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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
3
An OCR fragment shows a rat poison ad for RAT-SNAP promising quick kills and safe use. It also includes an old advert for Hall’s Catarrh Medicine claiming to cure catarrh via constitutional treatment, with testimonies and dealer notes.
United States Department of Agriculture notes a steady decline in red clover cultivation from coast to coast. Experts warn yields will drop if clover is removed from rotations, and urge farmers to restore clover or find a substitute. Clover fits best into local farming practices and supports soil productivity.
Market experts of the United States department of agriculture urge producers to please consumers by ensuring shipments of high quality produce arrive in good condition. They warn that a single shipment of poor produce causes more dissatisfaction than several good ones.
The text notes infertile eggs in a girded pen and suggests actions to improve fertility. It advises introducing another male to stimulate breeding and feeding the remated male to increase vigor. A change in conditions is recommended to test if fertility improves.
Apple trees should begin to bear six to eight years after being planted in their permanent place. The guidance notes that bearing begins when the trees are six to eight years old, with the reckoning based on the planting date in the permanent site per the United States Department of Agriculture.
In guiding garden plans the article advises planting permanent crops on one side and keeping all crew in tow for cultivation. It stresses hand work as essential to manage the task and avoid strain.
A study reports alfalfa seed retains germinating power for at least twenty three years under ordinary storage, and even in poorer conditions germination remains around forty six percent.
Young men seventeen and older urged to apply for clerkships with no experience required. Write for free particulars to J Leonard formerly Service Examiner 731 Equitable Building Washington DC. Also sells hatching eggs from Tom Barron Strain S C White Leghorn stock asking prices on request from G Rudebeck Maquoketa Box 310 telephone 441.
Fragmentary OCR lists many odd names and terms such as Delmar Beatrice Mende Muirhea Carey Miss Grindrod Gienentine DeVere Miss White Flossy Tangleskers Sally Toots Aurora Borealis Shoes2 Winder Eliza Pinchpenny Hess Mihitable Pittingill Dead Mrs George Patricia Dusburg Janitress and various titles, unclear context.
Auction style notices offer furniture from a sold home at reasonable prices, with carpet, a neighboring tractor Mogul model for sale, and a poultry offer. Cravens and Sears named. farm eggs advertised with fertility guarantees and shipping options. Miller addresses Maquoketa Iowa, route and road location included.
A garbled OCR fragment lists an orchestra with titles Directress Shesthe Ege O Mara and pianist male, then multiple performer names such as Ford Texphanes Usee Paderewski Cassin Ima Has Been Miss Wilson Saxacombs and others, followed by a long non sequitur prose discussing Confucius and a quote from Mazzini about state building and a note on Andrew Merry.
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