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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
3
Advice on weed control to save labor next year focuses on pulling weeds early and clipping seed vessels. Maintaining ground around lilac bushes prevents troublesome suckers and promotes continued bloom. The author, EBEN BE from REXFORD, praises lilacs as among the best shrubs.
A Washington man introduces Sure Weed Destroyer a weed killing implement with a sharp point a hollow reservoir above the point a rubber bulb and a discharge spout. Pressing the bulb injects plant killing liquid into weed roots promising to spare labor and turf from manual pulling.
The Farm and Home writer describes a trolley hay stacker using a half inch cable stretched between stakes and run through a crotch formed by two long end poles. An ordinary hay fork rides the cable to lift and stack hay. Details show how the cable attaches to the poles at points a b and c.
The Homestead describes a field measuring wheel with a hub and eight spokes set to make one rotation equal to one rod. Spokes are 32.5 inches long, wheel width 24.75 inches, and one spoke colored for counting. Push the wheel, measure length and width, then compute acres via length in rods times breadth divided by 160.
Loose hay is bulky and dusty causing coughing among stock and possible disease. Wind and weather waste up to 20 percent of a stack. Local dealers underpay loose hay, so sell near home. Baled hay is compact, easy to handle, stores well, travels farther, and stays clean.
Practical tips cover crop growth weed control and soil moisture. Notes urge proper tillage fertilizer and drainage with warnings about overcrowding alfalfa seedlings and planting when dry. Recommendations stress marketable honey and the value of farm vehicles plus insurance continuity.
Mrs. Margaret Cook of Logan Ohio suffers with extreme back pain severe bearing down, kidney secretions in distress, a sleepless nervous decline and rapid weight loss leaving her looking like a walking skeleton. The notice mentions Calumet region waterway plans and a Cuticura sample offer from Boston.
Mrs Ronald H Barlow eastern golf champion spoke at the Cape May Golf Club on sea air benefits. She contrasted city dwellers with locals, noting healthier looking Cape May residents. An excursionist asked a fisherman about wrecks. the fisherman ridiculed the city man, saying You're the last I've seen this season.
A conversation about travel pleasure contrasts with staying home to save money. One person argues anticipation brings more joy than the trip itself and decides not to travel.
Theodore Parker speaks of a true religious man who remains serene amid plague, tyranny, and upheaval. He endures hardship, stands alone, and stays unmoved like a rock amid waves while surrounds shout and blaspheme.
Carbolisalve from J. W. Cole & Co. promises quick relief and cure for burning and itching skin diseases and burns. Available for 23c or 0c from druggists with free samples by writing Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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