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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
3
The article emphasizes selecting a pure bred sire and proper bull management. It advises building a separate stall or shed, a large enough yard, a bull fence, and keeping people out of the bull pen. It also notes pasture use, avoiding year round show-ring conditioning, and humane, consistent treatment.
The study shows shelter unused when lots stay dry, appetite largely unchanged by shelter except in extreme cold. Outdoors fattening steers do well if kept dry and sheltered from wind, with well bedding. Macadamized yards or impervious surfaces prevent mud. wet bedding and mud harm cattle more than cold. Feed per pound of gain similar in warm basements or outdoor pens.
The article notes that frequent division of bee colonies reduces surplus honey and increases swarming. It suggests crowding bees for comb honey and argues that for easier bee management away from the house, producing only extracted honey with large combs and ample space is preferable since honey can be taken while combs are kept for reuse.
Farmers are warned that deep plowing harms corn once roots meet in rows. Root pruning is a mistake. deep cultivation in hot dry weather curls corn. Shallow work keeps plants fresh. After crust forms, break it to admit moisture and air. cultivate after rain when surface dries to hold moisture and slow evaporation.
The Armstrong Herald notes investors in farm lands and real estate should not fear the downturn in industrial stocks. It asserts many have moved to real estate, which will keep values high, and says farm land values are stable barring crop failures, unlikely in this region.
A new French process converts milk to powder by forcing milk under high pressure through a 0.125 inch tube into a heated chamber at 167 degrees F. The milk expands to vapor, water is carried off by warm air, and the solids collect as powder.
A fragment notes a selected lot of one dozen hens to be sold with eggs noted as the average farm yield. The rough item suggests a rural sale listing with limited detail and no clear date or location.
An instructional guide by W. R. Beattie on harvesting celery from rows and trenches, trimming roots and outside leaves, packing in boxes, and transporting to the washing house. It covers blanching boards, sun protection, washing, draining, tying into crates, grading into first second and third, and packing with paper linings or individual wrapping for shipment.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger laments declining pride in farming in America. It argues European agriculture outranks U S methods and notes abandoned fields, bramble fences, and untended buildings as signs of rural neglect. It calls for renewed honor and commitment to farm life.
The article urges high milk cream and butter prices to motivate farmers to optimize cow care. It advises cooling nights, profitable feeding, limiting stock, ample bedding, quality grains, corn fodder and hay, regular work, sunlight in stables, selective breeding, proper sanitation, and cautious use of silage. It also notes avoid overfat sheep feeding and urges study, ventilation, poultry updates, and practical adaptation of ideas.
Henry Reuterdahl argues in McClure’s January that defects in US battleships and armor cruisers leave ships vulnerable. He cites armor placement below the water line and calls for side armor rising five to seven feet above water, aligning with Roosevelt’s peace-time build and training plan.
A compiled record lists numerous deadly mine accidents from 1894 to 1907 across locations in Wales Kentucky Illinois West Virginia Colorado California France Mexico Japan and Germany. The entries name mines and towns such as Albion collery Fraterville Hanna Lackawanna Monongahela Prussia and Tsing Tau with casualty counts and dates.
Gifford Pinchot, U S forester, argues that the impact of four million Christmas trees annually is infinitesimal compared with forest fires and wasteful lumbering. He estimates planted trees would require under 1,400 acres if four feet apart and notes that suitable trees do not grow in old forests where reproduction matters. He adds the center of the industry is in the fast cities, with New York City and New England consuming about 1,500,000 trees.
An article argues the Navy processes keep battleships vulnerable with guns above open shafts to magazines. It criticizes aging officers, excessive bureau control, and civilian leadership in the Navy Department. It warns a future war could hinge on comprehensive sea power readiness. It notes supply sources across Massachusetts Adirondacks Catskills and regional forests feeding major cities and markets.
A New York public service commission report shows November street railway accidents fell after four months of record keeping. November deaths totaled 45 vs 47 in October and 63 in September with 42 in August, while injuries also dropped. Mrs. John R. McMahon, known as Margherita Ariina Hamm, died of pneumonia in New York.
