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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1905
Page
3
Mr Wragg invites readers to contribute new ideas to the farm orchard and garden department and will answer correspondence. Address M J Wragg 300 Good Block Des Moines Iowa.
The writer advises on protecting cows and calves during hot dry seasons and fires. Calves should be darkened in day stables and kept in sheltered yards at night, while cows can be tethered in pastures. A fly repellent mix from Doctor Moore uses fish oil tar crude carbolic acid to deter flies, costing about thirty five cents per gallon and applied with a hand sprayer. Regular daily spraying, or twice daily during heavy fly conditions, helps prevent blood loss and milk decline.
A 19th or early 20th century guidance article explains how to control plant lice on apple cherry and other fruit trees. It details egg layings on twigs and buds and describes thorough fall spraying before bud break using whale oil soap or kerosene emulsion, and how to dilute and apply the mixtures for effective coverage and subsequent use if eggs survive.
The speaker cautions against acting as an advisor to a neighbor who errs. Maintain good terms by letting the neighbor manage his own gates, and allow him to listen when you visit. When the neighbor visits, respect a reciprocal gate opening.
The article warns that summer lice harm hens and chicks, urging clean coops and dust baths. It notes many chick deaths start with lice, with up to 60 percent hatched dying early, and suggests feed like coarse unbolted corn meal with water and milk to aid bowels, plus berry patches as mutual benefit.
The article argues it is unfortunate many cattle go to market at imperfect finish. Farmers should ensure cattle are well fed and matured, as finishing quality greatly affects price. A one cent per pound difference can equal 12 to 15 dollars per animal, worth securing better feed.
The piece explains that feeding directs pig growth, shaping bone, muscle or fat. Nature first builds frame and sinew, with corn being poor for bone development. Pigs in nature feed on roots and grasses, only receiving corn in fall after much growth has occurred.
This year and perhaps next, we will obtain the earliest berries from Mich els Early Patch. The variety starts the strawberry season at least ten days earlier than ordinary varieties. Not high quality or large, but better from one’s own patch than store berries shipped from 200 miles farther south.
A piece arguing that raw capital often hinders new farmers. It stresses brains and careful husbandry over money, noting many failures despite wealth behind ventures. The author urges young men to rely on judgment, discipline, and self-improvement for enduring success in farming.
The speaker recalls practical signs guiding farming tasks such as rain anticipation when hay lies out and corn planting when oak leaves resemble squirrels ears. They note garden work when cherries bloom and equate a boy leaving school for a circus or fishing with threshing time, a personal memory of consistent timing.
Advice on poultry care stressing mature stock over immatures, shade for feed, lime in dust boxes to kill pests, avoiding grit in hen feed, and benefits of green alfalfa. Preference for small clean yards for chicks, earth or cement floors, fresh water, and open sheds or covered runs for light, air, and wind protection.
Poppies are dainty garden flowers commonly grown as annuals. Their seed is hardy and self sows, returning each year if the ground remains undisturbed. Single poppies are viewed as more dainty, while doubles have many admirers. Seed should be sown early in spring where plants will stay permanent, as transplants are difficult.
A reader asks about growing large numbers of evergreens with timothy among them. If soil dries out quickly, keep plants moist by cultivating between rows and around each plant and hoeing to keep soil pulverized. In very wet seasons timothy is not objectionable if soil retains moisture.
The Grand Union hotel at Saratoga announces a new acetylene gas lighting system to illuminate the grounds and interiors. Installing six thousand burners, the plan aims to improve comfort and health with artificial sunlight, claiming cooler, purer air and safer, brighter evenings for guests amid the famed springs and stylish grounds.
A compact aphorism proclaims that darkness can be made bright if properly kindled, suggesting resilience through deliberate effort and illumination in adverse times.
Farmers wives should read advertisement of Acetylene Apparatus Manufacturing Company in another column of this paper.
