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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1905
Page
2
A newspaper ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted cure for female diseases. It highlights Mrs Pinkham as a confidential adviser who handles letters from women and claims extensive successful cures over twenty years. It urges women to seek free advice from a experienced female specialist in Tayna Massachusetts.
Sensible housekeepers will choose Defiance Starch for better quality and more value, as they can get one third more for the same money and avoid hours of effort wasted on inferior products.
Employment ad from Lloman Meyer & Co offering salaries and commissions to active agents selling groceries at wholesale prices in Des Moines area. Mentions Spaulding Ave and 12th St Chicago IL. Des Moines Fire Insurance Co reported sound and well managed by Insurance Examiner. Postal inquiry to obtain blotters and benefits noted.
An ad extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Popsin as a pure harmless laxative for bowel and stomach issues, urging mothers to try it for safer results. It promises strong relief and offers money back if it fails, with pricing at 50 cents and one dollar.
A promotional note urges trying Defiance Starch with a dealer return option. If satisfied, buyers receive one third more product for the same money and a claim that it will not stick to the iron. The message emphasizes consumer value and a satisfaction guarantee.
Mr Wrage invites contributions of new ideas from readers of this department. The planned replies will answer correspondence on subjects discussed. Address MM J Wrage 300 Good Block Des Moines Iowa.
A survey traces crop season progress showing plows and sowing by steam and traction engines. Machines replace backbreaking labor from plowing to seeding, with specialized plows and seeders boosting speed, precision, and economy across wheat ranches and California tule lands.
All kinds of grain, if sound, possess certain constituent properties, but differ in nutritive value with their chemical composition. Oats and barley, rich in protein, aid muscular tissue and growth in young fowls. Corn, rich in starch, supports health and weight gain. Wheat and buckwheat, rich in gluten and albumen, support egg production.
Fruit growers face a future of uniform packaging to improve returns. Barrel shortages and high costs abroad push for box or basket packaging, with cold storage at harvest to maximize sale prices. Baskets previously boosted grape sales by allowing small quantities to reach consumers.
The report notes vast western areas where locating land is unprofitable and states the first crew pay for the land may take five years before another crop could be obtained, highlighting long-term agricultural risk and delayed returns.
Quick drying land suits poultry yards and china nest eggs work. Incubators need watching and hens may need help. Plant greens in runs and try gaty and vetches. Market eggs and poultry are rising, aiding keepers. Brooder chicks show heat needs. adjust to avoid cold or overheating. Use lime in nests to prevent lice, whitewash poultry houses, and mix carbolic acid with lime. Do not overfeed. feed regular amounts and allow free range when possible.
A Michigander named Tie explains how he tracks every input to compute pork cost per pound. He weighs feed, uses middlings, and keeps a running account with the fvedian to know exact costs. He weighs pigs weekly and compares feed cost to weight gain to determine profit accurately. Honest dealing guides all farm producers.
Horticultural notes advise spring planting as best for trees, warn against planting too deep, and suggest ashes and manure as fertilizers. Good stock yields a better market and price, with pruning crucial in early years and peaches responding well to cultivation. Russian mulberry is praised as a bird feeder. oversized chrysanthemums noted in South America.
The piece argues for modern highway building and government support, noting the Brownlow bill as a path to national road aid. It traces historical contrasts with rail, cites the Department of Agriculture Public Road Inquiries as a growing force, and urges extending the program. The author questions rural pride in surroundings, linking farmer and urban resident needs.
New Haven dispatch notes arid Connecticut lands to be reclaimed by tree culture restoring conditions prior to extensive cutting. A state park near New Haven will host Yale Forestry to test species, study insect destruction, and guide transplanting. Forest wardens in towns will oversee municipal trees and vandalism of shade trees carries fines. Dairy stock yards should drain water and receive sunlight to ward off cold winds.
Dairy notes urge consistent feeding and milking, proper teats, and uniform cream ripening for rich butter. Salt availability daily, cautious use of cottonseed meal, and clean, neat dairies and wagons attract customers. Some farmers charge extra per quart by presenting a tidy operation and courteous service.
Darkbed wire and woven wire have effectually settled the hedge question throughout the country. Hedges have ceased to be regarded as available as a method of fencing land.
A poem from the Porthind Oregonian presents a contrite speaker confessing many faults yet claiming never smoking a cigarette. It frames redemption through prayer and steadfast virtue, urging readers to avoid smoke and seek salvation.
Self protecting plants defend themselves like insects. The squirting cucumber alarms animals by explosively discharging ripe fruits when touched, spewing pungent juice into eyes. The grass of Parnassus deceives pollinators with white blooms and fake honey, luring bees to die with pollen carried elsewhere.
Workmen found nearly 100 quarts of white honey packed between clap boards and plastering in the vacant McMahon mansion on Milton Avenue Rahway N J. The bees defended their stores as Moses Reed was stung severely while opening the hidden hive. About 200 pounds more honey reportedly remain inside the walls.
A systematic dig of a circular tumulus on Clobermoor Milngavie Scotland begun by Mgr W A Donnelly. Workmen uncover remarkable features with finds rivaling Edinburgh museum. The mound rises 250 feet above sea level, diameter nearly ninety feet, outer circle houses urns and Dru idical remains found nearby.
The piece notes unique native Nile crafts and hundreds of white winged boats on the river during good weather. It describes how the many sailboats create a tangled maze making steering difficult. It highlights the contrast of modern pleasure craft against ancient temples as a key travel feature.
George Morton of South Paris Maine hunted a rat in his cellar armed with an electric lantern and a stovepoker. The light failed and Morton hurled the poker. a later search showed his shot had killed the rat in the dark.
A plant-based anesthetic discovered in Japan is named sco polamine. It is claimed to surpass existing agents, administered hypodermically to induce a deep sleep lasting eight to nine hours.
Three 72 year old veterans from Saco Maine John W Sherburne Mark Patterson and John Ridion died since Saturday Two belonged to the Twenty seventh Maine regiment and had been neighbors for years. Boston Gioba.
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