From the Ham Tree to farm advice and dairy notes
A scene at the Grand Theatre on Thursday is recalled while discussing forest policy in France Germany and the United States. Dairy figures show cow feeding mixes and milk yields with Cornell experiment details. A tale warns of careless dairy handling as a patron uses stale buttermilk for cooking and pancake batter.
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The
Forest Service
France
Germany
United States
European
Netherlands
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Practical advice on farm life and neighborly conduct
The passage urges tidy farming standards from straight furrows to durable walks and fences. It condemns careless neighbors who let hens roam and birds on hats, notes poultry needs and moral duties, and cautions town residents to keep birds confined to preserve peace.
Do It Yourself Farm Cement at Home
The article explains that farmers can make their own cement for farm use including blocks troughs hogpen floors and paths with available land and gravel. It also advises recording merchandise charges with monthly or quarterly payments or paying cash, noting mixed payment plans cause confusion between patrons and merchants.
Weeds and farming notes on tilling and poultry value
The article urges timely harrowing to suppress weeds after planting and notes harrowing can occur up to two weeks after sprouts appear. It discusses tiling benefits in wet and dry seasons and presents balanced home rations for people and livestock. It adds on handling horses and children and reports Paderewski’s wife buying White Orpingtons for 7500 dollars and a hen scoring 97 points at Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paderewski
Public Spirit and Household Helpers in Rural Life
The piece argues rural communities face help shortages and cautions against overburdening young girls. It notes merchants in a western town reward farmers who maintain road sections with prizes, encouraging travel and commerce. It reflects on hospitality, hosting guests, and the need for energy recovery after social duties.
Formalin treatment to cure smut in seed grain
When seed grain shows smut infection the recommended fix is a formalin solution. If standard equipment is unavailable, spread the grain in an eight inch deep pile on the barn floor and thoroughly spray with one half pint formalin per twenty five gallons of water. After spraying, shovel the pile to moisten every kernel.
The Check System as a Practical Payment Method
A writer notes a friend who pays bills by check for two years. Checks provide a receipted record, bank bookkeeping, reduced loss from theft, forgery protection, and clear yearly expense summaries, all reinforcing the case for adopting check payments through a bank account.
Pancakes and Swill Tanks Show Buttermaker Struggles
A brief note highlights the obstacles faced by the average buttermaker due to carelessness in handling tanks. The passage points to risks and the need for better practices in dairy production facilities.
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted By Dr Pierce Claims
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and regulator for stomach liver and bronchial trouble while noting alcohol free formula using glyerine and native roots. It advises patience and warns no miracles and urges trial. The notice section then lists estate matters in Chehalis County Washington with administrator Frank G. Jones and claims deadline one year from April 27 1908.
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Com- Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
State of Washington
Chehalis
Neils J. Neilson
Neils Neilson
Unife
Union Maink & Trust Co
Chehalis County Bank
Wishkah Street
Herdeen
Washington
Frank G. Jones
Neils
Neilson
P.O
Aberdeen
A Miserable Type of Fraud and a Misnamed Island
A warning against side schemes by real estate mining and investment touts, urging skepticism and expert advice before investing. Also a historical note explains Madagascar was misnamed as St Lorenz Island by early cartographers, with the true island identified in 1506 and the duplicate name dropped by 1531.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfen
Madagascar
St. Lorenz Island
Marco Polo
Africa
Martin Belhaim
Nuremberg
Fernando Suarez
St. Lorenz
Inkspilled Poem Delays Editor's Recall in News Note
A humorous exchange from the New York Press notes a poet’s lost poem after ink spilled during wait time. The editor replies That’s good reflecting a light editorial mood and wit.
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New York Press
A Quick Switch. Jack and Father Discuss a Strait
In Harper's Weekly a boy asks what a strait is and the father explains it as a narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies. The exchange blends geography study with a casual family moment.
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Jack
Harper’s Weekly
The Herald Dominates Gray’s Harbor Advertisers
The Herald remains the region’s most circulated newspaper, trusted by advertisers and readers across Gray’s Harbor for timely local news and steady community coverage.
Dobbs Divorce Sought in Washington Court
The Superior Court of Washington Chehalis County issues a summons to John W. Dobbs to answer a complaint filed by Alice J. Dobbs. Grounds include abandonment cruelty neglect and inability to continue life together. publication dates span March 26 to May 7, 1908. J C Cross represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
State of Washington
Chehalis County
Alice J. Dobbs
John W. Dobbs
J. C. Cross
Plaintiff
Wishkah Block
Aberdeen
Washington
Notice to remove branded saw logs from Lot 8 Section 11
Arthur Salmon issues a public notice listing branded saw logs on his land Lot 8 Section 11 north range 9 west and requires all owners to remove them or pay damages within 30 days. Logs are branded with marks such as F with two dots, 35, N O, U, Diamond B N, 25, Barefoot OK, A with seven dots, circle K, W with two dots, L, M B, with publication between April 6 and May 11, 1908.
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Lot
Range
N. O
B. N
Barefoot O. K
M. B. Arthur Salmon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Theatre
Register
Srockford
Buck
Jersey
the Herald
Gray’s Harbor
Centlemen
Ralston’s Orchestra
Continental
C. C. Vammen
G Street
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt
Fred Hewet
South F Street
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