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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
6
Public health guidance warns fly catchers are ineffective for reducing fly populations. Emphasis on removing breeding sites and sanitation, with school and community involvement. Education should align with modern sanitation, targeting manure, decaying matter, and waste areas. Swat manure with Paris Green to prevent breeding.
A 1-to-25 water mix of Paris green is suggested to destroy maggots in manure without harming its fertilizing value. A garden can and daily application on fresh manure is advised, creating an inexpensive, effective fly killer. The remedy is stated as safe for stock in small quantities.
The U S Department of Agriculture highlights ordinary borax as an economical larvicide that preserves manure fertilizing value. A pound per horse per week is suggested, applied through a sieve and moistened, with tight, grooved containment and frequent cleaning to prevent fly breeding. Public guidance urges hygiene, traps, screening, and community fly-control efforts.
John Bond Sr reflects on work as a path to happiness. He urges harmony between employer and worker, efficient farm management, and daily duty organization to reduce unrest, faultfinding, and hobos, advocating helpful guidance for hired hands and faithful conduct in all walks of life.
The Topperweins dazzled Fairgrounds crowds with a target shooting display. They used shotguns and Winchester rifles to shoot eggs and wing targets with precision. Mrs Topperwein contributed a standout performance admired for accuracy and skill. The pair promote Winchester Firearms Co. on an advertising tour represented in Blackfoot by W. N. F. Buyle & Co.
Persons desiring to use the City Way for sprinkling purposes must apply for a permit and register for the same at the office of the Blackfoot Water Works at 57 Main Street. All persons found using the water for sprinkling without a permit will be shut off without notice. Blackfoot Water Works, F. Hilliard, Sec.
In Alaska the rush tales mix fortune and hardship. Charley Anderson finds a gold claim on Eldorado Creek after a deed is stolen for eighty hundred dollars. Treadwell, Brussard, and Lindblom rise from scams to prize mines. many others toil without fortune. The piece contrasts luck with grit, noting Norse and Swedish names and the harsh realities of mining camps. It also covers Idaho highway plans and funding shifts affecting Idaho Falls and surrounding counties.
The notice explains that lame back is often due to rheumatic muscle strain and affects hardworking people. It recommends massaging the back with Chamberlain's Liniment two or three times daily for relief and notes availability everywhere and through all dealers.
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