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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1904
Page
3
Mr Wrage invites readers to share new ideas for the farm orchard and garden department. He will answer inquiries and provide information on discussed subjects. Correspondents should address M J Wragg in Waukee Iowa.
An amateur asks how to hive bees and move them to a new home. Mr Sutcliffe explains preparing frames with wax foundation, covering with cloth oilcloth, watching the swarm, and dipping bees and queen to guide them into the prepared hive then relocating the old hive to a new shady spot.
A farmer avoids giving cows fresh buttermilk, a notion criticized as a strange belief. The text notes buttermilk is used as hog feed when mixed with meat and can be served with corn as a solid food.
The Iowa Agricultural College led in the International livestock show with forty nine prizes including two grand championships and total cash of 1600 dollars. The Minnesota experiment station earned 1215 dollars and one championship. The article notes most exhibit animals were bred on the college farm and praises teacher breeders. It also comments on farm animals and adds verses about nature.
A fragment notes a farmer still plowing the old way while large-scale capital and trust structures push prices and demand. He faces squeeze from market control, with options to sell or endure pressure, as price asymmetries and competition reshape rural life.
Guidance on proper tree planting including hole size soil depth and soil quality to promote root growth and moisture retention. Emphasizes fall preparation plowing enriching soil with manure and careful post-plant care to prevent weed growth and ensure thriving orchards.
The piece notes a hard winter hits farmers with loneliness and scarce fuel while city workers lose days and income yet must cover living costs. It urges farmers to see city life, then argues luck favors honest effort and steady work toward success.
A. J. Phillips, former secretary of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, cites the three most promising apples in the Wisconsin experiment as the Northwestern Greening, Patton's Greening and the Okabena. He notes these leading varieties also arise as popular seedlings in adjacent Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, supporting the rule that regional leaders originate as local seedlings.
The passage argues for gentleness in handling cattle and patience in farming. It notes trains run through backyards and fields, highlighting how railways shape farm views from the public road and questioning what travelers would carry away about the countryside.
The article urges timely spring planting after rains, contrasting bumper results from quick, diligent work with poor yields from delay. It compares two renters on the same farm, one producing high quality corn while the other fails due to wet then dry spells. It also notes bees: a single hive style is practical for beginners to ensure interchangeable equipment across the apiary.
A farmer guide recommends planting a new strawberry bed each year to ensure annual crops. It explains maintaining multiple beds, renewing old beds after fruiting, hoeing to narrow rows, turning and pulverizing soil, thinning plants, and careful manure use to avoid rank growth. It also advises tobacco tea as a treatment for calf illness.
A call to plowmen urging steadfast effort and forward zeal. It extols plowing deeply and straightly with full power, stressing readiness for future hours and advancement without delay.
The piece ponders whether farmers can form a successful combine to resist dependent pricing and harsh public whim. It questions why cooperation often fails for farmers versus manufacturers and asks what hinders firm collective effort in producing and marketing their goods.
New York May 2 Dr William Morton of the New York Post Graduate Hospital reports a discovery in fluorescence that yields cold light without heat and enhances X-ray diagnosis. When stomachs are filled with fluorescent liquid, interior outlines appear clearly in negatives, enabling precise surgical planning for intestinal diseases and appendicitis. The method could cut illumination costs dramatically and improve surgical safety.
Dennis Turkey, an aged Stockbridge Indian and civil war veteran, was found murdered on the edge of the Shawano reservation after his eyes were gouged out and his face stamped. Johnnie Frank, a Menominee half breed, is jailed and charged with the killing. his clothing and hat bore bloodstains as he denies knowledge of the crime.
Congressmen William A. Rodenberg of Wisconsin wed Miss Mary Brent Ridgeway in Asbury Park New Jersey. The ceremony linked a Hawaii connection from 1901 when they first met during Rodenberg's civil service commissioner days. The couple departed for Asheville North Carolina after the wedding.
A fragment hints at farm life lessons. It mentions four start in beekeeping and apiary management to train a boy, fostering observation and a concise love of nature. The text reads as an instructional musing rather than a full article.
Denver May 2 W I Ward son national organizer of the National Mine Workers of America was badly beaten about the head and shoulders with a revolver by three unknown men at Sargent Colorado and is in critical condition He is suffering brain concussion and recovery is doubtful
An old advertisement-style notice extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the great kidney and bladder remedy. It touts many claimed cures, urges trials, cites a testimonial letter from I C Richardson, and notes hospitals and doctors endorse the product. It gives supplier details in Binghamton New York and offers bottles priced fifty cents and one dollar.
If you have any kidney or bladder symptoms or a family history, send at once to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York for a free sample bottle of Swamp Root and a book of testimonials. Mention you read this in the newspaper.
Coupon directs readers to fill in name and address to receive a free sample bottle of Swamp Root the Great Kidney Remedy from Dr Kilmer and Co. Include street name, city or town, and state, and mention the paper.
As modern binders outrun old reapers, the Red River Special claims superiority over small cylinder old-style threshers. It boasts fast, efficient threshing, saving time and money for threshermen and farmers. A free book explains the reasons and promotes the machine with the slogan Man Behind the Gun.
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