A Silo on Every Farm Read At East Tennessee Meeting
J N Meroney of Darks Mills presented a practical paper on silos at the East Tennessee Farmers Institute in Knoxville. He argues silos save feed costs, describes a round wooden stave design affordable for small farmers, and outlines steps from site selection to construction and maintenance for a 50 ton capacity feeding twenty cattle for five months.
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East Tennessee Farmers Institute
Knoxville
J. N. Meroney
Darks Mills
Meroney
Poperly
Lke
Seloct
Jay
Argot Hal Sire of Talented Hal Family Horses
A 1913 Cleburne Farm record highlights Argot Hal as a premier race and breeding stallion. Described as handsome and well bred, he’s linked to fast progeny like Margot Hal and Brown Hal lineages. Terms insure $50, sire fee $16, catalog details for Spring Hill Tennessee.
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Hal Connor
Argot Hal
Hal
Tennessee
Argo Hal
Margot Hal
Brown Hal
Speedy Ber
Allen Campbell
Cleburne Farm
Silage Making and Silo Building For Small Farmers
The article details constructing and fitting a silage silo with iron hoops battens and bevelled doors, sealing joints with cement mortar, and feeding from the top to prevent air ingress. It promotes growing corn and peas together, yields of sixteen tons per acre, and a low-cost setup with a fifty-ton capacity for about two hundred dollars, urging farmers to adopt silage rotation and cheap feed for cattle, horses, and sheep.
Barber’s parlor, groceries spark Pure Food probe in Nashville
In Nashville on May 27 a grocery store owner opened a tensorial barber chair serving coffee and wrapped groceries, hoping to speed shopping. Inspector Frazier of the Pure Food and Drug Department ordered the setup dissolved, fearing hidden microbes and unsafe practices. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a cure for weakness and indigestion.
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Nashville
West
Tennessee
Inspecter Frazier
Pure Food and Drug Department
Attair
Roosevelt on Witness Stand in Abetment Trial
Theodore Roosevelt testified in Marquette court amid a case against George A. Newett, denying being a drunkard while admitting occasional drinking. He described his past presidency duties and stated he drinks at dinners, typically one to five glasses of champagne over months, and maintained abstemious behavior in public life.
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Marquette, Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Twelve Tailers
George A. Newett
Col. Roosevelt
Cure for Stomach Disorders Tablet Remedy Adrt
Stomach disorders may be avoided by Chamberlain's Tablets with remarkable cures reported. Sold by all dealers. Adrt.
Postmaster Wills Denies Charges In Promotions
Nashville Tenn May 27 Postmaster A W Wills rejects Washington claims that civil service employs have favored Republicans in promotions over the past eight years He notes 75 percent of the local office staff are Democrats and says he does not know the political alignment of most workers nor conduct promotions with politics in mind.
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Nashville
Tenn
A. W. Wills
Washington
Maj. Wills
Tennessee
Republians
Skin care remedy ad reads 500 12 box at all stores
An advertisement promotes an Advantimed style skin treatment noting a pack of 12 boxes priced at 500 and claims quick relief for skin trouble including hives eczema and herpes, urging readers to purchase at all stores.
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Donn
All Storen
Advan
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Case Threshers
J. I. Case Tractors
J. I. Case Tractor Plows
J. I. Case Automobiles
J. I. Case Repairs
Thomas Mowers
Thomas Drills
Thomas Rakes
Thomas Tedders
Weber
Osborne
Hamilton
Oliver
Princess Ranges
Herrick Refrigerators
Alaska
Screen Wire Sporting Goods
Chine
Mitchell-Ashley Hdw.Co. (Incorporated
East Tennessee
Spring Hill, Tenn
Roosevelt
Michigan
Wills
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