16 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1913
Page
1
A Victorian horticulture note explains planting Japanese barberry and California privet for compact hedges. It advises ground prep with manure, spacing 6 to 8 inches for rows, pruning to ground level, and seasonal shaping to create pyramid forms. Emphasizes California privet’s dense growth and rapid hedge formation.
The New York experiment station reports four dwarf apple orchards across the state. Dwarfs show no clear edge in color, taste, or size and bear only slightly earlier than standards. Costs are higher to maintain and trees are shorter lived, limiting commercial use to fillers or limited varieties like McIntosh and Lady on dark stocks.
Plum Raspberry describes black caps or black raspberries from Northern New York that fruit early in a short period. Berries are large, thick meated and firm, making profits for growers. Start in spring, pinch back to limit new canes to two feet to keep bushes compact and avoid staking.
A Chicago Record-Ferald tale recounts a traveler stuck for over half an hour in a streetcar ride of about two blocks. When he asked for his money back the conductor refused, joking that rent must be paid wherever one sits, prompting the man to depart without his nickel.
The piece discusses reading habits and the idea that thorough reading of every volume isn’t essential. It cites Macaulay Johnson and Adam Smith as examples of readers who extract value from key passages rather than read every page, highlighting the skill of finding the pulp and juice rather than full perusal.
Robert J. Menner argues the dictionary should be a recorder not an infallible judge. He says using it to flaunt obscure or antiquated words is foolish and urges focus on practical pronunciation and everyday language.
Among Asia’s seven cities Sardis stands out for fame and wealth yet remains a dramatic tale of overconfidence. Croesus and Solon visited, rulers of riches and wisdom, but time and again Sardis fell, until winter rains and earthquakes buried the city 30 feet deep, a dead city by nature’s force.
The sponge is a marine animal found in the Mediterranean. It resembles raw meat when taken from water and has a thick outer skin with a molasses like milk inside. The milk must drain promptly to prevent decomposition. Sponges are then soaked in candy baths, sorted, clipped, and bleached.
The article advises poultry keepers on breaking broody hens humanely rather than harsh methods. It recommends placing the hen in a slatted coop suspended above the floor, with gentle sways to deter nesting, along with Epsom salts in mash and ample green food. It cautions against October timing and notes heat-producing foods should be withheld for a few days.
Diarrhea is a common hot weather problem in poultry of all ages. Charcoal fed freely may check the disorder when it first appears. Causes include foul water, impure or spoiled food, overheating, dusty litter, unclean quarters, dampness, overfeeding meat, poison ingestion, or indigestion. Identify and remove the cause at onset. Drinking from filthy pools or seepage after a shower often triggers diarrhea in hot weather.
Practical notes urge readers to keep houses open for ventilation, avoid crowding, and provide shade and water for chicks. Replace rooster with alarm clock metaphorically to stress planning. Recommend hot weather feeds wheat and oats over corn and Kafir, control lice with light grease, store clover or alfalfa for winter layers, and sprinkle lime on drop boards sparingly to protect feet.
A rough hospitality tale from Pennsylvania lumber camps recounts Paddy Wood, a Ginnicky house porter, fending off Paddy Plank with a five foot board. The chase ends when Wood knocks Plank’s pipe away, prompting a defiant warning about blood and danger.
Smith and Brown discuss a factory fire on Johnson Street. Smith jokes about narrow escapes reported by the morning paper, claiming firemen brought the escapes down with them. The exchange shows his fondness for pulling legs and lighthearted misdirection.
The Brazil Economique reports Rio de Janeiro on track to establish refineries of vaon tchouc in several states and to build rubber article factories in Manaos Belem Recife and Bahia. The plan includes duty exemptions to support a new domestic rubber industry potentially affecting U S and European production.
An African hunter recalls a crocodile found ten feet up in a tree, far from water. Natives say elephants lift the wounded reptile with their trunks and place it among branches after a bath in Lake Ngami, explaining the odd position.
The Ramadan fast, called the month of raging heat, marks the time the first part of the Koran was said to be revealed. Observed by the faithful, it requires complete abstinence from food and drink from daybreak until stars appear at night, with exemptions only for those seriously ill or in hardship.
