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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1909
Page
3
Baby scarred by boiling grease heals with Cuticura
Mrs. Hare of South Shields England describes a severe facial scald from a frying pan spill. After using about three boxes of Cuticura Ointment the baby healed in five weeks with no scar, leaving skin like velvet. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
Burglars Break In Do Not Take A Thing
Quote from Detroit Free Press notes burglars entered a house and left with nothing. The remark suggests the owners claimed solid silverware but were exposed as not real silver. No damage reported and no injuries cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Various 19th Century Advertisements and Quotes
A collage of short ad blurbs and aphorisms includes Lane's Pleasant Tablets claim to halt colds in hours, priced 26 cents with mail sample option. Garfield Tea Co promising constipation relief with free samples. Brown's Bronchial Traches touting throat relief. Buoyant quips about sacrifice and memory. and notices of 20,000 acres of wild land in Morton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Woodward
Brown
John I. Brown & Son
Boston
Maas
Morton Co
No. Dak
Minnesota
Wisconsin
National Land Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Ensilage for Sheep from a Michigan Grower
A Michigan sheep grower Mr Reynolds urges ensilage as the most economical succulent food for all ages. He calculates an acre of corn silage yields about 15 tons or 30 000 pounds, providing roughly 3000 rations for fattening lambs over a 200 day winter. He warns against overfeeding and sour troughs, recommends clean troughs and sweeping racks before feeding, and notes mouldy silage should be avoided.
Bolting feed self feeder for horses
A simple self feeding device for horse feed is described to curb bolting. Constructed from inch boards as a hopper style box, it allows the horse to access only small amounts at a time and directs feed into a slanted trough to prevent rapid consumption.
Raise Goug Horses And A Vision For Farm Breeding
A Rural New Yorker article by Elwood Akin urges farmers to invest in quality brood mares and Percheron stallions. It argues that the draft horse market rewards higher prices, notes Percheron versatility across mares, and encourages forming a local breeders club to share costs. It stresses using business sense, good sites, and collaboration to boost profits from improved stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jam
Elwood
New Yorker
Defiance Starch Promises Better Laundering Results
During the shopping, the ad notes deceitful Maude men and distrust among friends while praising white wash goods. It urges home laundering with proper starching, highlighting Defiance Starch as the first essential for stiffening without thickening the fabric, promising improved appearance.
Convenient Hanger Tightens Lantern Wire Across Barn
Prairie Farmer advises stretching a smooth wire from one barn end to the other just behind the stalls. Attach a lantern to a harness snap and slide it along the wire as needed. Keep the wire high enough to stay out of the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Farmer
Catarrh Cure Promises a Hundred Dollar Reward
An old newspaper fragment touts Hall and Wall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy with a one hundred dollar reward for any failure to cure. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to request testimonials from Toledo makers F J Chen y Co. Also mentions other products and ad copy about eye remedies and tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Wall
J, Cheny & CO
Toledo
All Drugeista
Takelal
Breeding sows kept in medium flesh for vigor
Breeding sows should be kept in medium flesh to maintain vigor and prevent breeding quality loss. Avoid thinness by restricting rations and provide protein rich, balanced feed with exercise. Over fattening harms future breeding ability. monitor intake to keep sows at an optimal condition.
Livestock Notes and Horse Training Insights
The notes advise selecting top individuals among four breeds Poland China Berkshire Duroc Jersey and Tamworth. A sound halter helps a slick horse maintain control. Individual excellence matters more than pedigree while a weanling should have a personal feed box. Viciousness links to training or management. Horseback riding as recreation may be declining. Punishing unchangeable faults harms a horse. Pork yield from cattle rises with age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Berkshire
Duroc-Jersey
Tamworth
Increasing the Winter Yield for Dairy Farms
The article argues that winter milk output can be raised despite cold weather. It notes the common belief that January and February yield halves the summer level, but claims a 60 percent winter increase is possible with proper methods.
Pasturing Sheep on 80 Acres in Blue Grays
A Rural New Yorker correspondent notes no fixed rule for stocking 80 acres of pasture. Practical sheepmen cite three to four sheep per acre depending on season and pasture quality, with the flock master guiding management. Rape, a fast grower, provides feed for growing sheep late into fall.
Hogs Judging Tips Hint at Selecting Top Sows
A terse line from an old note urges selecting good hogs by judging individuals. It mentions choosing from one to five sons and emphasizes good qualities in both dam and sire lines. The exact wording is fragmentary but indicates practical selection guidance.
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N. Y
Garfield Tea Co
Livy
California
Fic Syrup Co
Dr.d.jayne
D. Jaynes
Lea
Michigan
Reynolds
The
Drovers’ Journal
Maude
Percy
Clara
Bessie
Mr. Bilkins
London
St. Francis de Sales
Samuel
Allen
Dodds
Petra
Guaraty
Piso
Samuel Pytcher
Bears
the Centaur Company
New York
Castoria
USA
Seattle
Pacific
America
A.Y.P
Frank. T. Hunter
the Trustee Company
Wash
Bot
Reel Po Book
Crescent Afy. Co
Svatule
Milwaukee
Northwest
Pickands, Brown & Company Goldy-Abbott Bidg
Wiss
Saliersq
Germany
William
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Balsor
Agricultural College
Sch
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Wik
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