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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
3
A farmer recommends enclosing the northerly corner with a snug screen, planting shade trees and flowering species, and using specific varieties such as weeping dogwood, Norway hawthorn, and sugar maple. The plan emphasizes ornamental appeal, proper spacing, and avoiding cheap common trees, plus notes on dairy crop rotation and milk clarification practices.
Historical note suggests that old peach trees can regain vigor by severe pruning, reducing time loss over two to three seasons. Some varieties tolerate heavy cuts. peach trees rebound quickly, producing new growth and renewed vigor. An example from a 206 spring shows cutting spurred new growth and renewed bloom.
Farmers are advised to expose roots and coat stems with seed oil and white lead in fall, then inspect for gummy exudations to cut out borers. Use a jarred fruit removal method to trap curculin, pouring into kerosene for disposal, repeating until fruit is half grown to prevent wormy peaches.
The column offers late crop timing for cabbage radishes and strawberries, advice on inoculation and fertilizer, and warnings about plant diseases. It discusses clover as an orchard cover crop, the anthracnose and related rots across sweet peas apples and grapes, and emphasizes stable feeding and milking practices to keep cows productive and gentle.
A chemist argues filters remove floating particles not dissolved substances or pathogens. He warns filtered water may still carry toxins and sewage residues, likening it to adding whisky to water then filtering to clarity. He cautions against relying on filters for pure drinking water.
An odd tale recounts James Wison defending a Connecticut farmhand’s claim to predict weather. A frog’s croak supposedly warned of 24 hours of sun followed by a heavy shower, prompting laughter about who bears responsibility for nature’s moods and morals.
Mrs Mary Wagner of 1267 Kossuth Ave Bridgeport Connecticut describes severe kidney disease with back pains headaches dizziness and painful passages. She credits Toan's Kidney Pills sold by druggists at 50 cents a box with relief after five boxes curing her condition. Foster Archer Burn Co Buffalo NY listed.
An OCR page fragment promotes EGG-O-SEE wheat flakes as digestive and healthful nourishment, touting vegetable intake, bone and muscle nutrition, and a 10 cent package for ten breakfasts. It also includes tangential notes on diet, ads for Back to Nature, and a mistyped line about adults and children.
A garbled OCR passage mentions streets and places like Chicago Park Row and Michigan Central, plus references to Omaha, Denver and New York. It weaves random names, stations, and rail terms with unclear events, leaving a mosaic of transportation, letters, and a stray charge about a pocketbook and a debt.
Mrs. W. F. Grics of Clay Center Nebraska reports using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Remedies for a disfigured scalp with dandruff and hair loss. She claims hair grew long enough for a French twist in two months and no dandruff or irritation remains. Illness date October 22 1905.
Navy recruiting ad seeks young American men ages 21 to 35 for mechanics and 7 to 25 for apprentice seamers. Offers rations lodging medical care clothing and pay from $16 to $70 weekly depending on rulings. Apply at Navy Recruiting Station in the Post Office Building Chicago Illinois GS06-202136.
The readable fragments resemble a garbled OCR passage mentioning names and terms such as Hidet, TB, Phew Feeder Whine, HONOR, Leaky, Sula, and Pythagoras. It appears as a disjointed, partially legible collage with no clear event, date, or location to summarize coherently.
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