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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
4
A jumble of old notes covers agriculture trade and domestic advice. It cites U S import data showing bananas at 41 percent of fruit imports in a 1907 period and offers various home farming tips from horse care to poultry hygiene and garden maintenance. It also touches on farm machinery, road mileage in Winds state, cherry varieties, and poring over marital roles in a compact domestic vignette.
The article discusses how small grain and fruit crops suffer in low rainfall and how frost near May 5 threatens plums cherries apples and other fruits. It cites a Guernsey cow milk record 17 207 pounds and touches on chicken nuisance laws and soil moisture regulation and cream quality.
The text argues many farmers忙忙 are poor storytellers yet diligent in soil care. It notes butter sales barely affect fertility, plant-made fertility grows from air water and sun. It cites Nebraska experiment data on seed potatoes improving yields and stresses that gentle, consistent elder guidance yields strong, appreciative youths.
A Wheatlon bulletin argues for cooperative action to protect swallows martins and other insect predators that guard crops. It highlights their pest control value, warns against harming nesting birds, and calls for federal-led interstate protection rather than unilateral state efforts to preserve these beneficial species.
The Australian experiment station publishes a recipe for a cheap durable homemade paint using one gallon of milk, portland cement, and pigment powder. The mixture requires constant stirring as the cement settles, but claimed to resist water after drying and to preserve wood for decades, with whole milk preferred for oil content.
A reprint highlights black locust as a hardy durable tree with long life, resistant to borers, suitable for planting on poor land and to prevent wash erosion. It notes reliability for shelter and windbreaks and its rapid growth with proper care, enduring decades of use.
A farmer notes a fox hunts a larder, raiding stores of meat and provisions. The incident highlights fox predation on farmyard supplies and nearby pests including mice rats and gophers, affecting household and garden areas.
The speaker notes that presidents of various companies have visited, endorsing the old reliable lines as premier and second to none, expressing strong universal agreement.
E V Pepper, of Fedora Tennessee, reports enduring lung and throat hemorrhages left him bedridden until he used Dr King s New Discovery. He cites instant relief, reduced bleeding, and three weeks to return to work. Guaranteed cure for coughs and colds. We sell at all druggists with a trial bottle free.
An old testimonial touts Rocky Mountain Tea claiming it improves a woman’s complexion and vitality, noting she appears youthful and attractive after use. The ad from R H Stratemeyer & Co. markets the product with lively praise and social appeal.
John Garraxt of North Mills writes that Bucklen's Salve cured a persistent sore after other remedies failed. He reports relief from piles and burns and calls himself a happy man. The advertisement claims the salve heals sores and is sold nationwide by druggists at 25 cents.
W. TR. Was, 7, of Dyersbore, Teon., certifies that Origin Laudative Fruit Syrup was used for chronic ailments and has proven effective for patient relief. The note praises the remedy as thorough and beneficial, signed by K. NH. Stratemeyer & Co.
A Texan endorses King’s New Life Pills as a superior laxative that treats malaria and biliousness without cramping. The ad claims doctors approve and markets Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tonic Tea as a trusted remedy sold by R. H. Stratemeyer & Co.
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