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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
6
Prairie Farmer correspondent describes a homemade sheep holder built from old fence boards and iron rods to secure stubborn ewes during lambing. The device uses adjustable straps, a hinge end gate, and a slanted front brace to keep ewes stationary while tending lambs, especially in small flocks.
A Southwestern Iowa correspondent urges farmers to cut land waste by increasing livestock, rotating crops, and plowing under clover to restore soil. He argues for halving corn acreage while lifting yields to 70 bushels per acre, using manure to enrich soil, and maintaining long-term leases to improve productivity and bank balance.
The article explains hogs are sensitive to temperature and need warm quarters in winter and cool dust free spaces in summer. Drafty housing and lack of bedding cause heat loss and discomfort, reducing feed efficiency. Emphasizes abundant bedding year round.
The pamphlet lists main mortality factors for ducklings including overheating dampness wet conditions insufficient grit gray head lice sudden showers delayed hatches exposure to sun lack of fresh water and shallow drinking vessels.
A detailed description of a movable bull stock device used in the Pennsylvania experiment and station herd. Timbers sunk in ground form side supports with adjustable planks and pins to fit different cow sizes, aiming for safe handling and improved results. An illustrated box-style variant is noted with a movable front plank system.
The article notes barley as an effective food for producing prime pork and especially bacon. Though not yet popular in American swine feeding, barley is widely used by Danish farmers, contributing to high market prices for Danish pork and bacon. Ontario experiment station long ago endorsed barley as a top swine feed, recommending it comprise about one third of the ration for best bacon.
Gentle cattle practices win praise from humane observers and yield financial gains for farmers. The report notes humane handling boosts market value and lowers risks, highlighting examples from local ranches and markets.
Mrs Margaret Emmerich of Clin ton St Napoleon Ohio suffered kidney trouble for fifteen years with back pain poor eyesight dizziness and inability to work. After ten years confined to home Dean's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and finally cured her saving her life. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Tipton Indiana letter to a Canadian official quotes travelers visiting Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1906. It praises prosperity, railways and wheat yields while recounting two thousand miles toured and a four figure land purchase. Signatories Burkhart Treloar TreSIDDER Mount.
A Vienna court ruled that a clerk could not justify late arrival by daily synagogue attendance for Kaddish. The merchant discharged the clerk for neglect of duty, noting that religious observance requires the employer’s consent. The judge rejected the clerk’s defense that prayer for the dead was a duty.
A rich man apologizes for a car accident and sends $50 to a poor family. The father declines through his lawyer, saying such matters must be handled legally. The judge notes the family’s regard and questions why they refused the money.
The Homeopathic Envoy urges regular sleep as essential as eating, warning that neglecting rest harms physical health and finances. It emphasizes sleep as a vital luxury restoring the entire system and calls on parents to promote healthy bedtimes for children.
A 1907 advertisement invites readers to write honest experiences about coffee and Postum. Winners share cash prizes from 10 to 1 dollars, with 325 recipients total. letters judged by three unbiased judges, excluding company staff. Contest closes June 1, 1907, mailed from Battle Creek, Michigan.
Harper's Weekly recalls a famed author touring Arkansas in roughing it. He stays in a high framed hotel with narrow stairs and a view to a dangerous drop. The landlord's grim reply suggests the local danger and harsh hospitality as the night watchman protects board and lodging.
Mr H B Springmire of Iowa City reports his wife cured of eczema after five to six years with Cuticura remedies. He used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for hair loss and credits a strong head of hair. Their baby benefited from baths and ointment to ease heat and improve skin and hair. Dates July 16, 1905 and Sept 16, 1906.
At Port Florence on Lake Victoria a rock-cut dry-dock 250 feet long 48 feet wide and 14 feet deep lies 3,700 feet above sea level. The natives who built it had little prior experience with serious work and the site sits far above Lake Chautauqua in altitude.
Allen's Toot-Hase touted as a remedy for hot sweaty callous and swollen feet sold by all druggists at 25 cents. Trial package offered. Address: Allen S. Olmated Le Roy New York.
Relief work to employ 3000 men established in famine centers in China. The English American relief fund totals 250000 dollars. Garfield Tea Nature's Remedy claims to cure many ailments improving liver kidney function purifying blood and complexion. It is herb based and pure. Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois noted. A proverb about a fruit tree in the backyard versus family trees.
The notice touts new cloth hats and children’s dresses made to resemble fashionable styles with Putnam facial dyes. It also references male humility and a tobacco ad for Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois. It ends with a social observation about women and compliments and expected reciprocity.
An advertisement calls for a daily fly killer claiming it kills thousands and lasts the season. It urges readers to contact a dealer or send payment to H. Somers in Brooklyn. The piece ends with a cynical remark about neighbors and a health product claim for Nature's laxative from Garfield Teas.
A wife tells her husband that their baby may have swallowed money, prompting a comic punchline about the missing weekly allowance. The husband reacts with disbelief before realizing the joke hinges on the unexplained disappearance.
A humorous exchange between a young wife practicing physical culture and her husband ends with a rebuke for complimenting a woman. She jokes about being built like a watch and needing jewels, prompting Henry to call the man who compliments a woman an idiot.
Readers learn of a $100 reward claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad asserts the cure is constitutional, taken internally to purify blood and mucous surfaces, and strengthens the system. It promises testimonials list and sells Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
A dialogue scene shows a man pleading for forgiveness after a kiss and a woman withholding, asking why continue if forgiveness is not granted. The exchange centers on doubt, desire, and implied consequences of continued intimacy.
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