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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
3
The combination hayrack, illustrated first, is a convenient design. Bed pieces of pine or straight grained wood, fourteen to sixteen feet long, eight inches wide and three inches thick. if oak or hardwood is used, two and one-half inches thick suffices.
Detailed instructions describe a four crosspiece hayrack frame for wagons with mortised wood bed pieces, sectional rigging, and adjustable standards. It covers assembly, securing hooks, pins, and possible configurations to haul various loads, plus dairy notes on feeding, cucumber growing, and pickle production guidance.
Frame of bed pieces items described to wash with petroleum and keep under shelter when not in use according to Country Gentleman.
Miller and bakers note wide flour strength differences. English Department of Agriculture experiments show loaf volume hinges on sugar content in dough. Sugar increases loaf size, indicating stronger flour. Other factors like texture and color are under study.
An Illinois experiment station test gave two cows identical diets and opportunities, yet results varied greatly. Proper food and ample supply are essential, but breed remains a major factor, with some cows yielding twice as much as others despite equal feeding.
A Homer Louisiana Guardian Journal editorial argues the boll weevil could be a blessing in disguise by forcing labor realignment and a shift from cotton to diversified farming, including truck and fruit production, expressing cautious hope the view could prove correct.
When pastures fail to yield, milk production drops as farmers fail to supply the missing forage. The article cautions about feed shortages impacting dairy herds and overall farm productivity.
The peanut industry has grown as a key foreign trade item with imports rising from 65 000 to 500 000 dollars and exports near 300 000 dollars. By year end peanut items will nearly reach 1 million dollars of total foreign commerce. Acreage rose 150 percent and production 233 percent from 1890 to 1900, with 517 000 acres under cultivation yielding 11.9 million bushels, concentrated in Virginia and North Carolina, per the New York Sun.
Market reports show growing poultry advertising and many people earning a living by raising poultry and eggs. Experiments indicate cost to produce poultry per pound matches pork or beef, yet poultry commands higher prices and strong demand.
The St Joseph News Press argues farms should dedicate acre or more to timber for protection, fuel, and shade. It notes strong wood demand and that starting a timbered division can become a profitable asset over time, increasing farm market value.
The Southern Illinois Penitentiary prepares limestone dust for fertilizer and sacks it for sale to farmers at 50 cents per sack. It is described as among the finest fertilizers by the Chester Herald.
Farmers pay high prices for brood mares after 3-year-olds bring two to three hundred dollars. Draft horses now fetch two hundred to three hundred dollars as evidence of evolving market values.
Experiments reported in the Revue Scientifique show ants navigate by sight, not scent. Planks and planes guide ants to nests as they adjust to rotated paths and altered entrances. A lit electric bulb attracts and redirects ants, while heat is blocked to ensure light perception.
A reprinted note describes vast deep waters covering most of the surface, depths reaching five miles and more, and pressures surpassing 10 000 psi. It speculates on ship failure, crushed gear, and a man’s body compacted yet sinking to ocean bottom, illustrated by dramatic, non-graphic scenarios.
Colwyn Bay Herald correspondent reports a fox confronting a flock of swans near a reed bed. The fox lunged at a swan, was submerged for moments, then faced a unified swan onslaught. The single file swans forced the attacker to retreat to the lake’s south edge, leaving the birds uninjured.
An Aberdeen area anecdote recalls Dr Dougal of Keith known for blunt speech. Honorary member of the Aberdeen Society since 1795, he lightened consultations with terse quips about tongues and eyes, saying a tongue needs rest and it is better to suffer with eyes than without.
The excerpt shows Hicks and Wicks resolving a lighthearted misunderstanding over umbrellas and hats. Hicks admits he took the umbrella thinking its owner had gone home, while Wicks returns a hat and says no hard feelings.
A reader notes that a woman who boasts much of her relatives likely has kin living in a different town.
A Birmingham Age excerpt describes a striking woman entering a bank. She causes the cashier to pause as pens stop writing and a warm remark about the weather is delivered with entrancing charm. The scene emphasizes allure over routine banking.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recounts repairs at an English cathedral where the pompous dean demanded respect. A carpenter ignored him and, with dry humor, replied that the dean’s work should be watched, prompting a wry exchange about who was actually managing the job.
In a reminiscence from the Chicago Record-Herald Uncle Jasper recalls traveling in a sleeping car. He stayed awake all night to guard his shoes after hearing porters might steal shoes for extra pay, blaming the company for permitting such practices.
An unidentified man urges Tsigipese to see the danger of firewater while an Indian responds thoughtfully that it is the kind the pale face puts in his automobile, as quoted by the Washington Star.
In a humorous exchange, Popley comments on his baby’s hair, joking about its future growth. A counter remark questions the statement, concluding the baby is bald for now. The Philadelphia Press captures a lighthearted moment.