Washington state bulletin urges small farrowing pens not exceeding 6 by 10 feet, guard rails, minimal straw, and a light cool ration for sows after farrowing. Emphasizes ample water, extra warmth in cold weather, and gradual reintroduction to full feed with wheat shorts middlings bran and skim milk if available. Alfalfa hay recommended when pasture is unavailable.
An Indiana inventor showcases a horse lifting sling using broad fabric neck, breast and breech bands that meet at the top and attach to a pulley. The harness lifts horses gently into ambulances or aboard ships where no gangways exist, reducing injury risk.
The article explains naval inflammation in young colts during heat, noting susceptibility in foals from days old to a few months. It cites causes and stresses cleanliness of quarters as a key preventive, recommending a zinc sulfate solution applied three times daily for relief.
A historical note argues that preventing flies reduces energy spent fighting pests and boosts calf growth. It suggests giving calves access to a dark shed or stable and applying a deterrent like Ay dope to protect livestock, enabling faster flesh growth.
Mangy horses require more difficult treatment than sheep or cattle scab. Prevention of infection is safer and more satisfactory. There is no best universal treatment, even for lice on stock. The animal class, physical condition, and season determine the most advisable treatment.
Charcoal and quicklime are highlighted as top purifiers for storage areas. Use large lumps of charcoal in net bags, avoid powder, and refresh by heating monthly. Lime and plaster absorb dampness best when formed into evenly layered pads for easy handling and doubled effectiveness.
Farrow's Bank for Women, opened in London and managed entirely by women, has grown since its inception a few years ago and recently moved to larger quarters. Manager Mrs. Kate Reilly credits strong female support across classes and parts of the empire for the bank's success. The bank offers the same services as other joint stock banks, with staff all women and a rendezvous room for clients to meet and write letters.
The Jornal do Commercio reports Paraná finance minister receives a Brazil Railway study detailing the Carambahy fazenda north of Ponta Grossa. The project aims to grow wheat with imported modern machinery, builds colonist houses, and already hosts fourteen families. Swiss pedigree stock and a dairy setup from Switzerland support butter and cheese making. An agricultural expert instructs colonists, while Dutch colonists are being introduced and 400 pounds of Dutch cheese are produced weekly for markets in Curityba, Ponta Grossa, and Sao Paulo.
Turkish women are said to excel at sitting showing quiet composure. Hester Donaldson Jenkins notes the Turkish verb for sit is used where westerners say live or stay. Examples include replying to are you living with I am sitting in Stam boul and I am sitting at home for married. They sit in perfect repose.
Francis E. Leupp recalls General Nogi’s harsh early lesson in courage. As a boy he watched a criminal decapitation, was rebuked for shuddering, then sent alone to retrieve the culprit’s head at the burial ground to harden his nerves and erase fear of living or dead.
A man described as a carpet manufacturer pushes to be recognized by the chairman during a meeting. The chair finally grants him the floor after persistent gesturing and demand for attention.
The New York experiment station after five years concludes the milking machine is practical and addresses labor on dairy farms. Bulletin 856 by G A Smith and H A Harding notes machine success depends on operator skill. six men tested, with better results from capable handlers and cows milked well when fitted with proper cups. The study finds machine impact on milk flow is minimal, likely under one percent, and notes early failures with hand milking can be overcome as dairymen gain experience.
A simple method to fasten a cow's tail during milking is described by F. W. Browne of Hillsboro County New Hampshire. A bent wire hook attaches to a looped twine above the stall, with a six foot hang to keep it clear of the floor. The loop around the tail is wound and hooked through the above loop for quick release and fastening, claimed to work almost instantly and used for years.
The piece warns that creameries have pronounced the dairy’s decline and urges dairymen to adapt. It argues consumers prefer factory butter for uniform quality, while dealers and grocers fail to differentiate between dairy and creameries, leading to inconsistent two pound portions from stores.
The statement argues feeding and care are essential and that breeding alone yields little profit. It emphasizes that a well bred cow requires proper feed and husbandry to realize any financial return.
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