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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1876
Page
7
A Fruit Record correspondent offers simple garden tips to prevent squash and cucumber pests with land plaster and turpentine, and sulfur vapors to kill caterpillars. The piece urges widespread strawberry planting for health and joy, praising other fruits and detailing sage cultivation, seed costs, yields, and market prices. It also covers borers in young trees, recommending wire punching and camphor as controls to protect orchards.
The column urges farmers to value land and stable farming over risky urban ventures. It argues that many New York merchants fail, ending in poverty, while debt‑free farmers maintain security. It counsels sons to stay on farms, suggesting other trades may risk the family estate.
The growing season demands every person with a fruit tree to scrape soil from the trunk near the ground, sweep away dirt, and search for borers. If found, thrust the insect from the hole with a sharp blade. Trees should be checked repeatedly. many sickly orchards trace to borers, and owners should remove diseased trees to save orchards.
Guidance on thorough digging and deep pulverization before planting. Emphasizes manure depth and quality, especially barnyard manure, to nourish roots and resist drought for crops like geraniums canvas and caladiums. Advises adding decayed leaves and vegetables to improve clay soils and notes air and moisture choices for root absorption.
A wry tale recounts Ralph Waldo Emerson waking in darkness to chase a fleeting idea. He mistook his wife’s tortoise shell comb for matches and snapped its teeth, destroying the item before realizing the thought had vanished. Mrs. Emerson discovers the loss in the morning and modestly forgives him.
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a brain soothing remedy. It argues the brain is the governing center of the nervous system and that digestive derangements irritate the brain. By removing digestive disturbances the tonic calms the nerves, improves sleep and digestion, and reduces delirium.
An old advice column urges early treatment of spring sickness with Chen ch e Mandrake Pills. It claims rapid headache relief and liver cleansing, preventing bilious attacks, and recommends taking several boxes before travel, sold by druggists nationwide and Pucesin s White Wine Vinegar by grocers.
An eighth page feature reviews Dr Russell V Pierce of Buffalo N Y who concentrates on chronic disease treatment and diagnostic methods. It highlights his book The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser priced at 1 50 postpaid and notes public approval and his influence on patient guidance. Also praises Procter Gamble Original Mottled German Soap warns buyers to check stamps and avoid imitators.
Wolton & Hildreth at 225 and 227 State Street advertise the largest furniture trade in Chicago. They claim good goods and low prices make them the leading house. Their offerings include conbits and Fever Hofmann's Top Pilla, touted as the best and dependable cures.
For more than two thirds of life, Cnantren Osk Stoves have been a familiar household word. They gain popularity daily and help housewives provide three square meals with minimal cost and effort. The notice urges every housekeeper without a Charter Oak Store to obtain one promptly.
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