This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
3
A rural reflection on farm life and neighborly conduct. It discusses fences hens and poultry, cement and plank paths, cattle feed, weathered barns, and the need for shared responsibility to maintain harmony in the village. It notes the value of proper poultry management and the impact of litter from fowls on neighbors, plus observations on forests and farming practices.
A mix of home economics and farming notes covers habit, tiling, and training for children and horses, plus poultry prices and breeds. It cites Palerewski’s wife buying White Orpingtons for 7500 dollars, and notes crop returns per acre in Germany France and the Netherlands. It ends with formalin treatment for infected grain and road improvement schemes by western merchants.
Cornell findings show cows kept on insufficient rations suffer losses or meager profits. A two-farmer cow yielded $38 in milk on $32 feed after five years, reversing a $3 loss to a $6 gain. An extra $4 in feed raised returns by $18, suggesting 86 to 40 percent of U.S. cows are unprofitable without adequate rations. Proper feeding and milk testing can determine profitability for each animal.
A column extols paying by check detailing its receipts, bank record keeping, and security advantages while recounting a dairy patron’s misuse of a buttermilk tank for pancakes. It warns against fraud by real estate and investment scammers, urging readers to seek banker advice before investing.
Palo Alto county Iowa board of supervisors met April 6 1908 approving warrants and listing numerous claims for road bridge drainage and poor fund expenses. They discussed Drainage District No 12 assessments totaling 1327499 to be divided into eight installments from 1909 to 1917 and bonds issued in anticipation of collections.
If you want to sell your land, list it with me. Call Saturdays, or write ma giving full particulars au to price and terms. 13 1E H. M. LGEN, Shorthorn Bulls for Sale, T have six or seven registered Short horn bulls for sale. Are ready for ser vice. Enquire Tames Burns, Emmets burg, 11-4
Nice lot of Early Ohio Potatoes offered for seed and table use priced at 5 cents per bushel. Visit Iliva five miles east and one mile north of Matard. A W Pransox recommends seeing them.
A repeated notice offers lands for sale through St G M Helcen. The ad touts Bucklen s Arnica Salve claiming a past Twenty Year Health Sentence cured by the product and urges readers to buy the salve for sores boils burns wounds and cuts at 95 cents from all druggists.
An advertisement touts Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea as a powerful spring tonic that cleanses impurities and boosts health. It claims to drive out winter germs and strengthen the stomach kidneys and liver, with teas priced at 5c to 85c per box or tablet from RitL Stratemeyer & Co and R. H. Stratemayer & Co.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.