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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
5
A correspondent from the Breeders Gazette describes a hog ear tagging system. Markings in the ears assign numbers: lower right ear shows 1 2 3 4, upper right adds 5, upper left adds 10, lower left adds 20, with combinations yielding numbers like 39 for seven cuts.
A seasoned farmer advises that well cared for corn fodder is an excellent all purpose feed. He notes most fodder is fed decayed and muddy, reducing value, and urges cutting at a green stage before frost. Proper curing, husking, and bundling ease handling and storage for later use.
Farm Journal advises feeding vegetables apples and soft corn with gratin rations, teaching colts to walk fast, and ensuring pigs have clean dry beds. Separate fattening pigs by size, rotate pastures, store fodder for winter, balance coarse and fine rations, and provide succulent foods and root storage for winter use. The dairyman's careful cattle care signals overall competent farm management.
Advice on pasture fencing for sheep using a woven wire barrier 30 inches high with one top barbed wire, posts 31 feet apart, and tight, anchored end posts. Notes that good fences improve flock control and that other stock may share pastures with added top wire.
Readers are advised to mix a home remedy with Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, then take a teaspoon after meals and at night. An authority in a New York daily paper hails it as the finest prescription for kidney and urinary issues and rheumatism, claiming rapid relief with no stomach injury.
The item cites Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and a large inheritance sparking anecdotes about the Vanderbilt fortune. A tale recalls Commodore Vanderbilt politely greeting an acquaintance whose family once sold poultry and root beer. Also noted is a photography progress report and a dentist’s quip about punishing children with gas before a birch rod.
A Pettyville citizen taunts a pompous passerby with contempt, claiming the figure moves with vanity and refuses simple loafing in a bank or store, contrasting himself with ordinary folk in a sly Puck-tinged jab.
An advertisement extols Postum as a superior beverage to coffee. It claims quitting coffee and switching to Postum improves health within ten days to two weeks, noting Postum’s taste and nourishing content. The piece also references reading "The Road to Weillville" and a character named Kvason.
A sea trout captured near Aberdeen swam 120 miles in 49 days and doubled its weight on the journey. Marked and released into the Coquet in Northumberland, it was recaught at Aberdeen with no length increase, its weight gain explained by corpulence.
Sheer white goods owe much of their appeal to laundering methods. Home laundering can be satisfactory with proper starching. The first essential is good starch that stiffens without thickening. Try Defidyce Starch for better appearance.
Thorne argues that happiness comes from marrying for love rather than rank or wealth, praising the reverent, impassioned affection between partners. He urges couples to follow their better natures despite harsh surroundings.
A letter from VaLpino Kinnan and Marvin endorses F. J. Cheney and Co. of Toledo as honest and financially capable over 15 years of association. The notice also advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with testimonials and pricing.
A 1910s style warning urges women to prevent health decline caused by feminine organ disorders. It stresses that happiness in marriage depends on health and advises starting a systemic tonic when fatigue, headaches, backache, or irregularities appear. It references tonics with specific powers as a remedy.
The London Daily Mail reports a Swiss village decorated with flags to honor a hen that has laid her thousandth egg. The item is paired with an advertisement for Defiance Starch, claiming time and labor savings on ironing.
Classified item promotes low prices on guns traps decoys and related supplies by No1 N W Hide & Fur Co in Minneapolis Minnesota. Includes a quote and invitation to request free catalog.
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