Wisconsin High Pressure Oven For Butter Water Tests
A Wisconsin dairy school report explains a high pressure steam oven to dry water from butter samples. It describes construction, temperatures from 240 to 280 F, and comparisons between 50 gram and 10 gram samples versus official chemists methods to determine water content. Continuous testing guides butter quality and production.
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Wisconsin
G. H. Benkendorf
Er. L Hatch
Wisconsin Dairy Shock
Offirm
Better Barn Management Cuts Manure and Improves Feeding
The article argues against the manure problem in average stall barns by suggesting side wall feeding and eliminating chronic bossism. It favors installing a litter carrier to divide the barn into stalls, enabling individualized feeding per cow and reducing milking delays. Start with five high quality cows before expanding to a larger, less productive herd.
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Taanger
Love Affairs and a Feathery Hat in Chicago
In a playful Chicago Daily News piece a woman recounts a tangled love misadventure. She fakes illness to avoid Samuel, then pretends grippe to dodge his calls, while a theater outing with Harry leads to a dramatic near-confrontation and a new, unexpected suitor emerges from Baltimore.
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Erst
Samuel
Chicago
Beter
Purple
Harry
Niagara
Cicero
Puztle
Cék
Carie
Baltimore
Eail
Chicago Daily News
Des Moines Rate Hearing Close. Railroads Faced Taxing Battles
The Des Moines rate hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission concluded on the 27th. Commissioners Lane and Clark praised Freight Commissioner E W Wyle for Des Moines shippers. Railroads challenged lumber rate differentials to Des Moines versus Omaha and other points, with cases to be argued in Washington in April. The Minneapolis & St. Louis case, unique for its lack of defense evidence, promised a potential victory for Des Moines interests. The Iowa railroad commission denied the southern rule for shipments under 100 pounds, maintaining a 25 cent minimum for interstate cargo.
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Des Moines
Greater
Southern Lumber
Omaha
Kansas City & Southern
Chicago Great Western
St. Louis Southwestern
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Washington
Minneapolis & St. Louis
J. M. Tittemore
Tittemore
Iowa
Railroad Commission
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Young Men's Christian Association
Tirty-One
Association
State College
Ames
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Atlantic
Ottumwa
Fort Madison
Clinton
Orst
Oskaloosa
Fred B. Smith
Geo. J. Fisher
International Committee
Buena Vista County
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Ottumwa Brick & Construction Company
Smith McPherson
Obtumwa
Oitumwa
Milwaukee
Brick Company
Rock Island
Burlington and Wabash
United States
Doesnt Work Both Wayz and Olde Remedies
An assortment of vintage ads and quips, including a brag for a hundred dollar reward for a cure, referrals to J Cheney Co Toledo, and a satirical exchange about health cures and family manners. Also mentions Salzer Seed Co seed offerings and a Success Magazine dialogue about marriage prudence.
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J. Cheney & CO
Tolsde
Keown F
al Druggtts
Mr. Newnan
Imogene
Keturah
Success Magazine
Reflect on Greatness and Resolve in Extraordinary Times
A reflective note on greatness suggesting that true achievement hinges on necessity, with a focus on personal resolve and the belief that effort would have matched any demand. The assertion echoes themes of duty and potential under pressure.
How Do They Get In Liver Slugs and Illnesses
Philadelphia physician recounts a humorous Atlantic City boardwalk exchange between two Irish domestic workers. They compare ailments and mock a liver medicine ad while debating how slugs could enter the liver, highlighting playful misunderstanding of health issues.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Norah
Morrnan
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Grape-Nuts boosts brain power and energy for writer mother
A Michigan reader extols Grape-Nuts as a daily breakfast and nightly dessert, claiming it revived appetite during nursing, increased breast milk, and sharpened mental focus for writing. She notes improved strength, reduced dull head pain, and steadier nerves after a week.
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Tam
Bittle Creek
Mich
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
E. B. Farrington
Adul
IBG
Duce
Petra- Waitamie
James F. Barns
James Dor
Wastanen
Waitatt
Winterset
Creston
Nee of
Thelfsith
Supreme Court
Cour
Woodward
Geis Roisford
Inter-Urban Railway Company
Selzer
Department of Agriculture
Dakota
Wis
Ohio
Penn
Neb
T.e John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Co. Wis
Victoria Reno
William Oats
Jon
Salter Seed
la Crosse
Nora
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