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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1904
Page
8
Spring wheat sowing has commenced in South Dakota as ground thaws and prices lift expectations. Oats sowing is general in the trans Missouri region with rains aiding soil. The text notes fodder needs, hay demand, and a surge in poultry related household expenses across Nebraska and beyond.
At a Chicago cattle show a mass meeting featured Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson as a central figure. Nathan J. Coleman sat nearby as the first agriculture secretary. A Nebraska farmer praised Wilson calling him the alfalfa and omega of agriculture, provoking laughter as the remark ended.
A farmer relies on a dead crow as a protective symbol near crops and poultry to deter Jim Crow. A grocery keeper notes the poultry business has been affected, suggesting community practices influence farm commerce and farm protection methods.
Simple suggestions cover rust removal from knitting needles with a cinder, smoother matting when sewn as carpet, curtains that reach the floor to lift room height, cleaning Japanese trays with oil and a soft cloth, and keeping fruit or seed cake moist by storing in an airtight tin with a fresh apple.
Article discusses a new beet harvester aiming to reduce back breaking labor in beet culture and harvests. It notes that mechanization could boost beet sugar production and reduce dependence on foreign labor, highlighting American inventive ingenuity as a solution to harvesting challenges.
Reports from Red Willow County Nebraska describe a new beet harvester devised by two men. The device reportedly digs tops and loads three acres of beets per day using one man and four horses, with a wagon to receive the crop. It would replace fourteen men and four horses, and could be marketed at 125 dollars.
A method from Orange Judd Farmer suggests turning a wide grassy sod into hills for cucumbers, planting seeds, then transplanting after six weeks. Watering with a tin can buried beside each vine promotes early, palatable fruit near local ground.
Plant horseradish from four to five inch roots not crowns. Set small end down with the cut two inches under soil. Roots may stay in ground until autumn or spring. A dozen roots supply a lifetime of use but spread can become troublesome, so plant in a corner to avoid damage to other plants.
Weeds rapidly dominate soil by extending roots in all directions and capturing moisture and nutrients. Early removal lets the main crop take possession, making it harder for future weeds to thrive and preventing two crops from growing at once.
E H Waldron of Wilton Junction Iowa reports lasting relief from sciatic rheumatism after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He says joints no longer ache or crack and credits the liniment for a thorough cure. For sale by Israel Thoma. Apr.
Ames April 2 P C Parks a colored student and member of this year's agriculture graduating class has been appointed head of the agricultural and animal husbandry work at the Agricultural and Mechanical college for colored people at Normal Ala to begin June 1 1904.
S Le Quinn of Cavendish Vermont was said to be cured after using Dr King’s New Life Pills claimed to arrest chronic constipation. The ad promises a guaranteed cure at Shriner and Swayze’s drug store for 25 cents with an April sale.
It is claimed the What Cheer Fuel Co. will abandon the mines rather than bear ongoing costs for a small coal output. Locally, machinists and mine tool makers have gone on strike.
Otto Dodd of Powder Missouri writes of an ugly sore lasting a year cured by Bucklens Arnica Salve calling it the best salve on earth. Available at Shri ner and Swayze's drug store for 25 cents. April.
William Clark a prominent Mason aged 53 shot himself through the temple this morning after attending a Mason lodge banquet last night. Despondency from prolonged unemployment is listed as the cause of the deed.
Rev Jno S Cox of Wake Ark writes after twelve years with Yellow Jaundice he found relief with Electric Bitters. The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for Liver and Kidney trouble stomach disorder and debility guaranteed by Shriner and Swayze price 50 cents in April.
Des Moines April 1 Joe Buck was sentenced this afternoon to three and a half years in the penitentiary for robbing Mrs C W Rosene of her pocket book in broad daylight. He pleaded guilty on that charge and was dismissed on the forging charge.
Hollingsworth of Albia was chosen president of the Southeastern Iowa Teachers' association. S. K. Stevenson of Iowa City was named chairman of the executive committee. Oskaloosa may host the next meeting.
Grinnell shocks Poweshiek by pushing to move county government seat from the present town to Grinnell. Residents favor removing the Montezuma courthouse with a lively clash expected as rivals vow to keep the current seat.
A vintage advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for an uncured case. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. The ad notes the cure is taken internally and includes price 75 cents per bottle and a call to try Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The notice lists train numbers 43 and 44 the Going West Golden State Limited and related freight and fast trains with their daily or Sunday-except schedules. It notes through passengers should use these trains and provides approximate times for departures and stops.
Local classified brief advertises electrical baths and facial hair removal by electrolysis in Fairfield with a prompt response via office phone 380.
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