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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
3
A method described for rendering old and black combs uses a Swiss extractor followed by pressing hot residual wax in a burlap sack. Two sticks and a leather hinge form a crude press, producing significant wax as pressure is applied by one person and the squeezer operates the sack.
The article advises giving receptive chicks nutritious food during the feathering stage to support rapid feather development. It warns against overreliance on corn meal and stresses rich body building feeds such as meat and skim milk, noting corn meals and oatmeal may hinder nitrogen intake needed for feather formation.
Article urges clean odorless poultry houses and dry bedding mixed with rice powder for setting hens. It promotes involvement of children, explains value of sour milk diets for birds, and notes feather prices for geese ducks and white Plymouth Rock. It warns about eggs failing to hatch and advises proper nest heat and handling of feathers.
Instructions for planting strawberries include 18 inch spacing in rows 3.5 feet apart and clean cultivation until frost. Cover ground with litter when frozen, uncover after frost, leave mulch between rows until picking ends, then mow and remove litter and renew cultivation.
Farmers who raise good poultry must seek fair prices. The text notes that producers of a perfect poultry product often fail to know its true market value and how to obtain it.
A Bee keeper discusses hive size choosing eight frame Langstroth for cellar wintering and comb honey, noting wintering outdoors requires larger hives while mild climates with extracted honey may suit larger hives. Eight frame is most common.
A simple one piece inch-thick plank door about a foot in diameter fits a ten inch opening. It rests on a cleat that matches the door edge and remains closed without extra fasteners. If needed a hole and pin can secure the door through both door and frame.
Setting hens is manageable with a good hen and proper nest. Use a small store box with earth and straw, 18 eggs for medium hens or 15 for large, then secure the hen. Allow daily dust baths, provide corn and grit, and move chicks to a dry coop after 21 days with frequent feeding.
Scaly legs arise from an insect burrowing under the scales and feeding on the bird’s blood. The irritated bird pecks at its legs, worsening the attack, which is not a disease but an insect infestation. Humane raisers should treat promptly with greasing and rubbing grease under the scales to kill the pest.
The hog is praised as a mortgage lifter due to its fecundity and strong meat prices. Proper hog care and disease prevention could boost farm profits and reduce farm debt across America.
The text warns that bees kept in northern latitudes facing north risk colony loss in winter due to harsh north winds and restricted entrances. It notes entrances shaded on sunny days when bees in southward facing hives fly freely, implying orientation impacts survival.
Mrs Charles N Preston of Elkland Pennsylvania recounts severe fatigue rapid weight loss thirst and sugar in urine. After using Deans Kidney Pills she reports immediate improvement and recovery of her weight. Pills priced 50 cents a box sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
In Galicia twenty Ruthenian peasants were jailed for kissing in church amid a local feud. After a priest urged reconciliation they kissed the altar and each other in Polish fashion before the crowd. The court ruled church is no place for kissing and convicted the group.
A Bay City Michigan mother reports her daughter suffered a long lasting itchy breakout behind the ears then on face neck and limbs. After failing with doctors a specialist and various salves she tried Cuticura Remedies and says the breaking out stopped. May 20 1906.
Yale University property in New Haven exempt from taxation is valued at 9.431 million dollars, up 255 thousand from last year. Sheffield Scientific School accounts for about 1.37 million of exemptions. Old Campus 1.033 million land and 2.484 million buildings are noted as high valuations relative to cost.
Official figures show that since 1902 eight towns have been built and 10,000 people have settled on desert lands under the reclamation law. One hundred miles of branch railways and 1,267 miles of canals have been dug, with many canals carrying entire rivers and 47 tunnels excavated. The arid region spans 600 million acres, about 60 million of which could be irrigated and turned into productive farms.
The Korea Daily News reports Seoul's estimated population at 199 305 with males outnumbering females in all wards except the north where 17 000 males balance against 90 000 females. The piece notes no female exclusive quarter exists.
A Cleveland grocer reports many customers improved health after stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. He shares his own experience, noting daytime irritability and poor appetite improved after switching, and urges others with nerves or stomach trouble to quit coffee. There’s a Reason Read The Road to Wellville in package.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming gum softening relief and reduced inflammation. It also features health tonics for general well being including Garfield Tea and claims of cures and regulatory compliance. Dr Francis B Clark is noted as visiting regions for Christian Endeavor.
Miss Clumsay notes Mr Kidder's rough speech can be flattering. Miss Wise asks for examples and he agrees he called her a bird. She counters that an ostrich is a bird too.
Each reader may obtain one of Dr. W C Coffee's famous books at no charge. The pamphlet explains a new home self cure method for deafness headaches sore eyes and failing light from any cause at small cost. Send a letter to Dr W C Coffee 360 Century Bldg Des Moines IA.
Last year Cuba exported 256,738,029 Havana cigars. About 30 percent reached the United States totaling 79,483,125. England bought 92,459,687. Germany purchased 25,000,000 to 30,000,000. France acquired 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 cigars.
An antique advertorial note claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for catarrh related deafness. It promises a $100 reward for any case not cured by the remedy and also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A provincial hand bill extols a local bootmaker as learned and versatile. It calls him a doctor and surgeon for heels and cuts, a fishmonger selling soles and heels, a schoolmaster giving understanding, and a good speaker who threads his argument and holds attention to the end.
Walter Howard meets a young man at the theater door who wishes to become an actor. The youth divulges he is an assistant pawnbroker and reveals his family would oppose a stage career, though he seems unfazed by the idea.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous prostration and female weakness. It portrays Mrs Nellie Makham of Buffalo as describing symptoms and urges readers to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice based on extensive experience.
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