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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1905
Page
3
Mr Wrage invites readers to submit new ideas for his garden department. Contributions welcome with information on discussed subjects. Address M J Wrage 800 Good Block Des Moines Iowa.
A cautionary article warns against buying distant nursery stock for fruit trees. It stresses matching stock to local conditions, risks of long freight, and the value of buying from a nearby reputable nurseryman. It includes guidance for small planters and references Jank Sloan’s inquiry about South Dakota land and fruit prospects.
A rural youth abandons liberty and independence to seek wealth, leaving behind his unbound life in the country for a city or Alleged ailment of discontent. The note portrays the cost of forsaking simple freedoms for material gain.
Farmers widely use trunk whitewashing, though not always for a stated reason. Prof. Macoun of the U S Department of Agriculture cites a formula of sixty pounds lime, twenty four gallons water and six gallons skim milk or glue as a good wash. Milk helps the wash stick and lets lime work better. Try it and report.
A poem extols a plain milk seller who claims no laboratory is used He simply gets it from the cow The speaker praises the honesty and simplicity amid a world of faked quality and laboratorial tricks
A Nebraska correspondent asks about sowing grass on two acres of lightly shaded land for hog pasture. The reply recommends brom e grass for quick pasture in northern Nebraska and blue grass for partially shaded ground, suggesting sowing brom e in spring and about half a bushel per acre of blue grass in June. Adding a few pounds per acre of red clover can greatly boost yield, with red clover noted as especially good where winters are milder.
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin summarizes feeding tests on hairy vetch cowpeas and soybeans hay substituting for wheat bran in dairy cow rations. Vetch hay matched wheat bran feeding value. costs drop about 25 percent per pound of butter, saving roughly $22.20 monthly in a 20 cows herd. Cowpea hay offered 86 percent of bran value. waste rates: vetch six percent, cowpea sixteen percent. Soybean hay yielded 4.5 percent more butter for eaten portions but had more uneaten coarse stems. Butter yield rose eight percent when corn hearts replaced bran.
Prof Taft of Michigan Agricultural College recommends whitewashing peach trees with a sprayer to guard against winter temperature swings. Thorough, renewed applications may be needed, and cost may not repay crop gains. If January thaws persist, spray with Bordeaux mix to deter curl leaf. spray from opposite sides in a thorough treatment. Weather in February or March may require a second application. Snow drifts complicate spraying but milder days aid access. Jars for butter packing are also mentioned as suitable for farmers.
The report lists commodities including cheese, butter, and fresh meats with prices for potatoes onions and poultry. It notes fresh shipments from Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and homegrown items, with bids and lots reflected for city trade and regional suppliers.
A garbled OCR item lists dairy and creamery references with fragments like Butter-Wenks creamery and western factory. It mentions common to extra, parade renovations, and terms such as Cheesee-strong and Eggs-Steady with minimal readable context and no clear event details.
The page lists mixed grain quotes including wheat and corn with regional no bids and various prices. It also records live stock prices for cattle and hogs across several markets and mentions specific entities and figures such as Chicago wheat bids and St Louis cattle prices.
John Johnson an ex convict in Ottumwa Iowa struck his wife with a baseball bat and severely injured an infant granddaughter and burned a child as he frenziedly attacked his family. His daughter Mrs Clara Bond intervened and was beaten. Johnson was pardoned from Missouri prison by Governor Dockery after ten years for assault and criminal assault in Mercer County.
Former Governor and long time public figure Coy. George S Boutwell of Groton Mass is critically ill with pneumonia at age 86. He served in both houses of Congress and was secretary of the treasury under President Grant.
Mrs Florence Wageley spoke in her sleep naming Willie. Husband Mann Wageley investigated and learned Willie was the man she favored. A divorce was granted.
James Walsh W P Condon and Fred M Johnson election officers were found guilty of frauds at the city charter election last spring and sentenced to six months in jail.
Paris February 27 a bill for a municipal gas fighting plant for the city of Paris was defeated in the senate after passing the chamber of deputies and receiving approval from the Paris municipal council.
Miss Josephine Halter a 15 year old girl was completely scalped when her hair caught in shafting at the Vincennes Button Factory. One ear torn off. The injuries proved fatal.
In San Francisco on February 27 president Benjamin the Whedder of the University of California labeled bachelors as social bandits at a large meeting and urged a tax on them.
Trade in Chicago shows no full recovery after a severe winter yet improved weather aids transport and production. Retail demand for staples remains healthy, warm apparel depletes stocks, and spring goods gain interest. Iron and steel contracts rise, rail shipments steady, and foodstuffs show moderate activity amid export constraints. Failures in Chicago district rise to 30 versus 20 last week.
Louis M. Mardy and his wife, about 40, were found dead in bed in Homer Michigan on February 27. Each had a single bullet to the head and one to the heart. Police consider murder as the likely cause due to the undisturbed positions and lack of struggle. Mardy is the brother of George Hardy, a long-term prisoner at Jackson state prison. The woman had divorced her first husband and married Mardy’s brother after his imprisonment.
Washington reports Andrew Carnegie has offered to give 500000 to the University of Virginia if the institution’s authorities raise a like amount. The offer, it is said, will be accepted.
In Omaha on February 27 a major department store bans jewelry for female clerks and requires black garments with hair parted in the middle. The policy order threatens potential strike action by the clerks amid labor tensions in the city.
Addis Lyman, a 17 year old, was found dead on the railway tracks in Carroll Iowa with a bullet in his brain. The shooting remains a mystery as no revolver was found near the body.
A Theodore-era advertisement argues healthy aging as a virtue and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to strengthen nervous systems during life changes. It includes a Chicago reader testimonial praising relief from dizziness backaches headaches and fatigue after six bottles, and notes Mrs Pinkham offers free advice to sick women. The column ends with a brief joke about a baby's first words.
A Chicago society lady asks her husband about her new dress before dinner. He replies in a jokey tone asking where she will tuck her napkin, reflecting social satire. The Yonkers Statesman quotation captures a domestic humor vignette.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a constituent pressing a congressman to secure a good government job for his son. The exchange highlights frustration and the blunt question of what the son can do, underscoring patronage concerns in a where-are-the-jobs era.
A rural chronicle mixes humor with a report of John Doe facing another indictment in Oregon. Locals joke about his home while noting ongoing legal scrutiny and community chatter surrounding his actions.
A testimonial asserts rheumatism arises from blood impurities and external creams are useless. Mr Stephenson details relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pure People, with claim of complete remission after two boxes and ongoing health. Pills sold by all druggists.
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