Mrs. Crosby argues women should learn beyond child rearing to full participation in education. President Wilson brands current methods as flawed, urging enlightenment orientation and discipline. Cornell Medical College announces stricter admission, requiring college or scientific degrees or equivalent exams for entry.
Mr and Mrs Godlove Conradt celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Peru with a distribution of legacies to numerous children and grandchildren. The couple, pioneers of the county, distributed about 40. OW in cash and property among descendants as they near end of life.
Mrs. Cheebe Klinger, a prominent boarding house proprietor in South Bend, prepared a large dinner then consumed carbolic acid. She returned to the dining room, declared she was done for, and died three hours later. Domestic troubles are cited as the motive. She had come from Warsaw.
On the Jesse Johnson farm near Upland, gas well drillers found a blue racer snake head protruding from thawed earth. Miles and James Moore dug it up and thawed it, then adopted the grateful snake as the mascot of the drilling outfit.
Wenatchee dispatch reports the accidental death of Jacob Swearingen in a railway accident. The groom, who wed Miss Ida Ferguson at Milton, just began his honeymoon and planned to settle in the West.
The veteran Vincennes physician Dr Harcbard M Smith died at Vincennes after a fall. He was years old and author of a book of poems and a Vincennes history.
Burglars broke into Trudspeths saloon in Boonville and loaded the safe into a buyer’s vehicle, taking it two miles into the country where they rifled it and secured five thousand dollars. They also stole a horse from the saloon proprietor to aid their escape.
Rost and Marshall clothing dealers suspend operations in Richmond with liabilities of 5000 dollars and assets of 6000 dollars. The firm hopes to reopen if it reaches a creditor agreement.
James Tindle, charged with disturbing a religious meeting, was whipped by his father with a cat o nine tails under an order from Judge J G Winfrey of the Evansville police court.
Fire destroyed thirteen cars of a derailed Evie train at Diske. Seven cars carried coke and were ignited by friction. Local authorities investigate cause and assess damage to the fleet and nearby infrastructure.
Gus Zohr a 60 year old farmer in Gibson County died by self inflicted razor wounds. The death ends his life in a solitary act. Police reported there was no foul play suspected in the incident.
Affidavits against Henry county druggists from a pure food inspector visit are mostly quashed in circuit court with the remaining one likely to meet the same fate. Hogs from many parts of the country will help pay a debt of about 1400 dollars on the First Baptist church at Hope via a hog sale where half the proceeds stay with the church and half go to hog contributors. over thirty hogs have been donated. An Overall Romance describes Fred Croddy of Rushville and Miss Agnes Adams of Poughkeepsie N Y as they plan marriage soon after a note found in a pair of overalls in which she included her address. A. S. Ayres announces Fortville will have ample gas for years with back pressure at the regulator at twenty-five pounds and new wells to boost output. Gov Hanly pardons two men given life for murder: Samuel Harmon, 73, jailed in Clay county in 1901, and Joseph Osborn, 53, jailed in Adams county in 1903.
A compact list of historic milestones including Henry II’s coronation in 1154, Columbus as prisoner in Spain, the 1773 Boston Tea Party, 1789 Bank of the United States founding, 1803 Louisiana possession, Napoleonic events, Civil War era notes, 1845 Moodkee, 1865 Thirteenth Amendment, and early 20th century items such as Cuban reciprocity and Wood’s governorship.
Commissioner Dixon of Pennsylvania starts a campaign with visiting nurses to inspect homes of applicants to the State Dispensary. Nurses will instruct patients and families on fresh air, proper foods, and preventive practices to curb the disease, aiming to detect early cases before they progress beyond cure.
President George J. Whelan of United Cigar Stores testified in the government suit against American Tobacco Company that his firm paid a 12 percent dividend in 1900, 20 percent in 1900, and 4 percent in 1907, highlighting profits amid the anti trust action.
A Greek financier named Literas has placed a 1.5 million bushel wheat order with Gill & Fisher for shipment to Athens. No payment credentials are shown and a New York firm is named as reference. If filled, the purchase would require five steamers. The piece also notes Cuba’s census estimate at 2,028,282.
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