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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
3
Rev J A Edwards to deliver an address on soldiers and graves as a nation honors the valiant. The article notes a yearly custom of decorating graves with flowers and tributes, stressing its enduring importance beyond wartime. It also describes a simple plan for ventilating farm buildings with a two shaft system to draw fresh air in and exhaust stale air.
The article promotes black raspberries as a reliable beginner crop, detailing soil, sun, and pruning needs. It explains propagating by burying cane tips and advises on transplant timing, plus notes a plantation lasts six to eight years and prefers northern exposure. It also describes growing cucumbers in sugar barrels with trellis supports and hints at improved yields.
A health notice warns against giving narcotic medicines to children noting paregoric, morphine and landanum as dangerous true poisons. It explains narcotics dull sleep and can cause death, urging guardians to check ingredients and consult physicians. Castoria is claimed to be free of narcotics if bearing Charles H. Fletcher’s signature.
Instructions describe making garden markers with pins and rope around a roller. The article notes the Bureau of Plant Industry tests seeds for adulteration, focusing on alfalfa seed purity and germination, and urges farmers to improve oat seed testing and gang plowing methods for larger acreages.
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