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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
7
A Prairie Palmer correspondent describes an easy method to add a wheel to a long farm gate. A 2x4 is attached to the gate with a cultivator wheel at its end so the wheel clears ground as the gate swings. Properly fitted, a child can open and close the gate with ease.
A guide to building fertile den soil for crops notes Chile like looseness and porosity, moisture and heat retention, and good ventilation. Recommends mixes with clay humus and sand to balance drainage, moisture, heat, and mineral content for the middle northwest climate.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent notes cheap sheep can be profitable in large flocks. The farm journal predicts rising hog prices as pork demand grows, with a threefold profit shift from corn and pork. Tool care tips include wire brush cleaning and light sanding before painting to extend tool life.
The Peneylvinid experiment notes fall sowing of alfalfa is advantageous on dry land, with weeds choking spring sowing. Fall seedings withstand winter better than red clover. Recommend 20 to 30 pounds per acre. Manure improves soil results. alum lime often useless or harmful. Deep, well-drained soils best for alfalfa.
The piece advises hauling part of the corn from the shock to the barn during cold weather to save time and increase comfort. By moving corn inside, husking can proceed on stormy days with less hardship and more efficiency.
A garbled price circular advertises shipments to McMillan Mur & Wool Co in Minneapolia. It mixes testimonials and patent medicine claims with generic moral prompts and a note of Captain Matthew Turner from San Francisco rescuing two Norwegian sailors, plus a Norwegian coffee set gesture.
The Language of Commerce asserts Great Britain and her colonies and the United States total 111,000,000 English speaking persons, ahead of Germany and Russia with 75,000,000 each and other nations such as France Spain Italy Portugal with 61,000,000 45,000,000 89,000,000 and 13,000,000 respectively per The Atlas of the World's Commerce.
A testimonial from Eliza A. Wiley of Lincoln, Iowa, recounts eleven years of severe eczema on her hands. After trying three doctors with no relief, she and her husband used Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent Pills. She reports full hand healing and recommends the products to others suffering from eczema.
Italian automobilist Lancia questioned danger of motor racing while recounting a Rome highwayman tale from the Appian Way. A thief spots a woman in a small car and jokes about robbing her husband, who is supposedly hidden under the seat.
An elderly woman recounts headaches dizziness and nervousness from six years of coffee use. After switching to Postum she reports relief from headaches and sour belching, better eyesight, and stronger eyes. A friend who disliked Postum changed her mind after trying it. Battle Creek Michigan.
The Canadian West leads global railroad expansion in 1906 with about 11 000 miles in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Construction adds 5 000 miles, unlocking new agricultural districts and export grain, raising activity nation wide and drawing American settlers. Progress, homesteads, andElevators spur growth as demand for land and jobs rises. Master multilingual Gen Plequart, an Alsatian French war minister, is noted for language skills reflecting Alsatian adaptability.
An old family remedy claims to purify blood and improve circulation. Each pill allegedly combines sarsaparilla extract with mild vegetable products. Advertisers say one or two pills nightly yield surprising health results and that Krandreth's Pills have been sold for over a century in plain or sugar-coated forms.
The University of Paris professor of experimental psychology travels and lectures in the United States and is known to the public as a hypnotist. He argues that hysteria victims may embody two distinct personas, a claim he seeks to demonstrate through demonstrations abroad.
In a London scene Speaker Cannon’s swearings inspire a quip by M C Dede about right hands and undershirts. A relief applicant at Lambeth Guardians sells buttonholes for two pence a dozen, needing an hour and a half to make them. The London Globo notes such oddities as a sign of continuing shirt shirt song.
A jumble of product taglines and stray quotes including tobacco ads for Lewis' Single Under cigar and Lewin's Factory dealer references, interspersed with warped phrases about cold remedies and philosophical musings. The readable text is fragments with few clear events or identities.
Fragmentary text reports Constantinople near a shift in policy toward a neutral stance on electric warfare. References to German chemical leadership, high annual output, and other varied topics appear, including claims about wireless telegraphy through ground via deep shafts and unrelated consumer product promotion.
A damaged ad promises a $100 reward and claims a cure for catarrh by a patent remedy from F. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio. It asserts the remedy can cure all stages of the disease and seeks testimonials from readers willing to mail statements to the firm.
Senator William A. Clark discusses the tension with Japan and asserts that Chinese in America are superior to the Japanese. He cites lending thousands to Chinese and notes that Chinamen he has known meet obligations, contrasting with Japanese banking practices that employ Chinese in trusted roles over their own countrymen.
Roanoke Virginia captain Crute of the U C V chapter reports long back pain fatigue weight loss and frequent urination. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills he passed a gravel stone the size of a bean and has not had a gravel attack since. He claims full recovery and credits the remedy. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Oscar S. Straus, the new secretary of commerce and labor, is a connoisseur of pottery and porcelains. He argues that machinery has robbed useful arts of artistic quality and individual expression, while hand made objects retain opportunities for art to show itself.
In Saratoga four years ago ex governor Odell faced a bid to pair him with a lieutenant governor candidate. Odell’s strict deacon father, angered by the plan, confronted the Edwards at a hotel cottage. The father ordered Odell to refuse the pairing, and the governor obeyed.
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