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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
12
Farm guidance covers seed selection, brood sow culling, garden planning, and feeding strategies. Advice includes dairy practices, silo use, haying, coop ventilation, and barn upkeep, plus Denmark style cow records to weed unprofitable stock and a 48 page USDA bulletin on modern farmhouse conveniences.
The San Jose scale originates from China and first settled in San Jose, California. Control relies on lime sulfur spray and careful nursery stock, with eradication unlikely. monitoring and quarantine remain essential to prevent spread, while improved cultivation methods aid growers across California and the East.
Mark Twain recounts a church visit where zeal to help the heathen waned as the sermon stretched on. The tale ends with a joke about the collection plate and a small theft, illustrating how enthusiasm ebbed during long preaching.
The will of Mrs. Isabelle Beecher Hooker faces a contest led by Katherine Hinton Powers of Brookline Massachusetts, granddaughter of Hooker. The bulk of about seventy thousand dollars goes to Dr Edward B Hooker of Hartford, with Mrs John C Day of New York set to receive nothing due to prior provisions for her family.
A London Field writer recalls spotting a colossal crocodile about 27 or 28 feet long swarmed by six small mugger guards that resembled bodyguards. An elderly Cawnpore resident later notes these crocodiles act as sentinels warning of approaching danger.
In the Lake Tehad area of Africa six Black troops commanded by a corporal defended a small mud fort against 690 Taureg fighters armed with carbines. After the attackers retired the troopers hailed their success and praised their unit’s endurance.
Readers invited to submit plain truthful letters about experiences with Postum Coffee substitute. Prizes range from 1 to 10 dollars in gold and greenbacks for 25 winners, judged by three independent judges. Entries must arrive by June 1, 1907 and address letters to Postum Cereal Co. Ltd Battle Creek Mich with name and address.
Mia Farrell of Jersey City testifies to relief from backaches and urinary issues after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She describes heavy backaches, puffiness, and dizziness improving, with kidney function normalizing. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y. Pineapple eating advice follows, warning against overconsumption and recommending small servings. A separate note states that nine-tenths of men who commit suicide are married.
A 19th or early 20th century notice promotes a root and herb extract by Mr. Zaegel of 97 Main Street Sheboygan Wisconsin. The ad claims cures for rheumatism constipation backache and piles and offers free trial bottles by mail upon request with a note of the reader’s complaint. It warns that many have taken the offer and the free samples may end soon.
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