Agricultural Oddities and Planting Advice From a Western Farmer
A long collection of agricultural notes covers poultry profits, silo usage, and coffee quality, with guidance on apple varieties, seed boxes, and draft horse teams. It discusses soil practices, corn maturity, and the dangers of wild fowl spring shooting, plus tips on pest control and wheat yields across northern regions.
Draining land through tile to reclaim farms and roads
The article argues for drainage tile as a key farm improvement. It notes that excessive water damages crops, but proper tiling restores productivity and can cover costs with yields. It recommends four inch tiles, proper surveys, and using tile to improve highways and fields alike.
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Oman
Snd
Jess
Northwestern greening apple touted as hardy northwest winter crop
On February first readers are told that the northwestern green ing apple, stored since September, proves hardy and productive across a vast northwest region previously lacking a reliable winter apple. Though late to bearing, it matures around ten years and offers a promising investment of twenty to forty acres for future returns.
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Towa
Ben Davis
Salt craving in domestic animals natural and satisfied by wild diet
A reader asks if the salt craving in domestic animals is natural or acquired and how wild creatures meet it in saltless country. The piece notes salt need is natural and wild animals used water with salts and vegetation, with deer, mountain sheep, and dairy cows showing reliance on salt sources and forage nearby.
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Kentucky
Montana
National Ry
Eas
Beavers Pleads Guilty in Post Office Clock Scheme
Washington Web 14 reports Plea by Plea Beavers former head of the gull arias and allowance division in the post office department to conspiracy to defraud the government. He receives two years in the penitentiary at Moundavilla West Virginia. Other defendants already serve terms. six remaining indictments to be dropped under the agreement. Beavers will not testify in post office cases unless called by the defense.
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Gearen W. Beavers
Ral Arias and Allowance Division
Postoffica Department
Builey
Postofica
Flo
Moundavilla
W. Va
Gustus W. Machen
George S. Lorenz
Groff Brothers
Beavers
George Greene
Binghampton
N. Y
Meeds death on gallows not exact headline
William Williams was hanged at the county jail at 12 31 a m for the murder of John Keller on April 13 1905 He faced protestations of innocence and denied the charge of killing the boy's mother He spoke his last words claiming the act unjust and that Keller was his best friend The rope stretched and he died after about fourteen and a half minutes of strangulation by the draw of the trap
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John Keller
Condennedman
Gherltta
Williams
Heart Cure Claims Strengthen Nerves of Heart
A vintage medical advertisement asserts Dr Miles Heart Cure strengthens heart nerves and muscles to prevent palpitations and chest pain. It cites patient John H Suerman of Belding Michigan praising relief after using multiple Miles remedies, and notes druggists guarantee first bottle benefits with a refund if not.
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Miles
Chad
Joln H. Suerman
Belding, Mich
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Lost Mississippi Pearl Pin Reported Missing
A Mississippian seeks the loss of a pearl pin with a claw setting. Return to Miss Vtta Graat or leave at Eagle Seats store to claim a reward.
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Mississippi
Eagle Seats
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