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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
7
The article advises using all corn fodder by feeding in racks to reduce waste. It notes cattle readily eat one third to one half of the fodder length without cutting and suggests methods for cutting heavy stalks. For large herds a homemade large shearing knife is recommended.
This guide explains making a corn stock cutter from an old cross cut saw blade. It covers shaping a stout front piece eight inches long, five inch slit, riveted joints, a string bolt eye, and a long lever handle for two to three feet of leverage. Attach to a strong post with a heavy underblock for cutting bundles.
The article advises on profitable tomato cultivation on seed clay subsoil near cur bays and rivers. It covers seed selection, mid April sowing, Sordeaux spray for blight resistance, a clover manure plan, row spacing, phosphate application, cross-row marking, shallow cultivation, hotbeds for early plants, soil temperature best practices, manure in hills, nitrate use, removing poor fruit, and timing by dry ground and heat to encourage fibrous root growth.
Review garden tools and prep them for spring. Guinea hens help control bugs in orchards. Inspect cherry and plum trees for black knots and remove them. Rub off imperfect buds to prevent crowding. Scatter manure in the garden if no shed exists. Winter plans fade. spring requires action. Paint large limb wounds promptly with white lead to prevent decay and fungus.
The notice warns that scabby potatoes spread by germs may carry disease on seed potatoes or in soil. Germs on seed can be killed by soaking in formaldehyde while lime ashes or manure can activate soil germs. The column also notes that cold increases appetite but reduces milk if feed is diverted.
Wisconsin experts urge annual seed treatment to curb smut losses across crops. Formaldehyde or hot water methods protect oats barley and other cereals for several seasons. Farmers are urged to adopt simple inexpensive practices to keep fields free of spores and weed-like spread.
A farm guide extols the cold chisel as an essential versatile tool. It advises regular tempering by a blacksmith and daily sharpening, noting its usefulness for cutting soft iron, rivets, mower knives, and fet welds. An old steel rail serves as a home anvil for quick, sharp blows.
Prairie Farmer introduces a new wheelbarrow concept with the wheel placed at the far end and a protective inside box cover. The design keeps the wheel clear of the box, moves the load closer to the wheel, and reduces labor in hauling loads.
The text prescribes a method using a sharp 12 to 14 inch knife to slash through the cane for rapid, clean cuts. It claims this approach is faster than pruning shears and causes minimal movement of the vine.
When a cat looks poor and thin with ill kept fur or ravenous appetite for no reason it may have worms. Treat by giving half a grain of santonine in a powder mixed with half a teaspoon of lard or molasses and smear on the foreleg for licking.
Advice on improving cross-bred flocks by selecting top females and purchasing a pure-bred male to mate. Increasing the next year's flock value by about 25 percent is suggested as the key benefit.
The article argues that the best farm combination today is a farmer with his wife and children forming a trusting family unit, a setup the Farm Journal says is hard to beat for success.
David W. Martin of Bolivar Missouri recounts kidney trouble since the war from a horse accident. He describes back pain headaches dizziness and irregular bladder action. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with great relief and complete recovery after use for several years. Sold by Foster Milburn Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
Republican congressmen debated the president's proposal to bar indecent newspapers from the mails. Mr. Littlefield of Maine praised the press for its power and privilege, saying vigilant journalism keeps Congress in check and prevents excesses.
A newsletter passage touts Fluid Extract Dandelion and other plant extracts as a cure for rheumatism kidney issues and urinary disorders with claims of safety and low cost. It also recounts Dr Herbert Claiborne warming hands with hot potatoes and advertises farm land in the western plains with homeseekers tickets from D Clem Deaver in Omaha Nebraska.
Joliet job seekers offered free information about local conditions and prospects by addressing P. O. box 1523. The historic note recalls Manhattan's varied names from New Orange to New Amsterdam and back to New York during 17th century conflicts.
