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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
9
On a moving train Dave Lincott, an inventor, foils a thief by using a patent rat trap in a satchel. The trap bites the robber as Goldman & Co. witnesses the rescue and rewards Dave with a thousand dollars for his timely action and safe delivery of the treasure.
London reports the British government works on demobilization and civilian resettlement after the war. Germany's Deutsche Presse article by Herr Utseh advocates land settlements near villages, with four classes of holdings for veterans, laborers, artisans, and peasants, plus funding from war profits.
A staged car mishap turns real when Anne Van Ranseller finds herself beside Edrm Crane after a ditching crash. He admits the accident was genuine, shattering his polished façade as she tends his wounds and nurses him in the dusky scene.
A seventeen year old Black boy entered a Starkville grocery by the chimney and gorged himself on food, attempting to escape with provisions. The incident ended with the youth wedged in the chimney as authorities investigated.
The article explains fencing and yard planning for chickens with free range being best when possible. It notes land needs per bird, fence heights for Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns, top fence angles or barbed wire options, feather-clipping for persistent fliers, and cautions against top boards that enable hens to fly over.
Wartime appeal urges able bodied men to abandon current work and help on farms during peak seasons to ensure food production for troops. It directs contact with county U S Department of Agriculture agents or state agricultural colleges to arrange temporary farm labor, noting personal sacrifice and potential short-term losses in pay and weight but gains in conscience and national service.
British food experts report a potato butter substitute using potatoes and nuts as a butter alternative. The U S food administration and British ministries promote the method, detailing a recipe of 14 ounces potatoes 4 ounces fat and salt, formed into rolls and kept cool.
A New York World writer reports that Luther Burbank has developed a wheat plant after eleven years of work in Santa Rosa. The variety is said to average forty bushels per acre with a high gluten content, promising increased global bread supply and a potential liberty and democracy milestone.
Facts Worth Engwing notes stags raised for horn production used in native medicines while Dogwood root contributes Indian Red dye. A Swedish engineer reports a peat stoking device yielding power comparable to coal. Peanuts are asserted as a substantial food with specified comparative values to meat and grains.
Locusts are abundant in Uruguay causing continual farming battles. The insects are destroyed in millions annually and are reported to yield fertilizer and lubricant oils from the dead locusts, with further use anticipated.
William A Radford offers free advice on barn construction and farm buildings. He notes a cow barn should use plank framing for savings, include hay storage, and plan a gambier roof for extra space. A two‑row cow barn should be about 80 to 86 feet wide depending on materials and layout.
An agricultural note argues that installing a ventilating system in a dairy barn is a permanent improvement. It explains proper ventilation balances air quality with animal heat, and emphasizes design based on barn size, ceiling height, stock, and openings.
The text fragment discusses human worry and the routine performance of duty. It notes that anxiety is common and suggests some portions of press attention add friction to earnest efforts, though the writing is incomplete and unclear about specifics.
The passage discusses building a modern plank frame barn with 2 by 8 joists and built up timbers supported by iron columns. It emphasizes good siding for appearance and light, window placement for cows, a central feeding alley, and planning for running water. It also urges planning for future expansion and keeping stress and duties in check.
A dated admonition urges girls to maintain order and beauty at home through constant effort. It stresses that neat beds and orderly thoughts reflect discipline, with emphasis on daily routines and self control in domestic life.
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