davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Amateur Mushroom Growing.

The Cornell experiment station has
undertaken to tell amateurs how they
may grow mushrooms for profit in q
small way IN old stables, available Gel
lars and similar out-of- the-way places.
The fundamental requisite is a dark
room of uniform temperature, that is,
one that does not go below 55 degrees
or above Go degrees, Fahrenheit. Con-
siderable success was obtained in
growing mushrooms in boxes under
benches in a greenhouse, and under
benches i'll a basement of the college
buildings.
The beds, spawned Nov. %, and COW
cred with dirt a week later, produced
the first Of the crop Jan. /, though the
regular pickings did not begin until a
week later. The boxes contained
about 90 square feet Of surface and
yield at the rate Of pounds Of mush-
rooms for each square foot.
A word Of warning is included not
to attempt to grow mushrooms in the
cellar of dwelling, as the odOrs arts
ing from the compost in the beds is
sure to permeate the living apart
ments, despite the best efforts to pre-
vent it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Operations for Appendicitis.

From statements contained in German
papers it seems that appendicitis, or in
tiammation of the vermiform appendix,
has assumed the disagreeable character
of becoming more and more fashion
able disease. Surgery has achieved great
triumphs in this sphere, and has cured
innumerable cases of the disease. The
French surgeon, Roux, however, has
asked the question: rs appendicitis over
if one carries his appendix in ones peck
et?" and his answer was not entirely
affirmative. From the statement of DR..
Frederick Trever. one of the foremost
authorities and physician of King Ed
ward, similar doubts appear. Accord
ing to the experiences of this great ex-
pert, failures may occur, which he treats
in two groups. On the one hand the
operation may only result in relief or an
incomplete cure; on the other hand, COM
plications are to be feared which do not
depend upon the surgical intervention.
Only the surgeon is concerned to study
the details of the deductions of DIR.
Treves in order to more fully learn of
the eventual dangers which may follow
an operation. For the patients, it must
be stated that an operation remains the
most pre-eminent remedy, if not the only
one, of which a complete cure is to be
expected
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Prnfecfinr the Harness

Every farmer appreciates that the
expense for harnesses and for harness
repairs is considerable during the
year, hence should be pleased at the
suggestion of some plan which will
enable him to keep the harness in good
condition. A harness should always
be hung up. Here is a simple plan
Make three letter rs of strong but
light lumber and especially making
the cross bar strong. Fasten these to
a joint in a convenient place with the
cross bar at the bottom. Simply use
the arms on which to hang the differ
ent parts of the harness. If this ar
rangement is not easy to put in opera
ton, then use hooks fastened to the
ends of stout ropes, but arranging
some way so that the ropes may be
looped back over hook or nail during
the time they are not in use, so there
will be no danger of any one being
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Hoe Attachment.

American agricultural implements
are known the world over as the best
procurable, especially for saving time.
This is true both as to the large appH-
ances used on farms and the smaller
| garden implements. A Texas farmer
is the inventor Of a hoe attachment
applicable to hand wedding or garden
hoes of various forms and sizes. The
attachment consists Of cutting blade,
which is designed to be used in detach-
ing clinging vines and runners from
the growing plants. The improved de-
vice comprises a wedding blade of the
usual form, and connected to the han
die by a shank which curves upward.
Extending from the shank is cutting
blade, curved away from the handle
and shank.
In using the implement the cutting
blade is forced forward or away from
the operator by a pushing motion,
and by it's peculiar form and position
is very convenient for severing vines,
runners, creepers and similar plant
life from the stalks Of the growing and
valuable plants. The implement will
also be found very convenient for
chopping corn, or thinning cotton and
other plants, and will also be found
very useful in v-orking corn and sim
liar crops, upon which vines and creep
ers are liable to be found, and whose
removal is generally attended with
much labor and annoyance. The cut
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
STALL AND FEED RACK.

veniences they are very desirable, but
the average farmer must put up With
much less. The ideal stall has Il space
between feed rack and gutter Of eight
feet and is five feet wide. A feed rack:
is arranged so that the animal may.
get at the hay or roughage easily, yet
not waste a great deal of it. At one
end of the feed rack is a feed box
sufficiently large so that the COW can
get her mouth to it without striking
her horns. The sides of this stall con-
sist of a fence with three wide boards
and runs up four or five feet high, ac-
cording to the ideas of the owner. At
the rear there is stapled to the floor
a piece of 2x4 material to keep the
bedding in place and the animal from
stepping back into the gutter. The
idea Of the fencelike sides is to insure
ventilation, and if any two animals are
inclined to quarrel they can be separ-
ated by having an empty stall be-
tween or by building up higher the
dividing fence. The illustration shows
the idea perfectly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
PRICE, @25 Cts
Knew the Difference.

