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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
6
The best road maintenance for earth and prairie roads relies on systematic road drag use and proper drainage. Sand roads fare best flat and moist, while crowning harms. add clay to sand to form sand clay roads. The old brush-and-earth fill method is condemned except in emergencies. overseers should raise the road to drain, avoiding long-distance brush fills. An era home made clod crusher is shown.
Well rotted barnyard manure serves as the best garden fertilizer. For late crops thorough decay isn't essential since there is time for decay before plants need it. Nitrate of soda and other commercial fertilizers are used for special crops and may be needed more as stable manure becomes harder to obtain.
The article notes several berry protection methods. Coarse nets protect small patches, but mosquito netting hinders maturation. In England, a black thread barrier stretched over berries allegedly scares birds.
If milk sours before the cream rises you lose much of the cream daily. Buy a cream separator to extract all the cream before the milk sours.
A report explains dragging dusty roads helps prevent dust by smoothing the road bed. The practice draws dust to the center, reducing stirring by horse traffic as it travels.
The text discusses manure as a by product of dairy farming and its profit potential. It notes the timing of corn tassels and how manure piles, when open to the elements, rise in value as it matures and spoils, with possible effects on storage and natural processes.
The article compares horse nettle to buffalo burr, noting both relate to potatoes, their differences in spread by roots versus seeds, and urges control methods. It warns horse nettle is a severe weed in the southern plains and urges cutting leaves to prevent spreading. buffalo burr spreads mainly by seed and is less troublesome with clean cultivation.
J L Jones explains trap nests to improve heavy laying strains in poultry. He notes egg output per hen ranges 40 to 245 with trap nests, aiding individual hen tracking, reducing egg-eating habits, and enabling efficient inspection. Nests are simple, low-cost to build, and auto-reset after each use.
Concrete as Corn. Saver. A practical tip from farm pages promotes using cement to build hog feeding floors. A good feeding floor could save many bushels of corn by improving efficiency and reducing waste on every farm.
Turnips grow easily and often fetch good prices. They thrive in rich garden soil. Avoid sowing too thickly. Sowing in rows helps cultivation and weed control. Plants benefit from regular thinning and proper spacing.
The text explains that any green food benefits goslings and that as they grow older they thrive with pasture that includes tow lands and a little bulky food in addition to grass.
Researchers conducted a multi year trial repeating tomato cultivation using seeds from crossing two varieties. The study explored plant yield and fruit quality to assess potential improvements.
The article discusses selecting the best turkeys for breeding and sending only lesser stock to market. It argues selling the best is unwise and notes that long-time turkey raisers avoid careless practices, aiming for sustained success and profits in turkey breeding.
A judge comments that a fight is not a moral victory when the loser preserves all the money. He notes true victory is only when the winner gains the purse and the other side receives none. The remark frames boxing outcomes as financial and not moral wins.
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbon salve as a cure for catarah and notes its availability from druggists at 25 and 50 cents. It also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain with claims of gum relief and wind colic for 2 cents a bottle.
A courtroom exchange ends with a judge noting the joke backfired as Jones concedes his wife was offended. The incident reveals tensions and humor during a tense day in the proceedings.
A Rhine museum is to be founded at Koblenz with a large collection of charts pictures models and diagrams showing the river's physical history and economic development. The city has provided a site for the building.
A traveling man complains of hair in honey at a hotel, the proprietor shrugs claiming it is comet honey. The next day hair appears in ice cream but is excused as shaved ice. A hair shows up in apple pie, and the landlord cites Baldwins apples as the cause according to the Kansas City Journal.
Albert J. Beveridge spoke in Chicago about a corrupt boss who professes virtue. A millionaire asked for Senate support and was refused until the boss offered to rent it for the campaign. The boss then relented, shifting to a mollified tone.
Twenty years after British and American visitors found tea in Rome scarce the city now hosts grand hotel palm lounges at tea time. Roman society drinks tea abroad in the afternoons and hotel uniforms fill the vista at 5 o clock. Major pastry shops display Afternoon Tea in gold on their windows as tea conquers Rome.
A patient credits a cautious physician with curing gastritis by diet over medicine. Four years ago the person was near starvation until a specialist advised Grape-Nuts. Gradual eating improved digestion, color, memory, and daily functioning, leading to renewed vitality.
An elderly Philadelphian, eighty, was jilted by a seventy five year old spinster in Pittsburg. The mock dialogue highlights how a city's atmosphere shapes its people.
Advice for pimples and blackheads recommends gently applying Cuticura Ointment then washing after five minutes, with Cuticura Soap for cleansing to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. It notes worldwide sale and offers a free sample with a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura, Boston.
A fragment shows Maud Muller speaking to a judge, declaring herself an intelligent agriculturist and refusing the recall, highlighting a defiant assertion during a courtroom moment.
A vintage advert claims Cole's Carbolisal stops itching and smooths the skin. Available from all druggists in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
A quoted boast suggests adopting a bold role as a weather prophet to gain rapid public recognition. The remark ties fame to forecasting claims and public belief in forecasts.
The ad warns against buying water based blueing products for laundry and recommends Red Cross Ball Blue as the only blue that is truly blue. Ady.
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