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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
3
An 19th or early 20th century manual outlines a detailed method for spraying potato crops. It covers quantities of blue vitriol, lime, and potassium ferrocyanide, stock solution preparation, mixing in barrels, and handling precautions. It notes dilution steps, use of iron and copper tools, and timing from evening prep to morning spraying, aiming to protect foliage and ensure even coverage.
The article discusses apple pests including the tripeta fly that attacks apples through the skin and tardy worm damage, recommending removing fallen fruit and planting a sheep pasture to deter pests. It also notes limited efficacy of spraying and mentions lime effects on sugar beets. New York meadow land and national hay production figures are provided with broad acreage and tonnage estimates.
Cement on farms promises independence by day labor and livestock efficiency. Charles Gurney of Red Cloud Kansas says concrete floors walls and sheds cut vermin and diseases, stabilize temperatures, aid stock care, and allow alfalfa profits, with 600 tons remaining after a fattening year.
A quip notes a peasant's pride in the biggest rooster in town and his wife wearing the biggest hat, reflecting humor about fashion and poultry status in a playful exchange from Fliegende Muetter.
G B Halsey of Mouth of Wilson Va describes two years of inflamed eyes that resisted home remedies and four physicians before Cuthura Ointment cured them in about a week. He notes relief by two weeks and praises the product. Potter Drug & Chem, Corp.
A collage of quips and anecdotes touches on blue blood in the wild west, a Bible lesson mishap, starch commercials, a tailor’s annoyances, a patient’s joke about whisky and soda, rural humor, and a brief piano count, reflecting a lively 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
A reporter recounts Patten mocking government wheat estimates by calling officials green horns. A sailor tale follows about buying vegetables and tables, ending with a joke about engagement to a typewriter, illustrating wartime whimsy and skepticism.
A collage of vintage ad copy touts Lewis Single Binder cigars with premium tobacco and foil freshness. It mixes assorted brief humorous clippings about prayer, romance, and social observations, including a boy’s bedtime remark and a quip about hypothetical hypotism.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Red Cross Ball Blue and leading grocers. It references a broken five dollar bill and various nonsensical names. The text appears as jumbled phrases with periods and scraps, lacking coherent events or clear entities.
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