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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
2
A description of the khaki service suit designed for outdoor work by women, intended to conserve food and support home gardens. It promotes practical wear for camping, gardening, beekeeping, and farming, with trouser-style tailoring, durable fastenings, and washable fabrics.
Governor James P. Goodrich reveals the 17 appointees to Indiana’s state council of defense, listing executives from Hays to Fairbanks and Ade to Fairbank. The measure aims to coordinate with federal plans, support war effort tasks, and organize labor, education, and food and price controls.
Governor James P. Goodrich and University of Indiana President Willan Lowe Bryan lead trustees alumni and friends in securing a new building for Indiana University School of Medicine. The effort aims to ensure the erection of a modern medical facility on campus with strong state support and community backing.
Indiana artists are invited to submit posters to a state wide drive led by Paul Richey of Russell M Seeds company to raise support for military recruits and Red Cross efforts. The effort aims to unite artistic talent with patriotism and mobilize public help during wartime.
Fall calves grow with less cost and better health as their rumen develops later in spring. With milk and dry food, proper care, clean dry pens, and warm air, autumn calves gain vigor and reach a strong size before pasture turnout.
Four strategies to raise dairy product quality are listed: buy good cows, breed for improvement, maintain systematic milk and feed records, and ensure better care and management.
Dairy chemist A. E H Perkins reports Jersey milk has higher protein and sugar than Holstein. Guernsey is similar to Jersey, Ayrshire intermediate. Protein rises with fat but not in proportion. Holstein skim milk at 3.3% fat has 3.5% protein while Jersey skim at 4.7% fat has 4.1% protein. sugar shows a similar trend.
Calves raised on skim milk should be taught to eat grain early. They begin at two to three weeks old when grain is placed in a reachable box. Start by placing a little grain in their mouths after milk and feed grain dry after milk. never feed grain with milk to allow chewing for proper digestion.
The article explains that the best method to hinder bacterial growth in milk is to cool it quickly after milking to remove the natural heat. It emphasizes rapid chilling as essential to preserve quality and safety.
The article notes wartime solidarity with the United States joining Canada in a struggle for democracy. It highlights a surge in farm labor recruitment in Western Canada and rising immigration of farmers to Canadian lands, aided by duty reductions on wheat. Immigration figures show sharp increases in 1917, with settlers arriving from multiple states and provinces, boosting livestock and land use in the West.
The text presents fragmented quotes about gardening and everyday items including pencils, a fountain pen, a bottle of Dead Shot, and a few stray phrases. It resembles garbled OCR from a page featuring brief ad snippets and casual banter with no coherent narrative.
Fragmentary ad claims Allen's Foot-Ease and a spring foot bath remedy from Pears Cole and Trini Sadrenn. Mentions Jean Olmsted and La Pies with nostalgic note on quality, hints at price or change in caterers.
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