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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
8
Professor Andrew Boss notes black eye cowpeas can grow in cooler northern regions with a long season. A field sown June 2 yielded seed despite partial maturity, promising as a forage and corn silage mix. Cowpeas improve soil nitrogen and suit exhausted land, with ongoing search for climbing varieties to fit corn harvester systems.
A Rural World note advises farmers on handling excess moisture in corn belts. Prioritize drainage to remove surplus water, then use surface packing and ridge cultivation to hasten evaporation on uplands. Proper drainage improves wet, flat, or overflow-prone lands, while rolling and ridge plowing increase evaporation on drier soils.
The Colorado board of livestock inspection commissioners seeks concerted action with neighboring states to stamp out mange across Colorado Wyoming Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma. A system of compulsory dipping is proposed nationwide to prevent future outbreaks and make quarantines unnecessary.
The guide urges farmers to plan now for fattening hogs by early fall to capitalize on a stronger early market. It recommends buying sow pigs and fast-growing shoots, using clover-rich grazing, and selecting an early-maturing corn variety. It notes shortages of late corn and suggests cowpeas and soybeans as promising feeds, with potential $18 to $30 per acre for some types.
A compact wooden manure scraper is described by W. Jamison from Ohio Farmer. The tool uses a three fourths inch board 20 inches long and three inches wide with a beveled sharp bottom. Holes bored on top accommodate each fork tine and allow easy placement in a wagon box for scraping out loose manure.
The column urges daily green feed for penned fowls and notes green onion tops and lettuce suit young chicks. It argues success depends on care and efficient feed use, warns against neglect, and stresses healthy stock with red combs and proper molting signals for laying birds.
An Illinois poultryman describes a coal oil treatment for scale leg in chickens. He advises filling a tomato can two thirds with coal oil and dipping each leg, in the presence of a lantern, then repeating the dip every ten days for badly afflicted flocks.
A blast at Union Pacific Coal No 1 mine in Hanna Wyoming on Tuesday morning kills 235 of 262 men who entered. Rescuers report horrific scenes at the seventeenth level with many survivors driven to madness. Officials fear clearance may take a month.
A tornado swept through Heron Lake and surrounding areas on Tuesday night killing ten people. Among the victims were Mrs. Joseph Fritcher and her relatives near here, and the Gallagher family at Windom, where two daughters Ella and Nettie were lost and others injured. Dan Westerman and Kendall farm losses are noted, with total damage around 100000 dollars and livestock killed.
Washington reports a postal service deficit of 4 617 208 dollars for the just closed year. Expenditures rose sharply due to rural free delivery expansion. Receipts totaled 184 268 609 dollars, while expenditures reached 138 885 812 dollars with rural delivery showing a 227 000 dollar deficit and potential for further increases.
New York plans reveal a 45 story city office building and rail terminal with bridges. The projected cost is 50 million dollars and immediate appropriation of 9 million is sought. The structure would rise 650 feet above curb level.
Berlin July 6 Maj Justus Scheibert military editor of the Kreuz Zeitung is dead. He accompanied Gen Lee's army during the civil war in America as an observer of operations. Springfield Illinois July 4 Robert Leroy Goad son of John Goad of Edinburgh near Springfield died Friday of lockjaw from an accidental toy pistol discharge.
A Chicago Daily News story recounts a Ravenswood postal window exchange about postage for a package. The woman debates 12 13 14 18 cent options, ultimately agreeing to 14 cents to avoid misdelivery or damage and ensure the parcel reaches the addressee.
Passenger gossip swirled after a young man and a girl were discovered making love on a May night voyage. Senator Scott of West Virginia recounted a similar West Virginia mountain tale of a hunter, a girl, a kiss, and a dollar offered for another kiss.
A whimsical local exchange shows a dentist asking if gas should be given before extracting a tooth, while a patient from a nearby township replies he would prefer electric light if it costs no more. The playful quip captures everyday small-town humor.
Bellflower Missouri resident G V Bohrer writes an open letter praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and urinary issues among the elderly. He recounts years of nightly awakenings, quick recovery after two boxes, and asserts his 84 years old health remains solid over a year later.
If you have not decided where to go or how to go, get a copy. It covers pleasant places on the Michigan Central and the New York and New England lines. Send two red stamps to O W Ruggles Chicago. Barton notes passion as proof of stupidity.
Radio show style advertisement for a foot powder claiming to cure tired feet and ease tight shoes. Offers a trial package free and provides a greenstreet address A. 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York. Includes a Beaumont quote about silence and injury avoidance.
An old advertisement promises a quick cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails. The line seals the humorous message about seeds of discontent taking root in any soil from the Chicago Daily News.
The letter touts Donn's Pills as a cure for backache swelling dropsy and urinary issues. A user from Taynorsville Miss reports improvement after trying many remedies and credits Donn's Pills with relief from heart palpitations sleeplessness and dizziness.
The chairman asks if the toast should come now or be delayed as guests enjoy themselves. The moment occurs at a formal public dinner hosted by Punch.
Hapgoods offers nationwide job openings in Chicago New York and major cities. They seek ambitious industrious men for manufacturing and mercantile firms with advancement prospects. Write for Hapgoods booklet and list of open positions. Western HQ at 680 Monadnock Building Chicago.
An old Detroit Free Press line captures Uncle Reuben’s query about whether others would fare better if they could speak freely, suggesting a broader reflection on honesty and social change in everyday life.
A collage notes readers seeking travel lore on New York and New Jersey shore trips with free information in Four-Track Series No. 4 by George H. Daniels. It cites quirky exchanges about antiques and a Kansas City World promotion briefly mentioning a July issue.
The passage notes the Chicago and North-Western as the sole double-track railway linking Chicago to the Missouri River. It reflects on beauty as a loan and contains unrelated philosophical lines about gratitude and the Overland Limited running daily from Chicago to the Coast via the Union Pacific and North-Western Line, interspersed with dubious quotes.
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