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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
3
A historic note on strawberries and asparagus cultivation. Asparagus thrives on well drained, deep loam with good manure and cultivation, while strawberries profit most from rich soil and heavy fertilization to boost yields. The piece argues substantial fertilizer input can dramatically raise profits, emphasizing soil conditioning and consistent care.
A guide to garden planting for a six person family outlines quantities for asparagus artichokes beans beets broccoli carrots cauliflower celery corn cucumbers lettuce peas radishes rhubarb spinach squash and turnips with thinning advice and spacing. It then notes hogs transform feed into marketable meat efficiently, highlighting first costs and profit impact through proper feeding and utilization of cheap feeds.
The description explains cream cheese production starting from rich cream thickened by souring or sweet cream with rennet. The curd is drained in a cloth for about four days, then placed on a board with cloth, salted, and turned. Ready for consumption in five to ten days.
The illustrated chute uses two heavy timber supports for hills and four by four uprights. A trough shaped piece marked H, made of two inch stuff, is fastened to bottom cross pieces. A halter rope passes through a hole below H and, via a pole lever, moves the animal’s head into the trough and holds it by the neck rope. The front width is three feet and the rear is eight inches.
Mrs Catherine Sullivan of Joplin Missouri reports years of kidney trouble with back pain numbness and frequent urination. After doctors failed Doan’s Kidney Pills eased her symptoms and restored health. She urges others to remember Doan’s. Available from dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A regional speaker notes New Yorkers will dine at six o clock with a humorous traditional timing reference to a cock crowing. Mandy and Cyran-Say asides frame the anecdote with rural cadence and social courtesy.
A nurse from Litchfield Conn recounts her year and a half old son suffering sores that spread to face arms and body, tying his hands to stop scratching, then healing after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She praises the remedies and notes the boy has remained well since.
Dr Henry Farnum Stoll urged outdoor schools for delicate and anaemic children and those with bone tuberculosis. He noted high city infection rates and cited tuberculin tests showing 79 percent infection from tuberculous homes versus 26 percent from healthy homes. Frail children from healthy homes showed 60 percent infection while robust children showed 13 percent.
Jno H Kohl of Benton Kansas says Resinol ointment cured severe poison ivy eruptions after a doctor recommended it. He keeps a jar on hand and has advised others with similar symptoms about its effectiveness.
The steel car proved its value as protection for passengers during a crash in the Hudson tunnel New York City. There was no telescoping unlike wooden cars and injuries were limited to those from passengers being thrown by the shock of the impact.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for catarrh claimed to act directly on the blood and mucous. It credits J. Sheney & Co of Toledo Ohio with selling the remedy and asserts testimonials and prescriptions from physicians. The piece includes a general health claim and a quoted Sophocles line as filler.
An old patent medicine advertisement quotes L. T. Cooper promoting a “New Discovery” claimed to expel tapeworms and other internal parasites. The copy asserts parasite prevalence in a tenth of chronic stomach trouble, describes symptoms, and urges readers to seek the product via druggists or mail order from The Cooper Medicine Co.
The bureau of statistics notes growing leech imports under animals, with values rising from 2,412 in 1902 to 5,341 in 1908, totaling about 40,000 over the decade. Leeches are duty free. Snails, once listed, show a collapsed trade, with only 24 imported in 1908 and the bureau dropping statements on the item.
A six year old daughter of a physician chats with a waiting woman patient in a reception room. When asked about church and denomination the child replies that her mother is Presbyterian and her father is a stomach spectallat.
Examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. Do not criticize a fool as fools cannot help being foolish. Mrs Wipatow's Soothing Syrup used for children with soothing relief. Worries you have may not be worth the time or concern.
Mrs Wise calls playing piano on Sunday a sin and explains to the next-door neighbor. Mr Wise questions why Sunday is invoked. The brief exchange centers on religious observance and neighborly sentiment.
The article suggests simple fixes for common household noises. It advises wedging open windows with a small wood piece to stop rattling doors and using felt strips, soap on drawers, oil on hinges, and soap on sewing machines to reduce creaking noises. It emphasizes patience over irritation and small remedies to restore peace.
A scattered fragment from a 19th or early 20th century page mentions a Progressive Woman of the Beauty Culturist and a quip about suffrage and inches. It promotes a land offer in Colorado and a Denver address for details, alongside notes on a gunman aiming to make a mark and a tobacco ad. It also notes Clasaten musicians condemning ragtime for bragtime.
Emma Salter is described as mite deaf and her mother, Mrs Jennings, recalls shouting to her. A light blast from a sweet gun is noted, and Bert Gorham’s entrance is heard clearly by Emma. The exchange highlights Emma's supposed deafness and familiarity with contrivances.
A Baltimore business leader vows to his son the value of schooling as a primary pupil tells his tired father at the school, explaining that while he enjoys attending, the day is broken up by school hours. Harper's Magazine notes the moment as a light schoolroom anecdote.
Hin Way notes about Knicker-tis Jones, a figure described as charitable in tone. The quirky line about his right and left feet adds a playful regional flavor without clear factual detail.
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