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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
3
A Farm and Home writer explains a wooden and iron jack design to lift wagon axles without straining the horse. The main piece uses a hardwood block with adjustable iron straps to lift varied axle heights, a two-piece support allows lever action, and a bolted handle provides an opening for lifting. The jack claims to lift from small carts to heavy farm wagons, reducing wear on boxes and axles.
C D Otis of Calcasieu county La reports planting Chinese Giant sweet peppers after radish seed in a January hotbed. Radishes shipped to Kansas City in sugar barrels with ice, first sale March 9, last April 8, netting $86.88. After radish harvest he set 40 pepper plants two and a half feet apart, staked and tied, irrigated, fertilized, and weeded. Peppers’ price fell to six cents a dozen, last sale totaling $43.50. Ground cleared and prepared for radishes again in 1905.
Advice from Farmers' Review on hog care covers feeding after farrowing and weaning, water needs, avoiding overreliance on milk slop, and ensuring pigs get proper nourishment. Emphasizes pure water, timely feeding, and avoiding starvation to prevent stunting and digestive issues. Mention notes Syrian context as a fragmented observation.
A Wisconsin reader from Orange Judd Farmer outlines a plan to establish a small scale apiary on a western Ohio farm. He details a two story ten frame hive design with a permanent shell and upper extracting combs, timed autumn honey extraction, and on site maintenance to improve profits and colony health.
A farm guidance piece describes shaping a hog pen with a sharp triangular extension in a corner to funnel hogs for easy catching. It explains backing a wagon into the pen, removing a plank to align openings, and using a sloped floor with corn to drive hogs into the wagon quietly.
A Farm and Home tip advises building a two by three inch roost set in shallow boxes and filled with dry air-dried lime to keep vermin away. Four such roosts, resting on lime and not touching the boxes, will prevent vermin from reaching the fowls.
Northern Michigan is described as prime sheep-raising country with cutover land transformed into fine pasture. Report notes Montana sheep raisers have bought sections and moved their flocks there, signaling a thriving expansion in the region.
For scaly legs on fowls, use a bucket of kerosene oil to immerse their feet. Dip the birds gently so the scales peel away and the legs become smooth again, according to Farm and Home.
A prominent city figure contemplates life and death, contrasting physical perfection with flawed character. The piece argues beauty is nature’s gift, while true strength lies in character built through daily effort, discipline, and resilience amid poverty or wealth.
The piece compares London and New York street networks, noting London has more streets and byways but denser traffic at points, while New York has fewer total streets but more through routes and higher buildings. It also contrasts paved areas, unpaved stretches, and overall street space versus population.
A humorous exchange shows a French man misusing English gender rules and a hostess correcting him with a playful remark about English genders. The anecdote highlights how gender handling in English confuses non native speakers and prompts light sarcasm about language simplicity.
Mulhall's dictionary of statistics estimates annual spending on alcoholic liquors at 325 million dollars with 15 million for wine 210 million for beer 95 million for cider and 95 million for spirits. Taxes are estimated at 111 million dollars.
A New York piece recalls a comic confusion over operatic titles as diners misunderstand a request to play The Amber Ear. The waiter returns with a different selection while the leader and others laugh at the miscue, reflecting light restaurant chatter amid a broader note on advancing automobile safety and a quip about authors writing by candlelight.
Port Huron Michigan reports a bricklayer G Cleghorn living at 119 Buttler Street claims kidney pills cured his diabetes and bladder disease, saying they helped from the first dose and that he is now able to work again and recommends the product to friends.
A Baltimore News American letter recalls Congressman Brownlow from Tennessee mountain country. It notes the region’s isolation from civilization and includes a Philadelphia drummer anecdote about travel and rustic humor as a hotel keeper jokes about building a dam with a spade amid a rural landscape.
Fragments tout 80 bushels per acre for macaroni wheat across several states, praising dry lands from Idaho to the Dakotas and Colorado. Mentions Hanna barley and Bromus, claims superior gains for livestock. John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wis offers free samples and a farm seeds catalog. Includes unrelated ad copy and notices about train times to Mexico and tonics.
Questioning women about constant fatigue and ill feeling, the ad claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures symptoms tied to male organ derangements and states Mrs Kate McDonald from Woodbridge NJ recovered after long distress. It urges readers to buy a bottle and write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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