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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1901
Page
2
A Chicago Daily Post verse laments the scarcity of a true medium man in society. It mocks the desire for grandeur and fame, arguing people prefer both the wise and the foolish, while a modest, unremarkable figure remains scarce and unseen.
Helen Starr of Starinville plans a grand wedding with $2000 from her father while Tom Carter, a young lawyer, worries about costs. She pushes city luxuries and a new Ivy Street house, prompting a breakup. Carter heads to the Klondike, Helen pines, then fate reunites them after shipwrecks and delays. Carter returns and they wed quietly at home.
A short dialogue from Yon kin companion features Uncle Rastus and a grandson debating why the world stays up. The boy cites the sun and gravity while the old man questions the reasoning, delivering a playful domestic vignette about knowledge and belief.
Chicory, grown widely as a coffee substitute, yields six to ten tons per acre with prices of six to eight dollars and costs of twenty to forty five dollars. Varieties Brunswick Magdeburg and Schlesische differ in root form and dig difficulty. best soil is deep loam. Planting follows cereals, harvest begins in October, roots roasted after washing and cutting.
Agricultural notice discusses roofing materials with cost and longevity comparisons for iron, hemlock, sap pine, red and white cedar. It cites 1861 roof examples, sawed shingles pricing, and warns sap pine performance. Also outlines root crop importance with England as a model, noting mangels yield and livestock benefits, and mentions Soehlgan holding public land and Washington's promise for sugar production.
Analyzes the value and rationale of crop rotation to restore soil fertility after years of repeated planting. Explains nitrogen fixation by legumes, pest and fungal pressures from continuous crops, and the need to tailor rotations to regional conditions and market value. Emphasizes studying soil needs and market context for each farm.
A detailed note on corner post bracing for wire fences stressing deep setting and proper brace height. It covers brace length from six to thirteen feet, placement below wires, ground clearance, and soil effects on depth, with guidance on securing the brace to form a solid cable and reduce slack.
A collage of passages on forming an alliance with England, old remedies like Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Liver Pills, hair products claims, grain substitutes, and various advertisements. It cites endorsements and anecdotes about health tonics, tonics for lungs and indigestion, and promotional quips from multiple sources.
The item notes a recurring Corvin Nation habit described as epideric. It cites John D. Rockefeller's income at about 510 a minute and marks William M. Evarts celebrating his 83rd birthday recently. It mentions Boston police orders for daily shine and shave routines. It also states a racial exclusion pledge for the next U S House of Representatives and Canada’s census outlook predicting a population of 6 million next year.
Miss Netta Hixon of Camp No 1 Patriotic Order of Amelia endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills in a 1901 testimonial. She cites three years of weakness and dizziness, relief after using the pills, and urges readers to obtain the medicine through Medicine Co. and local agents.
An advertisement touts Grain O as a coffee substitute that imitates coffee in taste and aroma. It emphasizes affordability at 15 cts and 2 cts per package, claims health benefits for children, and notes it can be used by those faithful to their origin. Also briefly mentions Pigo's Cure for Consumption from Samuel in Ocean Grove, N.J.
An advice feature praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for fatigue, backache, headaches, and moodiness linked to uterine inflammation. It highlights Mrs Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin and claims Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Massachusetts to anxious women seeking relief.
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