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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
2
A scattered collection notes fashion, myth and humor from early 20th century sensibilities. Mentions Halley’s Comet, a harem skirt riot in Brazil, dinosaur footprints selling for fifty dollars, folding furniture plans, and a physician’s cautions on rising early. It also cites acquisitions of art, varying fame notions, and a tongue-in-cheek pear as Eve’s temptation.
An eighty year old Brooklyn man constructs a flying machine aiming to prove or disprove the Oslerian theory. If successful, the craft would lift away with the last remnants of that theory in doubt.
The report notes worsening lobster famine contrasted with forecasts of a large frog crop this year. A person in Youngstown Ohio has a false teeth set. speculation arises if he keeps them in water on the bureau at night.
A New York judge advised Nugants to negotiate a settlement to avoid costs and attorney fees before a court ruling could transfer the property. The prompt suggests a judge offering guidance to resolve the dispute amicably.
A wry remark contrasts a man who sleeps outdoors with one who boasts about his routines. The speaker notes the outdoorsman may be doing well yet seeks to trumpet his actions as much as the early riser who bathes in cold water.
A Scottish man was fined 10 dollars by a Chicago judge for intending to take his own life. The officer noted that a harsher penalty might have followed if his plan had gone ahead.
An obliging agent in New York aims to secure titled foreigners for American heiresses. He must also be convinced that the fool-killer has not been idle.
The old battleship Texas served briefly as a target, illustrating what might have happened if gunners aboard Spanish ships at Santiago had known their business.
A Boston attorney argued for fifty three and a half hours using over six hundred thousand words prompting judges to complain about low pay for such work.
The excerpt notes managers and press agents greeting the harem skirt as a social lure. It describes a woman’s clothing or absence thereof as the press agent’s sustenance and target for attention.
A provocative remark questions the status of a traditional bachelor spotting method and the use of titles for women in a country valuing individual freedom. It hints at changing social norms and language around gender and class while referencing a named social practice.
A newly enacted New Jersey law prohibits keeping bees with con aglon amid rural reflect on days and penalties. The measure targets uncontrolled apiary practices and seeks to regulate pollination activity and city area bee management.
Serena learns her Great-Uncle Joseph left her 10000 dollars and plans to study music in Europe. Richard fears losing her as she ponders travel and marriage while her mother suggests staying near home in a bungalow. The decision shifts to buying a cozy bungalow and remaining close to family and Richard.
An accidental observation at the Cornish radium works notes a ring diamond changing color and gaining brilliance after exposure to radium. Subsequent experiments enclosed various stones with two radium tubes, yielding a range of tints including a delicate pink in one diamond.
The Rhode Island conservation commission reports 400 unused farms near markets and notes Rhode Island is among the most settled states. The Springfield Republican says our food potential is vast and only limited by willingness to till the land. More people working the soil could reduce food costs nationwide.
A handy tool for tight spots in cleaning stairs and corners. Trim an old whisk broom to the illustrated shape with short stiff points for dirt removal where a common broom fails.
Clark Rogers, a farmer, used two collie dogs to run a dairy churn. Churning days were Monday and Thursday, but the dogs vanished on those days. He shifted dates three times as the dogs learned the schedule. Now he chains the dogs on Sunday and Wednesday afternoons to ensure presence on churning days.
The Jersey experiment station describes a soil enriching crop rotation starting with rye and hairy vetch, then wheat with vetch, followed by oats and Canada field peas. After cutting, cowpeas and soybeans, fodder corn and other crops are planted to feed cows and maintain soil humus and nitrogen. Professor Minkler notes three cows on one acre of feed grown onsite.
An illustrated churn concept uses a wooden wheel in place of a grindstone with a foot powered mechanism. A plunger connection attaches to the wheel and the churn is belt driven from the frame.
The piece argues feeding more concentrates per cow each month can boost profits. A dairyman who spends $4 instead of $1 on feed per cow may see returns rise from $5 to a $5 payoff while regular tasks stay the same. Reinvesting a $3 extra monthly can yield 200 percent annual interest over six months.
Dairy tests awarded prizes to five cow herds in Pennsylvania. George H. McFadden of Bryn Mawr won second prize with five Ayrshires producing 47 186 pounds of milk and 2168 pounds of fat for 85 178 points in the year ending March 31 1910. Frankfort Friends asylum took fifth prize with 46 136 pounds of milk and 1617 pounds of fat for 74 435 points. Asley Farm Media captured third prize for 46 957 pounds of milk and 1885 pounds of fat for 79 948 points. Friends asylum earned fourth prize for 44 260 pounds of milk and 1981 pounds of fat for 78 926 points.
The article weighs pure-bred versus grade cattle, favoring pure-bred cows for higher profits. It argues a top bull is essential and that investing in a high quality bull calf or a $400 bull yields better returns with ten cows than buying horses. It stresses cost efficiency in bull selection and long term herd performance.
After freshening a good cow yields well with ordinary care but sustained good production needs a careful choreman and a good feeder to supervise her closely.
The piece discusses clean drinking places and Jersey cows’ milk, proper rationing, and pasture use. It covers cheese curd quality, milk contamination by bacteria, calf feeding and ground coch meal as fodder, cement versus board floors, economical dairy production, udder cleanliness, and the value of Holstein and Ayrshire cows for steady profits.
The remedy for a constipated cow is one pound of epsom salts, one handful of fine table salt, and half an ounce of ground ginger mixed in two quarts of water, sweetened with molasses. Give as one dose, optionally mixed with wheat bran and well sweetened to encourage eating.
Guidance notes that reducing dust before and during milking lowers bacteria in milk. Emphasizes cleaning, proper handling, and maintained cleanliness to improve dairy quality.
A brief note asserts no single grade of dairy products surpasses all conditions, indicating testing found no universally superior grade for every use or scenario.
An advertisement by Dr. A. B. Robinson offers a free home remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. The notice claims rapid relief from pain and symptoms and invites readers to request the recipe by mail from Detroit Michigan.
Mrs M C Maitland of Jasper Ontario recounts her three month old son suffering a spreading itchy rash with oozing fluid and fainting spells. After eight months the child improved with Cuticura Soap Ointment and one application of Cuticura Ointment, with no relapse since.
A dark skinned charwoman recalls cleaning a kitchen described as filthy while noting the madam never visits the area and cooks only follow orders from upstairs. The witness questions why the madam allowed neglect and suggests cooks kept out of the kitchen.
Climate change fuels catarrh a chronic mucous inflammation. Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic claims to cure within a month using a powder antiseptic that can be mixed in water for spray or gargle. Sold by druggists at 25 or 50 cents per box, Boston company. Free sample offered.
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