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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
5
A historical ad promotes French Bean Coffee at 1 cent per pound with a promise of 90 day Wisconsin ripening. It urges sending 15 cents for a mail package with directions and seed catalog, or 31 cents for extra seeds and 40 cents for additional packages plus farm seed specialties. John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin.
A German female advocate for women’s rights argues for compulsory domestic service to balance men’s military conscription. She claims drill and arms training benefited manhood, and suggests kitchens and cooking could elevate women. She warns culinary conscription might spur other nations to imitate Germany, noting the world needs cooks more than soldiers.
London Stage notes music halls have risen slowly in recent years with many shifting back to drama or partially running as drama houses. Some have become picture theaters while new cinema construction has not greatly boosted their profits.
A newspaper card quotes a saying about men who resist tasks, noting some exert more effort avoiding work than merely doing it. The line attributed to the Exchange reflects practical wisdom on motivation and responsibility.
A Texas physician admits bias against advertised foods and recounts trying Grape-Nuts in Corpus Christi. He credits the cereal with improved strength, digestion, and well being after a weeklong habit, noting no ill effects and greater activity than in a decade.
The Pima Indians near Ukiah Calif raised a giant willow basket granary with a 6 foot base and 25 foot circumference. It weighs 325 pounds empty and up to 1 200 pounds when loaded with acorns grain and wheat. Dr J W Hudson sold it to the Institute of Arts and Sciences Brooklyn NY and shipping to the east requires widening the door opening.
Cauliflower proves profitable with soil rich in well rotted manure and cabbage soil. After sowing, provide air to prevent rot, transplant two inches apart, harden plants, and water well. Set three feet apart, deepen slightly, mulch with plant leaves, and harvest before heat or in cool fall weather. Regular light cultivation and morning leaf shading protect blossoms.
Instructions describe treating quack grass by cutting roots just beneath the surface, shaving plants with a shallow furrow, and harrowing to remove roots after spring emergence. Deep plowing injures few roots, and reemergence is common. use millet or buckwheat in late summer to smother the weed.
A terse reflection on hunting as a pastime warns that seeking pleasure through the chase may fail to satisfy or be appreciated, suggesting restraint and deeper meaning beyond sport.
A practical brace wire system for corner posts promises minimal labor and expense. The article highlights virtually indestructible materials, easy adjustment, and effective application to secure durable corners.
Instructions describe using a 20 foot wire doubled to anchor a post by looping around a rock and burying it two feet deep. Tighten by twisting a hammer handle between the wire and post to remove slack and secure position.
A sturdy post is set firmly in the ground with a square top. A staple and hook are mounted at right angles to fasten a horse by looping a rope or strap through the staple, over the hook, and securing it.
Garden planners should note that growing top vegetable varieties costs no more than poorer ones. The same principle applies to all farm crops, so careful variety selection pays off.
Preparing for market stresses accurate weight and measure and product quality. It warns customers will switch if expectations are not met, underscoring the link between price and perceived value.
The piece urges pure alfalfa seed, modern silo operation, and uses barnyard manure as fertilizer. It advises hardening teams for spring, growing mushrooms and rhubarb in shaded frames, and planting cabbage celery beans peas and strawberries in sequence. It notes a cement tile machine and mentions bean blight and high potato yields per acre.
The Minnesota Farmers' Library describes an open front poultry house built with economy and practicality for University Farm. It uses a thin muslin front, small vents, cement floors, sand and cinders, and targeted window placement to maintain clean air and comfortable temperatures for laying hens.
The article advises feeding a small amount of lean meat with morning mash for stock ducks. It notes granulated meat or butcher’s refuse, boiled and chopped, works as well and cheaper. It also recommends liberal green food for ducks kept indoors, while free-ranging ducks obtain sufficient greens on their own.
A farmer learns that selective breeding with a superior male bird can raise flock quality and profits beyond relying on a plain market rooster. The message emphasizes practical, market-focused poultry improvement and rational breeding choices.
The article warns that careless trimming and wounds invite bore worms winged ants and rot killing many trees. It urges protection from injuries at the base from mowers avoiding nails spikes rope burns and wire burns and promotes careful tree surgery to save mature trees.
A historical survey lists major urban fires from 1666 to 1906 including London Smyrna Constantinople New York Chicago London Saint Hyacinthe St John Kingston Guayaquil Ottawa Baltimore Toronto San Francisco. Despite losses from 10 to 350 million dollars cities were rebuilt in the same dense patterns, repeating the mistake.
The piece argues that a front porch serves to observe passersby and display the resident, but suggests a side piazza overlooking the garden as a preferable alternative when possible. It notes constraints like lot width, town fringe, and privacy, recommending screened front porches with vines if needed and envisioning a glass-walled sun room in winter.
The passage extols busy towns with recreation spots a park a picnic ground athletic building and a library with reading rooms. It argues a busy populace from all ages prevents idleness and sustains a thriving community as the ideal city. The festive Nobo arrives and everyone helps maintain industry.
An ad touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe laxative for ladies and children. It claims cleansing and curative effects for indigestion and constipation, warns against imitations, and urges purchase from the California Fig Syrup Company with a 50 cent bottle price.
Creston Iowa reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing inflammation and pain. Testimonial claims improved health and energy enabling work, invites others to seek advice and promises confidential help from the Pinkham company in Massachusetts.
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