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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
3
A Kansas breeders’ association speaker urges pushing draft colt growth in the second year. He recommends light grain rations, pasture, and corn or oats to boost bone and conformation, plus lice prevention and low winter costs with good pasture.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent outlines a rope halter method to train a colt to lead. The instruction shows fastening rope to the halter and looping between fore legs around the heart girth, with one or two ropes used to guide the animal and redirect its attention if resistance occurs.
Practical rural notes on livestock care and farm safety. Guidance covers laxative rations for ewes, moderate rye for hogs due to ergot risk, sealing barn cracks to keep cold winds out, honest horse sales, humane treatment of animals, and removing hazards like loose stones from roads.
The article argues that future and best mutton will come from sheep grown on settled eastern farms, though future growth may occur in the far west. It asserts a small flock signals good quality and that eastern flocks will command the highest prices for mutton.
A letter from Mrs. Ed. Troupe of Maidstone Saskatchewan dated February 4 1907 to government agent C J Broughton in Chicago expresses satisfaction with Canada. She notes family will relocate from Illinois Iowa and Michigan and praises mild winter with two light snowstorms.
The clipping bureau reports McKinley received unprecedented obituary coverage. Carl Schurz leads with 12,000 notices, followed by John Hay and Joseph Jefferson at 10,000 each and Mark Hanna at 8,009, illustrating press attention to prominent deaths.
John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises as large growers of grasses clovers oats barley corn potatoes and farm seeds across 6000 acres. Free mammoth 148 page catalog mailed to buyers with a sample of perfect balance r a tion grass seed and other seed literature upon sending eight cents in stamps.
A historical ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internally taken remedy for catarrh, claims it treats the blood and mucous surfaces, and notes endorsements by a leading physician. The pitch includes testimonials, Toledo, Ohio makers, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Edwina Booth daughter of Junius Brutus Booth and Harriet Mace Booth, a niece of Edwin Booth and third cousin of Hetty Green, is organizing a major Booth revival in Boston. Born in San Francisco she was christened there and raised at Notre Dame convent in Philadelphia until age eighteen.
The article notes the global dairy industries' significance with international congresses. The third congress is planned for The Hague in September next year. Dr. A. J. Swaying of The Hague serves as general secretary.
A Philadelphia woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing her stomach trouble and boosting her family's health. She says she and her husband improved after eight years of symptoms and that their three and nine year old children now prefer Grape-Nuts for breakfast. The note is attributed to Postum Co., Battle Creek, with a nod to The Road to Wellville booklet.
Advertisements tout Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney problems and back pain with a testimonial from John C. Coleman of Swainsboro Georgia. The ad notes the product costs 50 cents a box and is sold by all dealers, Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York. A separate short item recounts Judge Graham in San Francisco asking a naturalization applicant the difference between a teal duck and a pheasant, answered: Forty cents, your honor.
A column promotes a home remedy for kidney and urinary diseases using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with a teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime. It also notes Lindley Murray born in Pennsylvania who died in 1826 and his views on balance between good things and safety in life.
Anecdotal notice recounts IJ. M. Robert of Hydropolis, Louisiana, praising Cuticura Soap and Ointment after years of persistent eczema. The wife reportedly recovered fully following the full Cuticura regimen, with gratitude expressed for relief to suffering humanity. Also included are brief items on a 103-year-old Brockton woman and Brandreth’s Pills as a laxative tonic.
A cluttered early ad column touts Bromine Quinine laxative and Garfield Tea as herbal remedies for constipation headaches and liver disorders. It notes a white package with EH W Grove signature and cites Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain at 25 cents per bottle.
A terse exhortation from Mason tempts readers to embrace courage and moral steadfastness, urging bold steps and steadfast virtue as guiding principles for collective action.
A compilation of multiple advertisements and notes featuring Piles Cured in 6 to 16 days with PaZo Vintmene, Lewis' Single Binder cigars, Garfield Tea for constipation, Allen's Toot-Ease for foot care, and a note on Maurice Maeterlinck purchasing Wandrinne abbey. The items reflect period patent medicines, consumer goods, and literary moves in one page.
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