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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1899
Page
8
A 19th century instruction outlines moving large trees in winter after freezing ground. The method preserves root balls by removing surrounding soil carefully, using a stone boat cradle, with arms sized to weight and ropes for larger trees. Reception site must be prepped before freeze.
Prune grapes when vines are unfrozen and plant framing with stable manure for strawberries though weed seeds are a drawback. Apply east wider quince trees to roots, treat mossy trees, whitewash with lime and wood ashes, and water to reach proper consistency. Prevent dust on house plants by covering when sweeping and washing leaves periodically. Early pruning aids root formation and reduces future labor.
Kalnit for Manure lleapa. Every stable should have one or more barrels of kalnit the German potash salts to sprinkle over manure heaps. The salt attracts moisture and holds ammonia, improving manure quality and adding potash as nitrate of potash, a top plant stimulant.
The piece argues commercial trait growing is overdone unless distribution improves. Prices fail to cover costs of production and transport. If most fruit were used to make jelly or similar products, profits could rise. first-class fruit would fetch about double current prices.
The article explains Manila hemp is produced from abaca a banana plant in the Philippines with strong outer fiber used for rope while the inner fiber yields textiles. It notes U S purchases 41 percent of global Manila hemp and exports by country and region. It also reports Ceylon tea leaves sold in Mincing Lane for five cents a pound drawing farmers' ire over price and quality concerns.
A light quarter inch crust builds a layered currant pyramid with sugared fruit between each round, capped with a muslin cover. Chill two hours and serve with hard sauce. Also a humorous exchange about nerve and lawn mowing from the Lawrence Telegram.
A reading notes concerns about soldiers contracting leprosy in Hawaii and bringing it home, while praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for stomach disorders malaria fever and ague. It also advertises Lang's Family Medicine Brain-O and Grain-O as coffee substitutes offering digestion aid and nerve benefits with prices around 15 and 25 cents.
A quoted remark questions smoking safety while noting a smoker’s death as a sole effect. An advertisement touts incubators as a profitable poultry boost, urging a cheap Buckeye incubator from Springfield for $3 with a catalogue offer. Included are humorous quips, a Kemp’s Balsam cough remedy, and a boarding-house joke.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising to cure a call in a day with refunds offered if unsuccessful. A quoted exchange describes reading thoughts, while other notes cite Pigo's Cure for Consumption and an 1894 Kentucky address. The fragmentary text reflects varied ad and column style from County Journal and Democrat sources.
An 19th century advertisement warns against mercury containing nostrums and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges buyers to ensure genuine product. Also notes Gall’s Family Pills and cautions about predatory suitors in a brief editorial aside.
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