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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
6
Missouri State Veterinarian Dr. D F Luck ey warns cattle losses from clover bloating are widespread as rank white clover grows in damp cool weather. Prevention urges keeping cattle off clover pastures, using dry feed, and employing swift rumen puncture with a trochar or crude knives in emergencies to save life.
A fragment describes making blackberry wine by mashing blackberries with boiling water, steeping for about a day, straining, then diluting with more water and adding brown sugar per gallon. The text trails off with unclear phrasing.
A surge in headache powder use across the United States is noted, with products sold widely and often without medical advice. Common ingredients include acetanilid antipyrin and phenacetin, linked to heart and circulation poisoning and blue-tinged skin. By 1907 there were 55 poisoning cases and 26 deaths. US Agriculture data show 814 additional cases and 29 deaths from 400 physicians' records.
Probate Court of Bates County Missouri grants letters of administration with the will annexed to C. A. Denton on June 10 1916. Creditors must exhibit claims within six months for allowance. otherwise barred after one year from the last insertion July 6 1916. Administrator with Will: C. A. Denton.
A Leipsig article cited in the Pathfinder argues that amid wartime hardship and widespread hunger, more than 10,000 dogs are kept in the city. It proposes raising the dog tax and, if owners object, seizing dogs for slaughter to provide inexpensive, wholesome food for the poor.
In an old advertisement a Butler resident urges readers to use Dean's Kidney Pills for various kidney related symptoms. The testimonial claims the remedy corrects disorders and supports long term use, citing repeated success over years.
Hints from H L Kempster at Missouri College of Agriculture. Sour milk helps rations and summer shade aids thrift. Remove overactive cockerels to a separate yard. Clean incubator and wick. Dirt prevents leg weakness. Mix bran shorts worn meal into grain. Remove unnecessary males. extra hens eat little more. If range is limited, spade runs or move brood coop daily. Spoiled flesh causes limp neck. burn or bury dead. Check for head lice on chicks and rub lard. Avoid crowding. keep small flocks and roomy coops. Thin out if too many. Remove broody hens to flat bottomed coops until they forget. Clean water prevents disease. rinse drinking pans. If hens are lousy, apply blue ointment near vent and under wings. Mites come from dirty droppings. spray roosts with kerosene emulsion. After tough grass, worms increase. corn fields offer ideal conditions. All methods recommended by Missouri College of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station.
Samuel M. Jordan, Missouri State Board of Agriculture lecturer, warns of Red Topped Sorrell a weed that invades meadows and pastures. It starts in small spots, spreads by seed and roots, and is hard to eradicate once established. Best control is early smothering with manure or straw, lime-loving soils respond to liming, and heavy oiling or salting can kill it if caught early.
The Enterprise reports the first car load of aint was shipped from the Rich Hill smelter last week. Plans call for expanding the plant from two blocks to four to employ more men and curb outmigration. Managers expect radio money to help, with about a carload shipping soon.
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