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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
7
Instructions describe building an ice house with a two by four derrick and sweep for lifting ice blocks, plus wall construction and draft dairy height. The text also covers proper carcass chilling methods for poultry and beef, including scalding, cooling, drying, packing, and handling turkeys and birds in boxes with careful moisture control.
A passage describes a combined dairy and ice house with a partition wall half as thick and not tiled, creating closed air spaces between the study and dairy sections, as reported by the Montreal Star.
The article discusses choosing a dairy cow as a machine that converts feed into value. It contrasts dairy cows with beef cattle, describing the dairy type as angular, thin, and with prominent bones, and notes the need to assess conformation and suitability for milk production.
The American Agriculturist analyzes home hog slaughter waste and argues curing and selling pork in summer yields higher profit than selling to a butcher. A 200 pound hog dressed to 160 pounds yields 80 pounds ham 24 pounds bacon 24 pounds other meat 85 pounds scraps and bones. Estimated conservative prices produce total value about $17.01 against $10 cost, profit about $7.91.
Winter urges farmers to count losses and seek fixes. Reflective review reveals leaks such as fodder in barns manure leaching under eaves cold stables and disorganized storage causing wasted time and higher winter costs. Small inefficiencies accumulate into costly obstacles.
Readable portions explain manure's plant food value varies by feed and bedding sources. Wheat straw per ton gives about 10 nitrogen 2 phosphorus 17 potassium while timothy hay yields 24 3 24 and clover hay 40 5 30 pounds respectively. nitrogen priced around 35 cents per pound and potassium about 12 cents.
A disputed negotiation over the States rights and lease terms involving the Economy company and the Howage contract is outlined. Commissioners refused to accept to pay $705000 and sought $75000, arguing the deal favored the company and failed to protect state interests.
Lawmakers discuss reviving the old primary system. The Shanahan compromise and Pattison direct primary bill are debated as amendments push for a second Tuesday in August primary. Supporters seek a broader measure, while critics say current plan falls short.
Legislative prospects for a spring operative primary law dim as lawmakers debate the Oglesby bill. If not enacted, a simple convention primary measure may unify all state conventions on a single election day.
Representative Clay F Gaumer of Vermilion county Prohibitionist sought a bill to allow injunctions against saloonkeepers who violate Sunday closing law. Members blocked the bill and refused to suspend rules. Lants then sought first reading for House bill 918 to let cities decide by ordinance whether saloons open on Sunday. The measure would repeal Sunday closing law. it was ruled out of order but advanced on the House calendar.
The Legislature reconvened Tuesday to study conduct at Ohio State charitable institutions. A five member committee was appointed by Speaker Shuttleworth to lead a general probe following a recent accident at the Home for Keeble Minded in Lincoln that burned Frank Giroux, son of Benjamin Giroux of Chicago.
A report from the House Thursday evening discusses Canal related issues and calls for immediate action. The minutes hint at a push to dismiss educational route concerns and address ongoing local governance questions.
An acetylene light tank and overturned coal oil lamps sparked a devastating fire at the Rhodes Opera House in Boyertown Pa during a moving picture benefit. About 100 dead and 75 injured as crowds rushed stairways and fell through a collapsing floor. Fire engines were delayed and hospitals improvised, with survivors dragged from the blaze.
Dun's Review notes curtailment in production across various industries and uneven mercantile collections in the West. It highlights improved bank exchanges, lingering failures, and scattered delayed payments as early signs of potential recovery amid unsettled weather and retail clearance sales.
Financial affairs show improved sentiment with easier access to money and rising trade interest. Railway earnings and bank clearings lag behind last year, while collections rise from a month earlier. Bradstreet's Review notes limited business activity, with many centers reporting increased unemployment and widespread slow to fair trade.
A garbled late 19th or early 20th century table lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices for Chicago and Cincinnati markets. Entries include prime cattle 1.00 to 6.80, hay 9.50 to 15.50, butter 24 to 30 cents, corn 58 to 50 cents, oats 49 to 60 cents, rye 4 to 7 cents, and hogs 350 to 440 dollars, with scattered references to shipping and other graded goods.
A 2000 year old Egyptian papyrus, now at Toledo Museum of Art, reveals female status in the fourth century BC. The writer signs another Strasburg document dated to Abba, supporting that women held influence and dictated terms alongside men in early Egypt.
Fragmentary OCR from a historical page includes garbled phrases and unreadable names. No coherent events, dates, or entities can be reliably identified for a meaningful summary.
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