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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
7
A young girl curiously asks her mother which day she was born. The mother replies with a playful line about Wednesday as the day at home, reflecting a tender domestic moment from Harper's Magazine.
George Miller reports a pimple worsened to widespread sores covering his face and eyes. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for twenty six days he was cured, then notes the product is sold worldwide and samples are available.
Orchard planting methods describe grafting and budding as tree propagation. Key steps include winter graft inserts and July to September bud insertions, with pruning rules, stock selection, and varieties for summer autumn and winter bearing.
The Farm and Home notes heavy bark damage to trees during plowing or cultivating. A traceless orchard harness is shown as a safer lighter alternative, removing the weight of the evener and whiffletrees and reducing injury to trees and labor effort.
A description explains a yoke fitted over horses with short traces at either end. The yoke bears weight when pulled and a pull bar connects to a chain from the middle that draws the plow or harrow. The text emphasizes the mechanism of joining horse power to farming implements.
A detailed guide outlines sanitary practices for squab farming including manure handling, nest cleaning, proper timing for nest disturbance, and cleaning procedures. It covers bleeding, dressing, cooling, and packing of squabs for market, with emphasis on hygiene and careful processing.
The article advises keeping a few young chickens in a garden to control insects and weeds. It recommends a long narrow wire covered run attached to the coop and placing the setup between crop rows, especially corn. The hen and chicks can share the run even when very young with mesh netting.
A five year old tells a private his father owns him, provoking anger and distress in the mother who asks the boy to apologize. The lad runs after the soldier and blurts I am sorry my father owns you. The ad ends with a plug for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap.
A letter from Union Oklahoma quotes Mrs Mary Ann Happock Utica praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing long standing weakness and nervous trouble. The writer asserts many testimonials are genuine and urges women to try the remedy before suffering further.
The New Jersey experiment station outlines a method to grow trees in barren sandy land. Apply oyster shell lime at two tons per acre plus wood ashes half a ton per acre. Follow with a 1000 pound acre fertilizer mix or composted manure annually. lime and ashes every three to four years.
Advice warns against letting a hen with scaly legs mit lice or mites. Recommend dipping the legs up to the feathers in kerosene to remove the scales and prevent disaster.
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