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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
8
Indiana Governor Mount argues that strong road laws must be enforced to build better highways. He notes counties advancing with gravel roads and county maintenance shifting focus to lateral roads, reducing mud road costs. He cites waste and manipulation in road taxes and calls for competent supervisors and reform to improve highways without higher taxes.
Dr Ee Van Denman warns against brutal pruning in orchards. He urges common sense, removing dead or crossing branches, avoiding open canopies, and stresses cherry trees should not be pruned. He recommends training old trees to low broad heads to shade trunks and ease fruit gathering.
From the Rural World: emphasize preventing cows from drinking stale water, salt butter on the worker with weight of calf and butter, and ensure proper ventilation and clean milk rooms. Stresses feeding calves well, dirt-free floors, and seeking private customers to protect profits. Warns against neglect harming farm profitability.
W W Field of Odebolt sought the state board’s view on fair passenger fares per mile. W W Ainsworth cites that after long study, the board deems it unwise to disclose an opinion, and provides detailed data: Iowa average fare 2.27 cents per mile in 1857, adjusted to include fixed costs would be 2.57 cents. It notes US trends, dense populations, and contrasts with England France Italy Holland Belgium, and urges formal presentation before expressing conclusions. It adds Iowa rail lines need major ballasts, ties, steel, and double tracking investments.
Dr Augusta Brown Girard argues personal vitality underpins success and social progress. A healthy body and disciplined mind are essential, with self knowledge of anatomy and physiology, sleep, rest, and restraint from excess. She urges temperate nutrition, steady exercise, and mental calm to raise vitality and realize potential.
The senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public W. Gleason attests the oath dated December 6. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy with testimonials.
An OCR jumble of vintage advertisements touts No-To-Hac cures for tobacco, Cascarets candy laxative, St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia, Piso’s Cure for consumption, and various quips about health and humor. Mentions 400000 cured, druggists, and jumbled testimonials.
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