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The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1915

Page

2

Alma reader praises Doan's Kidney Pills in Alma Michigan notice

Mrs L A Hamlin of Court Ave Alma Michigan reports kidney pain and distress from weak kidneys eased by Doan's Kidney Pills regulating kidney action and stopping pains She notes other family members benefited and urges others to use Doan's Kidney Pills price 50 cents at dealers Proven by Buffalo company sponsors

Alma L. A. Hamlin Mich Saya Dean Ile Doan

Classified Advertising In The Daily Paper

A remark on the frequent use and value of want ads in the daily newspaper classified pages, noting how these notices reliably yield results for readers seeking goods or opportunities. The piece emphasizes practical usefulness and broad reach of classified advertising.

Daily Press

Farm and Garden Hints for Profitable Poultry Rearing

United States Department of Agriculture advises free range hens and careful culling of males to improve fertility, with emphasis on early hatching months February and March. recommends near fields for shade and ground, kerosene disinfection, regular brood coop spray, feeding scraps and milk for egg production, and consulting county agents and state colleges for more bulletins.

United States Department of, Agriculture Seaxon State Agricultural College Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C

Annual Weeds and Control Methods in Western Crops

Weeds are grouped as annual biennial and perennial. Annual weeds germinate and seed within one season. common examples in the west include pig weeds wild oats rigweeds goosefoot shepherds purse foxtail grass barnyard grass and sow thistle. To combat annuals on tilled land cultivate after germination and never let plants reach seed. clean tillage on fallow land or crops like potatoes or beets helps keep fields weed free per W W Robins Colorado Station.

W. W. Robins Colorado Station

Orchard and Garden Planting Tips for Home Growers

Advice on potting plants, rooting, drainage, and starting thubarb roots stored in cellars. Recommends growing beets in moist soil, placing crops near sunny windows, and avoiding standing water in jardinieres. Warns to inspect for mealy bugs and keep houseplants healthy with proper care.

Jardinieres

Ferns and Water Louse Plants Care Tips

Guidance on caring for ferns and water louse plants from Leroy Cady at University Farm St Paul. Recommends washing with rain water and a soft sponge, cleansing with clear water, avoiding alkali stains, and moist greenhouse conditions. Suggests watering thoroughly and avoiding wetting flowering parts when potting Christmas stock.

Leroy Cady University Farm St. Paul

Systematize Farm Work for Efficient Manure Haul and Use

Farm Progress argues for a method to systematize farm tasks so manure can be hauled and applied without hindering other work. The optimal plan should maximize efficiency and benefits, guiding adoption.

Study of Soils for Intelligent Farming Knowledge

Edward J. Parkinson argues landowners lack elementary soil knowledge, noting color hints at composition, and explains soil types sedentary and transported. He stresses understanding sand silt clay and humus to apply fertilizer wisely and avoid guesswork in farming.

Edward J. Parkinson New York Evening Post

Farm shed upgrade offers cheap machine storage idea

A reader notes farmers lack space for equipment and asks for a simple, affordable shed design to hold machinery, wagons, sleds, and supplements. Emphasizes oiling and painting to protect wood and suggests a basic, low cost building need not be elaborate.

Value of Sheep Manure Gilds Land’s Richness

Ten tons of cold and Tequid sheep manure contain 250 pounds of nitrogen 31 pounds of phosphoric acid and 241 pounds of potash. The same amount of cattle manure has 57 pounds of nitrogen 17 pounds of phosphoric weld and 51 pounds of potash. These figures show why sheep manure is highly valuable for soil health.

Mixing Box For Wet Mash A Time Saving Device

A ponltre keeper who feeds ony yo three patie of Wee mast daily will God that a 30 by 24 by ¢ inch box, constating a beet line nailed to the under edges of four wooden stdles. It saves time and provides a bevel on as well, according to a contributor to the Orange Judd Pormer.

Wooden moisture proof sanitary box construction notes

Describes building a moisture proof sanitary box with zinc bottom and angled end, using white pine cypress or yellow pine stock. Specifies plank sizes, end boards, hardware, and materials per box, and notes a larger 48 by 86 by 7 inch size holds four to seven pairs of qs for mixing, highlighting initial cost savings over a power mixer and a one man mixing rate.

Variety of Feed for Poultry Promotes Healthy Laying

A writer urges balanced feeding for poultry stressing variety over a single diet. Hens need diverse foods for body needs and egg production, not an excess of any one class. Feed mashes crumbly or dry, avoid sloppy mixtures, and mix corn with oats rather than rely on them exclusively. Continuous reliance on two grains without supplementation harms digestion.

Cared-for winter fowls in cozy coop shown in photo

The article notes that egees are hard to find in winter unless fowls are well fed and housed. It describes a well vented, dusted corner coop with dry road dust, a pinch of potassium permanganate in drinking water weekly, and stresses separation of birds. A pictured cozy coop is featured.

Asien

Feeding Poultry with Varied Grains for Appetite

A guide suggests mixing different grains with corn and oats to tempt chickens. It recommends small, alternating portions of wheat buckwheat kutti and sapflower to create a varied ration and stimulate appetite without radical changes.

Modest Golf and Curious Couple Jokes Across Papers

A compilation of humor snippets from Cleveland Plain Dealer Detroit Free Press and New York Weekly. Items include a neutralities joke about French maid and Geran father, a golfer’s modesty quip, Gerty Gildl gossip, a Thames prop, and a wife keeping house tale.

Tusband New York Weekly

Such an Appetite. Bunery Youth in Key West Eats Stew

A bunery young man in Key West ate beef stew with a seat and refused to stop until a loud pop sent the buttons flying from his vest. Washington Herald reports a comic street scene and the unusual meal ending in a burst of humor.

Key West Washington Herald

Judge Sets Fine At Thirty Dollars

A brief courtroom exchange ends with the judge ruling a $30 fine after a prisoner requests a lower amount. The Philadelphia Press notes the heated moment as the defendant pressures for leniency.

Hiladelphia Press

Tempus Fugit Tale With Warnings and a Dawn Question

A fragmentary tale hints at a wound and dawn inquiry as a judge weighs a missing item. The speaker notes a lapse, a jest, and a looming question about where something vanished and why.

Lost Ball Mischief and Sudden Death in Amatuer Golf Tale

A fragment from old papers sketches comic exchanges by amateur golfers around a round at Linke. The text hints at bizarre luck, lost balls, and a fatal shock as a man named Wethersby dies during a neevour. The Ledger items mention intense love and a cryptic line about Kalieline and a cork.

Atmnateur

Too Much Rest Sunday Blues Prompt Public Fatigue

The Cincinnati Enquirer reflects on Sunday as a day of rest and questions why rest can yield distress. The poem-like meditation contrasts leisure with weariness, hinting at Monday’s looming fatigue and the social mood surrounding a quiet, reflective week start.

Cincinnati Enquirer

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Brock Lona Steel Range White & Ludy Woodworth Avenue Jpeenores Softens Alia Plymouth Hock Blondine Gerty Gildland Branetta Youngstown Telearin The Thames Tempus Wethersby Peoria Journal Kalieline Philadelphia Ledger Hallet & Davis and Conway Michigan C. A. Sawkins J. E. Sawkins Shorty, the Candy Kid Ithaca Shorty's Shorty Peanut Man Harness Shop C. A. Ogle & Son E. Superior ‘Street M. I. Mills State Street W.h.miner & Son S. L. Bennett Lowney
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