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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1905
Page
6
Editor M. J. Wragg of Wav ee Iowa requests readers to submit new ideas and topics for the garden department. Correspondence on subject matter is welcome and details are provided for those seeking information.
Park's Magazine advises Roman Hyacinth and Narcissus bulbs as reliable winter house blooms. Use large mature bulbs for best show, grown in water or earth with careful watering and gradual light. Start December and avoid excess heat for quicker flowering.
The passage urges the farmer to apply close personal effort and identify himself with his business. It warns that only occasional accidental successes come from proxy help, and insists that the farmer must guide with his own hand to achieve the best results in any line of work.
The article argues that evergreens remain essential in landscape work, citing their year round beauty and usefulness. It urges farmers to plant windbreaks with Scotch pine, white pine, and Norway spruce, recommending rows of eighteen by twenty four, cultivated from nursery stock, to shield and beautify farms and estates.
The text advises keeping cellar temperatures low and a south side window open in milder weather to maintain freshness and prevent odors. It recommends burying vegetables properly and using a normal closing routine to manage odors and keep the cellar sweet.
The experiment stations in the states do great work for American farmers. They repay their cost many times over and serve the profession by conducting needed research farmers cannot perform. Farmers should support legislatures and stations, obtain bulletins, study materials, and build a personal library of the best agricultural knowledge at little cost.
A columnist mocks the disbelief that poultry farming yields money and ridicules debates over chicken breeds. He argues progress moves on and old opinions are left behind, using a playful jab at army mule humor about cats.
A fragmented poem pleads for solace in apples and orchard memories. It names Sweet Bough Morning Light Rene flowers Pippins Juniette Maiden's Blush and other varieties, recalling childhood sunlit fruit and a longing for comfort through harvest imagery.
The railroads banks and merchants warn young men to avoid alcohol saying they will have nothing to do with drinkers. The admonition urges abstinence with a blunt warning you will be left behind in life’s race. No doubt about it touch not.
Winter spraying advice for fruit trees emphasizes preleaf treatment with copper sulfate solutions to combat scale coddling moth and other pests. Recommendations cover Bordeaux mix regimens, copper sulfate variations for apples and peaches, and lime whitewash as a preventive measure against early bud break and frost damage.
The article argues for slow pig growth to seven months, then 40 to 60 days to butcher. It warns against stuffing, dirt, and poor housing, urging clean, well-ventilated, warm pens with daily litter. It promotes a balanced diet, adding pumpkins or beets after grain, gradual increases, and exercise for brood sows and fattening stock.
The message urges farmers to assess whether labor saving devices truly cut costs. It warns that machinery benefits depend on crop size and cash savings, insisting on rigid economy in all but careful thinking.
A farmer’s guide to storing seed potatoes to survive winter. Dig fresh seed tubers and store in a dry dark shed until around November 16. Sort to remove any decay, lay straw on ground, form three foot wide ridges, cover with straw then soil, adding more soil as cold deepens and topping with straw or manure.
A playful note on enjoying horseradish year round. Dig and bury the root to harvest fresh gratings through December and January, proving the spice remains palatable beyond spring.
Practical notes advise using Venetian red mixed with refined oil and lacquer to speed drying. Apply to barns outbuildings and tools, then protect woodwork from moisture. New brushes should be stored with bristles up, dipped in varnish, dried, then stored in finseed oil to prevent shedding and cracking.
Senator Dryden recalls an informal Newark wager on New Jersey Governor vote. Ten Republican businessmen predicted the margin. actual majority near 60,000. McCreary, Curtis, Horton, and others share anecdotes about editors, palmists, and White House overlaps.
Uncle Jared and Uncle Benjamin appear battered after a town procession accident. Benjamin bears a forehead wound and white, faint look while Jared limps with one coat tail and disheveled attire, claiming Benjamin’s accident and his own satisfaction with the outcome. A neighbor questions them as Benjamin’s colt allegedly ran amok.
Clarence H. Mackay, head of the family telegraph and cable system since his father’s death, is described as a sports enthusiast. He enjoys horses and has recently developed a strong interest in yachts, having been a capable marksman and a fan of big game hunting in the past.
In a tale of Dean Swift, a Dublin printer returning from London in silk and gold lace seeks a welcome from Swift who pretends not to know him. The ruse reveals the printer’s pride, and he returns in ordinary dress, then finds Swift openly praises him as a plainly dressed, honest man, exposing a fop who pretended to be him.
Arthur N. Sager, Republican circuit attorney elect of St. Louis, announces plans to hire a boxing instructor and undertake vigorous physical training to stay in peak shape for the demanding duties ahead. At 6 feet 2 inches and 240 pounds, he says he must guard against gaining weight as he proceeds with the job.
Ave'pencour Urbans fi veteran Joshua Heiler reports long term relief from kidney trouble and back pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He endorses the preparation again, noting reliable results across multiple attacks. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo sells for 68 cents per box.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cheap health bargain for headache dizziness constipation biliousness and indigestion. It promises money back if it fails and claims quick relief, urging purchase at druggists in assorted formats and prices.
A vintage pancake method lists two cups Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour with milk to thin batter, plus two cups Pancake Flour two cups milk one tablespoon sugar one egg and hot heat. It praises Falcon Self Rising Flour and claims to be sold by leading grocers amid broad promotional tone.
An ad style syndicated item extols the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley line for solid through trains and Niagara Falls service. It also includes endorsements for Allen's Food-Ease and Defiance Starch, with promotional notes on Luxury Bromo Quinine and household products.
The Sun set Magazine notes Arthur J Street highlights the West period and Portland Lewis and Clark Exposition as signs of progress. Preparations have advanced for three years with rapid construction and all rail lines offering special rates. The event runs June 1 to October 15 and is billed as a historic world event.
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