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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
7
Advice on handling potatoes for market stresses grading and packing. Field grading preferred, but packing sheds speed work. Early potatoes boxed in ventilated barrels, burlap coverings protect from sun, green skin, and softness.
The barrels should be frequently shaken while packing to settle contents firmly. Heavy barrels risk settling poorly after long hauling and arriving in bad condition at the market.
A simple wire fence netting fixed to 2 by 4 posts in the ground keeps stock from the hay stack. Roll up the fence when not in use to save costs, and cover hay or grain piles to protect them.
Shelling beans mature quickly after reaching shelling stage and may scatter seeds if pods dry. Pick tomatoes before they soften, handle carefully to avoid bruising, trim injurious stems, and sort into two or three grades. Pack clean, well filled, not topped off. discard or feed to chickens any bad fruit. Honest packing pays.
The text advises using road dust to deter striped cucumber beetles from cucumber and squash vines during dew. It also notes hives must be level during comb building to align with the bottom frame bar. It mentions clover as part of a rotation plan for successful farming.
The article explains blanching celery to produce white tender stalks by covering plants with drain tile sections and cloth. It advises growers to observe large commercial gardens to learn seeding transplanting cultivating and marketing, and notes that home growers can succeed if soil is rich and well drained.
A column argues lightning rods are inexpensive and protect barns and farms when correctly installed. It cautions against placing rods on hay stacks but recommends safeguarding structures and using grounded wire to reduce fence electric hazards for livestock.
The guide stresses soil care and crop practices across farming tasks. It covers burning and mulching, proper weed control, bee breeding, timing tasks, and curing honey. It warns against overwatering crops like watermelons, stresses manure for soil fertility, and highlights crop specific needs for cabbage carrots beets beans potatoes wheat and canta loupe culture.
An old reader letter praises Resinol ointment for skin eruptions, calling it useful and efficacious across many cases. The note from M F Ryan of Bedford Square, London, endorses the product for intelligent people worldwide.
Parents urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children and ensure it bears the signature of the maker. The trusted remedy is described as safe and familiar, in use for over many years.
A veteran player who once starred for the home team returns as a visiting guest. The crowd’s mixed reception highlights the fickle nature of public opinion toward former heroes. The exchange probes loyalty, nostalgia, and the harsh light of changed loyalties.
An OCR fragment promotes Dr Martel’s Female Pills as a 17 year standard for women's ailments, plus a claim of quick and permanent results. It also mentions Munger Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, a note on a cigar brand, and quotes from Leigh Hunt. The text mixes medical quackery with ad copy and literary epigraphs, reflecting a past era’s marketing tone.
Mrs Clara Franss of Knoxville Iowa recounts years of pain and weakness then credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for restoring strength and enabling work and rest. The ad touts Pinkham remedies as a standard feminine health treatment for conditions including displacements inflammation ulceration fibroids irregularities and nervous prostration with a offer of free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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