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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
4
In a brief note the article confirms Jinks has died after enduring multiple medical procedures. The piece suggests his passing followed his long struggle with illness and his appendix complications.
A collage of brief items on a cough remedy sold in winter, a George Washburn quotation about American influence in Turkey, Vanderbilt praising freedom and a grass hike, casual banter about entertainment careers, a humorous hair mishap, auctioneer jokes, and a public health note on spitting dangers and TB germs in Birmingham and Adirondack Cottage sanitarium dust.
A Michigan woman reports severe stomach catarrh and liver trouble linked to coffee. After switching to Postum she improves, gains strength, and stops needing medicines. She urges others to read The Road to Wellville and try Postum.
The southern corn root worm beetle is green with twelve black spots on its back, larger than the plain green form. It appears in several broods across the year and damages corn. crop rotation is advised to reduce infestations.
A German inventor markets a jointed collapsible ladder for wagon sides. The step helps short men reach high cargo on farm wagons used for transporting produce and bulk materials. The illustration shows attachment to the wagon side and its folding when not in use.
Advice on feeding hogs grazing diets trimming equipment manure asparagus beds and dairy steer churning. Mentions skimmilk pig feed charcoal poultry hygiene weed control and eradicating substitutes for butter from the market.
The article argues that breed selection hinges on environment. What fails in one setting may succeed in another, emphasizing matching cattle breeds to local conditions to ensure productivity and welfare.
A fair allowance of grain for the colt measured in oats is listed by age. Up to one year receives two to three pounds daily, one to two years receive four to five pounds, and two to three years receive seven to eight pounds.
The article advises saving wood ashes and using them to fertilize fruit trees, especially peach trees. Do not apply against the trunk due to alkali damage. scatter thinly on soil around a circle as wide as the tree canopy, since roots extend beyond the branch tips.
The article describes a simple heavy wagon jack shown in an illustration. It explains frame parts A through G, the lifting bolt action, and how the lever moves to transfer and reset the lift for a front axle and hind axle, noting blacksmith work for assembly.
A farmer union urges systematic warehouse management to store surplus nonperishables and issue receipts at two thirds value to act as exchange medium. Leaders argue deposits should stay with members, cutting reliance on banks and private speculation while bolstering self funding and resisting market gambling.
The cow must yield at least 6000 pounds of milk yearly and produce 60 dollars of butter, one calf valued at 5 dollars, 10 dollars of skim milk, and manure to offset feed costs. Proper care in cold weather is essential due to the dairy breed’s delicate system and the heavy milking drain.
The article argues for expanding plantings of the Hunn and Midnight strawberries to extend the season. It notes the Dunlap’s strong general crop potential has led to overplanting and a glut as harvest approaches, so diversifying with late varieties will sustain profits.
The article explains calf rearing in Scotland, where calves are fed whole milk for six weeks then skim milk or whey with cake until turned to pasture. Yearling helfers stay on pasture in summer and receive straw with cake or hay in winter.
The San Jose scale is a pest to avoid but less dreaded now. A fine sulphur wash prevents spread and is cheap for small trees but costly for large ones. Spraying, cultivation, pruning, and care, though expensive and troublesome, pay off in quantity and quality of fruit.
An inexpensive home remedy promises to ease coughs in 24 hours. Mix two ounces glycerine, a half-ounce virgin olive oil compound, and eight ounces pure whisky in a large bottle to create a year’s supply for the average family. Virgin Olive Oil compound is prepared in Leach Chemical Co laboratories, Cincinnati Ohio.
A writer recalls drafting a poem on a new typewriter. The machine allegedly changed the line How like a flower your face is to How like flour your face is, prompting a wary reaction.
A two month old baby suffered widespread eczema and a heavy scab on the head. After failed remedies, the family used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting skin regrowth within three days and a healthy four month old later. Mrs. Joseph Kossmann of Ridgewood Heights endorses the product.
An assortment of humorous to half-formed sayings and advertising blurbs fills the page. Witty exchanges about marriage and progress sit beside tonic and patent medicine pitches encouraging cures and teething relief. The collection mixes jokes with late 19th century health ads and product pitches.
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