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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1896
Page
14
A historical note surveys farm power devices including a large wooden wheel for straw cutting and fodder handling. It discusses profitable stock, poultry feeding, watering horses at work with midday oatmeal, and convenient hog feeding troughs to reduce stress and improve efficiency.
The description details a homemade drive system with a large wheel mounted on a post, a chain belt, and wooden pullers used with old mower gearing. It explains a tightening pulley with a weight to keep the chain taut and notes the mechanism, plus cautions on making durable belts.
A Manhatting experiment station tests corn varieties and finds Kaffir corn more profitable for general culture. Dairy topics include pig feeding strategies with skim milk and wheat middlings, and a method to raise pigs five to six months. Shrunken wheat for poultry and grape trellis pruning guidance are provided along with general farm notes on eggs, nitrogen, and horse linseed oil regimen.
A Stockbridge Wisconsin farmer J W Flower reports dramatic recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He describes long illness and misdiagnoses, notes wife's similar relief, and testifies to renewed strength and appetite after five months of treatment. The testimonial is certified by a notary in Gallup County Wisconsin.
A woman sought a California laxative ad and a comedian autograph, sending a check made out to Jefferson. The check was returned with the autograph neatly endorsed, then pasted into a notebook with a note. The item also lists Yale prospectuses, Dr Marsh’s opium cure, and a note on suspension bridges and Buddhist statue plans amidst a flood of varied notices.
An 1890s newspaper fragment shows classified style ads for missing friends and household products. It cites Edison era experiments, soap remedies, patent medicines, and promotional claims with scattered place names and dates. The tone mirrors period urge for cures and consumer goods amid global trade and urban life.
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