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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
7
An antiquated tale describes rags from Egypt entering America to feed paper mills. American rag pickers collect scraps across Europe including the Levant, risking disease as Maupheim and the Rhine ports serve as routes. The piece notes the dominance of rag pulp in papermaking.
A local Arkansas correspondent praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for Backache and kidney disease. Mrs. Sue Williams, 88, claims one box cured years of pain after doctors failed. The piece links Backache to kidney disease and urges relief through the remedy.
A testimonial in a late 19th century ad claims Mrs. Alta Etson of Bellevue Michigan suffered five years from itching and bleeding eczema until using Caticura Soap and Ointment. The piece includes other ads and brief jokes in the same column, highlighting patent medicines and humorous anecdotes.
The fragment mentions Winslow and a formula for gums and suggests a fashion line about patched shoes. It includes a misquoted line about a mistaken watcher and a remark that mending shoes costs more than buying new ones, followed by a daughter’s dialogue about fashion.
Farmers' Review urges thorough spring cultivation and weed control to enlarge fruit size. It recommends midseason cultivation, then plowing under cover crops, stable manure, and proper pruning and thinning for apples peaches and plums. Sheep are favored for market and fertility benefits. poultry notes advocate purebred stock and large breeds for profit.
The Indianapolis News notes mangels and sugar beets yield high feeding value for hogs. When fed with light grain rations and middlings, pork quality improves and costs drop, with ensilage as a possible substitute. Growers urged to stock root crops at reasonable prices for fall and winter feeding.
The article explains slobbers in horses caused by mouth or stomach issues and irritants like lobelia and tobacco, with simple mouth washes as treatment. It also advises using bisulphate of carbon to kill weevils in wheat bins, warning it is dangerous near flames, and stresses cleaning mud from horse legs after work to avoid discomfort later.
The text urges farmers to raise their own dairy stock rather than buy cows, arguing it is cheaper and better suited to the farm. It notes benefits of breeding beifers to fit the farm and avoid frequent ownership changes.
A carnival prose warns that even living animal handlers may be deceived by animal behavior. The piece notes that older cats often become uncontrollable and useless for show, relegated to cages, with trainers risking life when entering a hostile lion or bear enclosure. It cites rare cases of young beasts turning murderous without warning.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat commentary praises Japanese success in Western science, especially biology. It cites early work on tetanus germ, dysentery bacillus, and antitoxin, noting Japan's rapid learning and originality beyond imitation. The piece urges Japan's scholars to continue advancing science as a rising world power.
A steel worker on a seven story beam swings from a derrick on Dearborn and Monroe streets to keep the beam balanced and prevent collapse into the street. He shifts weight and signals the engineer with a whistle to control the derrick, risking his life for public safety.
In a Bay of Biscay crossing, two young ladies discuss why stewards adjust portholes at various times. The second lady explains they respond to changing tides, noting the practical reason behind irregular openings and closings.
Miss Myra Ieliy recounts a strange ride in an empty car where a man rose and bowed to her before asking for a drink. She sat silent as he swung from a strap for twenty blocks with no one else aboard.
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