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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1889
Page
4
A compact column of agricultural tidbits from Illinois and surrounding areas. Topics include soil health, homesteading in Oklahoma, wool consumption, granges counts by state, early spring planting, glanders in Minonk, Socrates on agriculture, strawberry growing tips, Illinois Morticultural Society transactions, hay savings, butter factory notes, and horse care remedies with a focus on practical farming advice and regional happenings.
At a farmers institute in Cortland New York Trea Crandall urged feeding producing cows with hay and corn silage while applying manure to newly seeded meadows. He warned manure plowed under protects soil for a decade and boosts five years of hay yield. Forest tree planting tops Nebraska horticulturist views with 60 million trees handled in four Nebraska series this year.
A bulletin for horsemen warns not to wash a heated horse with cold water and to feed after water, using the whip sparingly. It urges quiet handling, proper stalls, rest, and careful adaptation to work, with salt water for collar galls and daily shoulder washing. It extols clover for horses pigs and cows, notes Minnesota clover thrives, and cites clover as muscle building for hogs. It condemns rising twine prices by trusts and calls for farmer independence and vigilance.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds with a money back guarantee. It claims the product becomes a house staple after a trial and offers a free trial bottle at Powell's Drug Store.
J D McVicker returns from western Kansas. Dora Gommoon starts painting class in Hennepin. Eight surveyors work westward from Bureau on Hennepin canal. Bradford Bros of La Prairie dissolve partnership. Wilbur returns to farm. G C continues business. Dr Keith of Peoria visits son in Chillicothe for weeks. Mrs J G Davidson of La Prairie to Scotland April 1. Dell Spencer returns to La Prairie school. Inside of school painted during vacation. Ferdinand Moder of Hennepin injured by falling tree near Flora. leaves wife and one child. Patch Swift foundry company of Wenona moves to Strentor with bonus. Evances township roof fire at Thomas Judd’s. loss about 50. Lamp theft on I C railroad. suspect caught. to await clouds in Lacon jail. Lamps valued at $8 each.
A curious claim links 100 tons of money to Diamond Dyes usage in a month, touting new dye colors and a broad market reach. The ad promotes Wells Richardson can offer free samples and a dye book, while mentioning spring dyeing tips and the ease of home dyeing.
The News Herald reprints a Tribune editorial arguing that disposing Chicago filth by running streams is the only solution but contends Chicago should not push pollution onto the valley. The piece calls for Chicago to resolve its sewage issue locally rather than shift the burden.
An elderly Rochester doctor, retired from practice, claims a simple vegetable remedy can cure Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and throat and lung ailments. He offers to mail the recipe in German, French or English with instructions, free of charge, to those who request it.
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