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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1900
Page
8
Old farmer advice outlines simple devices to speed feeding for livestock. A half pipe feed box, grain scoop from sheet iron, and spouts with cut offs are described with construction details to save labor in the coming months.
A description by Albert Rex outlines a corn crib spout or shoot with a 16 inch square opening, a 40 degree slope, and a ten foot length. The bottom hinge allows the section to be raised and hooked to shut off flow. Multiple shoots along the crib aid shoveling and sifting into a sled or wagon.
The article debates health questions surrounding oleomargarine and paraffin additives. It argues for government testing and stamped ingredient labeling on every pound of oleomargarine to inform consumers and ensure safety. Also includes a farming tip on restraining a kicking cow for safe milking and notes that proper pruning prevents large branch removal.
The piece advises careful variety selection for durable orchards, urging purchases from reputable nurserymen, favoring proven varieties for main crops, and testing only a few untried types. It also notes soil and cultivation impact on fruit quality and recommends fall supplies followed by strong winter varieties.
Prof John H Smith reports to the association for the advancement of science that spraying with crude petroleum destroys the San Jose scale on fruit trees. In trials on Duchess pear trees and other orchards from January 1898 onward, treated trees showed vigorous growth, robust fruiting, and no injury, while nearby untreated or differently treated rows appeared sickly. The method reportedly destroyed scales on 2000 to 3000 trees with continued vigor through summer.
A compact hotbed can be built along a house or stable as shown, with partial heating through a window. The design saves space and adapts to small plots, enabling early planting and extended growing periods.
A Farm and Home note explains deep beds topped with brick and six inch slope to front for heat, with lettuce or violets grown in it. Sodium nitrate is valued for intensive culture and quick growth in city tributaries, especially for sugar beets. Dr H W Wiley cites nitrate of soda as an economic nitrogen source with unique benefits for crops.
A famous drummer left a bone handled umbrella in a New Orleans hotel lobby before a trip to Baton Rouge. A quick bellboy kept the umbrella for three days and earned a capsule of quinine and iron from the amused traveler after returning it.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin shipped twenty thousand bushels of seed potatoes to Alabama, Florida, Texas and other southern points. The firm is described as the largest grower of seed potatoes and farm seeds in the world. Also quoted are a philosophy from a Manayunk thinker and consumer testimonials about Piso's Cure for Consumption.
An 19th century health ad proclaims deafness from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers one hundred dollars for deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills. Also contains a brief, harsh dialect exchange unrelated to medical content.
An ad proclaims Grain-O as a non stimulant coffee substitute that nourishes and calms without disturbing sleep. It promises the taste and appearance of coffee and targets nervous, young, and elderly drinkers. Packaged by grocers, Grain-O is sold for 15 or 25 cents. The Indianapolis Journal also notes sorrow hardly erased traces of beauty on a woman’s face.
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