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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
3
A Farm and Home writer describes winter celery storage using a shallow earth-lined box and careful lifting with a crowbar to preserve soil. Plants are placed upright in a basket, then packed tightly in the box with minimal gaps between stalks to save space.
The article describes storing celery by burying it in the ground with roots undisturbed, then covering with a layer of bran sacks to block light and blanch stalks. It explains using boards and leaves to insulate, optional canvas covers at night, and a thick leaf top for protection. Manure from a horse stable is mentioned as an alternative.
Ohio forestry experts propose evaluating woodlots to determine profitability and growth rates. They study tree species and mixtures to maximize value, noting planted catalpa and locust groves may yield over ten dollars per acre annually. The station offers plans and occasional trees to test methods, with land and labor by owners and station support.
The writer explains buckwheat as a versatile late crop suitable for poor or neglected land, and for fields with failing corn. It tolerates most soils, benefits from manure on poor ground, and is sown June 20 to July 4 by hand. Harvest before frost, then thresh and store. Buckwheat can be sold to millers or milled into flour for retail.
A Bond county Illinois farmer offers a plan to cut a 64 hill corn shock with fewer steps. The method uses four hills interconnected, cutting in numerical order from 1 to 8 then 9 to 16, continuing until hill 60 completes the shock at minimal labor.
Tuberculin results from experiments to obtain an anti toxin for tuberculosis. It is a product of tubercle organism cultures and, when properly used, is harmless. It will not cure or spread disease in an affected animal nor injure a healthy one. In skilled hands it is nearly infallible with small error in ordinary use. In Pennsylvania 4,000 animals with positive reactions were slaughtered and examined, confirming disease in all but eight.
A Farm and Home note explains a cabbage pulling device helps harvest with stalks attached for preservation. The described arrangement uses two pieces of stiff material to aid the task and appears in a cut illustration.
A simple two inch wide wooden fork is fastened with a wedge at one end. Drive nails through the handle to secure it, taper the fork point and round the handle. Insert the fork under the cabbage head astride the stem and lift upward to remove it with minimal effort.
The Rural New Yorker suggests farmers may later favor automobiles as they become cheaper, reversing current hostility to auto hogs. The piece traces historic shifts from horse to worker roles, noting potential future acceptance of cars by farmers once affordable.
Farm Journal advises against shipping any honey or wax to distant markets until the producing locality has a full local supply, urging careful use of increasingly scarce sources as yearly yields decline.
A note from the New York Tribune about a rural paper declaring the rule that a lady walk inside a gentleman on the street while noting possible exceptions. The item mocks the universal application of etiquette in islands and elsewhere with a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip.
A reader cites caffeine's slow harmful effects from tea and coffee and promotes Postum as a healthier substitute. The ad suggests quitting coffee, boiling Postum 15 minutes, and credits Postum Co. with providing a cure and wellness booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
An advertisement extols the Lewis Factory's Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois claiming they are the cigarette that is the "cigar-richest" and most satisfying smoke on the market while including a quip about watch theft and future time.
T W Leete of Springfield Mass purchases the historic Old Red House built 171 years ago by Simon Colton and presents it to Longmeadow as a town museum. The narrative also promotes tourism routes and contact for pamphlets via Geo W Vanx at 135 Adams St Chicago.
A New York Evening Post quotation argues that even among the very rich parents should require obedience from children. It contends middle and old age cling to old manners while youth gamble and seek freedom, and virtue is a habit learned through parental guidance.
A 60 year old former soldier from Richmondale Ohio details a 35 year battle with widespread eczema. After trying many doctors with no cure, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent twice each, reporting complete recovery and gratitude to Cuticura.
A Shanghai Times tale narrates a mythic bell casting in the imperial capital. After two failed attempts and a threatened craftsman, his daughter sacrifices herself to mix virgin blood with molten metal. The bell rings true yet a wail of a girl pleading for her shoe echoes, prompting locals to hear Koai’a voice calling for her shoe.
A promotional piece for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aimed at mothers and daughters, claiming the remedy eases symptoms of puberty and puberty-related illnesses. It includes letters from young women praising the product and urges readers to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The advertisement touts the medicine as a universal cure for female ailments and invites girls to share their symptoms for guidance.
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