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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
5
A health claim touts Mrs. Pinkham's methods as the surest aid for kidney derangements. The mayor, postmaster, and many city residents endorse the medicine which is widely praised by grateful women whose letters appear in this paper. Mrs. Pinkham offers free advice to suffering women and provides her Lynn Massachusetts address.
A 10 by 15 foot bed is built in a shallow pit with a raised frame and north side higher for sun. After lining with manure and soil, two 2x4 gables support a heavy muslin cover that traps heat. The design yields warm growth for sweet potato tomato cabbage pepper lettuce and beer for early family use.
The article urges farmers to cultivate varied spring to winter vegetables near the house and use horse powered cultivation with drills and wheel hoes. It advocates gardening with beauty via perennials and annuals to make homes cheerful and comfortable.
A prominent horticulturist suggests freezing apples before processing. He stored apples over winter, ground and pressed after thawing in spring, producing cider with one third more yield and faster acidity. The piece questions why all cider isn’t made this way.
The Jersey Bulletin notes a cow's stomach acts like a clock, timed feeding and milking maximize milk yield. Changing feeding times by even an hour reduces output, and restoring it later is hard. Regular schedules matter most for good cows, with bigger cows needing stricter adherence.
Calf scours arise from damp filthy quarters or dirty feeding vessels, cold milk, or long intervals between feedings. Rinse and scald feeding vessels daily, feed milk at 90–100 degrees, and give 3 daily feedings. Remedies include oil and a strong medicinal mixture, with supportive warmth and dryness for the calf.
The article discusses fodder value and hay scarcity leading farmers to use rack attachments to feed stalks more efficiently. It notes mangers in hay barns are often too small and presents a popular rack design as a space saving solution.
The article explains how oats should look smell and feel to be marketable for feed. It notes plump heavy oats with thin husks fetch higher prices while old oats cost about 15 percent more. Dusty musty oats indicate poor saving and inferior nutritive value.
The Farmers' Review warns against relying on oil washes and tars to protect trees from rodents. It notes such treatments can harm trees at various ages and conditions, stressing that what works for one may fail or injure another. It advocates using protective wraps around trees rather than paints or washes.
In Minnesota last year the constitution was amended to allow state aid for road construction. Wisconsin and Michigan propose similar amendments to enable state support for road projects.
George H. Daniels of the New York Central adds a steam ship bureau to the passenger service. Captains Ingwersen and Schultze will meet incoming Atlantic and coastwise liners, arrange rail tickets, parlor and sleeping car space, handle baggage, and guide travelers to steamships via Grand Central Station.
A suburban husband orders a new dress for his servant. The next morning the servant arrives in a lavish evening gown with sparklers, claiming she is still the same person but wearing "rag-time clothes." The Memphis Scimitar reports the surprise and the servant’s defiant explanation.
An old newspaper clipping markets Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy with physician endorsement and testimonials. It also promotes Kemp's Balsam as a cough remedy with free samples and affordable bottle sizes, urging immediate purchase to halt coughing and prevent further illness.
Grain-O is a nourishing food drink sold by grocers as a coffee substitute. It tastes like the finest coffee when prepared properly but has none of coffee’s injurious effects. It aids digestion and strengthens nerves. It is not a stimulant and costs about the same as coffee, 15 and 25 cents.
City Editor Mr Strong raised concern over describing Mrs Strong's husband as real or alleged after a crash. J Fresh explains using alleged labels to avoid libel suits, noting the policy of adding alleged for criminals.
A public notice invites readers to write Allen S Olmsted in Leroy New York for a free sample of Allen's Foot Ease powder. The ad promises relief from chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet and makes new or tight shoes comfortable. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores at 25 cents.
A newspaper man recalls downtown war news at 5:30 am and his wife vows to publish a late edition as the battle begins. The ad-style line about Piso's Cure for Consumption is attributed to Mrs. E. C. Moulton of Needham Massachusetts in 1894.
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