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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
6
Mr Wragg invites readers to submit new ideas to the department and will answer inquiries on discussed subjects. Correspondence should be directed to M J Wrage at 300 Good Block, Des Moines, Iowa.
The piece argues rural schools rarely spark real interest in farming and many sons leave the farm for city schooling. It notes changing attitudes, with agricultural colleges and institutes promoting farmreturn. It urges farmers to gain practical knowledge and respect farming as a profession.
The Northwest is a great clover country and clover is a valuable poultry food, especially for the winter. It should be cut fine with a clover cutter or ordinary feed cutter for best use. It can be fed alone or mixed with ground food and supplies the place of grain feed.
Practical notes on using formalin to disinfect seed oats and potato seed. Recommends mixing formalin with water, soaking oats for 48 hours, and counting seed expansion, then sowing. For potato seed, uses one pound formalin per 15 gallons water, soak 90 minutes, then cut and plant. do not soak after cutting.
The buyer should value the trader's character above the stock when ordering unseen stock. A trustworthy man will avoid deceit, ensure everything is correct, and protect the buyer rather than exploit the opportunity to profit.
The piece argues cattle need exercise not confinement. Do not overbar or lock up cows, provide fresh air and sunlight for healthy milk. Avoid driving cows far for water or carrying them with milking stools. The middle path of care and humane treatment is best.
False Gaylord of Nora Springs Iowa, veteran horticulturist, praises crab root grafting for Wealthy apple trees. He recalls the 1884-85 winter that killed most Wealthy stock, leaving two surviving trees grown on crab roots that have produced unusually heavy crops for years.
A calf lugging a board frame around its neck is seen as punishment for the owner’s laziness and shiftlessness. The writer argues most cattle misbehavior stems from human neglect, not the animal’s nature, noting some seek grass beyond the fence while the rest suffer from mistreatment.
The United States shows a strong horse industry with 16,736,059 horses counted at the start of the year. Despite fears during the bicycle craze and the rise of automobiles, cattle and horse ownership appears higher than in any prior era, indicating a prosperous trend.
The Virginia Creeper makes a dense shade with minimal wiring. Plant one root center and train canes each side with two bud spurs. Prune in fall to avoid disfigurement and bird lodging. It resists heat and cold, grows fast, and costs quickly paid off in summer.
The notice calls for reader input on stack building methods to improve quality. It stresses the annual importance of proper stacking and invites responses from readers across sections sharing practices used in distributing valuable information on this question.
United States Department of Agriculture issues Farmers' Bulletin No 179 on hoof care for unshod horses. Colts need dry ground exercise to wear hooves evenly. rasping every four to six weeks to round toe edges prevents wall chipping. Wash hooves, clean soles and clefts, provide clean straw. Strengthen wall to straighten awry feet for a better hoof and limb position.
Early farmers hesitated to grow rape for fear it would taint milk. Many dairymen now use it as feed, allowing grazing briefly after milking or supplying in the soiling form where possible.
Bureau of Animal Industry reports hog cholera serum saves 70 percent of drove, with losses under 25 percent in trials over three years. Earlier tests saved about 80 percent. newer season notes fewer saves due to younger animals. Serum is costly, and work continues on a cheaper yet effective version.
An Eastern collector and Mrs. Julia Turton of St. Louis own the remaining two sixty dollar notes from 1812. Each is worth $1,000 today. Mrs. Burton, who traces lineage to Col. John N. Bryant, recalls the land deal in Tennessee connected to the payment, learned of the bills’ value only recently and regards them as a family heirloom.
An elephant visited the New York stock exchange led by Salvationist Smith to solicit subscriptions for the army’s self denial fund. The spectacle drew attention and spurred generous donations, turning a novelty visit into public support.
An English paper reports a Norwegian invention of a sea telephony device. A microphone in a hermetically sealed steel box transmits underwater noises to a shipboard telephone, supposedly identifying fish presence, numbers and species. Whistling noises signal herrings, cods howl, submarine proximity alters motion signals.
