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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
11
A meditation on nature as a sublime temple built without hands, praising the sun, sky, and earth as sacred architecture. The piece anchors in a David Vedder line and expands into practical kitchen tips and recipe ideas for salads, dressings, and repurposing leftovers. It blends poetic reflection with daily living advice and light humor.
In a seaside tale Reggie jokes about forming a tug of war team between married and single men aboard. A judge jests about Seafaring life and seasickness. The wife questions gas light extravagance, while the husband asserts practicality and a working meter.
The chief of police asks if grafting reports are true and the captain replies he questioned the men and they denied any wrongdoing, declaring there is nothing to it.
Practical farmer advice on winter horse care by J M Bell. Weekly bran mash boosts driving stock. scalded oats and wheat bran fed with hay, salt added, no extra grain. Emphasizes saddle and road work shoes, stocking old stock, selling worn animals, and proper stallion/breed handling. Warns on blanketing removal, foot care for jacks, and conditioning colts to country roads.
A farm guidance piece argues water is essential for pigs and milk cannot replace water. Soak feed in warm water to aid digestion. Emphasizes clean conditions, pasture, and planned forage, noting oats' value after farrowing and the benefit of a feeding floor built from waste materials.
Advice for winter farm chores and preparedness. Protect poultry and hog houses from cold drafts, whitewash with boiling water, build dipping tanks for pigs, and keep barns clean. Check stored fruit and vegetables monthly to prevent spoilage and rot. Plan ahead to save costs and protect stock this winter.
Do Not Overfeed Young Pigs warns excess feeding can stunt growth and cause thumps, a deadly ailment for pigs. Rabbits Damage Trees urges vigilant control of rabbits in orchards during deep snow to protect trees from damage.
The piece argues for improved farming practices and land rotation to make stock raising profitable while building soils. It emphasizes that the main issue is poor soil handling methods rather than land quality and calls for meeting present-day farming standards.
Time for Best Dairying notes that winter offers time and fewer flies for dairying. Selecting Alfalfa Seed warns to choose seed hardy enough to withstand winter conditions. Regularity and Purpose advises regular feeding and feeding for a purpose.
A record of Canadian homestead settlers led by C T Moore James Steel and H J Smith explaining wealth from land ownership and independence from urban issues. The piece shifts to a course at Ohio State University studying grain grading market distribution and testing methods with samples from Franklin County farmers.
An advertisement touts Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy to flush kidneys and relieve backache. It advises drinking water and four ounces of the salts daily, stating it cleanses the urinary tract and neutralizes urine acidity.
The elderly Brother Bulginback denounces a large group he calls black town swindlers and recalls trading a mule to Bradder Ink Judson for a worthless watch. He laments how hard it is to rid oneself of cold and creditors.
In a humorous National Monthly snippet Marion asks about anarchists. Donald explains they want everything others have and never wash themselves. Marion concludes the anarchists are the little boys grown up.
U S GOV LAND FREE under act of Congress allows homesteading of Arkansas forest reserve tracts up to 160 acres free of cost. Also 1 000 000 acres of free pasturage for cattle hogs and sheep eight months yearly with no overflow lands. Located by locating engineer A Alexander Little Rock Ark. Ad and offer to send 26 cents for take pegee and copy of Special Act. Barney O Keefe incident noted.
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