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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1899
Page
10
A letter from Mantua M Kine Nortu AYYLEbone Lass praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing chronic backache pain and stomach issues after one bottle. The writer urges other women to seek her remedy and advice, noting medical doctors offered no relief. The address for Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts is provided.
A farmer increases poultry interest with a specialty in fancy poultry or eggs. One farmer with about sixty hens has sold a little over two dollars weekly since late March, while feed costs were minimal, using leavings and sweepings.
A Massachusetts station test shows clover seed production from last year’s crop yields 43.5 pounds on a sulfate of potash plot and 46.5 pounds on a muriate plot from a two fifteenths acre area. Poor ripening due to the season suggests clover seed cannot be relied on for large, cheap yields, so seed price likely remains high.
Prof Kine estimates 422.7 tons of water per ton of dry potato matter. For 1896 yield 345 bushels/acre and 2.17 tons dry matter, about 17.2 tons of water would mature it. Secure this moisture by early ploughing to form earth mulch, frequent surface tillage, and not stopping cultivation when vines bloom.
Minnesota station reports an experimental program with 120 farm born lambs to find best fattening methods. A diet of bran oats barley and sileake with hay and roots yielded monthly gains of eleven pounds and total 100 pounds at a cost of 3.41 dollars. The study notes fattening on nongrass forage remains effective and profitable for meat production.
The article warns against locating apple orchards on poor ground such as thin rocky or hillside sites. It argues no soil is too good for an orchard, with the caveat that flat meadow land is unsuitable as it often holds stagnant water below the root zone.
The text explains that well drained, elevated soils are best for orchards and sandy soils are unsuitable due to lack of fertility. It recommends testing soil with a crop like corn or potatoes to judge fitness for apple trees and continuing cultivation until conditions improve.
Illinois experiments compare cowpea and soya bean ensilage with clover hay and corn fodder. Cowpea ensilage matches clover foddy for energy and protein despite less fat, while soya bean ensilage rivals clover in composition and offers similar protein with more fat. Corn fodder and ensilage differ mainly in carbohydrate extract and overall energy.
A New York Press report describes stale bread from city loaves delivered to a stable in Yorkville. The proprietor explains it is ground or mixed into horse feed, priced at 40 cents per barrel, with about fifty loaves per barrel, noting some scraps could feed people but are unsold due to end use as animal fodder.
Prof W W Cooke reports pigs fed slightly soured milk containing lactic acid perform better than on sweet milk. He notes milk sugar converts to lactic acid without loss of solids, providing feeding value. Over time lactic acid may degrade to butyric acid and carbonic gas, reducing value.
Miss Elizabeth Kocks daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry B Kocks of 25 Marion Street died Tuesday night at age 16 from congestion of the lungs. She belonged to the Church of the Precious Blood.
Paul Stadler aged twelve died Friday at Hope hospital from a skull fracture suffered when he fell thirty feet from a tree at the corner of Washington and Linton streets. He was unconscious on arrival and died after several days of treatment. He was a son of Mrs. Anna Stadler of 47 Hos Jefferson Street.
Esther Schuster infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Sehr ig died Friday evening at the family home 73 Septavenne from bronchitis. The baby was five months old.
Spavar Cuaputel Prosperus notes a brightened Sunday school at the First Baptist church with twenty five adios in a variety led by Mrs. Weod president Miss Sink secretary and Mrs. Greek treasurer. The Sunday school is debt free and praised for harmony in the good cause. Judge Vesey rules in Pfeiffer vs Gladiens. defendants appeal to the supreme court.
An old advertisement promotes La Grippe II cure with Laxative Bro-Tis Quinine Tablets promising refunds if ineffective. It also urges use of Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. Separately, Swayne & Swayne offer loans from $500 upward at varied per cent interest with prompt approval.
Fort Wayne Trust Co offers 3 percent inter ist on certificates and deposits from $1.00 upward. It provides loans on farm real estate at low rates and acts as executor administrator guardian assignee and agent. Officers include Henry Pant president Sam Sim Foxtar and Andrew Hoffmann vice presidents with Charles Wilding secretary and others.
A brief item records a move from No. 2 East Columbia Street to 57 West Wayne Street. The notice is concise and contains the new residence address without additional details.
C F Pfeiffer offers loans secured by real estate or personal security. Rooms 6-7 Bass Block 1711.
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