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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
3
A compact guide describes an eight by thirty foot cold frame for tomatoes. It covers frame construction with planks and rafters, planting density about four inches, soil prep, and a cheesecloth cover. It includes steps to transplant from heated soil and to manage watering and hardening before field planting.
Advice on orchard success cites soil, drainage, variety selection, culture, and marketing. Elevation aids air flow and drainage, tile drainage debated, cultivation essential, spraying contested, thinning favored, and market timing crucial. Warns of mice rabbits and pilferers with traps and snares as top control.
Professor J B Reynolds of Ontario discusses drain design noting nearly level soils require careful tile selection and uniform grade. He advises maximizing fall where possible, ensuring a perfectly uniform grade and meticulous tile bedding to prevent surface irregularities. Deepening the ditch toward the outlet can increase usable fall on level ground.
Charles Young’s sod mulcher notes years of bearing orchards benefit from thinning and minimal surface cultivation. In Algoma he concludes that an orchard saved to clover yields more and better fruit with less work, as moisture is conserved without surface cultivation.
A brief joke explains that ben dwrymen herd cows indoors in winter to prevent discontent. It notes cows would be unhappy if allowed outside on cold stormy days.
A missionary recounts a back ache cure using iodine on an anxious patient who fears its burning. Mrs. Jackson demonstrates on her finger and persists, learning the woman fears the back belongs to her husband. A quip about Jimmie and a postmaster ends with a street encounter where a beskar’s sign prompts a sharp rebuke and the caller is told to mind his own business.
An elderly Lincoln minister Rev J M Suffeld attests after years that Doan's Kidney Pills gave lasting relief when other remedies failed. The 60 cent packages are sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and advertised in Harper's Weekly.
The White Steamer, favored after War Department tests and Roosevelt backing, was selected for President Taft. The White Company reports Taft’s car mirrors its Model O in design with arms on the doors, offered in 4,000 and 2,000 dollar versions, and notes strong public interest in White automobiles.
A light dialogue exchanges among Hardy and his wife about a baby’s strength and a humorous misquote about measuring voice. The piece notes a lively arc of social chatter from The Carrolle.
An ad fragment notes Ball Blue laundry product lines and a Red Cross brand, with a large 202 package offered for a few cents. The snippet references customer questions about cultivating the muses and a stranger in town knowing few people.
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