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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
2
A Farm and Home writer offers tips to ease grindstone work. Keep the stone under cover, oil bearings, and use kerosene to cut gum. Bolting a seat to the frame eases use, and regular dressing with a pipe end keeps the surface true for better tool sharpening.
Nebraska farmers report road dragging with split lot drags improves surface quality. Dragged roads near the experiment station stayed smooth and hard even in mud, while undragged roads remained rough and deep with mud. Eastern Nebraska farmers are starting to adopt the practice led by School of Agriculture students.
An Iowa agriculture professor advocates varying tillage by crop and timing. Deep fall plowing suits wheat if done early enough for soil settling, but risks for other forages. Deep plowing creates loose beds prone to drying or freezing in winter. thus practice requires field by field assessment.
The notes advise sheltering flocks from guns and choosing top sires for flock improvement. Early maturity distinguishes beef breeds, well drained land resists drought, separate pastures suit wethers, and twin lambs rise with flock condition at mating. Cottonseed meat feeding is not yet a science. seek current information.
The text notes stringhalt can stem from local injury and urges careful stable observation. It advises changing stalls, bathing limbs in hot brine, and checking shoeing for faults. It suggests a pronounced case may require surgical correction.
The article argues that good public roads boost farm prosperity and cites federal support through the Office of Public Roads and state commissions. It notes 21 states head road systems with engineers, highlighting New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio as leaders, and predicts gradual nationwide improvement.
Construct brick and mortar walls with a four inch crosswise iron grate every three inches high. Extend walls as desired and cap with a top from an old heater or cook stove. Use an old stove door for a door with ventilation underneath. Any piping works but four to five inches is best.
The Rural World reports a Canadian discovery to suspend kerosene with flour. Eight ounces of flour can hold a quart of kerosene. scalded flour allows two ounces to keep the emulsion suspended for three days. Using flour reduces risk of tree discoloration.
The article warns buyers to avoid cheap separators that fail in use. It endorses Farmers' Review listings as reliable and stresses that very low prices indicate poor materials and poor adjustment. A good separator must be built with exactness to be worthwhile and durable.
The article notes farmers aiming for cow herds with ample hay corn fodder millet straw and light grain rations to offset high grain prices. They expect to profit next winter and favor increasing cattle numbers.
James R. Keeler of Fenner Street Cazenovia New York says fifteen years of back and kidney trouble ended after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. One box brought relief and two boxes restored his health. He recommends them to his wife and friends. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
District Attorney Jerome analyzes a piece of evidence he calls colored and tampered, comparing it to a physician's outdated prescription. The tale recounts a July visit where a doctor advises casual attire and rest, then a husband questions the verdict upon return home.
A five year old girl heard a sermon about Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee and later asked her mother about the walking on water. The piece then shifts to a domestic note praising Defiance Starch for laundry use, claiming its strength allows thinner application without harming fabric or wear.
A humorous scene tells how a child notices holes in a borrowed dress intended for a photo. The tale mixes a grandmother, a cousin’s openwork dress, and Margaret declaring the holes are born, not worn.
A South Dakota woman describes relief from night-time numbness twitching and cold feet after quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. She reports sleep improved dramatically and jerking ceased almost miraculously, crediting Postum and its health message.
A missionary bishop recounts F Marion Crawford’s school years in Concord and a clergyman’s silver box incident that left the future novelist unconscious. A humorous exchange follows about a wedding, highlighting social wit. Advice on home laundering stresses starch strength for white goods and recommends Defiance Starch for better results.
Sir William Crookes and Freiburg professors Krowalski and Moscicki report a new process to extract nitric acid from the atmosphere. The method promises commercial and agricultural use and could transform the nitrate industry and global food supply.
Caution against mercury based catarrh remedies. Warns that mercury damages senses and digestion. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as safe and mercury free with internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Includes instruction to ensure genuine product and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Historic notes warn colleges are becoming costly insurance risks after 784 fires in 18 years cause $10.5 million in losses and deaths. The piece emphasizes rising premiums and the need for safety measures amid campus fire exposure.
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