Economy and design of ice house construction
The dairyman should weigh cost against savings from reduced melting when building ice houses. Key points cover insulation via air spaces, proper placement to shield from wind and sun, use of dry planing-mill shavings or commercial insulators, drainage under floors, ventilation to handle moisture, and waterproofing brick, concrete, and wood with suitable coatings applied hot.
Manure Yields Good Returns on Corn and Wheat Crops
North Dakota experiment station reports manure as a valuable farm input, delivering about 1.40 dollars per load on heavy Red River valley soil. When applied to corn first, it boosts subsequent wheat. direct application to wheat could reduce yields, potentially lowering overall gains.
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North Dakota
Red River Valley
Sunlight and Tonic Vision for Pigs Sparks Farm Debate
A fragment notes a debate over sunlight and tonic use in pig farming, arguing that pigs older than three years lack a place on the farm rock. The text is fragmented and unclear on specifics, but centers on farm practices and animal housing.
Testing Duck Eggs Is Easy
Duck eggs are simple to test as shells are thin and the hatching period shows telltale changes. In late incubation a shell may look half empty and still be normal, while extreme dark and clear ends indicate ducklings. No duck egg appears as described above at the end of hatching.
Figure of Prices for Meat Animals Declines
The Indes figure of prices for meat animals shows about 5.1 percent lower than a year ago, 4.7 percent lower than two years ago, yet 2.6 percent higher than the five year average for June.
Dodds Kidney Pills Said To Cure Four Year Ailment
SUF ERED FOR FOUR YEARS Mr J M Sinclair of Olivehill Tenn writes of back pain kidney weakness bladder inflammation and heart trouble he credits Dodds Kidney Pills with complete relief after four years of suffering. He also notes Diamond Dinner Pills cured constipation and advertises Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo N Y products.
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J. M. Sinclair
Olivehill
Tenn
J. M
Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
Metaphor Mix Up Ends In Collapse At Institute
In a teachers' institute the committee chairman struggled through a speech about schoolwork becoming bulhouse bulschool and similar malapropisms. The audience sniggered as he twisted words and briefly recovered before losing consciousness.
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Bulhouse
T’ Bulhouse
Cly
Hamlet
Barber Trade Chat Turns On Hair Parting
A brief exchange shows a barber asking how to part hair while finishing up. The customer replies with a comb and a playful remark about changing preparation.
Placed to His Account Does She Trust Her Husband
A dialogue opens with a question about trust in marriage. A cabinet of curiosities notes that turquoises regain color when dipped in a carbonate of soda solution. The two ideas contrast personal doubt with a practical remedy.
Mother's Notions Good for Young People to Follow
An elderly reader extols Postum as the cause of a grandson's strength and her own improved health after leaving coffee. She recalls nervous dyspepsia and praises strict preparation, urging others to try Postum, sold by Grocers. Two forms are offered: Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with varying prices. There’s a Battle Creek, Michigan connection and a slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Western mining and oil activity across Arizona and nearby states
New plant installs at Little Daisy Mine near Jerome and busy mill work at Bunker Hill near Tombstone. Arkansas and Arizona mine at Jerome shows life after a year shutdown. Asbestos deposits near Pinto Creek spark many new claims by Miami. Tungsten mines near Yucca active. recent property transfer valued at 27000 dollars. Jerome mining group buys adjacent Moss mine area in Mohave county. Tom Reed mine to Gold Run mine shipments to Kingman mint totals 100000 in gold bars, 19000 weekly. Mogollon district uses water power for mining. a Bluewater to Mt. Sedgwick road project aids Copper Hill shipments. Republic Mining & Milling of Deming files for 500000 capital with 2000 paid in. New Mexico ten-year output 51.13 million with 11.05 million last year, rising from under 2 million a decade ago. Oil from Greybull sells to Mid west Refining from Casper. Hurley Oil Co formed with 10000 capital for Park county oils. Green River Mining Co founded with 10000 capital for Sweetwater County. In Big Horn basin Montana Wyoming Oil Co drills into 60 million cubic feet per day natural gas. Greybull discovery prompts landowners to seek drilling rigs as oil prices rise with a third well on townsite land yielding 400 barrels daily, prior wells yielded 200 each.
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Little Daisy
Jerome
Bunker Hill Mining Company
Tombstone
Arkansas
Arizona
Pinto Creek
Miami
Yucca
Moss
Gold Road
Mohave County
Jerome Mining
Tom Reed
Gold Run
Kingman
Mint
Bluewater
Mt. Sedgwick
Copper Hill Company
Republic Mining & Milling Company of Deming
New Mexico
Big Horn
Byron
Montana-Wyoming Oil Company
Greybull
Massive low grade ore opened at American Eagles mine
From Cripple Creek comes news of a large body of ore averaging $15 per ton that can be shipped without sorting or heavy hauling, opened in the American Eagles by Brewer and Walcott. The Sun and Moon mine remains a major Idaho Springs producer, now under Van Tilberg Mining & Leasing. Cripple Creek Deep Leasing has completed 275 feet of crosscutting and drifting. Gilpin county mining activity is expected to rise with a busy season ahead. Stratton's Cripple Creek Leasing reports promising blocks 224-230 on Pull Hill. Shamrock mine at Rico starts winter work under Rico Mining Company led by Supt. George B Hicks.
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Cripple Creek
Brewer and Walcott
Sun and Moon Mie
Idaho Springs
Cripple Creek Deep Leasing Company
Central City
Gilpin County
Sun and Moon
Seaton Mountain
van Tilberg Mining & Leasing Company
Stratton
Cripple Creek Mining & Development Company
Allison, Smith and Associates
Pull Hi
Rico
Shamrock
Rico Mining Company
George B Hicks
The Charm of Motherhood and Its Effects on Women
An article stresses the impact of childbirth on a woman's health and nerves. It argues that the experience can leave women run down, and promotes L. R. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to restore normal health, with private expert advice offered by the company.
That Man Wants His Photo Look Natural
The assistant tells the studio proprietor that the subject desires a natural look for his portrait. The proprietor insists on making him look handsome, despite the man’s claim of ugliness. He argues the subject will be sure someone captured him looking just right.
Cuticura Complexions Ad Promises Pure Skin
The Soap cleanses and purifies while the Ointment soothes and heals, promoting natural purity and beauty of the skin scalp hair and hands. Sample each by mail with a Book Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston, sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Uncle Pester Reflects On Aging After Circus Visit
In a brief exchange Uncle Pester laments growing old and the signs of age. He recalls attending a recent circus but grew tired of the hard seats and left before the big show, missing the concert. The Kansas City Star notes this as a light, characterful aside.
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Pester
Kansas City
Bounds of Reason. Cousin Tim-What are the bounds of Cousin
The note asks about limits of reasoning and how cousin Tim leaps to conclusions. It presents a conversational puzzle about inference and boundaries, inviting reflection on logical restraint and interpretive scope.
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Tim
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Sweetwater County
Colorado
Ea Onpanidia
L. E. Pinkham
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Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y