A one and a half year old girl wandered onto a railway near Cardross England and sat between the rails as a freight train approached. The driver braked but the train passed over her. only a facial cut was reported. The article contrasts British trains lacking cowcatchers and higher fireboxes with safety norms elsewhere.
H D Fletcher while walking near Butternut hill in Johnson Vermont found two young wildcats about the size of a cat. The animals were playful and unafraid as Fletcher and his son observed them. He carried no weapon and chose not to interfere fearing the mother’s possible presence.
A photographer captures a lion portrait by using a lens positioned between two lions. The camera even seems to bark as animals distract the king of beasts while the exposure is made and a careful negative results in a work of art.
The bolo is described as the world’s largest flower growing on Mindanao in the Philippines. It reportedly has five petals nearly a yard wide and a single bloom weighing up to twenty two pounds. It is said to thrive high on mountain pinnacles about two thousand feet above sea level.
Harvey Conaway a longtime contractor and local politician was shot dead by 14 year old Charles Herrick in Coleta near an ice house. Mrs Herrick, nervous from recent robberies, handed her son the gun and urged targeting intruders. she blames herself for the tragedy. Coroner's inquest underway, no arrests yet.
Missouri State Senator H Farris was acquitted by a circuit court jury on bribery charges tied to a 1901 bill to repeal the alum ban in baking powder. Cheers greeted the acquittal as Farris was praised. Trial stretched a week with Lt Governor John A Lee and former Senator C A Smith among key testimony.
St. Paul Minn Aug 7 Governor Johnson appoints ten delegates to represent Minnesota at the national conference of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation to be held at Narragansett Pier Rhode Island from August 18 to 23.
Arrest reported in Cedar Rapids Iowa Aug 7 as C L Melvin accused of dynamiting saloons at Iola Kansas is captured in Keystone a village twenty miles west of Cedar Rapids. He worked with a railroad construction crew.
Wabash Ind Aug 7 William Menning a painter employed near Maysville fell thirty feet and was fatally injured. Both legs were broken with bone slivers protruding through the flesh and through the cloth of trousers.
Simon P. Gillis of New York shattered the summer carnival hammer record with a 192 feet 6 inch throw using a twelve pound hammer in Sydney C B on August 7. Officials claim the mark surpasses the previous best by four feet three inches.
Terre Haute Indiana August 7 Miss Jennie Nelson of Paris Illinois who has refused to walk for twenty years and who never refuses to talk will be the subject of an insanity commission hearing this week.
Rev John Dougherty 8 J resigns the presidency of Georgetown University owing to protracted illness. He is succeeded by Rev David H Bug.
An advertisement profile from a 19th century paper features Henry Soule of Hammondport N Y praising Dean's Kidney Pills. He recounts kidney trouble twenty years ago with backache gravel and urinary disorders, then credits the remedy with eight years of good health. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sells for 50 cents per box. Also mentions Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort and a general motto about avoiding trouble.
Up to date housekeeper advice touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as the best value 16 oz per package for 10 cents. It claims no sticking, no harmful chemicals, and calls out inferior 12- or 1/2-pound packs while urging buyers to demand Defiance. A humorous aside from Mrs. Henpeck questions whipping post penalties.
In a heated exchange between Hiawatha and Seneca, the Kansas county seat towns, Hiawatha boasts seven dress suits and a spike tailed coat never seen in Seneca. Seneca retorts that a small group of clerks earning three dollars a week go without underwear to afford spike tailed coats and a vest with one button.
John W Mackay guided a tourist party at the Comstock Mine explaining gold and silver workings. Andrew D White then praised the guide with a tip, joking that the guide earned the mine’s riches by digging them and owning them.
An Ohio mother sends a photo and note praising her four year old son who has eaten only Grape-Nuts since age two. He reportedly requests the cereal three times daily with milk or cream and declines other foods even at Thanksgiving. The letter ends with a hopeful nod to Postum Company.
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