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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
3
A reader testimonial from Sterling Connecticut praises Lynn E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache fainting and indigestion and invites others to write for treatment details. The note mentions Mestena New York and Mrs Joan Terezam Box 116 Sterling Conn.
In a courtroom exchange a concerned husband Mr Umson-Harry and his wife debate leaving home untidy for a play. The wife fears burglars while the husband questions who would witness any intrusion.
An old advertorial promotes Cutlura products for hair loss caused by dandruff and irritation. It claims daily ointment soothes scalp and aids hair growth, offering free samples by mail from Boston. The note then shifts to a social observation about divorce notices among friends.
Nebraska bankers and agricultural leaders met at the state farm with university officials to plan county farm demonstrators and faster agricultural development. Other items include a postponed freight hearing, aviation guards at Lincoln, state tax breakdowns, a trade excursion plan for Central American countries, a warrant hold up, and a record university attendance forecast for 1916-1917.
A historical note details starting a bull’s training early with a nose ring. It covers timing for insertion from nine to twelve months, cautions against using the ring until three or four months later, and explains tying the bull to a post before inserting a brass or bronze ring through a nostril membrane with a sterilized trocar and cannula. It warns about rough edges and rust, and advises a strong ring after two to two and a half years, plus safe tying to minimize ring loss.
The article weighs tool choices against budget and neighbor cooperation. It notes a manure spreader can boost profits for larger dressing loads, while a silo along with a silage cutter and engine is key for dairying. Potatoes raise tools like planters sprayers and diggers, yet many farms get by without them. Generic farm essentials such as wagons plows harrows mowing machines and hayrakes remain standard expectations.
Instructional note describes wooden stanchions 3 to 3% feet high and 18 to 24 inches apart with a 4 inch wide neck space. Calves are fastened during feeding to prevent ear biting, then released after grain. Build pens on the barn’s south side to ensure sunlit, disinfectant free warmth.
A writer advises choosing a high dry site on light soil for cherry trees and recommends plowing heavy clover sod under with manure, fall or early winter work, and rows 15 to 18 feet apart. Names varieties such as Montmorency Early Richmond English Morello and others with timing and size notes.
A diagram describes a double deck trellis for blackberries. It features two parallel rows of 2 by 4 posts set six feet apart with posts eighteen inches apart in each cross.
Description of a four foot high berry trellis with heavy gauge wires on posts, staples, and notched boards forming a swing-like support. Vines train along the top and are lifted each season, allowing easy harvest and reuse of lower boards. Used widely in California for loganberries and Himalaya blackberries.
A Milledgeville college board tests a modern language candidate with multilingual questions and monkey language fear, noting the man’s refusal and eventual disqualification. A separate quip praises reputation over money, and a playful exchange about rowing ends in a comic threat.
A doctor with wide experience claims coffee injures certain systems and can cause constipation stomach and nervous troubles. A patient who quit coffee after starting Postum reports better sleep weight gain improved energy and healthier children. Postum is sold in cereal and instant forms with a stated price and brewing notes.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a herbal kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims quick relief for back and urinary troubles and offers a sample bottle for ten cents. The note adds a humorous quip about a fish boast.
The article argues that unused farm corners should be planted with trees to yield bean poles and fence posts, and eventually nuts and honey. Nut bearing trees and basswood could supply honey and sugar maple can provide maple sugar, while trees mature into valuable timber.
If the plants are vigorous and the bed not too weedy, renovate for another year. Mow close to the ground, rake and burn foliage, plow a furrow, remove weeds and diseased plants, fill with rotten manure, and cultivate thoroughly. Inexperience in pruning harms orchards more than insects in a year.
Advertised medical claim describes Resinol ointment as a trusted treatment for eczema and itchy skin. It cites physicians prescribing it for two decades and reports of rapid relief and healing upon application. The ad ends noting sales through druggists and a brief humorous quip about a pope.
Neighbor’s Little Girl asks when Mrs. Spruggins returned from a trip. Mrs. Spruggins says she has been away with their child and notes a week of tension at home with Mr. Spruggins.
A brief exchange hints at a bid tendering scene as a waiter’s stern appearance prompts a sharper bid. The conversation centers on financial dealings and a bid in progress, with the tone of a cryptic humor strip.
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