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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1917
Page
4
A fragmented farm column describes handling milk bottles, cleaning ditches, and choosing washing versus soil preservation. It mentions bare fields, weed control along field edges, and concerns about fertilizer costs and fall or spring wind effects on soil quality.
The article discusses farm difficulties in New England including crop issues, rising costs, and market concerns. It notes shifts in staple crops like spring wheat and mentions potential impacts on income, pricing, and local farming centers amid changing demand.
Agricultural notes advocate using cheaper feeds to cut grain use. The discussion mentions dairy and beef operations, feed costs, and implications for cattle production. It emphasizes efficiency, cost reduction, and maintaining herd health while adjusting feed strategies.
A garbled note discusses meat handling with vague references to U S Department of Agriculture guidance. It mentions wrapping and shaping meat rolls with flour powder salt and milk and baking until brown. The text is unclear but implies a cooking process.
The article offers cabbage dish preparations including sour sauce and cheese gratin, plus tips on raising productive mares for work and breeding. It cites a United States Department of Agriculture bulletin on horse breeding, care of mares and foals, and feeding efficiency to maximize farm profits.
The article outlines home canning of poultry as a way to save feed and stock for meals. It covers slaughter, cleaning, bone removal, packing hot meat in jars, adding salt, processing times for various jar types, cooling and testing seals, and best rubber closures.
A Farmers Bulletin urges cutbacks in egg spoilage by forming community egg circles to improve handling, grading, and marketing. Cooperation among farmers could lower losses from spoilage and breakage and promote better breeds and organized accounting. It notes a rat consumes four bushels of grain yearly, costing $2 to $2.
The text explains packing a silo thoroughly to prevent air pockets, noting well-packed silos hold more than poorly packed ones. It mentions large diameters, like 12 feet, can allow two or three workers to stay busy with packing, maximizing storage efficiency.
A Nebraska farmer harvested 32 acres of wheat with a return of 75 bushels after thrashing twice. He faced a 9.5 percent crop loss and sold the yield for a sizable sum, illustrating the value of careful threshing practices.
A broad list of food and farming commodities with per unit prices. Items include butter creamery milk cabbage turnips sweet potatoes squash onions cranberries parsnips apples bananas lemons celery tomatoes and various grains and feeds with price entries such as 4.15 dollars per unit and other per bag or per dozen figures. The list reflects a rural market snapshot likely from a local newspaper.
A mixed page features humorous excerpts and practical advice. It notes social topics from soldiers’ relief drives to the liberty loan and Red Cross, includes jokes about daily life and a vinegar tip for tender meat, plus reflections on newspapers and education about observation.
Augusta reports 5193 applicants for lobster licenses, down 700 from last year. Commissioner Oscar H. Dunbar cites higher costs for traps and rigging, labor demand, and gasoline as reasons. He notes enforcement gaps and a partial fishery crackdown due to wardens’ underfunding, with violations found in Hancock and Washington counties.
Bowdoin plays the final Seaton game against the University of Maine at Whittier Field in Brunswick with a strong chance to win the Maine Intercollegiate title. Coach Lorenzo Day returns. Myron Sprague stars at fullback as Bowdoin aims to extend an undefeated run after beating Colby and Bates.
Bowdoin beat Bates 13 to 0 in Lewiston as Maine and Colby tied in Orono. Myron Sprague of Bath shone at right half back, driving and breaking tackles against Bates. Bowdoin leads the series two games to none. Ice cream prices rise with syrups and toppings. plain scoops remain ten cents, boosts to 15 cents with additions.
Excessively high tides from a strong southerly wind flooded City Landing and overwhelmed wharves along Commercial Street and the Kennebec. The Eastern Steamship Lines wharf topped by waves, fish boats rocked, and a washout near Gahan's bridge was quickly repaired without canceling trips. The Nahanada faced rough seas from Boothbay Harbor to Five Islands, and Virginia reported heavy surf at Popham Beach.
The government announced seven pound parcel limits for troops but now allows Christmas packages up to 20 pounds if containers meet specifications. The department has many inquiries and anticipates thousands of packages to be shipped. Send packages to the soldier with the address format Name of Soldier, Unit, Care of Commanding General.
At Port of Embarkation Hoboken N J packages must be in wooden boxes under 20 pounds and two cubic feet, well strapped with hinged or screw tops. No perishables except canned or glass items. Marked Christmas Box and reach the commanding general by December 5. Postage rate is 12 cents a pound.
Fort Bald win Saturday afternoon at the fort rounds at the Cape 13 0 in four 10 minute periods of scrappy football. Wentworth scored the first touchdown in the second quarter but missed the kick. Hamilton scored in the fourth after a long Williams drive. Lombard’s punting was steady and Sherman and Lamb starred on the line. Wentworth Taunton Lombard and McGoon contributed strong games for the Williams outfit.
Kents Hill defeated Coburn Classical Institute 32 to 0 with Percy Miller of Kents Hill starring at left halfback. Nearby Bath area prices rise while Chicago retail prices drop two to five cents per dozen per Illinois food administrator price list.
An 1848 view attributes gout and rheumatism to deficient kidney elimination of uric acid. Excess uric acid in blood deposits in joints causing inflammation. Advice includes diuresis with water, Anurie tablets, and pills like Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to purge waste.
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