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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
4
Agricultural notes emphasize early corn planting to avoid losses from heat and late frosts. It explains that fully ripened grain yields more feed value, especially for hogs, and that frost can reduce tops but still allow recovery. Early corn generally produces more grain relative to stalk growth than late plantings.
A 19th century guide argues bones and ashes make valuable plant nourishment. Dry bones outperform green bones with marrow, and combining bones with ashes creates a slow, simple fertilizer while chores on the farm continue.
The best cultivation occurs after rainfall, when surface soil has dried enough. Heavy soils hold mineral plant food as a crust that blocks light and air, which is dissolved by moisture to feed plants. Cultivation also aerates soil and reduces evaporation, warming and moistening the surface.
The article argues against daily pepper dosing for fowls, noting such extreme measures mirror human false cures. It says pepper should be used only medicinally and briefly if birds are ill, and that cold weather dosing is unnecessary for healthy birds. It cites chill from wet conditions as a reason to treat, but stresses proper digestion through gravel and shells rather than frequent pepper.
The article advises on beet planting in harrow rows noting that hand labor is minimal once seedlings are past the small stage. It discusses row spacing for Delt beets and mangel wurtzel, recommending two to two and a half feet between rows and ten inches within rows to prevent crowding and ensure tops shade the soil.
Eggs should not be stored near odorous goods as they absorb smells like butter. A shipment near apples caused eggs to take on an apple odor and become hard to sell. Pickled eggs resist odors better but shells may burst when boiled due to shell deposits in the pickling process.
The article discusses salt intake for dairy cows, recommending access to salt at least twice weekly to maintain digestion and milk production. It covers government tests on bisulfide of carbon affecting seed germination, with short exposure harming some crops but not peas or beans, and notes on fertilizer use and soil health for better yields.
Patti Mine endures the terror of Nurglars at Craig y Now Castle. Kurglars haunt life, windows rattle from taps, electric bells ring at a touch, and gunfire with dogs on the grounds signals nightly rounds by special watchmen.
Export demand dominated the wheat market last week as the new crop moved forward but with disappointing quantity and quality. Europe has already bought largely, depleting U S reserves while the market lacks speculative support, signaling a cautious yet rising trend across grains and related commodities.
A historical notice extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as fully adequate to relieve malarial disease and its liver bowel stomach and nerve disturbances. The ad claims the remedy cleanses the system restores health and strength and conquers constipation liver kidney issues and nervousness. It also oddly mentions Kentucky taxation averages.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the words CASTOMIA and PITCHER SCASTORIA as his trade mark. He states he originated PITCHER SCASTORIA and that the wrapper bears CHAS H FLETCHER’s facsimile signature and that The Centaur Company led by Fletcher has authority to use his name.
A vintage ad extract promotes Tea Garden Drips made from agar cane for sale by first class growers in cans. It touts Hall’s Family Pills and Piso’s Cure for Consumption and cites medical testimonials. The Oregon board of agriculture offers premiums for flax culture.
A Brockton Massachusetts woman describes months of illness and a severe womb condition. After following Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Sonative Wash she reports being entirely cured and credits the remedy.
The Dated Church of Tarrytown New York will celebrate its 200th anniversary on October 10 and 11. Built in 1697 it is claimed to be the state’s oldest church. A bell cast in 1655 hangs in the cupola bearing a Latin motto If God be for us who can be against us.
Rioters attacked Beauregard school in New Orleans to stop its conversion to a yellow fever hospital. Firefighters saved most of the building though the annex and one end burned. Sisters of Charity and hospital staff evacuated amid crowd threats as police and Chief Gaster's squad restored order.
A gas explosion in the Williams county coal mine near Marion Illinois kills one Italian miner Frank Farrar and fatally injures three others. An unknown miner remains trapped while rescuers bring injured men to the surface amid afterdamp.
A dense OCR of names and addresses from California and western states with scattered city and street references. The fragment lists numerous individuals by title and surname across cities such as Los Angeles Oakland Sacramento and Berkeley, plus occasional state and country markers. The piece ends noting prize winners of a ticket drive with two $150 prizes and names a few locations in Mexico.
In Safford Arie, Mrs Nole Packer and Alan-1100 votes are shown for a contest while some entrants sent coupons instead of tickets. Officials insist the ticket paper measuring 4 by 2 inches is the valid entry and without it the submission cannot be counted.
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