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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
7
A collection of light anecdotes including a tramp recovering a ring with a boy named Sterling, Gilbert at a country club with clergymen, England’s mixed schools and a pinafore inspector, Le Gallienne's checks, a Scotsman editor’s joke, a Bowery recruit’s defense, and a Boston bridegroom who agrees to obey in a wedding rite alongside Rev Wendte’s playful reply.
Westfield Illinois December special report quotes Rev G L Good praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for Bright's Disease. He says six years of illness with kidney trouble left him near collapse until the pills brought relief, weight gain from 105 to 165 pounds, and a full recovery. He urges others with kidney problems to try the remedy.
Mr Wragse invites readers to submit any new filings and will answer correspondents seeking information. Address M J Wrage at Waukee or Des Moines Iowa for subjects discussed and further details.
The piece advises ahead planning for the next fruit crop after a heavy year. It highlights four key soil elements nitrogen phosphoric acid potash and lime, plus timely applications of nitrate of soda and muriate or sulphate of potash, with fall or early spring work recommended. It notes observed orchard difficulties in Missouri Iowa Nebraska and similar states and stresses persistent, informed care through spraying pruning and cultivation to improve future yields.
Skim milk benefits young stock and stable lighting affects horse health. Quiet handling aids growth from birth to maturity. Breed with a purpose and manage poultry, corn intake for hogs, and train the colt to drive as it matures.
Guidance on lambs after weaning emphasizes early roughage on rope pastures or clover as substitute, avoiding grain unless the feed is sparse. If on succulent pastures and lambs appear slim, supplement with oats. ensure grazing from late season into winter with careful feeding to maintain flesh and strength.
The Youths Companion cites Cos Kos Island oak aged about 2900 years. The Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses in New York claims a 204 foot circumference trunk, nearly 68 feet in diameter. California’s Bear Creek Tule River area notes a 128 foot circumference giant, while Nevada’s giant redwood measures 119 feet in circumference.
A guide on making cement floors for stables and walks argues cement and sharp sand or coarse gravel form a strong lasting surface. It prescribes a cement to sand ratio of 1 to 4, a thick crumbly base, thorough mixing, compacting with a pounder, and a final thin coat for a smooth finish if desired.
A woman writes of severe hand cracking and pain hindering housework and cooking. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment she is fully well. The letter includes other random quotes and an ad line for LAZO OINTMENT claiming refunds if not curing in days.
A fragment notes Sensible Housekeepers will choose Defiance Starch for one third more quantity and better quality. Mentions gas meters, Whos Cure throat and lung remedy from Van Arpavey Indiana, and assorted product lines. Also references Red Cross Hue, Russ Company, a marriage dare.
If Defiance Starch does not please you return it to your dealer. You get one third more for the same money. It will give you satisfaction and will not stick to the iron. Prince Charlies of Denmark now has one of those uneasy heads.
The article compares American European and Japanese chestnuts in size space requirements and quality. American chestnut grows slowly with large shade, European needs about thirty feet and has large nuts of mixed quality, Japanese is smaller productive but inferior and early bearing. Paragon, a European type, is noted as the most popular.
An archaic health claim touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for tumors and feminine health issues. The article exaggerates effectiveness and cites women’s enemy tumors, noting growth is often hidden until advanced.
A dubious colonial era tale claims the Empress Dowager was sold into slavery at age eleven to save her family from starvation. It asserts she later served the late Emperor, became Empress, and educated herself despite misstatements. The piece mixes praise with outlandish comparisons and mockery of modern brands.
The article argues that the US census is unreliable for decade by decade poultry data and asserts poultry and eggs likely exceed one hundred million dollars in value. It notes poultry provide a market for grains and mill products, require large amounts of food, and support farm economies by creating markets for farm products and supporting urban poultry ownership.
Column or witty aside notes a controversial shortcut by advising that a young man might seek to win a girl by bribing her father to object, a practice framed as questionable and problematic for courtship.
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