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The Homestead outlines a home made china closet with a 30 inch high base shelf and a 28 to 60 inch long table area. The top is 20 to 24 inches wide, the cabinet is 12 inches wide and 48 to 50 inches high.
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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
7
Inducing Fruitfulness in Orchard Trees
Horticulturists discuss methods to induce fruitfulness including girdling root pruning and summer pruning. Buds for next year form in the prior season and timing is crucial as delays reduce fruit bud formation. Girdling can be drastic. a conservative cut to the wood is preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Padock
Pointers for the Farmer
Advice on farming practices and attitudes toward harvests. Highlights include reducing effort, judging by crop outcomes, and empathy for others while noting error is worse than ignorance. Mentions rainless harvests and the role of wind, rain, and forests in protecting crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vou
Dairy trade critique urges butter dairying in farm output
The excerpt argues that selling wheat and other commodities drains fertility from the farm while butter sales transfer minimal fertility loss. It questions milk selling and praises butter dairying as a stronger farm option.
Calves Reared on Skim Milk Show Strong Growth at Winona Farm
Prof. Thomas Shaw notes purebred Shorthorn calves at W J Landon’s Winona farm, second prize in a Hill county contest. Calves thrived on skim milk after a brief period of new milk, with linseed gruel and alfalfa meal fed alongside a barley oats and bran grain mix, plus abundant green feed. They breed regularly, produce milk as butter, and show no postweaning check, unlike dams-only rearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Landon
Winona
Minn
Thomas Shaw
Orange Judd
A Cellar Cupboard Construction Tip
A Prairie Farm diagram explains sinking a box between kitchen or pantry floors to form a cellar cupboard. The box sits a couple inches above the floor to keep dust out, with slats at the bottom and wire netting to deter mice, and a hinged cover to protect the box top.
Two Systems of Pasteurizing Milk Compared
The article contrasts two pasteurization methods the intermittent or discontinuous system and the continuous flow system It cites efficiency advantages for the intermittent method when handling smaller quantities and producing a product with good keeping qualities The continuous system dominates large establishments due to lower relative costs per volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Meyers
Farm Butter Declines Due to Skill and Environment
The Orange Judd Farmer reports from a farm dairying advocate that annual butter output falls as farming dairying is taught. Good farm butter is possible, but lack of skill and proper surroundings degrade quality. Successful butter making requires intellect and physical strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Orange Judd
Mather
Army to Use Oleomargarine Rumor
An item claims the army will replace butter with oleomargarine in rationing. It notes soldiers would gain a small advantage, while farmers echo sentiment that butter should remain standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iso Maurther
Plunketts Compromise On Dining Table Dilemma
A family dispute over the dining table legs ends in a compromise. Mrs. Plunkett wants longer legs to fit chairs, while Mr. Plunkett suggests a top layer of hardwood flooring to raise the surface three-eighths inch, satisfying both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunkett
Cordelia
Mr. Plunkett
Why Do Ladies In Stories Wear Crepe de Chine
A narrative about O Henry and his wife Porters after a wedding reception. A guest asks why his heroines always wear crepe de chine. Porter responds he only knows two fabrics, calico and crepe de chine, and uses crepe de chine when calico won t do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Saturday Evening Post
Woman Bags Big Game in Africa Tale by Mrs Saunderson
Mrs Amar D Saunderson of County Cavan Ireland arrived in New York recounting a hunting feat in East Africa She says she and her husband fought elephants and a lion as they roughing it They claim three shots felled an elephant and she killed the lion The couple plans to present two lion cubs to the Bronx Zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amar D. Saunderson
County Cavan
Ireland
New York
Bronx
Belgian bacteriologist touts new pneumonia serum
Dr. Leon Bertrand announces a new serum for pneumonia described as bactericidal and more powerful than existing treatments. He asserts the serum kills bacteria rather than acting as an antitoxin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Bertrand
The Leader Could Not Be Head of Crime Society
A quip suggests the head of a criminal society could not hold the top title but would be more suitably called a vice president, reframing the hierarchy in sharp legal terms.
Bed-Bound for Months Mrs Enos Shearer Recovers
Mrs Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington recalls years of weakness swelling and sleepless nights. After four months bedridden and being told there was no cure she used Deans Kidney Pills and soon recovered enough to leave bed and return to health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Shearer
Yew
Washington Sts
Centralia
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Only Red Blood Not Blue in Family Tale
A three year old boy Allan seeks comfort from his mother and grandma after cutting his finger. He explains his grandmother taught him blood was blue due to blue blooded ancestry, but his mother reassures him that blood is red. The tale from the Philadelphia Ledger centers on class prejudice and a child's innocent honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan
Philadelphia Ledger
Lady Fair
Sweet Things and Implied Romance Dialog
Maude asks how she looks in water and Mabelle responds with a playful line about being best when fully immersed, suggesting a flirtatious exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Mabelle
The Woman of Taste Prefers New Fashions and Quality
A Chicago Journal piece argues women should update styles with care and invest in quality dress, noting first class dressmakers and wearing outfits for multiple seasons. It warns against saving on appearance, calling shabbiness unacceptable except in extreme poverty or rare cases of wealthy shabby individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Coffee to Postum helps Wash DC physician
A Washington DC physician credits switching from coffee to Postum with ending years of periodic headaches, sleeplessness, irritability, and weight loss. After boiling Postum properly with cream and sugar, he reports renewed energy, clearer thinking, and a 29 pound gain.
Child’s Bathwater Prayer Ends With Timely Turnoff
A five year old in a suburban home turns on both bathtub taps and floods the tub. Frightened by the rising water and fearing a slipper, he prays aloud for help. His sister steps in and shuts off the tap, saving him from punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Cure for Itching Sores by Cuticura Remedial Claim
An advertisement-style testimonial recounts a mother describing a boy's spread of an itching disease cured in four nights after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Includes name Mrs. Frank Donahue and address Kokomo Ind with date Sept 16 1907. The second snippet jokes about a suitor’s verse to a girl who replies with a humorous demand for fudge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Parrot Longevity Questioned In Quick Exchange
Miss Miami Brown notes the parrot is one of the longest-lived birds while Mr. Erastus Pinkley calls the remark strictly ornithological. The banter hints at the bird’s unusual life and a light joke about its appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Brown
Erastus Pinkley
Washington Star
Damsel's Father Weighs Treating Her Beau
A relieved father questions whether to approve or rebuff the young man visiting his daughter. He contemplates preserving dignity by remaining aloof or risking social ire by being friendly. The light exchange reflects courtship etiquette and parental discretion.
Lawyer Defends Murder Trial Jury Selection Draws Reactions
Philadelphia attorney notes jury selection difficulties in a murder trial as counsel seek jurors views on the death penalty. A butcher and a life insurance agent respond differently when asked about capital punishment. The piece also quotes aphorisms and consumer lines contrasting opinions and social rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
For and Agaltnet
Philadelphia
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