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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1907
Page
3
Beekeeping tips on winter protection. Tarred building paper wrapped around hives reduces heat loss but requires unwrapping. An alternative uses tissue paper sized for Langstroth hives, plus a bottom cover, then reseals. For open hive work in early spring, a multi thick quilt with dark side up in cold weather and light side up when warm helps retain warmth and protect brood during manipulations.
Guidance on mating ratios for heavy, modern weight, and leghorn style fowls. Recommends one drake per four to five ducks, and 10 to 10 turkeys per tom. Encourages early hatching and marketing, plus proper care to avoid neglect and disease. Spring chicks bring higher prices despite heavier fowl costs.
Otto Yetting of Olds Alberta writes about income gains from farming in Western Canada. He notes yields of 115 bushels per acre corn and 50 bushels barley, 700 bushels potatoes with 275 stored, dairy cattle profits, no grain feeding, government creamery, and compares life favorably to Michigan. He pitches land and homestead titles as worth pursuing.
Gotham women have reportedly found a simple way to fasten blouses from top to bottom by turning the garment inside out and threading the arms through, bypassing the strain of traditional back buttons. The method, if widely adopted, could revive garments with buttoned backs and offer an easier dress routine.
An advertisement urges readers to buy a patent mixture claimed to cleanse the blood and aid rheumatism and kidney trouble. It prescribes Fluid Extract Dandelion one half ounce, Compound Kar fon one ounce, Compound Byrup Sarsaptrilia three ounces, shaken and taken after meals and at bedtime. The ad asserts easy home preparation and benefits for aches and kidney issues.
A brisk city tale recalls a patient’s fear for a physician's call then a wry ruse to secure a ten minute visit for a game. Also promoted: Defoe starch promises laundry crispness and Chartreuse lore links monks, auctions, and a famed liqueur origin.
The pianist Rosenthal, described as eccentric by the San Francisco Chronicle, arrived late and inspected rooms at the Majestic. He approved the piano and furniture but complained the tan window shades must be green. At five he appeared in pajamas, alarmed by noises, asking for sleep. The night clerk summoned the manager who spent two hours telling German jokes to calm him while officials arranged relocation due to a burst gas pipe on Gough Street.
The text stresses that a medical compound's value hinges on the manner and proportion of its ingredients. Dr. Hartman explains years of experience are needed to harmonize Peruna components, producing a stable, uniform catarrh remedy whose efficacy lies in how ingredients are combined, not just in their individual virtues.
A testimonial promotes Wine of Cardus for women at every age, claiming relief from years of female troubles. Rosa Lee Cole of Smithton Missouri says after five bottles her pain and weakness eased, feet and stomach pain vanished, and she can work again. The ad calls it a natural tonic, vegetable and harmless, sold by druggists in $1 bottles.
A jumble of text notes Captain Amundsen and a dog claim tied to the Northwest Passage, interleaved with stray quotes and advertisements. The readable thread centers on a dog tied to Amundsen and a facetious claim of unique exploration, alongside fragmented ad copy and literary quotes from George Sand and others.
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