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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
7
A fragment lists Our Own Minstrels performing with Mistah Jinkins and a tenor M sieu Yelike Phewry. The program quips about a long running question of love and dining humor. A Boston Herald joke about Rome and return dates is included as a stray aside.
Cameron of Pike County Missouri shares alfalfa growing tips advocating fall seeding on well drained fertile land. He recommends preplant weed control, manure top dressing, repeated disking, surface cultivation instead of plowing, and sowing twenty pounds per acre in September with even distribution. He also discusses corn and soybeans, favoring separate planting and praising Hollybrook soybeans for early yield and easier cultivation.
A short stepladder with bent irons screwed to its end fits the wagon end board. This setup makes loading much easier and reduces bruising of farm produce. It proves handy for many other kinds of work.
A farmer’s note advises providing a lantern-friendly area in every farm building. Stretch a wire behind stock with sliding hooks to move lanterns as needed. Use cheap smooth fence wire for quick, straight hanging, and keep lanterns away from hay or other inflammables. Do not set a lantern down.
If broody hens are treated well nine of ten resume laying within two weeks after removal from the nest. But abused or starved birds likely refuse to lay until they recover and regain calm therapy.
A simple new hitching device uses a length of pipe with a roller at the upper end and a weight inside. The strap passes over the roller and is secured to the stall, allowing the horse freedom while preventing tying rope from entangling the animal.
Mrs. F. Metcalf of Ohio writes in American Agriculturist about Buckeye Reds a crossbred fowl developed from Barret Rocks Buff Cochins and Black Breasted Red Games with Cornish Indian Game influence. The breed is noted for yellow legs long body strong meat and vigorous hardiness with males nine to ten pounds and females five to seven, a velvety red plumage and rich skin tone.
Practical notes advise rapid growth by frequent feeding while noting lice hiding under roosts and signs of roup from swollen eyes and rumping. Gravel aids fattened fowls, ventilation prevents disease, and early marketing saves feed costs. ducks need liberty, and thoroughbred stock yields better sale prices.
An advertisement extols polluted blood as cause of skin eruptions and disease citing remedies from S. S. S. It claims the tonic cleanses the blood, removes hereditary taints, and cures Rheumatism Catarrh Scrofula Sores Ulcers and Contagious Blood Poison. It invites readers to buy S. S. S. at mug stores and request a free book and medical advice.
In a quip, Baretop recalls barbers once spoke of his hair, now they speak of his hairs as he has gone bald. The Philadelphia Press notes that mothers will find Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best teething remedy for their children.
Blobbs lived next to Mr. Hood whose bad reputation prompted Blobbs to move away. The neighborly rift spurred a sudden relocation as tension grew between the two households.
Egbert reports partial success as Bacon attempts to launch the airship, noting each start yields a lift off but not a full, sustained flight. The Yonkers Statesman quotes the tester saying the craft goes up in the air every time.
An old promotional note advertises Dr. Kilne to cure St. Vitus dance and nervous diseases with his nerve tonic. It claims permanent cures and offers a free sample, with a paid option priced at two dollars. The address given is 931 and 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A compact note describes a scene where a sentry blocks a soldier who claims captain’s oral permission and the soldier intones that he has it. The exchange underscores tension between authority and access in a translated piece from Il Motto per Ridere.
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