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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
6
A Montreal World correspondent asks about an eight can per flag milk supply and cites bottling on the farm before shipping. He wonders if cement walls in an adjoining apartment would be suitable for housing the ice supply and milk house.
The guidance covers cement construction or block options for a milk room, with an eight inch insulated space, mill shavings lining, and damp proof paper. Ice houses should stay closed in heat and may use a sub-earth duct for cooling, with ventilated ceilings and roof air flow. A gasoline engine should be in a separate building to avoid taint. Ice needs vary, estimate 5.6 tons for eight cans daily, plan for more so you can share with neighbors. The milk house and ice house can be sized to fit needs, but an ice house 8x12x20 is often sufficient and a milk room may be added later if needed. Distance from the stable should generally be about 60 feet to reduce taint risk while balancing labor.
A Grange Judd Farmer correspondent outlines a calm method to break a heifer for milking. The process emphasizes tameness, gradual udder handling only after calving, calf sharing milkings, and careful teat care to avoid kicking.
Dairy notes advise saltless butter as popularity rises and warn that a cow’s record over one year is not decisive. They caution that milk from sick cows is fit only to discard and that butter with water can absorb odors. Bacteria in milk multiply above 40 degrees and peak around 66 degrees, with cold and exposure risking cow health and disease.
A Shiawassee County correspondent describes a practical tank house shed for farm use. It shelters a stock water tank with a three sided frame, swing doors, and a front opening. Sawdust fills the gaps around the tank to stabilize temperature, and a hinged cover helps prevent freezing on cold nights.
The article explains dairy cows should not be Oslerized until age 12, noting some cows still milk well past that age. Milk output rises until six, then primes, with heifers yielding richer milk but needing more nutrients. After seven, feed needs rise unless digestion is impaired, and production may persist to age 12 with lower yield.
The Des Moines executive council completed an open session canvass of state officers including secretary of state and treasurer with results showing party strength and large pluralities. The piece also covers Louis Busse’s impending execution after a denied habeas corpus writ and other Iowa Supreme Court rulings upholding murder convictions in Bremer and Mabel Schofield cases.
The legislature will be urged to authorize a commission to recodify the state school laws. State Superintendent Riggs will press the plan, arguing current statutes are jumbled and faulty from decades of piecemeal amendments. A commission proposal calls for one senator, two representatives, and two lawyers, with an educator member optional.
The upcoming state senate will have fifteen lawyers, seven bankers plus two dual farmers and bankers, seven active farmers with one retired farmer and two farmers who bank, four physicians, three active merchants, one retired merchant, one manufacturer and one contractor. Two lawmakers will be newspaper men.
Walter McHenry says no motion for rehearing will be filed in the Charlie Thomas murder case. The Supreme Court reportedly settled questions raised, making a pardon via the legislature Thomas’s only potential relief. Odds of success are viewed as small.
The governors special train with Governor Cummins and prominent Iowa veterans arrived via Rock Island, Chicago, and then toured Vicksburg Lookout Mountain Sherman Heights Rossville Gap Shiloh and Andersonville National Cemetery, where Iowa monuments honor fallen heroes and veterans.
About 350 dollars in prizes will be offered at the corn show linked to the State Farmers Institute and Agricultural convention. The event opens December 13 in the agriculture department rooms at the state capitol. Fred Hethershaw oversees the show with Prof. P. G. Holden of Ames and assigned judges. The exhibit occurs in the state house rotunda and no entry fee is charged.
Justice Geo E Law of Brazil Indiana has earned the title The Marrying Squire for marrying about 1190 couples. He recounts kidney trouble years ago and credits Deans Kidney Pills with relief and ongoing health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A two page feature mocks American eating habits naming hot cakes quick lunches pies and many pure ly American dishes as indigestion promoters. It notes four so called Dutch foods and contrasts fashion in textiles with home laundering stressing strong starch from Defiance to improve fabric appearance.
A night operator recalls a drummer who learns of a son and his wife's illness via a telegram that was delayed by an illiterate cook. The man returns home in fear, then finds the delay mishap resolved and decides not to fire the household sock.
An overworked Ohio doctor describes breakdown from too many duties and poor sleep. He credits Grape-Nuts with rapid, lasting improvement in weight, energy, and mental stamina, noting he now uses it for breakfast and often dinner. The Postum Co promotes a pamphlet The Road to Wellville with a patient aid.
A pound of coal contains coloring matter sufficient to dye 500 yards of flannel magenta 120 yards aurin 2 500 yards scarlet and 255 yards Turkey red, showing the dyeing strength of coal derived pigments.
A promotional note offering Defiance Starch with a guarantee. If customers find it inferior for hot or cold starching and can’t complete the job better in less time or at a lower cost, they may return it for a refund from their grocer.
A list shows how many seeds certain weeds can produce. Pepper grass yields about 18 000, dandelion 12 000, shepherds purse 37 000, wheat thief 7 000, common thistles 65 000, chamomile 16 000, ragweed 5 000, purslane 275 000, plantain 47 000, burdock 43 000 seeds per plant.
The article asserts Defiance Starch offers better value with one third more starch per package for the same price, claiming top satisfaction and quality compared with competing brands.
Betting in old London coffee houses was popular with bets on marriages births and deaths. Books recorded wagers on ministries lifespans and events like earthquakes and hangings, now collectors prize these antique volumes for their curious entries.
Advertisement offers One Hundred Poljara Rewam for a catarrh cure. J J Cheney Co of Toledo promotes a testimonial of F J Cheney with 15 years of trusted business. Wapping, Kinnan & Marvin endorse Maile Catarrh Cure with internal use and 75 cent price per bottle. Also promotion for Hails Family Pills for constipation.
A playful phrase turns to a note about baking and devotion as yeast becomes a symbol of shared domestic life. The line hints at intimate affection expressed through daily bread and simple acts.
Miss Emma Cole of Tullahoma Tennessee testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life and eased painful irregularities during the transition from girlhood to womanhood. She urges other young girls to seek the remedy and free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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