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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
6
Mrs Stepsands boasts she sewed a new suit for Jimmy to save money, praising the effort as a woman's duty to family. Julian admires the look but warns against overwork, while Evelyn unveils a matching smoking jacket she made from remnant fabric, costing far less than store prices.
Farmers can profit by breeding and selecting draft horses. Start with brood mares crossed with a capable sire, favor Percherons for broad crossing. Organize a breeders' club, attract interest, and pool funds to own a quality stallion. Focus on sire quality to boost stock value and profits.
Prairie Farmer recommends stretching a smooth wire from end to end behind the horses stalls. Hang a lantern on a harness strap and slide it along the wire to where it is needed. Keep the wire high enough to stay out of the way.
Breeding sows should be kept in medium flesh to maintain vigor and rapid fattening of progeny. Avoid underfeeding or over fattening as both harm breeding quality. A protein to carbohydrate ratio of about 1 to 5 with ample exercise keeps sows in optimal condition and prevents deterioration as breeders.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent notes there is no fixed rule for stocking 80 acres of blue grass. Practical shepherds suggest three to four sheep per acre, but numbers vary with pasture quality and season. One growing sheep should access rape for rotation, as rape grows rapidly and remains valuable into fall.
Florence and Herbert clash over women's club influence and personal liberty after Florence displays a Votes for Women badge. He, a lawyer, fears independence will let her control him but later realizes his own fault. Florence confronts expectations of wifehood and mutual respect in marriage. A broader column notes New England’s influence in U S public life and calls for retirement from lifelong work for public service.
A European portrait painter visits apartment 61 and pitches a free grand prize portrait. Margaret wins a sealed envelope with grand prize wording, then questions a needed deposit for a cabinet photograph and frame while a stern unseen voice warns of danger as the artist pushes his scam.
An advertising pitch touts age based fitting with no eye tests. It claims $1.50 buys fivedollars pestaclas, promises perfect fit and clear vision like youth, and includes a free Moroccine pocketbook case and a 10 karat gold filled spectacle pair valued at six dollars. Dr. Haux endorses the offer.
An old ad offers Dr Had Spectacle Co. mail order eyeglasses. It suggests sending 150 direct to the St Louis address for gold filled spectacles with a pocket case and two spare lenses. The text claims no charges if the customer is dissatisfied and emphasizes the buyer’s sole judgment.
Judge Ben B Canterbury, a leading local figure, praises Dr. Haux Perfect Vision specs chosen by AGE. He calls them perfectly satisfactory and urges residents in need of glasses to consider them.
In Omaha in May 1880 Jobo Krolik a Bohemian schoolboy discovered a leather string among rubbish. He pulled it to reveal a scabbard with an automatic pistol. A police trap caught three men involved in the robbery as a dozen boys watched the scene and notified authorities. The boys aged 8 to 14 are Bohemian children whose parents work in South Omaha packing houses.
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