In a court room in North Carolina,
according to a story related by Repre-
sentative Small of that state, a man was
on trial for larceny. His sanity was
doubted, and the district attorney
thought it best to prove it. He put the
following question to one of the leading
witnesses:
DO you think the prisoner can dis
tinguish between right and wrong and
good and bad?
Il think he can, SIR said the wit
ness, "for l saw him take drink of
whisky over at Bill SINNERS bar and
he said it was powerful good stuff
Yes, sir, l think he knows the difference
between good and bad"
The Bar enjoyed a good laugh and
the proof was accepted.-Charleston
News and Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21

While no woman is entirely free from
periodical suffering, it does not seem to
be the plan of nature that women
should suffer so severely. Menstrual
ton is a severe strain on woman's
vitality. If it is painful or irregular
something is wrong which should be
set right or it will lead to a serious de-
rangement of the whole female organ
ism.
More than fifty thousand women
have testified in grateful letters to Mrs.
Pinkham that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound overcomes pain
full and irregular menstruation.
1t provides a safe and sure way of es-
cape from distressing and dangerous
weaknesses and diseases.
The two following letters tell so con-
vincingly what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound will do for
women, they cannot fail to bring hope
to thousands of sufferers.
Miss Nellie Holmes of $40 N. Davi-
sion Street, Buffalo. n. Y, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"Your medicine is indeed an ideal medicine
for women. 1 suffered miseryy for years with
painful periods, headaches, and bearing-down
pains I consulted two different physicians
but failed to get any relief A friend from
the East advised me to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. l did SO, and
no longer suffer as did before. My periods
are natural; every ache and pain is gone, and
my general health is much improved. 7
advise all women who suffer to take Lydia
E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound"
Mrs. Title Hart, of Larimore, N D.,
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:--
81 might have have been spared many
months of suffering and pain had / only
known of the efficacy of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Ask Mrs. Pinkham'S AdviCe-A Won
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO
SUFFER
From Constipation, Bowel and Stom-
ach Trouble.

Q. What is the beginning of sick
ness?
A. Constipation.
Q. What is Constipation?
A. Failure of the bowels to carry of
the waste matter which lies in the ali
mentary canal where it decays and poi
sons the entire system. Eventually
the results are death under the name of
some other disease. Note the deaths
from typhoid fever and appendicitis,
stomach and bowel trouble at the pres
ent time.
q. What causes Constipation?
A. Neglect to respond to the call of
nature promptly. Lack of exercise. Ex-
cessive brain work. Mental emotion
and improper diet.
O. What are the results of neglected
Constipation?
A. Constipation causes more suffer
ing than any other disease. 1t causes
rheumatism, colds, fevers, stomach, bow
ell, kidney, lung and heart troubles etc.
1t is the one disease that starts all 9TH
ers. Indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhUea,
loss of sleep and strength are its symp-
toms-piles, appendicitis and fstula, are
caused by Constipation. It's conse-
quences are known to all physicians,
but few sufferers realize their condition
until it is too late. Women become
confirmed invalids as a result of Consti-
patton.
@. Do physicians recognize this?
A. Yes The first question your doc
tor asks you is Are you constipated"
That Is the secret.
Q. Can it be cured?
A. Yes, with proper treatment. The
common error is to resort to physics,
such as pills, salts, mineral water, cas-
of nj
which is injurious. They weaken and
increase the malady. You knoW this
by your own experience.
Q. What, then, should be done to cure
It?
A. Get a bottle of Mull's Grape
Tonic at once. Mull's Grape Tonic will
positively cure Constipation and Stom-
ach Trouble in the shortest space of
time. No other remedy has before been
known to cure Constipation positively
end permanently.
q. What is Mulls Grape Tonic?
A. 1t is a Compound with 40 per
cent of the juice of Concord Grapes. 1t
exerts a peculiar strengthening, healing
influence upon the intestines, so that
they can do their work unaided. The
process is gradual, but sure. 1t is not
a physic, but it cures Constipation,
Dysentery, Stomach and Bowel Trouble
Having rich, fruity grape favor it is
pleasant to take. AS tonic it is I'M
equalled, insuring the system against
disease. 1t strengthens and builds up
waste tissue.
Q. Where can MulTs Grape Tonic be
had?
A. Your druggist sells it. The dollar
bottle contains nearly three times the so
cent size.
Good for ailing children and nursing
mothers.
A free bottle to all who have never
used it because we know it will cure
YOU.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Care of Poultry.

