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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
2
A Farm Progress analysis urges two dippings 10 to 14 days apart to destroy mites causing sheep scab. First dip kills hatched mites, while ten days later eggs hatch and succumb to renewed dipping. Heat baths to 100–105 F, thermometer use, and careful timing to 2–5 minutes per dip are advised, with hand dressing for advanced cases.
Mississippi farmers are urged to build permanent concrete watering troughs using a wet mix of one part cement two parts sand four parts gravel. Concrete features long lasting uses on farms and requires careful material quality and curing. Separate quarantine for hogs receiving double cholera treatment and vaccination guidance is provided.
An acre of corn hogged off yielded more pork value than an equal acre fed by standard methods at the Missouri experiment station. While hogging all corn is impractical, using a portion of the crop this way proves profitable and efficient for pork production.
A farm bulletin board offers ranchmen a simple way to list dairy and poultry products fruits vegetables and other items for sale. Place the farm name at the top and mount the board on durable material near the road to attract neighbors and nearby buyers.
The Pine Ridge Rosebud country recounts the feats of Old Outlaw Gray, a gray gelding called Wild Horse Outlaw, famed for speed and cunning. Captured attempts failed for twenty years as he evaded riders from Martin to the Rosebud. In later years Conquering Bear finally killed him with a rifle near the Nebraska line.
In a Jacksonville hospital a dying Laura Livingston confessed that Charles Wiggins, not Miss Jesse Brown, killed Earl P. Adams. Brown had long faced accusations over the 1909 shooting when Adams, engaged to Brown, supposedly aimed to wed Elizabeth Bagley instead. Livingston’s statement exonerates Brown and shifts blame to Wiggins.
Two aged hermit brothers George W. and Louis C. Lark, 84 and 74, live in a century-old 1807 cabin between Kenvil and Lake Hopatcong. Civil War veteran George, wounded at Petersburg, draws a pension to help them. Louis suffers kidney trouble. They farm, read little, and search for a rumored gold mine while preserving Indian relics and memories of the era.
The first breach of promise case where Indians were both plaintiff and defendant was decided in Sisseton South Dakota. Miss Agnes Hear won $3,500 against Smiley Finley by a jury here. The Finley tepee mourns with a lament as Smiley vows to quit relations with whites.
Mrs Dewitt Siniscalgh West Danby New York reports long standing nervous trouble eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound used for nerves and female troubles The product named for its herbal ingredients is praised as a tonic and invigoration for the female system with enduring testimonials from women nationwide
George Robey, famed comedian, plans to stay fit by nets practice at Lord’s amid few playing opportunities this year. He recalls a humorous off day when he filled in as a player, fumbled two catches and made a duck, then coolly reminded the captain that he was asked to play, not to prove he could. Also, a light joke about a Boston bulldog and lost love closes the item.
In Washington, 5000 copies of the Bible have been placed in hotel guest rooms inscribed as a fire escape measure. Kalamazoo jeweler E P Foley begins producing watches for left handed people. A remark that sand is a key ingredient in the elixir of success is noted.
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