The guidance stresses securing a safe position before starting a new job. It suggests arranging a smooth transition with minimal disruption, ensuring responsibilities are covered, and maintaining professional conduct during the handover. The aim is to protect both roles and uphold career stability.
A claim that the product is superior due to a unique fully “ditere ent process” with Defainee Starches priced at 10 cents for a one-third higher quality than others. Read as a brief ad style assertion.
Elites and towns are organized into groups of ten houses. The oldest man in each group visits the nine other houses plus his own to count every family. He then reports the findings to the Imperial Census Bureau.
John Waterworth described as the world’s oldest engineer has died in Preston at eighty five. He began driving in 1846 and, over thirty seven years of service, ran an engine for more than two million miles without an accident.
Homeless children in parts of Australia are placed with neighboring families under state care. Authorities cover maintenance and require school attendance. After age fourteen, earnings go to a fund until the child becomes independent. Average cost of child rearing reported as 1.25 dollars per week.
Breed, Wisconsin June 26 Special Justice Chas Y Peterson of Oconto County delivers a nationwide noted judgment praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as the best kidney medicine. He cites a backache relief after a winter trial and warns untreated kidney symptoms may lead to Bright's Disease diabetes or rheumatism. The ending quip adds a social observation about a girl telling her mother everything.
In Warsaw on June 26 the Socialist party calls a general strike to protest brutal army actions in Lodz. The proclamation orders a red flag over Warsaw streets and shutdown of factories, shops, offices, banks, and eateries. Reports recount Cossacks shooting and robbing civilians, with 12,000 fleeing Lodz and numerous attacks across the city and suburbs.
Cleveland, June 26. John D. Rockefeller quips he is not a self indulgent monopolist and says he has talked too long at a prayer meeting in Euclid Avenue Baptist Church after returning from the East. He notes there are others who wish to speak and he does not want to monopolize the gathering.
Joseph and Phins Bierstein David Feist Jacob Noll and George Holvey of Shenandoah were sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty to taking bribes for influencing the appointment of school teachers in Youlisville, Pa.
In Mosandria Indiana on June 26 Peter Roessler 15 fired a rifle by accident while aiming nowhere near a target. Edmund Ded 16 was killed almost instantly in the woods near the cityAuthorities reported the incident as an accidental shooting with no foul play suspected.
John J. Mul aakey and William Varley, leading Australian double scull oarsmen, depart from Hamburg for the royal international regatta aboard the steamer Patricia scheduled for June 26.
Mrs J Shields wife of a prominent Findlay businessman shot and killed her 10 year old daughter then killed herself. She was about to undergo an operation when the fatal act occurred.
A field report describes the giant Madagascar dog spider as the largest in its family with a body near a pound and eight legs longer than a cedar pencil. It stalks prey by following faint scents through weeds, darting suddenly to seize lizards, rats, and other animals, sometimes capturing full grown birds or other large targets.
England's tallest Great Dane shown in picture. Lis Wweleht stands nearly isomouny hands, larger than typical dogs. Exhibited at Leadon ball Market with note that no history records a dog of such size.
The flying fish uses its pectoral fins as a kite string, its body weight acting as the pull. It makes a preliminary rush through the water before leaping, and air flowing beneath the enlarged fins lifts it into a gliding ascent. The fins lack steering control, so it often drifts through ship ports or lands on decks.
A German physician Dr Franck describes a life saved by Seidlitz powder after a man swallowed a large piece of tough meat stuck in the throat. Gas generated by mixing the powder and the patient’s effort drove the meat into the stomach, freeing the airway.
Richmond dispatch reports that Virginians fear the annual "air colts" sound, seen by some as judgment day. The phenomenon, believed by alarmed locals to foretell doom, turns out to be swans or cranes migrating north from the South each spring.
Royalty photographed in fashionable diversions and daily life. Prince Guntav of Sweden, heir to the throne, is shown skiing in Christiana while engaged to Princess Margaret of Connaught. The image highlights royal leisure amid athletic pursuits and high society life.
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