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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
6
An Arkansas Agricultural Station test fed five steers on a five acre field of corn and cowpeas with cotton seed allowance. The steers weighed 3855 pounds at start, gained 2 pounds daily per steer, consuming 250 pounds of cotton seed each, and the cost per pound of gain was about 1.6 cents. Early grazing before frost is recommended.
Prairie Farmer reports widespread fear across the corn belt that seed corn cribbed this season is moldy and of poor quality. Freezing and thawing may have damaged germs. growers should not rely on untested seed. White varieties often yield more on the ear, but yellow types may shell better. testing is advised and selection helps determine best variety for fields.
Typical fowl for farmers praised as hardy blocky birds with a meaty body and low rose comb. White Wyandotte hens lay well in winter and compare to Barred Plymouth Rock for development. Standard weights listed and distinguishing features include yellow shanks, bright red faces, and pure white plumage.
A husband teases his wife for keeping a yearly list of presents after Christmas while she reads a nephew’s note about Vanity Fair. In a separate brief, a determined woman flags a downtown bus stop by ringing fares, prompting laughter as the car misses Eighteenth Street.
It saved his leg after six months of a frightful mining core. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured it in five days. For ulcers wounds piles it’s the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c sold by T. E. Hildebrand Indiana W. I. Moore Homer City M. G. Miller Blairsville
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway announces the first excursion to the Pan American Exposition on May 15, leaving Dayton at 11 36 am. Fare is 40 for round trip, tickets limited to the specified train with return before midnight May 17. Tickets and timetables from the company agent or A F Bayeret Excursion Agent Rochester NY. Gutenberg’s Achievement in Century notes movable types as a great distributive invention. Augustine Birrell on Gutenberg and the age of ideas compares manuscript copying with printed books and cheap communication.
The United States won more Paris exposition prizes than any nation except France, totaling 1981. The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an unrivaled remedy for dyspepsia and related stomach ailments, noting its long market presence and broad cures.
A compact notice offers a full supply of poured materials including columns spin files brackets rails plus a large stock of yellow pine ceiling at pre rise prices. Also promotes Boyd's Ointment for pimples.
Higgins grows curious about neighbors and meets Smithers by chance. They discuss a horse, testing its soundness and manners, only to reveal the animal is actually a clotheshorse owned by Smithers’ wife, prompting a wry punchline.
Elroy Hotel and Sale and Exchange Stables advertise Montgomery county garden spot twenty miles north of Philadelphia. A neighborhood suitable for public livestock sales with stable room for four carloads. Charges reasonable. No commission. Advertising promptly attended. Shipping point Hatfield, Pa. Delp, proprietor. Elroy, Pa.
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