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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
2
A long profile of J Ogden Armour details his aggressive, highly organized management of Armour & Co. The piece highlights branch oversight, traveling auditors, and strict supervision as keys to savings and efficiency, noting his daily routine, decisive leadership, and a history of powerful influence amid rivals and critics.
A man collapsing on a sidewalk prompts doctors to bleed him while a gaunt woman enters and declares him her husband She claims he feigns unconsciousness and a heated argument follows The wife orders him to help with domestic chores and threatens action The scene reveals a bizarre domestic misunderstanding rather than a medical malady.
The Leavenworth federal prison library of 7,000 volumes shows convicts prefer textbooks and trade and language works over sensational fiction. Spanish language guides top demand, with French German and plumbing and bricklaying manuals also popular. Poetry classics, Shakespeare, Bryant, Longfellow, Poe and Stevenson appeal, while theology texts are read. readers may borrow for two weeks, extendable if unclaimed. Dozens subscribe to newspapers and magazines.
A practical dipping trough for sheep goats or hogs described as sturdy and adaptable. Suggested construction uses cement or galvanized metal with a top width of 16 or 12 feet and a bottom width of eight feet, providing a stable, economical solution for dipping.
A farm cement tank of at least five feet high and two feet wide is shown and reportedly in use for several years by D H Stovall of Oregon, with approval from agronomy authorities in Washington. The note mentions Uwe Asmendons and Waalluston dates and discusses farm tank construction and practical satisfaction.
A veteran horseman explains diverting a balky horse’s attention rather than beating and outlines methods such as walking the animal, lifting feet, tapping with a stone, fixing the collar, pouring water in ears, or rubbing sand in the mouth. The approach favors ingenuity, patience, and kindness to motivate cooperation.
A farm article offers practical advice on hog and sheep care including breed selection, pasture management, salt licks, and flock uniformity. It stresses using smaller breed males for crossing, maintaining good pasture for lambs, avoiding poor sheep, and salting flocks weekly. The piece also discusses the rapid adoption of the disc cultivator and its advantages over older shovel-type implements.
An old column notes Americans shifting from sirloin steak to mutton chops and discusses sheep farming benefits. It includes swine care tips with salt and sulfur, castration timing for piglets, dairy cattle feed ideas, and cautions about overworking horses as seasons change.
Rural New Yorker notes the scab mite spreads through sheep flocks, causing crusts and infection. A single female can produce vast progeny in weeks, with rapid spread across adjacent patches and long-term trouble for East range lambing.
The article argues corn silage is the best feed for fattening steers in corn regions. It recommends 20 to 40 pounds of silage per 1000 pounds of live weight after full feed, with 5 pounds of legume hay daily, supplemented by meal mixed with silage. It notes silage improves digestion, requires some dry fodder as safeguard, and foresees wider silo construction as the method saves entire corn crop.
The piece outlines a simple hog shelter method from Prairie Farmer for shading hogs in hot weather. It also presents Michigan road data: 43,296 miles total, 4,777 gravel, 249 stone, 7,025 improved, plus ratios of roads per square mile and per capita. It discusses lamb quality and economic aims for flock profitability and notes the word combine’s changing meaning post 1886.
Fragmentary craft text describes crochet technique for Jersey garments. It details stitch counts and shaping for shoulders and armholes, including chain stitches, double crochets, and edge work. The passage emphasizes consistent row lengths and finishing steps for a finished garment.
The text provides a long crochet pattern for a three to four year old’s jersey. It describes materials, foundation chain counts, collar and shoulder measurements, sleeve openings, rib counts, and step by step stitches including chain, double crochet, and single crochet. It also mentions joining pieces, seaming, and finishing details.
Pompadour silks form charming evening gowns with transparent over skirts of tulle. Navy blue millinery and mixed colors like crude green and mandarin appear as season favorites.
The piece highlights lace bracelets in varying widths and velvet variants, with a necklace-like throatlet pairing for evening or daytime wear. It notes fashionable chenille trim for dresses and suggests deep breathing exercises to improve neck and lung health, detailing a method to expand the chest and promote better breathing.
The article describes brown and dyed handbags with leather and exotic skins, noting patterns and floral decorations in stylish options. It also covers wrinkle reduction methods including facial massage, cosmetic masks, and electrical treatments, touting a refreshing regimen and claimed youthful effects.
The text provides outdated grooming instructions describing washing brushing and drying hair outside in sunlight for several minutes to invigorate the scalp and tone the hair. It emphasizes brushing from the roots to the ends and using bonds to secure the final style while basking in sunlit warmth for a short period.
Governor Stokes of New Jersey criticizes excessive appropriations for memorials and disapproves an $8,000 item to remove and provide monuments to Gen. Phil Kearny. He aims to curb state expenditures and curb lavish memorial projects.
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