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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
4
A Farm and Home writer offers tips to ease grinding tasks. Maintain a clean glazed stone by adding sand to wear down glaze, store under cover, or shade under a tree. Lubricate bearings with kerosene then oil, bolt a seat to extend the frame, and grind against a pipe end to true an uneven surface.
A Nebraska station report recounts farmers’ success with split log road drags. Dragged roads show smoothness and strength after years of use, contrasting sharply with rough undragged lanes that stay muddy and rutty. Eastern Nebraska begins adopting the practice led by agriculture students.
Iowa agricultural expert says plow depth should match the crop and sowing timeline. Deep fall plowing suits wheat if soil settles before seeding. risky if done too late. For grasses like bluegrass or timothy, deep plowing damages seed beds and increases drying or freezing risk.
The article advises shelter for sheep, prudent sire selection, beef breed early maturity, well drained land improving drought resilience, and housing wethers separately for feeding. It notes twins rise with ewes gaining condition at mating and mentions cotton seed meat feeding as still unsettled and needing full information.
The text discusses stringhalt linked to local injury and suggests observing the stable, changing stalls, bathing the limbs in hot brine, and inspecting shoeing. It mentions possible remedies through corrective shoeing and notes that a pronounced case may require operation.
The Indiana Farmer notes federal support from the Office of Public Roads encourages rural highway development. States like New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio lead with commissions and civil engineers, as more states follow, aiming for durable, well built roads for farm transport. The effort will take years to reach every section but has begun.
The Missouri Valley Farmer suggests constructing an outdoor furnace with brick and mortar walls, laying iron strips as a grate three inches high, finishing with a top from an old heater or stove, using an old stove door as the furnace door with ventilation underneath, and piping a four to five inch pipe. Build in a shed or similar location.
The Rural World reports a Canadian Station finding to ease kerosene emulsion. Eight ounces of flour can suspend a quart of kerosene, and scalded flour allows two ounces to suspend for three days. Flour also reduces the risk of tree discoloration.
The Farmers' Review urges buyers to select high quality separators. Cheap machines are built with poor materials and imprecise adjustments, leading to dissatisfaction. Detailed notes warn that prices far below regular manufacturers indicate hidden flaws and poor value.
The article notes farmers foresaw ample roughage and hay plus corn fodder millet straw and a light grain ration to keep cows fed if grain prices stay high. With sentiment favoring more cows, they expect to profit from dairy next winter, showing prudence for their era.
James R. Keeler of Fenner Street Cazenovia New York says fifteen years of back and kidney pain ended after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports relief from the first box and full restoration after two boxes. He notes his wife and many friends also had good results and recommends the product. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY
District Attorney Jerome describes a piece of evidence as tampered and colored, likening it to a woman misreporting a physician’s prescription. He cites a July visit where the doctor advised rest and comfort, while the wife later relays her husband’s distorted summary suggesting seaside trips driving and new dresses.
A string of brief items appears from a late era page: a five year old recounts walking on water after a Sunday sermon. advice praising Defiance Starch for laundry stiffness. a grandmother’s photograph and a baby with born holes. a satirical note on tipping thefts in New York hotels. a joking exchange about the Newed family quarrel and biscuits. a quip about Carthaginian prisoners in cement and a shrinking swimsuit tale.
Woman from South Dakota says quitting coffee cured years of nervous twitching and sleepless nights. She switched to Postum Food Coffee and reports disappearance of jerking, better sleep, and relief from cold sensitivity. She endorses Postum as “worth its weight in gold.”
A missionary bishop recalls a Concord boyhood episode of F Marion Crawford. The future novelist visits a clergyman who keeps a missionary box on the table. The boy tests whether a silver dollar will fit the box top slit and causes a loud crash before losing consciousness. The clergyman’s family rejoices at the boy’s “generosity.”
A comic tale from Browning's Magazine centers on Kidder and Bidder with wordplay about wedding news. A joke unfolds as Kidder declares he is jolly because his best girl married him, only for Bidder to reveal the twist.
Sir William Crookes announces a new process from his research and Freiburg University professors Krowalski and Moscicki to extract nitric acid from the atmosphere. The method is said to be commercially usable for industry agriculture and may revolutionize the nitrate industry and global food supply.
An old notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury saying they ruin smell and the whole system. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo as mercury free and effective taken internally. Testimonials claim wide pharmacist approval and a price of ten cents per bottle.
Across 18 years 784 fires in college buildings caused about 10.5 million dollars in losses and many fatalities, revealing an average money loss near 13 000 dollars per incident. The note cites broader risk concerns for insurers and colleges alike, reflecting heightened awareness of fire dangers.
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