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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
6
Two readers from Kentucky and Ontario report relief after using Peruna and Manalin for kidney trouble and general malaise. They claim longer-term suffering ended in weeks and praise Peruna as a preventive aid for the kidneys, noting improved well being and gratitude for the remedy.
A hotel guest recounts a porter finding a lone garment in a train berth. The porter reveals the item belonged to a lady who occupied the berth the night before and notes many women wear nightwear in the cars, joking about safety in wrecks.
A late night parlor scene features Mr Borem and a young woman in a tense exchange. She teases his imagination with a remark about Arctic nights while he remains unaware of any real plans. The moment ends with his sudden fade into gloom.
A rainbound shooting party in Scotland endures poor weather but the hall barometer, a sturdy old glass, stubbornly reads set fair. When challenged, Dugald defends the instrument as a good, powerful glass that has not moved by trifles.
A passer questions a man about a complimentary show ticket. The man with influence replies that the ticket is free but warns the manager’s remarks while filling it out would not be called complimentary.
A former college long distance runner.testifies that two meals daily of Grape-Nuts rebuilt endurance and improved digestion and nerves. He says after two weeks he trained for the mile and half mile with ease and won both events. He claims mental clarity and study efficiency improved as well.
A correspondent describes a simple wire reel to unstring fence wire with ease. The device uses two 2x6 inch boards and several narrow pieces to form a spool that fits in the wagon box. An old fork handle serves as the through piece for the spool.
The acidity of soil is tested with blue litmus paper from a drugstore. Lime amounts vary by soil. clay soils may need about one ton per acre if long unlimed, while partially corrected soils need less. Sandy or humus exhausted soils should not exceed 1000 pounds at once. Lime improves texture and fertility by unlocking plant nutrients. oyster shell or stone lime are common, ground stone lime preferred for easy distribution. Lime should be surface applied and worked in while active. slake with water and spread evenly. can be applied via shovel or manure spreader attachment.
A correspondent argues fall plowing yields a better seedbed. Deep fall plowing absorbs winter rain, reduces wash, and allows green manure to decompose, adding humus. Spring plowing creates compacted, wet soil and risks crop failure in hot, dry months.
The article advises turning a cow dry a month or six weeks before calving, avoid milking up to the expected freshening, and not adding anything to milk to prevent souring. It emphasizes God and man’s laws, cleanliness, and cold preservation as keys to quality, and urges farmers to strive for the best to avoid being labeled second-rate.
An expert warns that dry soil prevents fertilizer from acting, with surface applications and dust mulches wasting nutrients. Moisture in soil films is essential for organic and chemical fertilizers to become available, as seen in California grape vineyards where sandy dry soil blocks uptake despite heavy inputs.
An illustration explains a simple one row corn cutter that is easy to make and inexpensive. The guiding arm lifts stalks onto a platform for throwing at intervals, offering sufficient efficiency for small farmers though bought harvesters work faster for larger corn fields.
The article notes eggshells are porous allowing strong disinfectant odors to penetrate. It advises avoiding contact of fumes with eggs and suggests timing disinfection to periods when hens are not laying. Shutting the henhouse during disinfection is feasible, especially in summer, to protect eggs from scents while eliminating pests and disease germs.
A Missouri woman from Columbia credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relieving two years of dropsy heart pain restricted movement and frequent kidney issues after two boxes. She reports no recurrence and recommends the product sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Clarence Darrow cites a Haywood trial moment where a witness admits bribery as the true value of an oath. The judge asks about oath value, and the man replies that a lawyer paid him six dollars to swear for the other side, implying the oath’s protectors may be bought.
Edward Wovell of Fort Crook Nebraska describes fifteen years of severe eczema on hands arms and legs. After six days using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent the itching stopped and sores disappeared improving his health.
A Yonkers boarding house conversation references Bedouin Arabs and dates soaked in melted butter as a humorous topic from today’s papers. The clipping also advertises Starch improvements, Defiance Starch, fireproof writing paper, Lewis' cigarettes, steel piling cuts via electric arc, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
On thin soils during orchard renewal use well rotted stable manure applied under the branch extremities and worked into the soil. Do not apply fresh manure. Ashes may accompany the manure and be placed near the tree base to destroy many insects.
The article stresses how proper laundering and especially starching improve the look of fine wash goods. It recommends Defiance Starch as a first essential due to its strength that stiffens without thickening the fabric. Home laundering can match shop results with good starch.
A party exchange reveals a young woman asking about automobiling and a man in loose-fitting evening attire replying he is not a motorist but the sheriff of a town famed for its smooth road. The humorous dialogue turns on the sheriff’s non-driving status amid car talk.
There is more Catarrh in this action of the country than all other diseases put together. For years doctors labeled it local and proved by local remedies it incurable. Belenco shows Catarrh is a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. Hall's Family Pills offered for constipation.
Residents near High Wycombe in the Rye and Chiltern hills report a nightly influx of frogs. Local campaigns plan a crusade to repel the amphibian invasion as streets and gardens face constant amphibian presence.
A reader argues for arming a boy to shoot pigeons roosting in a barn to prevent disease spread from hog operations. The piece links pigeons to roving behavior and claims they spread hog cholera and other germs.
A testimonial filled appeal claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures fibroid and other tumors in women. Letters from patients in Indiana Massachusetts Iowa New York and Pennsylvania describe relief after use with blood purifier and care adherence.
Women seeking help for ailments labeled as female weakness are invited to write to Mra Pinkham of Lynn for advice. She has provided free guidance for over twenty years and previously advised through Lydia Pinkham, her mother in law, highlighting her long standing experience in aiding sick women.
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