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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
5
A reader proposes an inexpensive do it yourself wagon ladder and stock rack. The design uses 2 by 8 red elm sills and tapered uprights, built to haul two horses or up to 15 hogs, with bolts and iron not exceeding two dollars in cost.
A detailed description of a one man portable log rigging design with bolts, gates, sockets, and wooden panels. The inventor notes it unfolds easily, stores in a small space, uses old buggy tires, and is not patented. Strong guidance on bolts, posts, gates, and assembly. Ohio Mer.
Beatrice at Ebbinghaus in Ohio Farmer warns that feeding cows oat straw after threshing reduces milk flow and worsens butter quality. She advises saving straw for young stock and feeding cows ground corn, middlings, clover or timothy hay, corn fodder or silage instead.
A New York Farmer warns that preservatives like boracic acid salicylic acid formalin and related chemicals threaten food safety. He decries supposed expert opinions as lacking weight with sensible people and argues some self styled authorities trade credibility for profit.
A farm note suggests preventing fly annoyance during milking by rubbing a thin layer of grease on the cow's back and sides. It recommends extending green tree branches along the cow to provide shade and reduce tail kicking, with branches refreshed every two to three days.
A note urges timely road maintenance as summer ends and wet weather approaches. Authorities emphasize preparing surfaces, drains, and shoulders to reduce future damage and ensure safer travel during rains.
The article argues that trees around a dwelling draw moisture and dry soil, improving drainage and drier cellars. Deciduous trees such as the white maple are favored for near houses, while evergreens provide less surface drying. Planting large trees can convert damp land into a drier zone.
J A Cunningham writes in Rural World about a stepladder-on-wheels that can be moved around trees to reach large fruit. It backs into trunks or tilts to work among branches and is praised as useful where standard ladders lack support. No patent exists on this design.
The article advises timely orchard management with emphasis on drainage and tillage to improve soil and moisture retention. It highlights Trotash as key fertilizer after bearing and warns against growing grain or hay in orchards early season. It endorses cultivation and nitrogen-rich green manures to boost soil fertility and promotes cover crops as soil protection.
An old Homestead note extols corn as the best crop for young orchards, providing wind protection and straight growth, while attracting insects preferring corn to trees. It cites profitable apples from last year, price 50 cents a peck, fueling orchardist dreams of wealth.
The advertisement details a nine room cottage by E. A. Payne. It highlights a large hall with an ornamental staircase, a connected parlor dining room, a functional pantry and kitchen flow, a first floor bathroom, cellar, furnace heating, and durable finish work. The home is priced at $2,000.
A summary from Texas Medical News outlines the ideal healthy man with a strong heart lungs muscles nerves and a balanced brain. It stresses energy reserve for hardship and a resilient immune system as essential to health and defense against disease.
Six commodities are produced from cornstalks including cellulose valued at 400 dollars per ton. The government uses it as an automatic watertight seal for ships, as well as for cardboard, paper, dynamite foundation, cattle feed, and glue. Cellulose swelling seals leaks. 15 tons of stalks yield 1 ton of cellulose sold at 100 dollars per ton.
Prof Reginald Roberts links constant trolley riding to nervous tension and a hoped for neuroustenic shift toward impatience with slow transport. Neurologists suggest mind rhythm mirrors motion and fast pace becomes a national haste disease amid medical advances.
The couveuse or baby hatcher, devised by Dr. Diffre and endorsed by Dr. Budin of Paris, is a copper cradle with a glass cover and boiler heat. An oil lamp warms the unit, air is ventilated through narrow holes, a moist sponge humidifies the air, and a thermometer indicates temperature.
Defendant pleads for mercy citing regular customer status as the judge considers a reduced sum. Court records show a demand of ten dollars and costs, with negotiation on possible discount.
The San Leandro bay main line sinks on soft mud and tidal currents. Engineers discuss mattress foundations like those used by Capt. Eads and the Valley railroad to spread weight across marsh beds and create a secure embankment.
The Boston Transcript reports on Breslau’s asphalt washing to remove slime and harden the pavement. It contrasts German methods with U S practice, noting regular washing, sand sprinkling, and thorough weekly sluicing. street workers are paid five or four cents an hour, and citizens sweep to the center each morning before six, keeping streets clean and fragrant.
Doctors describe chronically ill rich patients starving as they cannot digest food, with fermented stomach contents blamed for dyspepsia and biliousness. The remedy urged is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claimed to restore digestive vigor, with a warning to ensure a private Revenue Stamp on the bottle neck.
A Chicago Times-Herald excerpt recounts a man named Jimcox returning to the Klondike and making a striking impression. The dialogue notes he boasted about the country, entertained others with stories, and had recently received five dollars for a fresh start in life.
Advertisement notes Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy NY offers Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight shoes and relieve swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrown nails corns and bunions. Drugstores and shoe stores stock it. Trial packs offered free by mail to Le Roy NY.
An exchange shows the chief kidnapper ordering the eighth assistant to box the child and mail the box to the yellow journal. They promise exclusive crews to locate the remainder for ten thousand dollars less two percent, in cash.
A Detroit Free Press exchange laments the evolving circus scene. The speaker notes the era of daring feats has faded while a younger performer named John is faulted for not matching old heights and stunts.
A short health notice claims the product moves the bowels each day and promotes health by acting gently on the liver and kidneys. It says the remedy cures headaches and is sold for 25 and 50 cents.
A whimsical aside from Puck features a child asking if a pineapple on a papa's face is nearly wiped clean, capturing a playful moment in a lighthearted exchange.
An old advertisement extols Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a refund if ineffective. It also includes a series of humorous quotes from various newspapers and a testimonial praising Piso's Cure for Consumption by Louisa Lindaman.
An advertisement notes Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally with a price of 75 cents. The line ends with a quip about a quiet waiter being frequently called to order, reflecting period ad copy tone.
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