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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
7
A Farm and Home idea suggests a trolley device to move mail between house and road. A strong post by the highway holds a pulley and wire suspended to the house. A box rides on the wire and is pulled back and forth by a cord, meeting the carrier for delivery.
A simple field device uses two telegraph poles two guy lines and an iron rod with a carrier to form hay stacks. The Prairie Farmer notes the setup is quick and can be placed anywhere allowing large stacks to be built faster and more efficiently.
Neighbors report seven black ash trees aged 15 to 20 years with the oyster shell bark louse attacking trunks and branches. A single June treatment used a kerosene emulsion to scrub dead limbs and trunks, saving trees and restoring growth. Owners paid for the work after seeing results.
The writer notes internal parasites as the main cause of losses in sheep, estimating about 12 percent loss from birth to maturity. The highest mortality occurs between birth and six months, with roughly half of these deaths attributed to internal parasites on their farm.
A historic note describes a cheap hog feed made from greens such as sour duck and wild mustard cooked with meal scraps in a large iron kettle. The author mentions feeding about a given amount per day and adding corn meal and wheat tron, claiming it kept a sow pregnant with a large litter and she has become fine.
The article explains building a hay stack with rails as a foundation to elevate the hay and allow air circulation. Begin small at the base, layer middle sections firmly, expand outward, and taper edges to shed rain. Finish with a marsh hay cap and hangers to protect from storms. ensure hay is fully cured before hauling.
Crimson clover also known as Italian and German clover thrives south of the Ohio river but winter kills it in the north. It is valued for its beauty in gardens and its use as a green crop for plowing under. It has grown successfully on the Atlantic seaboard to Delaware.
Advice on rat control with half inch mesh wire netting for corn cribs. Notes on political ambitions of persistent weed growers, a farmer who uses a hoe and rides in an auto, and the limited hay value of sweet clover though it fertiles soil and prevents erosion on waste lands and new hillsides.
The article notes over 500 soil varieties each needing unique treatment and fertilizer mixes. It argues that the best cultivator is the one who understands his soils, while many avoid studying soil due to difficulty.
On the last day of term a teacher notices Freddie lick his plate after ice cream. She low voices him to stop, he complies, then returns to licking the plate with his head down.
A playful scene in which a boy named Tommy agrees to attend Sabbath school after discovering a red headed friend, Jimmy Brown, already attends. He reveals he has been seeking Brown for weeks and finally asks to join next Sunday.
A clerical man, grieving for the bishop’s third wife, asks a verger at the cathedral where she is buried. The verger admits uncertainty but notes the bishop commonly buries wives at Brompton, hinting at a recurring choice rather than a definite grave site.
A Chicago woman writes that loss of health reduces income and that good nourishment supports work and independence. She credits Grape-Nuts with curing brain fatigue and dyspepsia, enabling her to keep her job and income, and notes the sponsor’s regular reader letters.
A playful dialogue centers on Miss Gotrox, rumored to possess several millions in her own name, as two children remark on her freckled appearance and the horse she rides.
Mrs Lillie Wildher of Chattanooga Tennessee reports a severe skin condition healed by Cuticura products. She describes a neck sore and facial tetter that subsided after using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, with earlier relapses on hands and wrists. She notes other family uses and cites February 16 1907.
A reflective quotation on fate and necessity by Landor. The line suggests embracing limits to achieve greater outcomes than resisting them.
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