08 May 1914
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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
1
An essay argues for breeding draft horses capable of pulling modern heavy equipment. It notes that light work teams fall short, stresses the need for larger draft horses to improve efficiency and reduce labor costs, and claims one skilled worker with three strong draft horses can outperform two workers with more, weaker horses.
United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers to select cotton by stalk and boll characteristics to maintain uniform, productive seed. Farmers growing one cotton type can improve seed by careful on farm selection and sell surplus seed locally. Practical alfalfa disking timing depends on local grasses growth, with cross-disking and shallow surface loosening aiding moisture retention.
To prevent doors sagging use a bent trap iron brace with holes for bolts and a three-eighths to one-half inch rod hooked to a ReTew eye fixed in a post or rafter. Tighten to keep hinges in a direct line. Also note sorghums respond to good treatment like other crops. avoid wild growth if aiming for yields.
Rhubarb roots stored last fall in the cellar are producing a wood supply of stalks that will be harvested for fresh sauce, promising a usable yield.
Farmers advised to avoid fieldwork while soil is too wet to prevent soil structure damage and crop injury. Careful timing helps protect yields and soil health.
Legumes thrive with adequate moisture and essential nutrients, including phosphorus potassium and calcium, even on soils low in organic matter. Their growth enriches soil organic matter and deposits nitrogen, making the land suitable for other crops and central to improving and maintaining sandy soils.
The passage warns that turning live stock onto pasture early due to scarce and high priced feed is unwise. It notes pasture plants grow via leaves and roots, and continuous grazing down to the ground reduces future growth and feed supply.
Mrs Swartleigh questions a corner painting claiming to be by an old master. Mrs Parvenee cites a seller’s written guarantee that the painter was over seventy five when he last touched the canvas, casting doubt on the attribution.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for red rough hands claiming a single night treatment softens and whitens. Instructions urge hot-water soaks and nightly applications with loose gloves. Includes world-wide availability and free sample offer with a 32 page Skin Book. Also features a humorous cartoon caption about washing faces and washcloths.
Advertises Dr G B Williams Liver and Kidney Pills as a gentler alternative to calomel, stimulating liver and bowels without weak aftereffects. Sold by dealers for 25 cents a bottle with free samples by mail. G B Williams Co Quitman Ga. Also notes a husband’s diminished interest after seeing bride’s hair piled on the bureau.
A collage of short health ads and notices includes RUB-MY-TISM cures for rheumatism and pains, Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills boastful sample offer, Miss Fay Kellogg’s high income claim, Putnam Fadeless Dyes promotion, and Dr. Peery's Vermifugée worm expeller. Also a social quip about eye basket fashion and a proverb about grouches and friends.
Mrs. Ed. Davis of Chillicothe Ohio says Cardus, the woman s tonic, saved her from the grave after four years of weakness following childbirth. She wrote to the Chattanooga Medicine Co Ladies Advisory Depart ment for guidance and reports rapid recovery after using Cardus Home Treatment. She urges others to start Cardul now, as her neighbors are impressed by the change.
A Philadelphia minister recalls Bishop Bowman’s rebuke of softness with a tale about a girl who rewrites a cow essay to say the cow is the most useful animal there is except religion. The piece weaves anecdotes on love, work, and信用 in a dated period voice.
A scanned fragment advertises Castoria as a safe infant remedy claiming over 90 years in use. It also promotes Allen's Foot-Fase antiseptic powder for tender feet and mentions a mystery inquiry about Latin phrases and trial packages.
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