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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
3
A mix of agricultural notes describes a portable hog house, a home dairy separator revolution, cud digestion tips from a veterinarian, dynamite use for tree planting, and edible flowers. It also covers pickling recipes, farm subsidies, certified milk, seed adulteration, San Jose scale control, and a taxi cab economy anecdote.
A compact guide describes a lightweight 16 ft boards and battens frame for a portable house 9 ft 4 in long and 7 ft 8 in wide with a smooth crackless floor. End doors 2 ft wide by 2 ft 6 in high slide in grooves, rope and pulley ridge support, two end doors preferred, roof ventilator and two 12 in roof boards cut for ventilation.
Excerpts describe cow milk production as an involuntary process controlled by the cow’s nervous system, the need for proper teat care to prevent milk flow stoppage, and advice on antiseptic washing and teats plugs. It also notes sheep flock management and the rise of creamery butter output from 1900 to projections for 1910.
The Duchess of Marlborough has become deeply interested in philanthropic and educational work among London working girls. She is involved with the National Physical Recreation Society, chaired by King Edward as patron. Established in 1886, the society offers physical education instruction and operates hundreds of instructors in many gymnasiums. She recently presided over the thirteenth annual drill comparison, awarding tokens to the winners from the pupils of the nobility for challenge shields and medals.
A reader laments poetry praising mothers while neglecting fathers. The piece argues poems about fathers deserve attention, noting a quiet, aging dad who toils unseen to provide and comfort. Anonymous voice urges balance in tribute without disrespect to mothers.
A column of light humor and household tips cites a witty exchange about marriage and money, then promotes Hamline Wizard Oil as a reliable emergency remedy for children. It mentions farm plans, a cow idea, and Mrs Lipeling and Mrs Winelow's Hop cough remedy, ending with satirical verse on fashion and the Gay White Way.
Uncle Zeke boasts of riding twenty miles on a streetcar for a nickel while Uncle Jed laments the price of progress. The exchange recalls a year when the speaker rode to the town’s tallest building at no cost, per the Chicago Tribune.
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