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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1910
Page
3
A farm note explains smoothing uneven lawn surfaces with a plank smoother to improve grade and appearance. It describes a long heavy joist plank with a flat steel edge, used especially where irrigation exists to create a uniform surface.
The article explains a mid mounted driver aided drag smoother with two or four horses. It details construction including a four foot cutting edge, three feet deep and one foot three inches high. A half cubic yard load capacity, steel cutting edge, two inch plank framing, strap iron bracing, and a seven foot handle for control are specified.
Farmers formerly prize schools churches and fences but neglect road quality. An awakening prompts farmers to place roads first, since bad roads harm them most and good roads benefit them most, with responsibility resting largely on farmers themselves as discussed in Automobile Topics.
The text advises leaving fallen leaves on the lawn in winter to protect the sword, noting that thick leaf cover helps grass stay greener and stronger, and aids earlier growth in spring through observation of the season.
A practical tip notes rye plowed under next spring will boost potato yields. It advises sowing promptly to ensure good growth before plowing under, warning that delays reduce benefits.
Farmers baling straw across northern states and beyond aim to store feed by baling when bright. Much of the baled straw will be used for feeding, with the chaff noted as providing the best feeding value.
A searing claim that soil is not inexhaustible stresses returning nutrients to the earth. The piece argues farmers must replenish soil, even if not with identical form or value, to sustain productivity.
Apply cow manure around rhubarb clumps and work it into the soil so the fall rain will dissolve the richness and carry it to the roots. The extra fine growth next spring will handsomely pay for the effort.
Southern Good Roads urges communities to build good earth roads with a split log drag as a low cost solution. Ten farmers each maintain a mile, using foreman leadership and post rain draggin g to transform a washboard road into a smooth, well drained highway. The plan costs little and may inspire wider county improvements.
The article stresses choosing and using a drying rack to sort seed corn, placed in a dry room not too warm. A few hours of fall work can significantly improve next year’s crop.
The excerpt urges thorough farm work in a northern climate with emphasis on planting low soil quality and timely completion. It stresses keeping roots in trenches, driving hoops, husking corn early, preparing for early ice, and clearing big weeds before frost. It also advises painting implements and protecting steel parts with linseed oil to prolong yields.
In Danville the Garner murder case was moved from Justice Patterson to Justice Carpenter after a defense demand for venue change. Bond denial and remand followed a continuance sought by the state. A state detective, Gerrard, departed for St Louis amid claims of new evidence on the slain woman’s past. reports also mention possible jailstorming by Garner’s friends.
A dark humor exchange reports one driver boasting about an accident and another joking about the fatal result. The quip centers on a dead man and the implied lack of injury to the victim in a grim punchline.
Miss Lillian Brown of Liberty Maine recounts a two year scalp ordeal with severe itching burning and hair loss. She describes using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for six weeks and again when symptoms returned, noting substantial improvement and eventual cure with no further scalp trouble.
A Chicago editor relays a London tale about Humphry Ward. In bachelor days he was a famed art critic. At a Soho dinner he quipped that a woman seeking oblivion must join a nunnery, while a man can marry a famous woman to do the same.
Mrs I Cox of Chicago reports Resinol Salve cured her baby’s severe eczema after other remedies failed. She says it should always be kept in the house and works on burns, cuts, or sores.
A room seeker questions a music teacher occupying the next flat. The landlady explains the teacher has eleven children whose noise drowns out the piano, making the situation less pleasant for tenants.
An advertisement touts Dr Martel’s Female Pills as a standard seventeen years and uses a scientific claim of proven worth. It promises quick, permanent relief for women’s ailments and notes availability at all drug stores. It also asserts the seller’s honesty and integrity, claiming resistance to temptation.
An assortment of dubious health claims and advertisements for patent medicines. Statements promote Marine Eye to refresh and stimulate circulation, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestion, Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething, and various quips about skepticism and laziness. The text imitates period ad copy with mottos and promotional lines.
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