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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
7
An old advertisement excerpt highlights Doan's Kidney Pills claiming relief from sciatica and rheumatic thigh pain after two years of crutches. It mentions the Foster Milburn Co and a 60 cent price, alongside other humorous or miscellaneous notes and products in a newspaper page.
Adrian Georgia report tells how Lexa V Henry sought relief from a female illness and chose Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over surgery. The ad promises cures for menstrual distress, fibroids, irregularities, backache, indigestion and nervous prostration and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham for confidential advice.
The article explains methods for selecting seed corn, favoring field selection over cribbed ears. It describes a breeding plot technique using fifty ears, border planting to discourage foreign pollen, and a test box to evaluate vitality by planting small grain samples from each ear in numbered grid squares.
Sergeant W. McKay of Company C, 154th New York, criticizes a National Tribune history for omitting Bushbeck’s brigade from the Chancellorsville and Gettysburg accounts. He cites Bushbeck’s defense at Dowdall house, faults misstatements about breastworks and Jackson’s advance, and asserts Sickles’ remark on holding the line. He argues Bushbeck’s brigade and the Thirty-third Massachusetts deserve clear credit for key actions.
The article outlines selecting ears from tasseled rows for breeding and main crop seed. It specifies picking the best ears for next year’s breeding plot, then selecting bent ears for seed corn, and details ideal ear shape length and kernel count. It stresses uniform kernel size, compact ears, and thorough curing and dry storage to maintain vitality.
An old notice extols skunk farming as a profitable rural industry noting a single female plus five males can rapidly multiply. It estimates fur values from pure black to striped skins and projects dramatic long term earnings, while also mentioning dried potatoes as a potential German agricultural advance.
An estimate places about seven million farm families in the United States, counted in the broad sense to include all households in open countryside living as farmers. The figure reflects the wide reach of farming across regions and demographics.
An advertisement touts Northwest Texas as a land buy with cheap prices and strong long term value. It promotes Panhandle and South Plains lands, notes growing settlement, and offers land folders and home plots via mail from L. Suansaven, Santa Fe Railway agent, with questions answered.
A $5000 farm near Brownsville was bought for its crop, not land. W B Northrup paid $5,125 for the 20 acre cabbage venture, with a 24 pound per acre yield and crop values between $1.75 and $2.00 per hundred, yielding over $8,000. The ad urges others to inspect Gulf Coast land under cultivation and cites low excursion fares for interested buyers. Reports contact details for John Sebastian, Rock Island Frisco Lines.
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