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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1910
Page
3
A column explains storing honey in improvised boxes and washing machines equal to top hives. It stresses cooling shade, water access, and ample storage space of 2 000 to 38 000 cubic inches. Bees sting and the remedy is protective clothing. The writer built inexpensive tree boxes, harvested honey for sale, and earned profits from white comb jars and other containers.
Exercise is essential to the welfare of both mare and foal. Green pasture is ideal for the brood mare, and its cleanliness helps prevent illnesses. An early foal lacking this environment is prone to disease from germs in the stable.
Vermin and worms cause hog deaths and misdirect attention from real cholera. If cholera enters a herd, little can stop it. Many so called cures fail. Kill diseased pigs and move others to fresh ground, feeding lightly to stamp out the disease where possible.
The article notes that hauling one ton of produce one mile costs twenty three cents in the United States and eight cents in Europe. It claims that with roads as good as those in France, American farmers could save 250 million dollars annually.
A fragment notes the value of shaded pastures and clean water for livestock, emphasizing their importance to productive grazing and animal health.
A Scientific American description outlines a two cone screw method to remove tree stumps. A conical screw with a fine thread starts the cone into the wood while a hand wheel steadies and turns the shaft. A whiffletree attaches to a long arm for horse-powered rotation, and additional cone sections split large stumps into small parts for removal.
A Stamford Connecticut man reports potatoes left in the ground over winter sprouted into strong vigorous plants the following spring. The ground had been heavily fertilized for rhubarb. Such occurrences are rare and not easily explained.
Practical notes on thinning endives and keeping rows cultivated. Build accessible bee hives and avoid jarring. Do not disturb vines when harvesting cucumbers or melons. Feed wheat late to combat Hessian fly and follow plowing with harrowing. Paint farm buildings in mid autumn. Eat crisp string beans and share with neighbors. Use nitrate at 100 pounds per acre to push late cabbages. Queen bee lifespan four years, workers about forty days. Keep tomato vines off soil and hand-pick tomato worms. Sow cover crops after vegetables vacate soil for cheap soil enrichment. Early plant growth needs more freedom.
Pietro, a laborer on a Florida railroad gang, faced a dangerous moment when a large rattlesnake coiled before him during a noon lunch. He leaped aside as the serpent struck at the log, narrowly missing his legs. The incident underscores the ever present risk of venomous snakes near construction sites.
A historical advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as internally taken. The text cites J Cheney & Co Toledo and endorsements from Wapping Kinman Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and product distribution by druggists.
A handicapped official questions speeding auto thieves as a village constable explains his glasses no longer see well, admitting he cannot handle an auto unless it travels slowly enough to read the number.
W P Schmitz vet backs Resinol Salve as ideal for skin trouble on people and pets. He praises it as a universal healing ointment suitable for horses and dogs as well as mankind. Uncle Allen adds a reflective quip about aging and revisiting childhood in Hinsdale Massachusetts.
A collage of early 20th century product ads sells Dr Martel’s Female Pills touted as a seventeen year standard for women’s ailments. Also promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for new shoes and dancing, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and a stray line about social discipline.
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