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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
2
A bustling column rips through urban quirks and public life. Notes on price shifts raising breakfast costs, labor and driving safety, political vanity, and clever gadgets. A New Jersey tale shows marriage for money and a quirky weather jab closes the page.
In eleven days Kansas faced eight tornadoes with additional storms causing damage and chaos as residents endured dangerous weather and disruptions to daily life.
Astronomers note sun freckles but readers welcome occasional glimpses of solar detail, celebrating the sun’s imperfect surface and the curiosity it sparks among observers.
A New Yorker absorbed 11 000 volts and survived, amid speculation about the daring experiment. A New York pastor remarks on female angels, while a correspondent branded “Bird Lover” questions English sparrows. The piece notes sparrows as potential food but impractical due to their small size.
A remark notes a pound of soap yields 25,344,000 bubbles while commenting that some people waste time on trivial pursuits.
A Chicago judge says funding at two dollars weekly should suffice to support a baby, but the article notes that babies tend to outgrow the two dollar level as they grow.
A description notes a Bostonian who fasted thirty days displaying fortitude but lacking elvic pride. It mocks local vanity by claiming no true Bostonian would endure thirty days without big beaus.
The piece notes a future scientist may praise the housefly while the present emphasizes practical swatting efforts. It presents a witty contrast between theoretical usefulness and current pest control.
The author argues that while any American boy could become president, the modern pre convention campaign makes the path unattractive, suggesting few would pursue it.
A note suggests Emperor William may introduce fox hunting in Germany. The idea could please England yet seems ill suited to rural German farmers whose crops could suffer from the undertaking.
A German chemist extracted the most potent poison from castor oil seed based on historic warnings that castor oil carries sinister undertones. The remark ties childhood memories of castor oil to a broader fear of its dangerous toxicity.
Trevor helps a destitute artist named Myra Collins by giving her $3,000 after she confesses the depth of her despair over art and prize money. Eighteen months later he receives a rough statue of a frightened girl at the base of a statue, revealing Myra as a real person and prompting Trevor to seek her at the arts club.
An old German farmer in Kansas, frugal and industrious, gardens near town. A clever calf breaches the fence, roams the garden, and defies the exit, prompting the farmer to exhale in exasperation and declare the calf the meanest insect.
A dairy operator notes Brown Swiss cows are hardy milkers with 4.2 percent herd milk, 75 percent full blood or grade Swiss. Cows undergo tuberculin testing before entry and annual checks. only about two percent react later, versus ten percent for common cows. The writer advocates broader use to improve national dairy cattle quality.
The Agriculture Department dairy division reports 81 associations with about 40,000 cows. In one example herd No 1 produced 9,207 pounds of milk at $51.04 in feed costs with $76.22 profit per cow, while herd No 2 yielded 5,482 pounds at $55.21 in feed and $8.65 profit. The profitable herd fed ample silage. the other did not, illustrating silage's essential role and prompting a neighbor with a silo to adopt one after reviewing the figures.
Two milking stools illustrated from Wisconsin examples. One design uses a leg at the outer end of the milk pail shelf serving as seat and shelf, the other is the editor’s preferred model. Scrubbing weekly, they were hung in the stable when idle and featured under seat storage for a damp cloth used on udders.
Scientists urge a new ventilation system and spotless barns for dairies. The small-topped milking pail reduces bacterial entry, while laboratory findings show most germs are harmless but filth born bacteria require strict cleanliness. The slogan: keep the cowstable as neat as the kitchen.
Guidance on preparing cow barn whitewash with antiseptic added and proper mixing. Instructions cover lime slurry, carbolic acid dosage, thinning for hand vs spray application, timing when cows are out, ventilation, and a six week winter schedule with a thorough fall treatment.
The article warns buyers not to select cows only for being an easy keeper. It argues the best dairy cows convert large amounts of feed into butterfat and milk yield. Prioritizes cattle with the capacity to utilize feed efficiently for higher production.
Readable text warns that butter may carry tuberculosis bacilli. The note claims butter made from tuber milk has been known to infect guinea pigs 10 to 20 days after its manufacture.
Weigh and test to know cow activity and feed as the key to successful dairying. Heifer calves are cows in the making and should be handled and fed accordingly. Silage is now a year round feed. winter filth harms cows. pasture manure fertilizes fields. A cow testing group should include 25 26 herds with 400 500 cows.
The passage argues Garfield Tea remains on the market as a supposed remedy. It suggests a hypothetical excess of nails if every person adopted a drastic action, and notes that many people daily harm themselves through self-pity rather than finality.
The conversation lists England Norway and Scotland as options with Punk Beach as likely destination.
A city editor explains staff makeup in a humorous aside about modern journalism. The editor counts about fifty men, five women, and three society reporters as the core team.
A playful dialogue contrasts saying you founded a book versus found a book. The speaker questions why Mr Carnegie is called the founder of a library, suggesting it’s tied to owning many books.
A Los Angeles physician with forty years of experience touts Grape-Nuts as superior for general health and brain function. He notes that he recommends Grape-Nuts and Postum instead of coffee to patients and says his own diet includes Grape-Nuts with high cream to support digestion and mental work.
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