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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
8
A garbled passage reports widespread misnaming of fish affecting market naming and consumer expectations. Vendors face scrutiny as terminology clashes with common species leading to customer confusion and calls for standard labeling.
A terse ad copy promotes a no pain solution for corns and calluses. It urges applying a few drops and tying them away with fingers, claiming immediate relief without humbug.
A Clochonath chemist's discovery promotes Freezone sold for pennies. Apply directly to corns or calluses, loosening and removing them without pain. Shortly the core loosens, enabling removal with fingers. Claims include no burning or irritation and effectiveness on hard or soft corns and between toes. Obtain from drug stores or via a local druggist who can order a bottle.
Robert Mantell narrates a ghost tale from West Nine, cited by a rural paper, amid a notable complaint over those who mock the supernatural. A local man argues Mantell’s performance unsettled minds, while critics in peer magazines weigh the show’s place in dramatic folklore.
An ad promises relief for skin issues using Cutcara Ointment with hot water and a five minute wash. It claims results in ten days and asserts this is the best toilet preparation. Also mentions a mail sample and a Boston address.
An antique advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Kaee as a antiseptic powder to shave pain from blistered, quollen feet. It claims use by British and French troops at the front and promises rapid relief, selling everywhere.
An advertisement extols Western Canada for grain growth wheat barley and oats with fertile plains low land prices from 15 to 25 dollars an acre and easy terms. It highlights new settlers high yields due to labor shortages front-line movements and strong demand while urging production to avert famine and ensure profits across North America. It notes railway access and favorable climate plus free homesteads and lease options for entitlements and profitable farming beyond wheat.
A witty remark compares toppled thrones to dust being hidden away by crafty rulers. It suggests monarchs preempt revolutions by storing their dust in safe places, implying caution and cunning among ruling elites.
The Topeka Capital notes opposition to an extra tax on bach elots but concedes the idea is worth considering after years of experience. The piece signals debate over fiscal policy and local impact.
In Wisconsin Auriculturige Wluntentes a four horse evener is described to prevent side draft. It uses two ordinary length double trees a six foot four inch evener a seven inch offset pulley positions bolts and two braces with pulleys set 24 inches apart. The device supports one horse in the furrow and three on the upturned land.
Iowa experiment station data from over a thousand fields show no lime yields 8.4 tons per acre, lime before seeding yields four tons, and lime after seeding 3.8 tons. Lime is essential for success, recommended at one to two tons per acre, best spread with a lime spreader.
The leaf of alfalfa is divided into three leaflets with the middle on a short stem, unlike red and Alsike clovers where the center leaflet attaches at the base. This helps distinguish young plants, and as they age alfalfa leaflets elongate beyond those of clover.
A. M. Paterson of Kansas State Agricultural College describes two docking methods for lambs. One uses a sharp knife, the other a docking iron. The iron method is preferred for large tails as it sears the wound and reduces bleeding, with a string tied later to prevent bleeding if the stump is old.
Provide a small pasture close to the barn for work horses to rest after field work. A bite of green grass and an hour or two outdoors greatly benefit them. On hot nights, leave them out all night to ease the next day’s labor.
Miny persons growing their own vegetables have experienced considerable annoyance from many heads of cabbage bursting after a dry period. To prevent bursting, cut back each head slightly to break small rootlets without toppling the head. This reduces moisture intake, slows head development, and stops bursting. Affected cabbages can remain intact and sellable, and even those near splitting can be kept for weeks by following these steps.
Article explains calf scours as the leading fatal disease for calves in first months, caused by overfeeding or dirty pails. Recommend reducing feed, thoroughly cleaning pails, and avoiding mixing sour and sweet milk. Suggest consistent feeding with uniform sour milk after a month.
A farmer writer advises anchoring a corner post on a hillside by driving the first post 4 feet deep and placing a second post at least 2 feet deep with its top level to the corner post. A wood brace rests on the second post and against the corner post, with a wild brace tying to the lower end and ground level, nearly level.
The common mistake in strawberry growing is letting plants become too thick. Most varieties produce many runners, turning rows into a solid mass of plants and harming fruit production. Regular thinning prevents crowding and improves yields.
Alfalfa should be cut for hay when young shoots first appear at the base of the plants. If these new shoots are long enough to be cut by the mower, the new crop may be damaged. Blossoms appear with new shoots but blossoms alone are not a safe guide to cutting time.
The cow’s ability is evaluated like a race horse using eye judgment and performance records. Milk yield and the Bircock test, aided by observation, are cited as best methods for building a profitable dairy herd.
New York tale of Ja cob Colan and three sets of twins. The domestic relations court upheld the man’s claim that a $3 weekly payment was excessive given his troubles and family chaos. The judge noted the wife had caused many upheavals, and Colan cited his “bankroll” reasoning.
Baltimore Newsboy George Johnson, twelve, approached a parked car on West Fayette Street to tear its horn. A bulldog aboard pipped his forearm, sending him to Mercy Hospital. Leon ard Passano Jr was charged with harboring a vicious dog but dismissed. the boy was sent to the juvenile court.
A burglar drifted into Dr. Ralph A. Fenton’s Portland home on Cornell Road, passing up $300 in family silver and cash, then escaping with a suitcase and phonograph records. The thief toppled highbrow songs and tunes, leaving hymns behind as the family slept. The doctor says little else was missing.
Mrs. Alfred Castle, 29, arrested after her three day old baby vanished, admits to police she killed nine children born to her whose father had Negro blood. She says she loves her husband but cannot bear him children.
A sick woman describes crying spells and nervous trouble, saying medicines failed until Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was tried. After using the remedy, she became strong, did her work, and felt improved. A note from Augusta Baughman of Enhhhaut Pennsylvania asks others to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham’s firm.
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