Renters urged to buy land and farm own claim
Mr Wrage invites readers to submit ideas to Ubtsu department and answers a reader from Osceola on whether renting at $4 per acre is wise. The piece argues high rents and taxes push tenants to seek farms of their own, noting renters who moved to South Dakota later paid off land and thrived. It advocates early investment in land, branding home ownership as a great blessing.
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Wrage
Ubtsu Department
M. J. Wings
Waukee
Des Moines
Iowa
Ths
West
Northwest
South Dakota
C. M
Central
The Breeding Business Sees Profit Despite Critics
Breeding stock sells for three to four times the value of common stock, with yearling bulls and cows with calves fetching high prices. The piece urges new entrants to start now, invest cautiously, and avoid debt while building on ground-floor opportunities in a buoyant market.
Preparing for Winter Care in the Home Garden
The article urges urgent autumn prep for frost protection on a variety of plants and crops. It covers storing bulbs and tubers, digging and overwintering geraniums and chrysanthemums, pruning and mulching shrubs and vines, protecting lawn and fruit crops, securing rhubarb and asparagus, and gathering mature squashes and pumpkins for winter use. It emphasizes moisture and proper storage spaces like cellars and dry sheds.
Millet Growers Lean Toward Binder Cutting
Some millet growers favor cutting with the binder, arguing it reduces weather damage in showers. A major drawback is the tendency for mold to form under the band if sheaves are large, though it may still be preferable in average years to other methods.
A Simple Farm Kitchen Then and Now
The passage recalls bread and milk, brown bread, sweet apples, and a warm family scene. Cows in the barn, a pot of cream, and a mother’s tea evoke simple country life, contrasting richer meals of the distant rich with the comfort of home. The speaker fondly cherishes humble fare and family rituals from long ago.
Proper hoof structure for a healthy horse
The text outlines equine hoof anatomy focusing on proportional growth from coronet to ground. It emphasizes a thick solid shell and sole, a deep strong structure especially at the quarters, and a wide deep heel with a full elastic frog.
Trees of wonderful size on Kos and California
The Youths Companion cites an oak on Kos about 25 feet in diameter said to be 2900 years old. The Christian Advocate claims a Mount Etna Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses in the United States with a 204 foot trunk and near 68 foot diameter, tied to Queen Jane of Aragon sheltering there. The largest U S tree is noted as on Bear Creek Tule River California.
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Cos
Kos
Mediterranean
Arta Minor
United States
Christian Advocate
New York
Mount Etna
Jane of
Aragon
Bear Creek
Calitornia
Feeding the Work Horse
Advice from John George of Tilfools on preventing overfeeding of working horses in hot weather. He recommends small cool water, rest, then oats and corn, with limited water loss from digestion. Cut Friday night feeding by half on weekends and give bran mash with carrots in wet weather, plus pasture turnout in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John George
Tilfools
Clean Up the Orchard Before Winter Frost
The article urges orchard cleanup from now to freezing weather to remove diseased fruit, twigs, and leaves to prevent brown rot and black rot. Heavily infected trees should be destroyed. minor infections may be pruned or removed. Regular burning of debris, using rake and pruning knife, keeps the orchard disease free and pests down.
Cross Breeding Ayrshire and Jersey Cows Affects Udder Qualities
It is claimed that crossing the Ayrshires with Jerseys improves udders in both breeds. Cross-breds seldom suffer gargets or udder troubles seen in pure Jerseys. Teat length in Ayrshires increases, suggesting cross-breds may have better udders than purebreds when kept under similar care.
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Ayrshires
Jerseys
Stored Apples and Moisture in Warmer Cellar
An experienced merchant explains apples stored in a cellar with standing water stayed fresh and hard to the end of winter. He notes barrels headed in the field shrink less, and recalls Baldwins kept best when six barrels remained wet but were marked to test durability.
