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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
7
A Rural New Yorker correspondent explains using airtight pressure tanks tied to the water system to generate high spray pressure. By filling spray tanks partially with liquid and using air at 150 pounds or more, modern nozzles deliver sufficient force. Multiple tanks on field rigs offer stronger, steadier pressure, with force pumps or gas tubes as backups if water pressure is marginal.
A Southern Illinois correspondent for Farmers' Review details orchard success on white clay and gray silt loam soils. He notes good drainage and elevation reduce frost risk, and stable manure plus cow peas boost profits on worn-out land, with clay soils favored for peaches and careful pruning to control vigorous wood growth.
A public health note warns against using milk preservatives like formaldehyde salicylic and boric acid as dangerous to health. It recommends clean safe methods as the best preservation approach.
The article highlights underused crops such as cardoon, chervil root, elves and hhives onions, collard greens, and robust methods for sowing and blanching celery, endive, and kohlrabi. It notes frost flavor, hardiness, and German interest, urging broader adoption of diverse vegetables.
The guide describes making a three sided standard from 2x4s to move a large tree. It advises loosening dirt, wrapping the base with carpet, and tying the cross piece to the tree. A horse pulls the rope, dragging the tree onto a sled and to its new location.
A report discusses using carbolic acid to control scale on trees. Experts caution that painting the trunk may not effectively kill scales that touch the bark or live in the sap, noting limited success and questioning the method’s efficacy.
There is no farm so valuable and productive that it cannot be made more valuable and more productive by turning it into a dairy farm.
A commercial traveler recalls a town where artesian water from a new system is touted as halved hydrogen. At the pump the old man jokes that the water has been scan'lyzed to be haf hyrdphoby, capturing a local quip about the beverage and its claimed analysis.
The Floating Workshop H M S Cyclops debuts as a fleet repair ship with a two ton casting plant and 15 foot long lathes. It can fix everything from bolts to 60 ton guns, all machinery being electrically driven.
The notice claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 to any case it fails to cure and urge sending testimonials to F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with pills recommended for constipation.
The National Syndicate of Railway men in France adopted a new petitioning method for a measure stalled ten years. It printed 400000 post cards for members to sign and send to the president of the senate. Correspondence to the senate president does not require a stamp.
A New York woman testified that her husband gently threw her down stairs, a remark cited to challenge the claim that modern men in the city lack consideration. The remark highlights volatile domestic behavior and raises questions about gender norms in urban life.
A shopper praises OUR-PIE Lemon Pie preparation as a better alternative to the old method. The promotional claim notes the product is available at grocers for 10 cents.
An assortment of odd advertising lines appears, including patent cures for nervous disorders and broncial throat remedies, plus quips about credit and manners. The garbled text mentions Dr. Kline's nerve restorer, Brown's Bronchial Traches, and various irrecoverable phrases, reflecting a bygone era of sensational marketing.
A man asks a neighbor about troubling chickens and learns they are kept shut up. The tricking neighbor explains he hides eggs in the grass at night and retrieves them each morning. An elderly observer notes money as a powerful motive in New York life and its relentless pursuit of goals.
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