This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
3
A farmer describes a homemade water refrigerator that uses a windmill driven tank to deliver cool pure water from a deep drilled well. The system eliminates ice, reduces labor, and provides chilled water for house and stock, with storage for dairy and perishable items in a galvanized tank setup.
Experiments show cows can manufacture milk fat from substances other than the fat in their feed. In one test four pounds of fat fed weekly yielded about nine and a quarter pounds of milk fat. Pasture alone produced seven and a half pounds of fat in the cows’ grass but seventeen and a half pounds appeared in milk. Other studies confirm cows can make milk fat even with almost no milk fat in their diet.
Wood ashes yield the best results for pasture land orchards small fruits and clover. They are risky to procure two lots alike and rains leach potash. If available ashes help as they contain lime and potash but buying potash from manufacturers is cheaper. Soap suds with an old broom or whitewash brush serve as a wash for fruit trees and help destroy lice. Early attention to trees improves orchard appearance and ease of work.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.