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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
5
In Fitherville Iowa July 4 1900 Janking Nichols reports a scene where Young Brainbridge gifts his fiancee an engagement present a bicycle with a bell. The dialogue shows light humor about gifts and a joking comment on engagement rings. The piece weaves quotes from various papers for a domestic anecdote.
Miscellany of humorous quips and cartoons from town papers including remarks on a tattoo artist, a noted player, domestic advice, and a Welsh teaching anecdote. Features jests from Indianapolis Press and Chicago Daily News with light social quips and mock dialogues.
A NY Tribune description introduces a simple hoisting substitute for wheels in farm buildings. Four arms with end guides wind and unwind a rope, offering strong lifting power for weighing or handling heavy articles. Longer arms increase power, and mounting a rim enhances usability.
Farmers increasingly favor four inch drain tile over smaller sizes like two and three inches. Four inch tile costs little more and offers better service, less clogging, and faster water removal. Some manufacturers may push smaller tile to clear old stock, but farmers should avoid those efforts and opt for the larger tile for durability and efficiency.
Farmers in Kansas and Nebraska use windmills to irrigate garden plots near homes, with some patches reaching ten or twelve acres. Experiments at stations show strawberries and vegetables respond well to irrigation, and costs are low due to surplus water. Soil moisture and shallow water tables favor irrigation east of the Missouri River, while western regions face deeper water and lifting challenges.
The article details how dead horses are processed into products: leg bones used for handles and cutlery, tail and mane woven into hair cloth, bones calcined to bone black for glue, and phosphate refined for phosphorus in matches. Animal oil from cooking serves in insecticides, hooves yield oil and horn for combs and Mikado goods, and bone glue is produced by acid dissolving phosphate with lime removed.
A detailed account from Ohio Farmer describes a long center pole hay derrick used to unload large hay loads. It covers rope lengths, pulleys, a double harpoon fork, and the labor needed to stack 15 to 25 tons per day, noting the system’s efficiency and the horse’s role in hoisting. It also includes notes on parasite control using kerosene emulsion and on composting hog manure to improve fermentation and field value.
A 19th century guide by J. C. Ware from Farmers' Review outlines early training for foals. It advises letting the colt row with the dam until six months, ample mare feed, and gradual colt handling from two weeks to foster trust. It stresses halter training, gradual weaning, generous feed, ample water, and cultivating courage while avoiding fear, with emphasis on a trusting master and the dangers of brute force.
Simple Farm Journal idea shows two posts beside a trough with a wide board nailed to hold the trough steady and to separate cattle while drinking. The plan works with any trough shape and prevents upset and fighting at water.
A Farmers Journal style piece discusses lambing practices and pasture care. It covers stimulating milk flow, treating weak twins, wool handling, and feeding lambs with bran and corn meal mixes. It also covers shearing, antiseptic use, dipping lambs, udder support for nursing ewes, incubating weak newborns, and impressions on cob meal versus grain meal nutrition. It cites Montana Experiment Station findings and American Cultivator tips on feed digestibility and cob meal usage.
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