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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
7
iMp Wrage invites ideas for the department and answers readers on protecting roses in winter. Practical advice includes laying bushes flat with soil cover, using open coverings like old vines or corn stalks, and avoiding heavy manure or wet straw that smothers plants. In Iowa Nebraska, laying down roses and covering them remains safest for many varieties.
The article stresses cheap feeds and correct feeding as key to successful stock raising and dairying. It argues for growing own feed to reduce costs, avoid market swings, and optimize labor, with exceptions during scarcity or to balance nitrogenous needs. It warns against overreliance on bought feeds and outlines practical advantages of self-sufficiency.
A Nebraska correspondent asks about planting evergreens for windbreaks. Scotch pines grow fastest. red cedar varieties differ by origin. For our timber red cedar is best. for windbreaks Beotoh pine excels. Plant in spring. avoid too close placement to fruit trees, keeping 20 to 25 feet away if possible.
Two Colorado peach trees are laid down and covered with soil to prevent winter damage. The method, begun when trees are planted, involves circling with earth, bending the trunk, tying branches, and burlap covering. In spring the cover is loosened gradually as buds open.
A rustic verse describes a farmer’s day starting before dawn. The rooster’s crow signals lamps lit and early feeding. Each chore unfolds with the family hustling to prepare for the day.
The piece argues roadside fruit trees funded by donors are poorly suited to farmers. It notes blossoms are picked or damaged by passersby, fruit is stolen before ripe, and trees are left uncared for in sod. It claims farmers bear costs without protection or proper cultivation.
Bulbs require mellow soil and good natural drainage. Avoid heavy soils and excess moisture. If drainage is uncertain, dig to 12 18 inches, add 4 6 inches of broken pottery brick or similar material to create a drainage layer and allow the soil to settle back to retain moisture.
The note laments harming bumble bees essential for red clover fertilization. It argues for safeguarding bee nests and avoiding plow-robbing practices that destroy food sources. The text asserts insect pollination is crucial for seed production and urges legal and ethical conservation of pollinators.
A farm advisory piece argues sheep fit on every farm though not all. It highlights two ideal locations for flocks the stubble field after harvest and growing corn for weed control with minimal crop damage. It notes sheep clean fields brush and timberland while evenly distributing fertility.
In a seasonal verse the evergreen stands in its glory green amid winter bare hedges and fields. The poem extols the evergreen as a sheltering beacon for the beautiful bird and children, and links Santa Claus with gifts and the Christmas green queen.
The article critiques run-down orchards caused by careless or ill-suited planting and lack of knowledgeable care. It urges proper, practiced orchard management and notes a rising season for feeding sheep on Northwestern farms, stressing careful purchasing and possible profit plus valuable manure benefits.
A reader-observed shift from cereals and stock to canning industries as country areas move from pure farming to off-farm work. The piece notes growing city demand for canning products and urges tillers of the soil to adapt to and meet these changes.
The article argues there is no specific climate curing consumption and that cures in the patient’s home climate are often more lasting. It cites experts and the Illinois State Board of Health on treating near home, avoiding long relocations, and the needs of the poor versus wealthy patients. It also discusses seasonable clothing and the misbelief in fixed seasonal wardrobes.
A speaker warns that craving spicy and pleasure-driven foods undermines health. The palate, meant as a guide to proper nutrition, can be twisted toward self-indulgence, exhausting vital resources and leading to decline or death. The piece cites a French writer on self-destruction.
A damaged clipping expresses a controversial idea that the nation should foster intellect, criticizing urban growth as weakening reservoirs of strength and implying a need for stronger leadership, with insistence on slower learning and staying power.
Dr. H. J. Hall argues that honest manual labor, especially housework, reduces worry and nerves. Daily hard work clears the brain, lowers anxiety, and can ease the burdens of social schedules by breaking intellectual monotony and brightening life. An hour of kitchen toil may preserve time and strength for the busy woman.
The tale in Success by J Lincoln Brooks recalls Benvenuto Cellini's feverish struggle while casting his Perseus statue. A workman warned the sculpture was ruined, yet Cellini rushed to the furnace, revived the metal, and ate a hearty meal with his crew before sleeping peacefully.
A compact health column warns that well-tanned people seem less sick and promotes fresh air, exercise, and proper chewing. It mocks quick lunches, urges regular eating, and stresses lung health to avoid prescriptions, framing Dr Sunlight as a universal successful doctor.
An ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a permanent cure for rheumatism and other ailments. It cites Watertown New York residents including Mr T Wagar and his wife and a daughter Mrs Atwood praising relief. The pills are guaranteed safe with no opiates and sold by druggists or directly from the company with price 60 cents per box or six for $2.50.
An elderly customer exposes a con in a draper’s shop where a young clerk touts cheap silk and tape while the master explains inflated old stock amid worm epidemic hype. The ruse backfires when the customer later collapses the scam with an umbrella lash.
Catherine Devine of Sacramento Kentucky recounts a four year struggle with Rheumatism. At age seventy three she began Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports immediate pain relief and improved health beyond many prior years.
A quoted exchange shows a lady asking where the butter is and a colored girl replying that she placed it in the freezerator. The dialogue reflects domestic instruction and social language of the period.
Hundreds of dealers report De fiance Starch offers superior quality and higher availability, leading to replacement of other brands. Some dealers state they cannot sell any other starch, signaling strong market take rate and consumer preference.
A terse aphorism notes that poor liver function hinders optimism, suggesting health affects outlook and resilience.
A fragment praises a powerful ruler the Czar of all the Ruesias as invincible until he adopts Pillsbury's Vitos for breakfast. The quote extols vast legions, vast land, and hundreds of millions of subjects, then ends with a clipped aphorism.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Eave Apowder. It rests the feet cures swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Druggists and shoe stores sell it for 25 cents. Sample mailed free. Allen & Olmsted LeRoy New York. A woman can pretend almost anything except that she likes fa amen.
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