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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
7
Haying districts widely adopt simple stackers illustrated in this Orange Judd Farmer piece. Pole stackers use two poles three pulleys and chains to lift loads and drop them onto stacks or into sheds, reducing lifting effort. Derrick stackers stand 30 to 40 feet high with an arm for rotating loads, often Circling a central post to move hay or straw to barns.
A Country Gentleman correspondent explains a salt method to kill tree stumps. For 25 years salt applied to stumps after cutting has success with ailanthus lilacs oaks hickory soft maple white thorn mountain willow Lombardy poplar and others. Apply about one half teaspoon to small shrubs and about a half peck per two foot diameter stump, timing cuts for late summer or early fall to let sap carry the salt to distant roots.
Recipe for whitewash using lime, boiling water, salt, ground rice, glue, and whirling. Mix, strain, and soak several days then apply hot. Each pint covers a square yard and can serve as a wood brick or stone coating.
Cholera often appears in summer but many diseases are misattributed to it. Early signs include yellowed feces, violent diarrhea, and fever, followed by stupor, loss of appetite, and thirst. Since a germ causes it, infection comes from fowls on infected premises. Separate and observe affected birds, disinfect freely, burn infected manure, and disinfect enclosures with carbolic acid. Kill sick birds and migrate birds to fresh ground. Cleaning watering-troughs and feed areas with the solution is essential. Treatment offers little help. the disease runs one to three days and is hard to check. Most so called cases stem from indigestion.
The article describes a 24 by 10 foot henhouse built on three foot posts with three sheds eight feet long. One closed shed serves as a roosting area while the other is split into a nesting and a sitting area for layers and sitters. When a hen wishes to sit the nest can be moved into the sitter space.
Describes a spacious hen coop arrangement with separate run, open space floored, steps from boards with cleats, wire and weather doors, and a back door. Notes the coop houses 20 to 40 hens and cost about $75 to build in first class style per Farm and Home.
Practical poultry care tips cover coop cleanliness breeding lighting and feeding. The piece notes Leghorns Pekin ducks and turkeys suitability for water access range dust baths lime and coal oil treatments while advising against crowding excessive stimulants and premature fighting to improve flock thrift and growth.
Experiments show skimmilk is highly valuable for young growing chicks and increases intake of other foods. The farmer usually has ample skim milk for chick feed. Meat and milk in the ration promote rapid growth, a key factor in laying performance.
An army officer predicts American pastimes will root in Cuba including foot races polo and ring tilting as a moral and physical boost. He envisions contests under Tatterall rules with Capt Bellairs and Capt Lucien Young organizing aquatic events among soldiers Cubans sailors and marines.
A Memphis stranger wanders Dearborn Street in Chicago with a yellow valise and a tattered Memphis paper. He stares at a radiator showroom, counting radiators that stretch into the distance, claiming it would take hundreds to heat a small hall as he mutters about cold weather.
Leslie's Weekly notes many wars began from minor sparks. Examples include Bismarck altered signals triggering Franco German conflict and Frederick the Great’s remark cited as a cause of the Seven Years War. Palmerston and Bright are quoted on ignorance of aims in the Crimean and subsequent wars.
A descriptive piece on Samoan daily life noting simple, non strenuous tasks for old women and fishermen, with emphasis on vanity. It covers attire and adornment such as lime dyed hair turning yellow, admiration for tall frames, and the tattooing of sweetheart names on forearms by lovers.
The piece credits Peter the Great with transforming Russia from barbarism into a cosmopolitan power. It highlights his army and navy, education system, and revived commerce, plus moving the capital to the Baltic shore and making St. Petersburg a gateway to Western civilization. It notes ongoing traits like ambition, cultural veneer, censorship, and autocratic policy.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt the quarrel centers on a father’s alleged rough discipline and a shirt sleeve damaged by a hot iron. Mrs. Gwilliams claims her father never swore, while Mr. Mover counters with a sharp retort about past punishments as the judge notes the overcoat’s wear.
A Philadelphia North American snippet notes an exchange about a ring during a broken engagement and mentions an enactment in Washington requiring horseshoers to pass an examination and obtain a license. The New York Press remarks that all women die two deaths, the first being old age.
A fragmentary dialogue from the Chicago Times-Herald references Jimcox and Stone with the Klondike, noting a strike and a man recounting tales of the country. The speakers imply a past event involving a five dollar stake for a fresh start.
Doctors report wealthy patients starving despite money for food as their stomachs cannot digest it. A heavy fermenting mass causes dyspepsia, nervousness, and biliousness. The remedy urged is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to restore digestion and vigor. Ensure the bottle neck bears a private Revenue Stamp.
The Standard and Catholic reports a dialogue where a chief kidnapper boasts of boxing a child’s ears and orders the eighth assistant to write to the editor of a yellow journal. They promise exclusive crews and the child’s whereabouts for 10000 dollars, minus two percent, in spot cash.
A fragment from a Detroit passage laments decline in the circus, contrasting the speaker with John who is blamed for change. The speaker asserts the circus remains fine while John cannot perform feats like pole climbs or dangerous maneuvers.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for tight or new shoes and for relief of swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A witty Berlin Herald quip notes that a woman can tidy a man's room in five minutes, leaving him puzzled for days as he hunts to locate items again. The remark highlights gendered humor about organization and possessiveness in domestic spaces.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tasteless iron and quinine remedy for chills and fever with a no cure no pay promise and a price of 50 cents.
Fragmentary dialogue appears to show a child asking about a pineapple and a papal face wipe in a domestic scene. The odd phrasing suggests a brief comic or conversational moment with emphasis on mispronunciation and quirky banter.
A garbled clipping offers patent medicine claims for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with refunds if ineffective. It includes mock dialogue and ad slogans about dyes Putnam Fadeless Dye and Piso s Cure for Consumption. The notes mention varied quips and a 1894 testimonial from Louisa Lindaman.
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