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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1907
Page
2
Mrs. James French of Taunton Massachusetts describes severe back pains and disordered kidney secretions. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she reports relief and full recovery following six boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A preacher in a Pennsylvania mining town delivered a forceful sermon on a fragile pulpit that broke loose causing him to fall. He quickly recovered and quipped that he hated the connection. A second note extols Defiance Starch claiming it keeps fabrics stiff with less paste.
A Detroit Free Press joke frames a riddle about a chauffeur who runs people down versus a surgeon who cuts them up. The bored man escapes by boarding a passing streetcar, ending the exchange with a brisk escape.
Ida Kremer of Dresden recounts her years as a governess in the Montignoso household until forced to leave by the king of Saxony’s court marshal. The memoir promises intimate details of court life and royal intrigues.
The federal government has erected four buildings in the canal zone and placed them under the Young Men’s Christian Association. They will serve as men’s clubs for Panama canal workmen, with four more similar buildings planned soon.
A magazine editor notes a contributor's demand to place a poem beside pure advertising material in the issue. The exchange highlights tensions between literary content and commercial pages in Puck.
An advertisement asserts coffee causes blotchy permanent skin darkening and stomach disturbance. It promotes Postum Food Coffee as a substitute, claiming improved complexion and calm nerves, urging readers to read The Road to Wellville for support.
The Des Moines letter reports improved stability in old line and fraternal insurance amid past unrest, with 1906 business up about 11 percent and reserves near 24 million. It notes Iowa interurbans earned strong net returns, contrasts lines by mileage and efficiency, and discusses fuel supply risks and potential rate regulation by July.
The year ending June 30 shows more than 150 thousand dollars in collateral inheritance taxes swelling the state treasury though below 1906 totals. Estates including James Callanan of Des Moines paid 39 thousand in one bulk, with Snell and Wells expected to contribute next year.
Otto Huber and Frank Mattes report satisfactory progress for a Des Moines brewery project with nearly all stock sold and a large portion likely held by Huber. The firm may be incorporated this week barring delays and 75 percent of stock is expected to stay in Des Moines. Separately Governor Cummins sends Madrid a legal opinion saying the remaining councilman has power to appoint successors, but the governor cannot appoint aldermen to fill vacancies.
The article notes twenty year data in Polk County showing 210 divorces yearly totals, 4200 divorces granted, 4200 homes broken, and 8400 adults ending marriage. It highlights many children affected by parental disputes and court actions to dissolve marriages.
Governor Cummins accepts Hon. Thomas Healy’s request and appoints a regent to replace Senator Winne of Humboldt who was elected last winter but now plans to leave the state. The formal selection follows Healy’s recommendation and completes the line of succession at the university board.
The commission will not alter coal rates beyond applying the joint rate schedule which will still mean a significant reduction. No final decision has been reached, but the joint rate will influence the coal situation and a delay in readjusting rates could force higher short distance charges even if long haul rates fall.
Des Moines ice dealers report business at about 40 percent below normal for 1907. A late spring reduced activity for six weeks, leaving trade nearly idle until recently. Prices fall to 30 cents per hundred for residences, down from 40 cents a year ago, but most dealers still expect little profit this year.
The article argues against box hives for beekeeping and favors movable-frame hives like the dovetailed Langstroth. It notes queen rearing, hive inspection ease, and reduced swarming as reasons to choose larger, multi-frame hives for both commercial and amateur beekeepers.
Advice on poultry care and egg production from a historical guide. It covers signs of rooster and goose sexes by voice, effects of diet and housing, breeding strategies, and the benefits of pure and well cared for flocks for steady laying. It warns that infertile eggs last longer and stresses early hatched pullets for winter laying.
A Farmers' Review writer discusses grinding farm bones for poultry, noting ease with modern bone cutters and the strong feeding benefits. Ground bones supply lime phosphorus and nitrogen, improve egg production, and enrich droppings, with farmers urged to adopt bone- grinding machinery.
Dr Miller argues multiple hive entrances aid ventilation while Gleanings in Bee Culture questions if two-hole air flow is better. The discussion weighs optimal hive ventilation to ease bee labor during honey flow, considering whether comb or extracted honey production changes the answer.
A fresh egg sinks and rests on its side in water. At three weeks it tilts with the small end down. At three months it stands on the small end. Older eggs float with the large end up, the float amount indicating age.
The article notes three Plymouth Rock varieties Barred White and Buff with White and Buff as new strains. Barred Plymouth Rock remains most popular among farmers since the breed appeared though newer sub varieties challenge it. The text questions why White and Buff may be superior and suggests color appeal may play a role.
If a sitting hen has a small pen outside the nest she can leave to stretch eat and drink when she desires it will avoid fastening her on the nest and the labor of letting her off at intervals. Some hens may not leave enough to eat so they must be taken off regularly.
Breeders should inspect hens during brood, as lice multiply quickly before noticeable. Check at least weekly and apply remedies at first sign to control infestation.
Aline DePasse of New York testifies Peruna and Manalin cured her seven year catarrh and digestive issues after twelve bottles. Mildred Grey of Appleton recommends Peruna for stomach catarrh after a prolonged struggle with appetite and digestion, noting relief after six bottles.
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