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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
2
The piece argues clover is essential for soil fertility, supplying organic matter and nitrogen, while rotat ing with other crops boosts yields. It advises testing seed, proper seeding on firm, fine seed beds, and careful lime management, noting al slike clover as alternative on sour or poorly drained land and sweet clover for lime-rich poor soil.
The article explains that family food produced on the farm via garden and livestock often fits into farm work with little interference to main farm operations. It notes the farm’s own food value plus fuel and shelter can equal rent or interest on the farm, affecting overall profitability, especially on smaller farms.
Garden land prone to wetness should be thoroughly drained before planting. If drains or open ditches cannot be provided, plant crops on slight ridges to keep roots above the water table.
A compact agricultural note urges farmers to improve farm practice by budgeting for garden and seed choices. It promotes understanding accounting, sparing tractor parts, preventing potato blight by spraying, installing a sunny hotbed, barn ventilation in cold weather, trying new seed specialties, and applying manure to soil as a valuable farm resource.
A method from Popular Science Monthly describes using a roosting pole with a hidden underlath chamber to harbor mites during the day. By lifting the roost, loosening the lath, and pouring boiling water between parts, vermin and eggs are killed, then the roost dries quickly. Front ends stay cooler, aiding the vermin trap.
Eggs shipped from the Pacific coast to the New York market two years ago now command a premium of 1 to 2 cents per dozen. Market men credit the higher prices to strict western grading practices, which have earned a strong reputation for careful sorting in other eastern shipments such as ores.
Ptomaine poisoning can rapidily affect chicks that consume decaying fowl carcasses and by products from spoiled flesh. Hot weather accelerates decay making disposal critical to prevent poisoning in birds.
A home economics note from the United States department of agriculture presents mock rabbit and meat rolls as economical ways to repurpose leftovers. Recipes detail mixing beef and sausage with bread, onions, and tomato sauce, then baking into rolls wrapped in foil or paper for moisture.
Learn to operate two house dampers to control fire heat and gas flow. The check draft damper, turn damper, coating door damper, and ash-pipe damper work together to regulate combustion, reduce heat loss up the chimney, and improve ignition with coal or wood.
The article argues that self rising mixtures cost more than a simple homemade blend of flour and baking powder. It notes the convenience and time saved by keeping a prepared mixture on hand, with one sifting providing enough for a month of cakes and muffins.
Advice on keeping a clean house with ventilation for hens ducks and geese. Include roosts dropping boards nests and a dry draft free space two thirds underground cellar for incubators and foundation stock. Notes on harvesting hens and profitability of turkey farming with pest control benefits.
Household guidance covers cleaning piano keys with a damp cloth mildew on leather with vaseline vinegar cleans shoe stains omits oxalic acid lemon salt mix to polish copper or brass store small vegetable portions in fridge for soups. Cold water reshapes crocheted buttons by starching and drying. Salt and lemon help revive wilted greens and lettuce celery spinach parsley. Minced chicken with macaroni as a dish. Soak head vegetables in water with vinegar before washing carefully.
Beans, though pricier, remain among the cheapest foods and a key protein source. United States Department of Agriculture specialists say they help supply this essential dietary element in modern meals.
Home economists warn small holes in stockings from runs should be stopped with a soap patch until mending. They also note cakes with too much baking powder form large holes once baked.
The notice warns to wear protective eyewear when handling ammonia cleaning products due to irritating fumes. It emphasizes safety and suggests using goggles to prevent eye irritation during cleaning tasks.
An advertisement claims Freezone costs only a few cents and safely lifts off hard or soft corns and calluses. A few drops applied to the corn or callous supposedly stop pain and allow removal without pain.
Authorities warn wood alcohol is injurious and can cause blindness through ingestion absorption via skin inhalation from varnishes or hair tonics containing the poison. Public health advisories urge caution in household and cosmetic products to prevent exposure.
An old advertisement extols Cascarets for bilious liver and constipation relief claiming overnight cleansing and no sickness. The text shifts to a classroom scene where a teacher recalls thrashing troublesome boys and a pupil jokes about a hammering campaign during a Civil War lesson.
An advertisement for Cuticura talcum powder highlights its fragrant scent for face skin baby and dusting use. It promotes a Cuticura trio including Soap Ointment and Talcum priced 25 cents each and claims reliability. The ad adds a quip about fortunes for a lifeboat inventor amid sea of trouble.
Ohio court oath by Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney and Co Toledo offering one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Nearby ads tout Dr Peery's Dead Shot worm expeller and a New Jersey town church sign posing questions about Sunday spending and eternity.
A humorous column notes that most men would welcome a woman who could lead them to a wrong drink, illustrating evolving dating norms and social expectations with a light tone.
A historic testimonial describes a 1913 illness and recovery after using Milks Emulsion. The ad claims improved weight, appetite, and digestion, with a money back guarantee and wholesale availability from Terre Haute.
The advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross marking and claims relief for rheumatism colds headaches neuralgia earache toothache lumbago neuritis and general pain. It notes small tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
Natives of hot climates bathe sparingly and mostly for shaving or shampooing while Eskimo bathers during fishing season wade to disentangle nets. Wives and families believe handling wet nets excuses further bathing rites.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to give rich fadeless color to wool silk linen cotton and mixes. It claims a direction book explains how to diamond dye over any color and suggests matching with a Diamond Dye Color Card from the dealer.
A hospital scene features a surgeon joking about stitching while a patient replies with humor about being in stitches, capturing a moment of grim irony from the Buffalo Express.
An advertisement for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills claims they tone the liver to aid digestion and food assimilation, describing the product as gentle in action.
A fragment recalls a past encounter as Jones asks about a shim used with a dancer, and a memory of being shaken resurfaces in a terse exchange.
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