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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1911
Page
6
A collage of advice and observations on farming practices includes rural ethics on neighbors keeping flocks away from gardens, tax issues for Mexican peasants, and land restoration in Oklahoma. It covers paint ingredient disclosure debates, Maine poultry powder recipes, milk safety versus tuberculosis risk, Babcock butterfat testing, and herd management lessons from Holstein dairy records.
A Kansas hen lays an enormous egg while 1840 U S corn production totals 377 492 000 bushels though Iowa is cited as surpassing prior year. An Ohio resident suggests sand as dyspepsia cure. Advice covers fodder crops pacts for sows roped notching to reduce mosquitoes and cautious seed sowing. Discussion includes azoturia, manure value losses, poultry management, dog rabies shifts to Pasteur treatment, and calls for federal seed laws. Apples traced from ancient times to New England orchards.
A Princeton reader asks about a western valley opened for fruit growing and potential real estate swindles. The column urges buyers to verify with horticultural experts, check rainfall and irrigation, assess frost risk, test soil depth, and scrutinize promoters' honesty before investing.
A dairyman facing contagious abortion must thoroughly clean stables and quarters then spray with a 1 to 1,000 corrosive sublimate solution and whitewash. Suspected cows should be separated, and those with calf losses washed daily with 1 percent creolin or lysol. Pregnant cows receive a daily sodium hyposulphite drench. abortive material should be burned or buried, with the area disinfected. Bulls from affected herds must be disinfected before mixing with healthy cows.
A New England ornithologist calculates that Massachusetts hosts at least five insect eating birds per acre, totaling about 25.8 million birds in 8 000 square miles and consuming an estimated 2 560 000 000 insects per day, equating to 21 000 bushels daily. If nationwide, the implications are vast for pest control and bird protection debates.
The Nebraska experiment station reports five years of trials answering does spraying pay. Net gain per acre averages 64.55 dollars after spray costs. Sprayed trees yield 220 bushels per acre of marketable fruit and 55 bushels of culls. unsprayed trees yield 90 bushels of marketable fruit and 85 bushels of culls.
In a discussion on geologic changes, reports suggest land elevations may occur in Europe. Observations include a church tower in the Main valley gradually rising since 1861, and another tower visible since 80 years ago near Strossendorf. Similar records are noted in Bohemia, Switzerland, Spain, and the French Jura.
A New York Tribune piece argues there is no danger from submerged wrecks. It explains that sinking objects go to the bottom, not a suspended depth, and warns lookouts to heed any protruding alarms on derelicts.
In Cleveland a couple's home becomes the scene of an odd domestic moment as the husband, claiming to be making a wish, stands before his wife and a visiting lawyer at the library table with scattered papers. The scene unfolds with playful tension after an afternoon of bridge.
A Philadelphia Times excerpt depicts a revival where church workers move through aisles. A gray haired woman asks a theology professor in a distant seminary if he would like to become a Christian. He replies with formal doubt, and she retorts that such a small obstacle should not hinder faith.
The famed soubrette Kitty Clive mocked Garrick over his tragedy mockery yet applauded his Hamlet efforts. Garrick asked if he persuaded her, and she cried in frustration calling him a mere gridiron actor after his triumph on stage.
A Detroit News snippet records a brief domestic exchange about shopping for silk. The wife asks to match a piece before the husband comes home, but he is fatigued after work and suggests not to bother her. The brief dialogue captures a light, everyday marital moment.
A Buffalo Express clipping quotes Mrs Billerock complaining that as she ages stores no longer offer as good bargains as before. The item presents a light, domestic reflection on shopping and value.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes with wry humor how gracefully young Skivett raises his hat and jokes that he could just as well raise the price of the bat ball gracefully.
Pettibone and Funnibone spar over love and money in a brief dialogue about affection. Funnibone claims to live on love while revealing a $100,000 exchange, and Pettibone wonders how wealth fits into devotion. Faces are made beautiful by kindness, a divine sculptor.
The discarded Queen Caroline is kept in anteroom by a gentleman named Chutneigh who entertains her with a game of spotted the lady. She losses a string of bets before the coronation ends. He earns a pension for introducing the three card trick to England.
In Pittsburg a theater sign warning ladies to remove hats led to a comic incident as a rustic woman left with combs a brush and two small mirrors claiming the sign promised thanks for removing them. An employee stopped her and the sign was changed.
An old soldier recalls Amos Stillman of Company A Twenty-third Massachusetts volunteers. He praises Stillman’s bravery in action and his humor, which steadied comrades at Cold Harbor before the charge.
The excerpt depicts a six foot tall corporal under Confederate fire becoming agitated at lack of protection. Private Stillman intervenes by thrusting a ramrod into the ground and urging the corporal to take cover behind it. The scene, cited from Youth's Companion, emphasizes improvised safety measures amid combat.
A Philadelphia clergyman recalls Bishop Whitaker who avoided ultra high church leanings. A young divine asked during a Lenten lecture if burning pastilles would cause any event. The bishop replied that the congregation would be incensed, vestrymen would fume, and the young curate might well go up in smoke.
Chicago health commissioner warns the family cat spreads epidemics. He notes quarantine of a child with scarlet fever or diphtheria is easier than controlling a roaming cat. He argues mothers should avoid exposing children to the cat as a dangerous plaything.
Washington Star quotes a debate on public duty and patriotism. A speaker denies selfish ambition, describing eagerness for responsibility as a generous readiness to accept criticism for the national effort. The exchange frames civic duty as noble rather than self serving.
In Louisville, a man was fined 500 dollars after being arrested for kissing a woman who later stated they remained friends. He publicly declared in court that the expense was worth it, highlighting a curious turn in a legal case reported by the Courier-Journal.
In Chicago News style, Annette Ethel weighs a life choice to accept a lifetime daily role as a spouse. Florence questions the plan, while Annette envisions marrying a man to reform him.
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