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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
8
A Maine experiment station feature describes curtain-front poultry houses designed for fresh air and ventilation. Buildings span 120 by 16 feet with four 30 by 18 foot pens, 100 birds per pen, roosting platforms, duck hinged curtains, trap nests, shell grit boxes, and draft-avoiding partitions.
A simple row marker made from wagon tire pieces and wood to set spacing for furrows. The device attaches to the plow beam with screws and bolts, uses a pin and holes for distance adjustment, and drags a ringed iron piece to mark the next row.
A writer in an exchange notes three principal factors in making good butter repairing process and marketing. The writer emphasizes private customer sales as most profitable and states cows average seven pounds a week. The author mentions using little commercial butter color to maintain uniform color.
Farmers can boost income by rotating clover and leguminous crops across all tillable land. The bulletin outlines six farming types to replace the traditional corn and oats system, aiming to raise income two to five times while improving soil fertility.
The National Hay Association recognizes 23 hay grades in five classes timothy clover mixed hay wild grasses and alfalfa. Timothy hay must be sound bright colored well cured with minimal other grasses. Clover hay carries two grades while alfalfa has multiple grades and all require proper baling. Timothy remains preferred for city feeders but alfalfa offers muscle-building benefits though may cause overfeeding.
The article advises leaving parsnips in the ground to endure freezes and retain flavor, noting they improve later in winter. Except in northern regions, gardeners should dig them only as needed, allowing the ground to thaw before use.
A pretty girl’s small brother Phil is accused of earning candy money she questions. He insists he earned it, claiming a kiss from her beau to the baby’s nurse explains the money and mocks his sister’s authority. The tale hinges on a comical, self justified claim of income.
A Malden nurse details decades of skin cures using Cuticura products. She cites eczema on a woman’s face and hands, salt rheum on a thumb, dry salt rheum on palms, ringworm in children, and rheumatism relief for her husband. She notes rapid recovery after short ointment use and offers to share the names of those quoted.
The dialogue records Wellman proposing a new approach to the Narble balloon concept. He suggests enlarging the equilibrator, adding a motor, and allowing the device to pull the balloon.
A vintage testimonial touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy for female ills. Letters from users detail relief from nervousness and fibroid issues, with Mrs Pinkham inviting readers to seek her free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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