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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
3
A historical diagram explains a tether system to prevent horses from tangling in rope. It uses timber posts, iron spikes, rings, and a cord adjustable to extend behind the heels. The setup includes leather straps and a sliding ring to take up slack as the animal grazes.
Washington State College experiment farm at Pullman demonstrated profitable corn fodder feeding for beef steers in the Palouse south of Spokane. Eighteen steers bought at random, fed for two months with varying wheat rations, yielded a net profit of 151.20 after costs of 659.55. Lot two showed the best weight gains and cash improvement over Lot 1, attributed to higher wheat feeding. The study was led by FE. BE. Elliot with Professor W. A. Link statter and W. D. Foster supervising at the college farm.
Sunlight should be welcomed to every stable and sheep help weed control. Late sheep shearing due to cold rain. Salt mixed with sulphur aids worm control. Wet seasons trouble sheep more than dry. Keep feet dry and muddy yards limited. Pasture top dressing with manure spreaders discussed. Profitable fair litters with winter dairy skim milk. Horses eat carefully. hogs kept separate from other stock.
In a small Hungarian village near Presburg a woman withdrew 490 crowns from the Savings Bank after claiming a night visit from Death demanded the money by the next night. Local gendarmes and a judge later debunked the impersonation, finding the “Death” to be a living official. the money remains in the bank.
Two Illinois sisters cured of scalp eczema using Cuticura Remedies. A third sister praises Cuticura Pills as a tonic. Testimonial notes satisfaction with Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills. References to miscellaneous ad-like text appear in the fragment.
The article touts a new sportsmen's bottle with near insulating properties. It claims the vessel keeps beer fresh for weeks and highlights starch as a key stiffener for a flawless finish, noting its chemical purity and strength. Public fascination centers on the white goats popular this summer and the starch choice as crucial.
A fragment describes a structure in Middle Town that has stood since Saturday. It notes Coxrn or Wes involvement as organizers and mentions use as a Ll house with a carpenter and an electrician. Details are sparse but indicate ongoing utilization and local trades.
The article notes New Zealand’s Parliament as the world’s largest wooden structure, with Wellington and other towns featuring wood construction in houses, churches, and business buildings. It mentions Defiance Starch products and Mens Collars and Cuffs for stiff finish, advertising 13 oz for 19c at grocers.
The King Pao also known as News of the Capital in Pekin will celebrate its five hundredth anniversary this year as historians note its status as the world’s oldest newspaper.
An old Richmond tale recounts a nocturnal debt retrieval by a Black man Mose from a whitewashed stable owner. The scene shifts to product praise for Defiance Starch and a stray note on pronunciation lessons amid a critique of legislators and electoral discourse.
Fragmentary notes cite London milkmen paying $159,000 yearly for water added to milk sold as a teething remedy. References to ALS, Emen, Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and chiara teething appear with disjoint mentions. A Ruskin quote about Shakespeare contrasts heroes and heroines.
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