Michigan Station Finds Economical Lamb Feed Ration
In an experiment at Michigan Station the most economical grain ration among several foods fed to lambs was found. The mix consists of corn 4 parts bran 2 parts oil meal 13 parts dried beet pulp 7 parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Nestle
Lift Up Your Hearts by Christina Rossetti
A brief poetic fragment invoking devotion and surrender to the divine. The speaker asks God to accept their heart and will, to wake their heart anew, and to guide their life, with repeated pleas for spiritual surrender and grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Rossetti
Siname Use In Ankle Regulated Demands Maker's Aid
A figurative meditation on sin and inner turmoil urging divine intercession. The piece contrasts surface comfort with deeper spiritual needs and recalls the calming biblical proclamation "Peace, be still" in Galilee. It emphasizes the necessity of sacred aid over earthly remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othat Inmage
Galilee
Manner of God's Love Revealed in Beloved Discourse
A devotional reflection on 1 John 3 2 1 2 focusing on the Father’s love that makes believers sons of God. The sermon explores sin, confession, the Advocate Jesus Christ, and the hope that believers will be transformed to be like God, with exhortations to purity, righteousness, and steadfast faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
John
God
Sons of God
Jesus Christ
Heavenly Father
John Sys
Brethren
Edgar L, Vincent
Peace for the Heart and the Wayfarer
A moral exhortation addressing sin burden and worldly travel. It argues a wanderer cannot find true peace outside God, stressing inner consolation beyond fleshly provisions and urging trust in divine mercy as the deeper remedy for spiritual ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
The Power of Love and Work in Christian Life
Rev. Andrew Murray urges love as the power behind creation and redemption and the impulse for self sacrifice. He links faith to action, insisting grace only reveals itself when exercised, and the Christian life requires work to awaken and sustain love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Christ Jesus
Doling
Andrew Murray
Walk as Children of Light by Dr. Balgarnlo
This devotional urges living as true witnesses of Christianity rather than merely speaking. It emphasizes that a mother’s example of self denial endures, and that Christians must reflect Christ in daily life to illuminate others. If Christ is in us, His light will grow in us and make us children of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Balgarnlo
Turn Your Thoughts to Others and Christ
A brief exhortation urges letting go of brooding and focusing on others and Christ. It advises resisting thoughts of trouble, turning toward purer, brighter things, and keeping difficulties in proper proportion as they fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
The Christian's Hope Hymn Reflections
The excerpt speaks of faith in Abba Father amid storms and distress as trials arise. The speaker stays close to God, trusting that life’s pressures work toward a sweeter rest in heaven, finding solace in divine guidance and steadfast hope.
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Abba
Women urged to try pink pills for female health
A Mississippi teacher Mrs. B. B. Ford says Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured her two year struggle with uterine issues causing sickness, dizziness, back pain and headaches. She asserts the pills restore regular uterine motion, improve appetite and digestion, and restore color and strength. A free booklet titled Plain Tales to Women is offered by Dr. Williams Medicine Co. to any applicant.
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B. B. Ford
Pushmataha
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
All Druggista
Honesty and Delay Before the Fire
A brief aphorism notes that honesty remains useful but may falter just before a crisis, suggesting timing matters in truth telling as danger nears.
Frozen liquids carried in leather sacks across Siberia
In Eastern Siberia, travelers transport solidified soup and frozen milk in small leather sacks. The method showcases traditional cargo practices where durable coverings protect perishable goods during long journeys across remote terrains.
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Siberia
Burglars Use Death Card to Bypass Store Staff
In Berlin, burglars posing as a closed shop left a door card stating sudden death to justify their absence. The ruse misled employees, allowing the theft to proceed unimpeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Berlin physician warns against piano use for young teens
A Berlin doctor argues that children under sixteen should not play the piano. He cites a study of one thousand girls who began before age twelve, finding one hundred cases of nervous disease among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Neuports Run Canary Farm in Schofield Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs Herman Neuport operate a canary farm in Schofield Wisconsin raising about one thousand birds each year. The venture is described as profitable and requires skill judgment and patience. The Neuports have been in the business for forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Neuport
Schofield
Wis
Neuports
Resident credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for Rheumatism relief
Mrs H W Sterns of Gelatt Pennsylvania recounts her years of rheumatic pain tied to kidney problems. After taking Dodd's Kidney Pills for four days she felt a dramatic improvement with back lameness and pains gone. She continues use and praises the remedy.
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Gelatt
H. W. Sterns
Dodd
Perhaps more people would go to heaven on Sunday trips
A brief wry remark hints at religious outreach through Sunday excursions. The line suggests mileage to heaven might rise if more such trips were offered or attended, reflecting a church or community promoter's viewpoint.
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D. Cheney& CO
Toledo
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Arch Street
Philadelphia
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