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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
7
W J Hayes writes in Midland Farmer arguing pedigree registration protects farmers from misrepresented stock. He notes full bloods prepotent over grades and that superior animals can pass traits to offspring when backed by good lineage and individual merit.
Austin Taylor describes a prevalent homemade alfalfa stacking derrick used on the Pacific Coast. The plan features a 45 to 50 foot main mast, a 27 to 30 foot boom, sled runners, cross beams, braces, and wire guy ropes with pulleys to manage hay placement around a stack.
A calendar of midsummer chores advises keeping weeds down fences up and soil active preparing for winter crops and home needs. It promotes barn efficiency with horse tools and small household disinfectants while urging sturdy doors to reduce wear and tear. The piece also cites a experiment showing roots dissolve minerals from marble and soil, explaining how plant acids mobilize minerals for growth.
The Midland Farmer recommends smoker fuels for apiarists. Common choices include rotten wood planer shavings and old rags. Better options are dried pulverized corn-cob dust and cotton waste used by engineers.
The stomach is not essential for digestion the intestinal secretions perform the main digestion. Dyspepsia may be secondary to liver pancreas or intestinal disease or due to nervous or dietary issues. Management hinges on diet changes reducing starches and sugars and allowing intestinal enzymes to act.
On the bow of the steamer a girl and a young man share a calm, intimate moment as the sea lies sleepily ahead while they joke that the tide behind them is waking. The scene captures a tender nautical vignette from a Judge column.
A farmer explains scale setups for weighing hogs and cattle to track gain and feed efficiency. Hog weighing uses a 1x4 crate with gates, placed at the hog house door for quick loading. Cattle weighing uses two 2x10s across the scale with optional ground posts to guide animals.
In a brief Philadelphia Record exchange, Harry Blueface-Ah asks a woman to admire his new racing auto. The woman mishears the horn as a fish peddler, replying that she cannot praise the vehicle.
In Frairpoint Mississippi on August 3 a case is told of a boy sick with a mysterious spinal issue. After two months of treatment the doctor failed to help. The father bought Dodd’s Kidney Pills and the boy recovered after using eight boxes. He credits the remedy with ending his nocturnal fears and paralysis symptoms.
The Millinery Trade Review notes a wide range of veil textures and designs in summer fashion. Silk tulle veilings with open meshes, dotted options, velvet specks, and printed tracery tulles appear alongside solid and finely textured tulles. Black remains favored, with whites and grays also popular. color veils include red blue brown violet and amethyst. Chiffon veilings with hemstitched finishes, both plain and dotted, are valued for sun and air protection, offered in black white gray and assorted colors. Scarf veils imitate Mechlin lace and border lace veils compete with plain veilings in high dress ensembles.
The article argues against crossbreeding for dual use, stating butter dairymen should raise dairy cows and feed skim milk to heifers, while beef calves should come from beef strains. It notes beef and dairy traits are opposed, and dairy cows cannot reliably yield high quality beef or fattened cattle.
A vintage ad touts Allen's Foot-Nose powder to cure tired hot feet and ease tight echoes. It claims a free trial package and directs inquiries to A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. A referenced Philadelphia Press note adds a caution about a woman's mirror as confidante.
Advertisement copy touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if not curing a cold. Includes endorsements and random quotes from Ram's Horn and other papers, plus an Iowa farm ad and a general remark on marriage and laughter. Mixed, unconnected items.
Melt butter in a pan and fry six salted peppered veal cutlets about five minutes turning often. Add a finely chopped mix of mushrooms sage mint thyme and summer savory. Brown lightly season both sides, then serve on a hot platter with lemon juice and lemon slices as garnish.
A baking method describes scalding oats with boiling water then adding yeast, molasses, salt and flour to form a stiff dough. After initial rise the dough is divided into two loaf pans and allowed a second rise before baking one and a half hours in a moderately hot oven.
A breeder recounts building a shallow four by ten foot hog bath eight inches high with puddled clay waterproofing. Water from a nearby well filled the bath daily, gravel leveled around it to curb mud, and seven pigs fit inside while others tried to join.
The article advises elevating a flour barrel at least two inches on a rack to allow air flow and prevent dampness, and to keep strong odor foods away from flour. It also gives an easy, digestible invalid dinner: trim fat, chop, simmer in water with salt, and serve hot with gravy.
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