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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
9
Practical advice on chick placement, warmth, and feeding practices. Tips cover avoiding crowding under hens, preventing drowning, using safe temporary baskets, and mixing greens with mash. Also includes cheap home feed strategies, lice prevention, and yard water management for healthier chicks. Includes methods for setting color in wash materials and making watchmaker's oil, plus oven heat testing guidance.
An old promotional fragment asserts Putnam brand paints offer brighter colors, longer life, and less trouble than competing products, claiming superior quality and ease of use for colored goods.
Charley Hilton in the Appleton City Journal advertises an easy writing job. The contract asks readers to fill columns with vivid reading during quiet days on Main street, offering good pay and a chance to rest.
Ira Season Jr. unearthed a box of old coins while digging a grave for his dog in Cannon Falls Minnesota. The trove includes an 1807 quarter, 1814 half dollar, an oblong Oriental coin, several large cents and half cents. A local collector identified a Roman copper with Nero bust and an ancient Greek Gordianus. The coins are linked to a local eccentric known as Pie Plant John who died years ago with no known relatives.
The piece extols modern irrigation farming as scientific and efficient. It notes government and colleges support improved practice, urges pest control compliance, and argues intensive cultivation makes small plots highly productive. It claims educated farmers outperform many professions and irrigation draws young talent.
Homestead describes two simple hitching post methods. One uses a rope halter through a staple and over a bolt. The other doubles the rope and threads it through a post hole then over a bolt. Both offer improvements over weaker tying plans for those who struggle to tie securely.
The piece praises asparagus and rhubarb as abundant crops for any farmer. Both vegetables are noted for high medicinal value with health benefits. Asparagus aids kidney troubles while rhubarb serves as a gentle tonic. A small plot for each is advised as a good, timely investment this year.
Concrete replaces wooden barrels to shield farm springs. It does not rot and helps keep water pure by preventing surface impurities. A young farmer recently observed this method.
Mrs. Wedderburn vows to avoid Blankington's after a cashier dispute over a supposed five-dollar bill. A manager doubts her claim, Beulah pays for lunch, and a two-dollar bill is later found in Wedderburn’s desk. The misunderstanding leads to the blouse being returned and a resolve never to shop there again.
A fragmentary note mentions a dressmaker and evokes a confusing exchange about fitting a dress. No clear events or names are identifiable, leaving the item as a terse, unreadable snippet with uncertain context.
The use of iron dates to the ninth century B C with Egyptians making weapons from meteorites, revealing early metalworking practices across ancient societies.
The ad claims biliousness and indigestion stem from dyspepsia and asserts the Golden Medical Discovery is not a patent medicine. It states ingredients are printed on the bottle wrapper and under oath, contains no alcohol or habit forming drugs, and is made from pure extract of American C plants.
Nathan Moore, a Black employee of the Westmoreland Club in Richmond Virginia, wore six gold stripes for service and, though ill, remained on payroll. Upon his death, the club held an elaborate funeral with members marching to Second Baptist Church, colored, in a display of respect few had seen. The act contrasted with lynching mobs, as Southern gentlemen honored character over color.
Fifty head of horses sought for pasture on 160 acres of blue grass located 312 west of Passaic. Rates 75c, 85c and 1.25 tf. Contact L. P. Simpson of Butler, Missouri for terms and arrangements.
The former New Hampshire governor Frank W. Rollins was caught attempting to smuggle dutiable articles into New York and fined 2000 dollars. The St. Louis Times argues such cases set a bad example for those with fewer means and influence.
The article lists simple recipes suitable for farm households. It describes Nice Salad with creamed cottage cheese on watercress or lettuce, Rhubarb Pudding with tapioca and stewed rhubarb, Another Easy Pudding using stale bread and rhubarb, Escalloped Eggs with layered eggs and crumbs, and Hamburg Loaf made from beef, pork, eggs, and sage baked with water added.
Metal shavings and concrete combine to form a novel paving material showcased as a durable alternative. The concept suggests improved wear resistance and potential for recycled content use, attracting interest from construction firms and researchers.
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