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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
7
A farmer explains that corn fields benefit from applying manure to clover sod and supplementing with phosphoric acid and potash. Manure speeds decomposition, provides nitrogen, and supports late-season growth for maximum yield. Recommend 5 to 10 loads per acre plus fertilizer.
A home made tool of strong No 9 wire proves handy for moving stones on the farm. The contraption is described as simple to construct and convenient for use in stone clearing tasks.
Prof Alfred Vivian acting dean of Ohio State College of Agriculture urged restoring soil fertility through organic matter. He said organic matter boosts moisture retention and soil structure and that preservation comes from saving animal manures crop residues and green manures, warning straw burnings harm soil salvation.
Handy guide notes a slow tedious job chopping roots in large quantities. To speed work, use an old handle inserted into the chopper and secured with screws. Ensure the edges are very sharp and the blade strong enough to resist bending under vigorous chopping.
A tool called Stones Remover is used by moderate raking to clean soil from vegetables potatoes and a small garden truck. The handle length can be short or long according to user preference.
Cabbage is one of the easiest vegetables to start from seed and transplant. It thrives in gardens and fields with simple care, making it ideal for beginning growers.
A laborer was sent to tampire a number of fence posts from an old farm. The job would take a half day, but two hours later he slept in the shade and the posts were removed. His method used an ordinary travel pick driven into the post near ground, a hardwood block under the pick, and a pull to extract each post.
Progressive farmers recognize the vital role of saving and using barnyard manure on the farm. Manure provides plant food and humus, helps revive thin soils, and makes soils easier to cultivate while boosting crop production.
The New Jersey experiment station reports Professor Halsted has grown some seedless tomatoes. Some fruits contain 10 to 24 seeds, but many have none and all show excellent flavor.
Ensilage costs about two dollars per ton and serves as a substitute for clover in poor years. Plant protection includes painting buildings to reduce weather damage and using ash and phosphate top dressings in spring. Gophers, seed quality, and pest control are noted, with advice on manure nitrogen retention and field crops like rape and rhubarb.
Uncle Harris, longtime servant to Colonel Slemmens of Monticello Ark, returns to Memphis and shares a tale with the colonel’s daughter. He recounts meeting a spare built man who asked, “Ain’t you my brother?” and Harris replied, “Sure I is. Who is you?” The anecdote rests on a chance street encounter and a family tie.
A Marys villa Ohio man recalls severe kidney trouble with weight loss from 220 to 150 pounds and constant back and loins pain. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a cure after doctors failed, and urges others to remember the name for backache relief.
A financial operator visits a fander’s to pick a dog and asks for a water dog, claiming it’s a good stock proposition. Also notes Paxton Tooth products to remove nicotine from teeth and purify breath with Pautine offered by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston.
An odd fragment promotes fly killer and disease prevention with vague headlines. The text mentions chestnuts and shopping malls, then markets a daily fly killer priced at 15 cents and a prepaid offer. Address listed as Sowers in Brooklyn, NY, with additional generic health claims about garfield tea.
Miss Green asked Brownman to name the virtue Diana was celebrated for. He quipped that she was famed for “takin’ baths,” turning the mythology lesson into a moment of humorous relief.
A quotation from Frederick Sheldon notes that if woman did not expel man from paradise, she has since labored to make amends for that imagined fault. The remark frames gender duties as continual, social effort rather than a single act.
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