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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
6
This homemade wagon box uses two 15 by 8 inch pine sills twelve feet long with a six plank No 1 pine floor and 2x3 inch side stays. It features a solid front end gate and a two piece back gate for easy removal. Slatted sides fold down for ordinary loads and raise for loose material. Cost about $10.
The dairyman's wife can prevent bowel trouble in chicks by feeding boiled sweet milk once daily. After six weeks, milk may be fed raw. Do not feed raw milk before six weeks. Feed in the morning before water access. Build a simple drinking fountain from a gallon container with holes punched in the top and a pie pan to catch the milk. Boil ten minutes to sterilize, add a little water to prevent scorching.
A Minnesota farmer praises the King road drag noting it vastly improves road conditions after one and a half days work for four miles. He argues one man and four horses with the drag can rival five workers with other graders and urges widespread farmer adoption after rainfall. Dead leaves are praised as garden fertilizer frost protection mulch and fodder for livestock bedding and winter feed.
Prof Cyril Hopkins states pot culture yields are three times those of field work due to controlled irrigation drainage and fertilization. He notes field yields would be about one third of pot culture, implying earth’s output could rise at least threefold and support three times current population under such a system.
The author warns against embracing every new invention and against clinging to outdated methods. Balance is urged to avoid falling into “dark ages” through blind optimism or prejudice, suggesting thoughtful, selective adoption of innovations.
A Farmers' Review correspondent shares decades of experience with blue grass and red top in Mercer County Illinois. The plan combines spring oats or autumn rye with clover and timothy, plus red top on low ground, emphasizing deep roots, thorough sowing, and sustained pasture after first year. Rye seedings yield self seeding and solid sod, with careful harvest and high stubble to protect from sun.
Road experts note oil on highways provokes varied results. In Chicago the old Midway boulevard shows oil makes the surface hard yet unsafe for horses while automobilists favor the oiled side. California and Europe are cited as alternatives, with calls for safe combinations to protect horses and road users.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent shows a rain barrel placed under the eave connected to a sink in the wood house for washing before meals. The illustration depicts using one large barrel or two linked barrels. In rainy seasons barrels stay filled with little trouble.
The text traces U S population growth from 5 3 0 8 0 0 in 1800 to 76 303 000 in 1900 and notes higher population density. It argues most good land is under cultivation and stresses bringing arid lands into cultivation while restoring previously robbed lands to productivity.
A dressing to keep an old harness looking new is made from three ounces turpentine and two ounces white wax melted slowly, then one ounce ivory black ground finely added. Clean the leather, let dry, then apply the dressing.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha reports for the year ending March 31 depreciation of 401 500 dollars and repairs 233 000 dollars. Insurance 169 000 dollars and reserves 56 000 dollars. Directors and auditors fees 36 000 dollars. Bonus to managing director 30 000 dollars. Employee bonuses totaling 200 000 dollars. Dividends of 8265 000 at 15 percent and 492 000 dollars left in profit and loss account.
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Carney & Co that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A. W. Gleason authenticates on December 66, 1386. The ad claims internal use affects blood and mucous surfaces and lists Toledo vendors and price 75 cents for Hall's Family Pills.
In Toulon France nearly all naval arsenal workers supplement wages with side trades during leisure hours. Some beat carpets distribute prospectuses or handbills serve as parcel carriers and even run extra businesses in the yards. Trades include shoemaking watchmaking and barbering among fellow workers.
Charles King of East Liberty near Pittsburg, age 78, has kept tax receipts for 41 years. Born in Baltimore in 1828, he moved to East Liberty in 1857 and has voted for Fremont and Roosevelt. A Republican contractor and brick manufacturer, he has contributed to the area's growth.
The Postum Cereal Co. ran a prize contest in 1906 offering 31 gold boxes and 300 dollars to the top wordmakers from Y I O Grape N U T S. L D Reese of Denver won 9941 correct words and 8 K Fraser of Lincoln Pa won 9921. A full winner list was promised on request.
A Indianapolis man describes severe kidney trouble in 1897 with headaches dizziness sleeplessness and dropsy. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills his swelling pain and abnormal urine subsided and he remained well for nine years. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Prof Darwin argues insects enable diverse and attractive flowers beyond elm hop and nettle. Lord Avebury likens insect impact to a florist selecting blossoms, while Plateau's Ghent experiments suggest insects respond to scent over color. Insects visit diverse blossoms indiscriminately, from currants and lime to plane tree nettle and willow.
A Camden New Jersey woman claims Cuticura cured a six month eczema covering face body and eyes after three doctors failed. She praises the product, urges others to try it, and provides her name and address dated April 25, 1905.
Smokers seek Lewis' Single Binder cigar advertised by Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois. The blurb markets the product as a remedy to men facing troubles, urging the reader to ask their dealer for the brand.
Opals have been found near Walgett in New South Wales with valuable pockets. A single patch yielded stones valued at £600 while two miners uncovered a gem worth £900. The discoveries highlight significant opal finds in the region.
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