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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
5
Skim milk fed to hogs often causes digestive issues. Diluting with about one third water helps. Feed with alfalfa to improve digestibility and pig growth. Alfalfa should be green, cut three times for hogs, and cured but not dead dry. Adding four pounds of salt per ton of alfalfa speeds intake. A 20 cow dairy could raise twice as many hogs with this method.
A Missouri writer in Farm Progress extols mules as easy to raise and highly profitable. Mules fetch rising prices toward spring planting, sell well from two years six months to eight or ten years, with sucking mules in high demand. A 1000 pound mule can outperform a 1200 pound horse in work and longevity, making mules a durable farming asset.
Edison Day October 21 marks events by Edison dealers with demonstrations of the Diamond Disc phonograph and window displays in Alliance. Edison Week across the U S and Canada showcases chemistry driven records and the re creation of sound, highlighting the factory’s vast laboratory work after the Orange, California plant fire. Miss Christine Miller, a contralto, is slated to appear in San Francisco on October 21.
The text notes we cannot raise roots profitably but have fed enough silage to show it can be fed safely and profitably. It stresses silage must be perfectly cured and made from well matured corn. Sheep benefit most from succulence and should be fed cautiously when first used.
George Manewal and William Dunbar, about 17, are jailed in Alliance on charges of breaking into Newberry Hardware's warehouse near the Burlington tracks and removing three cases of cartridges worth $42. Arrest followed when shells were sold. Preliminary hearing before County Judge Berry is set tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Plea likely guilty to seek leniency.
Officials and invited guests will observe a demonstration to compare the Edison re creation with original recordings. The performer will sing against several Edison records of her own voice to judge equality of sound and reproduction.
Eleven members of the Lady Macabee order travel from Elisworth to Hy annic for the order’s rally today and Friday. A large class will be initiated this evening, with Mesdames Mullane, Allen, Hamelston, Driscoll, Warner, Miller, Young, Schirk, Hargarten, and Mr. and Mrs. Siaco among the attendees.
The Herald features a half page ad for The Golden Rule store with manager Mr. Barnett promoting seasonable bargains and praising printer's ink as effective for drawing shoppers.
The piece explains broth value and preparation in brief. It notes that meat extracts stimulate gastric juices, cheaper meat parts yield more nutriment, and best broth comes from small pieces of meat soaked in water, then slowly simmered in a steam tight kettle with fat removed after resting. It suggests adding rice barley noodles and eggs and prefers cream soups for higher value.
The article explains a method for smoothing custards cornstarch puddings and gravies containing eggs. Warm a small amount of hot mixture into beaten eggs then gradually add to the large batch to prevent curdling and finish cooking over the stove.
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