from Cuticura Dept 4 E Boston.
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