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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
10
A farmers institute discussed silage and cabbage brine as similar preservation methods. The talk noted many households already stored cabbage and fruit in jars, equating it to silage for preserving feed and aiding winter sustenance. It claimed silage provides bountiful, nourishing stock feed and boosts milk and meat yields.
Reader from Bernardston Massachusetts asks about oils as substitutes for linseed oil and profitability of growing soybeans and sunflowers. The editor notes no oil matches linseed's drying qualities. soybeans tolerate drought and sunflowers grow well in many regions, with best returns in the Midwest or West. Information avenues include western land grant colleges and Indian Refining Co in New York for vegetable oil details.
Farmers urged to use proper drainage and tile methods with soil tests and possible engineer help. Advice cites Uniontown Alabama Canebrake Experiment Station bulletins and stresses correct tiling, lime, and manure use, plus reminders about fall farming tasks and preparation for winter storage and election day.
The New York Sun contrasts colonial itinerant shoemakers with modern factory certainty. It notes specialization across countries and envisions a large factory replacing the primitive craftsman who carried his tools, tanned leather, and simple last. The piece highlights contrast in methods and tools from past to present.
A snippet from Strand Magazine notes Odori Street in Tokyo as one of the world’s densest pedestrian areas where a sudden gaping earth would be deadly. the narrow thoroughfare carries about 300000 daily amid the Shimbashi area. It contrasts with other global cities and highlights a densely populated commercial district outside the city walls.
In the story In the North Country from Sun Babies by Cornelia Sorabji women honor Bhishma in Kartik with lit lamps at village crossroads sacred fig tree and Shiva shrine. One lamp floats in the village tank and after flames fade women rub the black from their eye wicks to ward off evil.
A historical note discusses the spiral horn of a wild sheep serving as an ear trumpet to help discern the direction of a ticking clock in fog. It suggests limited benefit for distant sounds but improved localization, referencing Carlyle and broader musings on celebrity and fame.
Period ad extols Dr King’s New Discovery as ultimate medicine against colds coughs and croup. It cites Mrs George W Place of Raweonville Ve praising its pneumonia prevention claims and notes a 60 cent to 1.00 price with trial bottle offered by S H Williams. The piece also includes a light joke about theater acoustics and audience hearing.
The Rev Iri R Hicks Almanac for 1918 is ready and praised as a fine popular year book. It claims accurate forecasts of weather and earthquakes and invites orders at one dollar for a yearly magazine and almanac from Word and Works Publishing Company at 5401 Franklin Ave St Louis MO.
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