The domestic fowl is very prolific.
and a flock can be made to increase
rapidly if care is given. To begin
WITH 500 or 1000 hens require large
capital at the start, as the fowls must
be purchased and suitable buildings
prepared, but it is not difficult to Sc
cure large fiocks on limited capital if
the beginning is made with a few and
the number gradually increased. as
the increase Of the flock is also an in
crease Of capital. A flock of hens re-
turns all income daily, thus assisting
to provide capital at the start.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
PECAN SHELLING.
Many Hundreds of People Occupied in
Extracting the Kernels of Nuts.


Some idea of the magnitude of the
pecan nut meat industry may be had
when it is stated that in San Antonio,
Tex, alone there are 100 members of
the Pecan Shelters union. labor or
ganization composed of men engaged as
regular business in the Smelling of
pecan nuts and extracting the delicious
kernels.
Not all of the pecan shelters in San
Antonio belong to the union. There are
several hundred other men, women and
children in that city who gain a hyeli-
hood from the work. There are branches
of the Pecan Shelters union in Austin
and several other towns of the state.
The pecan nut Smelling season lasts
from October to July /. The new crop
of nuts begin to come into market about
October 1, and from then until January
l the business of extracting the kernels
is very active. The kernels are shipped
in large bulk to New York, st. Louis
and other cities, where they are used by
confectioners in the manufacture of can
dies.
Pecan Smelling is a comparatively new
industry. It had its origin. so far as it's
becoming recognized business is con-
cerned, a few years ago when a candy
manufacturer of New York visited
Texas.
lie ate some OF the candy made and
sold by Mexican street vendors in San
Antonio. Pecan kernels form an i'm
portant ingredient of this candy. AS an
experiment he arranged for a small ship
ment of the pecan meats to be made to
him.
The kernels were received in due time,
and the highest art of the candymaker
was employed in their use. The pecan
candy became popular almost instantly
and other orders for the pecan kernels
were placed.
That was the beginning of an industry
which now gives employment to several
thousand people. There is a big demand
for the pecan kernels in every large city
in the country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
MraTWie Hart

Vegetable Compound sooner; for / have tried
so many remedies without help.
II dreaded the approach of my menstrual
period every month, as itmeant so much pain
and suffering for me, but after had used tbs
Compound two months became regular and
natural and am now perfectly well and free
from pain atny monthly periods. am very
grateful for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me-"
Such testimony should be accepted
by all women as convincing evidence
that Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable
Compound stands without a peer as
remedy for all the distressing ills of
women.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound rests upon the
well-earned gratitude of American
women.
When women are troubled with irreg~
ular, suppressed or painful menstrual
ton, leucorrhoea, displacement or ul-
ceration Of the womb, that bearing
down feeling, inflammation of the
ovaries, backache, bloating, Tor fiatu-
lencyl, general debility, Indigestion and
nervous prostration, or are beset with
such symptoms as dizziness, faintness,
lassitude, excitability, irritability, ner-
vousness, sleeplessness, melancholy,
they should remember there is one tried
and true remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once removes
such troubles. Refuse to buy any other
medicine, for you need the best.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. She will treat you
With kindness aud her advice is
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her and she has helped
thousands. Address Lynn, Mass.
an Best Understands a Woman'S Ills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21

erted myself in the least degree. At
times I was weighed down with a
feeling Of .anguor and depression and
suffered continually from annoying ir-
regularities Of the kidney secretions.
l procured a box of Doan's Kidney
Pills and began using them. I found
prompt relief from the aching and
lameness in my back, and by the time
l had taken three boxes 1 was cured
of all Irregularities.
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. \. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Corn ChOw0er.

Cut the kernels from a dozen ears of
green corn. Peel and mince two on
ions and fry them brown in three ia
blespOOnfuls of butter in a deep sauce
pan. Now put in the corn, four broken
pilot biscuits, add a half dozen par
boiled and sliced potatoes. Season with
pepper, salt, and a tablespoonful Of
minced parsley, and cover with a
quart of boiling water. Let all cook
gently for three-quarters of an hour,
then stir in slowly a cupful of boiling
milk, thickened with a tablespoonful
of -four rubbed into one of butter
Turn at once into heated tureen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken. out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Short Suggestions.

To ease a tight screw apply to it
little ordinary vinegar, then use the
screwdriyer again and see Low your
task is lightened.
Silver, if left lying near guttaper-
cha, gets furnished very quickly. If
put in a pantry where gas is used it
should always be kept well wrapped
up in chamois leather.
After using a bowl of cold-water
starch let it settle. Then pour off the
clear water and dry the starch in the
oven at night or on the stove. It will
be reduced to a hard cake and can be
used over again.
TO sterilize milk place it in bottle
and close the neck with plug Of cot
ton wool. Put the bottle in large
saucepan, fill the latter with cold
water and bring it to boiling point.
Set aside to cool slowly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Scotch ShOrt-Bread.

