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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1906
Page
7
A detailed guide outlines building a compact icehouse using a stone wall buried two feet, a one foot top wall, a stone floor with a one foot sawdust layer, and drainage. It explains lumber placement, air chamber, paper layer, and clap boards, and notes the icehouse is a useful farm structure near freezing water.
The article notes crested breeds like Polish as good layers but their crests get wet in damp or winter conditions. Chickens may peck each other’s crests when confined, especially males with larger topknots. Advices include separating birds until feathers grow and sheltering birds during bad weather. elastic bands are suggested but sheltering is preferred.
Sheep can be driven almost anywhere on the farm to eat wasted weeds and feed, from stubble and corn fields to around buildings and gardens. They provide good profits, improve the farm’s look, reduce weed growth, and offer strong gains especially for feeder sheep.
A historical construction note describes making a sheep hay rack and grain feeder from four scantling pieces FA MB DC EX joined with four more AB BC forming a frame. It details flooring from common boards, slats BC a b two inches apart, bottom boards AS BR nine inches, top FM, six inch spacing, hinges at ALB, and separate sides to enclose. The design allows sheep to reach hay while waste falls to a floor, and a grain trough opens at FB for feeding and cleaning.
The Uneon Hog predicts agitation for the bacon leg will change the United States hog, with the all fat hog of the past partly replaced by the bacon hog. Fat hogs will still exist for land demand, but bacon hogs will gain prominence in the future.
A crude root cutting implement is described, made by riveting a fork shaped steel piece from an old bandsaw or crosscut saw to an old shovel handle. The design is simple and inexpensive, costing only a few cents.
A Canadian farmer urges quick hay handling noting that first class hay should not stay exposed to sun and air. Wild hay should be raked immediately after cutting and formed into cocks to settle and resist wind. He claims green hay can be raked after mowing in rain to yield bright sweet hay and says farmers often cure too long, risking loss. his method may require extra work but adds substance.
The text advises strict culling of hogs for sale and breeding. It warns that overrating a pig to buyers harms future prospects, while a high quality specimen acts as walking advertisement for the herd. Shipping unworthy pigs under false representations invites future trouble.
Instructions by Charles C. Bower in Practical Farmer describe a rope setup to control a large boar. A 5 1/2 inch rope ten feet long is cut to create two loops for hind feet and a central segment used to cinch and maneuver the animal. The method claims the hog remains under complete control through successive passes of the rope over the hog’s nose and feet.
Poultry prices vary with condition and appearance. Drawn poultry spoils within 24 to 36 hours, undrawn may keep a week or two. Do not feed birds for about 12 hours before killing to prevent souring. if the crop is filled, do not remove it.
A Husbandsman notes that a horse should receive about one pound of grain and one and a half pounds of hay per hundred pounds of body weight. Alfalfa may outperform other hays with less grain, and many farmers overfeed hay, wasting resources in the barn.
A replacement for hoops on tubs and vinegar barrels uses galvanized wire No 12 to 15. Overlap ends eight inches twist with a splicer and drive into place. Whitewash the barrel to keep hoops from slipping.
Advice on preventing horses from gnawing mangers and feed boxes by nailing an old buggy tire or iron strap to outer edges or lining edges with zinc to improve appearance.
Consul-General Rodgers reports American mission stations at Nanchang in Jiangxi destroyed amid riot. Fourteen missionaries escaped while the English Kingham family of four were killed. An American gunboat El Cano is ordered to Kinkiang as rioting spreads up the Yangtse river.
The report details a devastating earthquake and tidal wave striking Colombia and Central America. An estimated 2,000 killed across coastal towns from Tumaco to Esmeraldas with many families lost and villages wiped out.
A compact reflective snippet notes the Panama Canal’s tangled leadership, adds quips about the Castellanes’ long marriage, and warns of rising graft as warships may need wider sea room. It references Col Mann, beef packers, and Commissioner Garfield in a sardonic, period-voiced aside.
Former Speaker David Bremner Henderson, long a leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, died at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque Iowa. Born in Scotland March 4 1840 he came to America as a child and rose from Illinois landholding to Union Army colonel and congressman. Survived by wife Augusta Fox and three children, he served as Speaker from 1899 to 1902 before retiring.
The Cigarmakers Journal recalls long hours and meager wages before unions. It notes 1780 to 1886 shifts of 4 AM starts, 16 hour days, and rare improvements, citing Michael Menton and Casson on pay, conditions, and the rise of eight hour days through organized labor.
A voluntary wage increase benefiting 700 to 800 Reading Railway track foremen and laborers was enacted. The article notes broader labor union activity including the Iron Molders' Union, Chicago painters negotiations, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen nearing 100,000 members with funds over $1.1 million, plus other union developments and international labor trends.
Prof Behring told a Berlin audience he would keep his consumption cure secret until autumn. The disclosure underscores anticipation for a potential treatment development from the noted physician.
Indiana State Comptroller charges Michigan City Treasurer C F E Meyer with a 6133 shortage on Feb 1 used to buy city warrants. Council finance panel met Feb 11. Meyer produced Feb 10 deposit certificates. Comptroller seeks citizen audit and grand jury action. Meyer denies wrongdoing.
Frank Gillis a wealthy glass blower vanished just before his wedding to Miss Fannie Langel in Vincennes. The ceremony at Rev. Father Fleischmann’s parlors was postponed as Gillis left a note claiming he cannot face the future. Langel knows of no motive beyond parental opposition. If gone west, his whereabouts remain unknown.
During a performance in Linton Miss Pearl S Elwyn of a Chicago theatrical company made remarks about the town. A woman in the rear rose armed with a revolver and shot the actress in the leg. The audience panicked with screams and fainting. the shooter fled into the crowd and escaped.
Four students at Winona Technical Institute Indianapolis aged 17 to 19 were subjected to electric shock torture by upperclassmen. Murray Robinson Charles Fisher William Marsha and Edward Jonas were kept in an electric circuit until they collapsed. Victims, reluctant to name their assailants, remain hospitalized with ongoing aftereffects.
Amanda Hasthan aged 30 perished in a house fire that also claimed her mother and the family’s patriarch Willis Kasthan who died days earlier from a paralytic stroke. The daughter stood near a grate when her dress caught fire and the mother entered to help, all three perished in the tragedy.
Arthur and Otis Maple quarrelled over a girl in No komo. Otis swallowed poison in a personal crisis. Arthur rode for a physician. his horse fell en route, breaking the rescuing brother's leg in two places and causing internal injuries. Both brothers remain in serious condition.
Nicholas Oberting of Nerdentown wrestled an enraged bull after a battle with animals. He threw the bull on its back, saving three boys who had wandered into the pasture. Oberting sustained a broken wrist in the effort.
In Hall, a stove leg collapsed causing a bucket of boiling water to pour over three Brown children. One infant seven months old died. another may die while the third is expected to recover. Governor Hanly to join Lawson insurance committee. Kokomo poultry dealer Waggaman dies from goose bite blood poisoning. Burdick store owner assaulted by Joseph Negeskinki with a hammer. arrest and hospital risk pending.
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