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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1906
Page
2
A column blends domestic tips with rural economy, urging sensible breakfast choices, home garden and fruit storage, and prudent farming. It praises ordered homes, self sufficiency, and beauty spaces, citing flax profits, British meat imports, and a farmer who converted grain into diversified wealth.
A long, dated monologue on farm life covers grain maturity losses, weed control limits, thrift in meat, horse raising policies, and stock care. It urges careful tool handling, honest labor, and prudent investment in equipment like manure spreaders. It also notes family life’s influence on patriotism, fruit storage, and water access, with a future look at alcohol as a farm fuel and co operative distilleries.
A state experiment station conducted seasonal spraying on apples to compare sprayed and unsprayed blocks. Four sprayings used 5-5-10 Bordeaux mix with Paris green, then half strength mix and arsenate of lead later. Sprayed trees yielded far more fruit and higher marketable quality, with estimates suggesting five to six times more harvest overall. The study notes windborne spray drift and plans for earlier, fuller coverage next season including a power sprayer.
The article notes several serious ivy poisoning cases this year and explains poison ivy differs from Virginia creeper. It describes the three leaf structure, fall color, common locations, and urges identifying the plant for children. It suggests warm milk baths as a cheap remedy and warns against touching brilliant leaves that lure children.
Farmers in northern Indiana and southern Michigan form an organization to remove signboards from their premises and prosecute merchants who post them. They argue signs spoil the look of towns and damage trees and fences. The group commends newspapers as the proper channel for advertising information.
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