Ingredients: Twelve ounces of -four,
three ounces of sugar. half-pound Of
fresh butter. Sift and dry the -four,
add the sugar and mix well. Melt the
butter and stir it slowly into the -four
with a wooden spoon. Knead it into
Toured board. Work with the hands
Into nice cake one inch thick, press
Ing the edges into shape with a fork.
Prick it lightly over with a skewer
Rnd slip it on to a baking tin. Bake
IN moderate oven for an hour. Sprin-
kle it over with sugar and cut into
SQUARES
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Fighting Weeds.

There is nothing which hold to the
soil with such pertinacity as weeds.
1t is probable that the Egyptians are
to-day fighting the same weeds which
they were trying to exterminate by
the aid of the Israelites when they
were in bondage. We must always
bear this in mind, that we manure and
cultivate all the weeds we do not de-
stroy. Eternal vigilance is the price
we pay for the determination Of
weeds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
RoiIed Timber

A new process has been discovered
for warning against white ants, the
pests of the tropical regions. These
termites-as they are called-destroy
the woodwork of the finest buildings
within six months. Their action is i'll
sidious, says the London Mail, mas
much as the outward appearance of
the wood does not betray the rotten
ness within, and their ravages, if not
discovered in time. lead to the total
collapse of the buildings Some time
ago it was suggested experiments
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Mincemeat Fritters.

Take half a pound of good mince-
meat and mix thoroughly with two
ounces of cake or biscuit crumbs.
The remains of sponge cake, maca-
rooms, etc, will serve excellently. Add
the juice of half lemon and two eggs
well beaten) Have ready a good sup
ply of clarified fat, and, when boiling,
drop in dessertspoonfuls of the mix
ture. Fry for eight minutes, drain
thoroughly, dish on a fancy dolly and
sprinkle with sugar and chopped al
monds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
TORTURED BY ECZEMA
BODY MASS OF SORES.
Gould Not Sleep, Spent Hundreds of
Dollars on Doctors, but Grew
Worse-Cured by Cuticura for IS.

"Cuticura saved the life of my moth
er, Mrs. VIM. f. Davis, of Stony Creek
Conn. Hers was the worst eczema 1
ever saw. She was hardly able to eat
or sleep. Her head and body was
mass Of sores, and she despaired of re-
coyery. Finally, after spending hun
dreds Of dollars on doctors, growing
worse all the time, living in misery
for years, with hair whitened from
suffering and body terribly disfgured,
she was completely cured by two cakes
Of Cuticura Soap, FIVE boxes of Cuti-
cura, and three bottles of Cuticura Re
solvent-Geo. G. Davis, 161 W. Seth
Street, New York"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Mock olives.

Make a pickle of vinegar mustard
seed and a little salt; heat it boiling
hot and pour over green plums before
they begin to ripen; let them remain
In one night; then drain off the vine
gar, heat it again and pour over the
plums. Plums may be gathered be-
fore the stone is formed and picked in
The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21

Boil any stale bread to jelly with
water, add a little chopped onion and
celery. When the bread is nearly
transparent add enough milk to make
It look creamy, a small piece of butter
and pepper and salt Scatter a little
Parmesan cheese over the soup and
serve hot with fried bread.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21

To make q nice, plain vanilla cream,
large enough for dinner for a small
sweeten it with two cupfuls of pow
dered sugar, and add two teaspoonfuls
of extract Of vanilla. Stir this mix.
ture rather gently with a patent egg
beaten, or with small cream whip,
till the sugar is quite dissolved, then
put it into the freezer and freeze it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Things to Remember.

Poor roads are the unhappiest type
of extravaganza.
When a wagon is worn out from use
on a good road its owner usually has
money enough to buy new one.
Good roads suggest action, and mud
means sloth and laZiness.
Some Of the winter resorts of the
South are advertising good roads as
special attraction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Agate in Sailors Earrings.

Sailors don't wear earrings as they
used to. said ship chandler. I'm the
past / had a jewelry case and sold ear
rings of all kinds. Lately | did away
with it, for there is now no money in
sailors earrings at all.
But there used to be. Every salt
had his ears pierced, and was as proud
of his earrings as lady. For some va
rieties | got as high as $50 pair
"a sailor would never wear precious
stones, like diamonds or pearls, in his
ears. The only stone he would wear
was agate. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-21
Cucumber Pickles,

Wash and fill two quart can with
freshly picked cucumbers of any de-
sired size. Add to them two heaping
tabIespoonfuls dry mustard; two heap
ing tablespoonfuls salt, and fill can
with good cold cider vinegar. 1t
doesn't matter whether you have an
alright top or not; a cork with cloth
tied over or put in crock. If you like
more mustard or salt it will do no
harm.