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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
10
Frail glimpses of eccentric notes from the 1907 issue cover diverse curiosities. Beards taxed in Japanese villages, a 120-year-old Portiant woman, and Zola's etymology tease readers. Mentions of a postmaster appointment, a "girl wild" Nebraska scare, and remarks on Insects without minds mingle with fashion, science, and travel tidbits.
Albany report tells of Merle Aiken of Binghamton who courted 18 year old twin sisters Mima and Minna Naylor. Rivalry over the same beau sparked quarrels and pranks as he tried to wed one of them. On a Albany bound train he vanished with the sisters still divided.
France shows the most extensive canal development, totaling 7,469 miles of inland waterways, compared with Germany at 8,214 miles, the United Kingdom at 3,907 miles, and Belgium at 14,242 miles.
A young woman, disguising herself as a man, worked as a bellboy at the Oakes hotel since December 17. She presented as Perry Martin from New York, claimed a hospital discharge, and was eventually exposed when the manager noted the masculine lack of a coat. She left the city for Houston after being discharged.
A tale of Ethel overhearing her sister praising a college athlete suitor as well knit and beautifully crocheted, leading to a playful parlor exchange where the young man seeks confirmation of the compliment.
The piece advocates using corn fodder fully by feeding in racks and cutting stalks when needed. It notes waste when fodder is dumped in the barn yard, with one third to one half of fodder consumed by cattle and the rest trampled. For large herds a large shearing knife and horse mattock are recommended to prepare feed.
A crude home project details making a corn stock cutter from an old blade and iron bars. It describes cutting and grinding a saw blade, assembling with rivets and a stir bolt, attaching a long handle for leverage, and mounting on a strong post for safe operation to feed and cut vandals as intended.
Tomato cultivation guidance urging plant selection and early sowing in well prepared soil. Recommend Bordeaux spray, crimson clover cover, manure application, phosphate fertilization, shallow cultivation, and dew or rain protection. Advise early beds or cold frames, stocky transplanting, and avoiding delayed planting.
Garden notes advise preparing soil and pruning now for spring work. Sulhere hess noted as bug catchers. inspect cherry and plum trees for black knots and remove them. Prevent crowding by thinning buds, dispose of manure by spreading in garden, and plan execution. After pruning large limbs, paint wounds to prevent decay and fungus. white head offers good protection.
Wisconsin Experiment Station speaker Prof Moore urges farmers to seed treat oats barley and other cereals to curb smut losses. Using a formaldehyde solution or hot water soaking, one bushel per sack, ten minutes in solution, drying, then sowing an extra bushel per acre. A simple, cheap practice to protect crops season after season.
A short guide extols the cold chisel as a versatile farm tool. It details sharpening by a blacksmith, proper use with sharp rapid blows, and a home grindstone, noting its value for cutting soft iron, repairing rivets, and making quick fixes like shortening an old hoe to form a parrow seat replacement.
A Prairie Farmer article presents a four wheelbarrow design with a wheel at the far end and an inside box cover. The wheel turns inside a protected box, keeping the load near the wheel and reducing labor in moving and loading.
A brief instructive note describes a rapid grapevine trimming technique using a 12 to 14 inch knife. The method stresses swift, clean cuts to minimize movement of the vine and argues it outpaces pruning shears.
The text advises diagnosing a thin cat with worms and poor appetite. It prescribes giving half a grain of santonine powder and mixing it with a half teaspoon of lard or molasses, then applying the mixture to a clean splinter on the foreleg for the cat to lick.
David W. Martin of Bolivar Missouri describes kidney pain after war injuries and a back strain. He credits Dan's Kidney Pills with relief, reporting eventual cure and regular bladder function, noting the product sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
A mysterious contagious heart ailment has broken out in Ouddarp near Utrecht. Prof Spronck reports over 100 cases with patients developing high fever. Despite blood analyses, the cause and origin remain unexplained. Kooth Tarkington reportedly writes at sunrise, starting around five each morning.
A garbled ad touts Allen Poot-Base as a cure for fat, sweaty, calloused, and swollen feet sold by druggists for 3.50. Trial name PRER. Address Allen S. Mmstod Le Ray S. Some lines claim people interfere with others’ business and mention Northern Land & Inc. Co. St. Paul. The text also notes sixty four balloons sent from Paria during the 1870 siege.
The dispensatory lists hydrastis canadensis as a remedy for chronic mucous membrane diseases and related catarrhs, plus atonic dyspepsia. It also notes corydalis formosa as atonic, and cedron seeds as tonic for dysentery and intermittent diseases, with copaiba as a mild stimulant aiding digestive and genito-urinary tracts. Send for testimonials book on Peruna as a catarrh remedy.
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