Judge C. C. Cole of Des Moines Indiana longtime Drake University law school dean has been awarded a Carnegie pension of 1280 dollars yearly. He is Harvard Law School graduate. The article also notes Booth Tarkington's habit of waking at five in the morning to write, often completing his best passages at sunrise.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a vertein cure for hot sweaty and swollen feet. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a trial package free. Attn: Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY. Also notes on business interference and a Northern Land and Inn Co ad from St. Paul Minnesota. Mentions 64 balloons sent from Paris during the siege of 1870-71.
The Agricultural Research Institute of Bengal reports experiments to curb plague fleas. A crude oil emulsion of 80 percent crude petroleum and 20 percent whale oil soap forms a jelly mixable with water. A three percent solution is used, while sixteen percent kills all fleas. sprayed on floors and walls it relieves animals of pests.
A Chicago woman reports three years of severe eczema ending after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She states physicians failed but the remedies left her entirely well and urges others to try them. Witness L. 3S. Berger signs as tester.
Miss Corliss Babson becomes one of the youngest assistants at Vassar College and is the champion woman high jumper. A 1905 graduate, she set a 1904 class games record of four feet two and a half inches, exceeding prior marks by a full inch, and won the class poetry prize two years running.
Jandreth’s Pills are promoted as a great blood purifier and laxative that cleanse the system through the bowels kidneys and skin. They claim to stimulate the blood enabling nature to expel morbid humors and cure blood impurity with one or two pills nightly. Each pill contains solid extract of sarsaparilla and other vegetables, and Brandreth’s Pills have been used for over a century and sold widely.
The note recalls Pettus as a long lived senator and former lieutenant in the Mexican War who rode with the forty-niners to California and rose from major to brigadier general in the Confederate Army. It also notes his admission to the bar at Gainesville Alabama at 21, amid a time when Texas was independent, California Mexico, Britain disputed Oregon, Andrew Jackson dominated politics, and Park presidency loomed.
Colonists may buy one way tickets from Chicago to the Pacific coast via Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern lines during March and April for 38 dollars. Through sleeping car double berth is seven dollars with no extra charge for guided tours. Write S A Hutchinson manager tourist department 212 Clark Street Chicago Illinois for full itinerary and details.
A mysterious contagious heart disease breaks out in Ouddorp near Utrecht affecting over 100 patients with high fever. Prof. Spronck of Utrecht reports extensive blood analysis but cannot determine a cause or origin of the outbreak.
La Crosse Wis seed firm John A Salzer Seed Co unveils a new oats variety with two foot long heads hailed as a wonder Spetz the greatest cereal hay food America ever saw catalog explains.
Free 148 page Seed and Tool Catalog mailed to buyers. Send stamps to receive free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals. John A Salter Seed Co Box W La Crosse Wis.
An advertisement touts a cure labeled Pills Cured In 14 Days claiming to cure trehoog and protruding vessels. It offers a 60e refund if it fails within 6 to 14 days and markets Patented Cinemon’t as a guaranteed remedy.
A garbled advertisement notes elevators aiding a man to rise to the occasion and mentions Lewis' Single Binder and factory deals. It references 25 brigadier generals in the U S army and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. A 26c bottle is cited and remarks on noisy knockers drawing audiences without gate receipts.
An old editorial snippet discusses dyeing and restoring clothing with a faceless dye method. It mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria and comments on the appeal of engagement rings from a feminine perspective.
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a pure mild potent laxative made from herbs. It claims benefits for constipation biliousness liver and kidney health and purification of the blood under the Pure Food and Drugs Law. The copy mocks dull daily life and stresses a strong signature while urging readers to take advantage of nature.
California produced 185 million pounds of prune in 1906, up from 62.5 million in 1905. The 1906 total is exceeded only once in 17 years, with 1902 recorded at 197 million pounds.
Mile Andre Corthis has been chosen poet laureate of France for the year past for her volume Gommes et Mofres. The honor is awarded annually by eminent literary figures to the most distinguished poet of the year. Mlle Corthis is still a young woman.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts and her Vegetable Compound as a cure for a wide range of female ailments. It cites common symptoms such as backaches nervousness and fainting and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham to women seeking help.
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