A young wife confronts George about a stag dinner she believes he attended. He admits, and she humorously notes that deer are out of season, implying no dinner could have occurred. The exchange appears in a Chicago News humor item.
Jiggers asks Jaggers how living in a flat compares and Jaggers praises it while noting less space for his wife’s relatives. The exchange highlights contrasts between home size and family comings and goings in a humorous exchange.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that Serecchem, once a circus barker known for continuous talk, gave up the act after he married.
A Bright Pupil exchanges a curious question with a teacher about the relationship between animals and plants. The Philadelphia Inquirer presents a concise note that hints at a shared science concept, inviting readers to explore basic biology and classification.
Mr Jolivert praises Miss Barker for her silence while Miss Sneerwedd notes Barker’s constant self talking. The Smart Set dialogue hints at social behavior and reputation among the circle.
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation quips about elections and prizes, noting an American hag winning the derby and claiming a silk hat won in the last election, capturing a partisan, lighthearted tone.
In a Baltimore American snippet Belle quips that the wealthy suitor courting Maud is a curmudgeon but will bring money, while Nell dryly confirms she will indeed receive alimony in the arrangement.
In a brief, humorous exchange Mrs Cobwigger asks Freddit if he has had enough ice cream. Freddit replies he does not feel sick yet, insisting he can still eat more. The light vignette captures domestic banter with a witty bite typical of the era.
A Washington man proposes a hollow rolling pin with an interior cooling chamber and detachable end handles. The cooling medium, preferably ice water, remains at low temperature to prevent dough from sticking during rolling.
Instructions for broiling squabs either whole or half per person, prepared by splitting, cleaning, and feathering, then broiling flesh side down in seasoned butter. Serve with dry peas. A butter sugar salt pepper mix is used to prepare the peas until tender, with water added for moisture.
Beat yolks with cornstarch salt and pepper, mix into milk, fold in beaten whites, cook slowly in buttered pan for five to seven minutes, invert onto platter, and serve with a cream sauce seasoned with celery salt and onion.
Mix two cups milk and two cups boiling water in a double boiler until hot. Stir in one cup rice and cook until tender, absorbing liquid. Sweeten with powdered sugar and lemon flavoring. Simmer one cup stoned dates with one cup water and half cup sugar until tender, then cool. Serve hot rice with dates and whipped cream.
A historic recipe describes mixing molasses with butter until creamy then adding lemon juice ginger and cinnamon. A sifted flour and baking soda dough is formed and beaten to a soft dough, rolled, cut into rounds and baked in a hot oven.
A recipe describes making candied cherries by boiling a pound of granulated sugar with a gill of water until a drop in cold water is brittle. Prepared firm unstemmed cherries are dipped one by one into the hot syrup from a warmed pan and laid on waxed paper to dry in a warm place.
Warm a quarter pint of milk in a saucepan. Stir cornstarch with a little milk, add to the milk and boil until thick like cream. Then add sugar and a small piece of butter. Pour around the pudding just before serving.
Layer a pudding dish with thin sponge cake edges, spread a pineapple sugar mix at the bottom, then add pineapple and cake in alternating layers until full. Pour one cup of water, cover with cake slices dipped in pineapple juice, bake slowly for two hours. Serve without sauce.
A beef steer with tuberculosis was slaughtered at a Richmond abattoir and condemned after a government inspector’s inspection. This marks the fifth locally slaughtered animal condemned for food this summer, raising concern about uninspected beef from nearby farmers. In Nashville, postmaster Michael P. Poling completed a seven mile walk in fifty-five minutes, besting Manville Tomlinson who finished five minutes later.
Guy Turpin of Winona Lake bay city, son of Charles Turpin of Indianapolis, was accidentally shot at the park entrance by Glen McDonald of Indianapolis. McDonald discharged an old Spring field rifle discarded by the Indianapolis militia and turned over to the Indianapolis Loys Brigade.
Surveyors operate a few miles above Millersburg to lay out a direct Indianapolis to Evansville electric line passing French Lick. The plan calls for a three conductor line to carry both freight and passenger traffic.
Mrs. Charles Douglass of Crawfordsville area tried to kick a hen to stop the disturbance. She missed, losing her balance and falling to the ground, breaking her arm in the awkward incident.
A tramp entered the residence of Mr and Mrs Warry Stevens, drove away Miss Osborn, and then feasted on food before deliberately wrecking furniture and fixtures, breaking whatever he could lay hands on. The incident details imply a malicious trespass at a rural property with distressed household disruption.
In a rural incident Orlo Miller living two miles northeast of Tlomer attempted self harm with a revolver. His wife acted quickly seizing the weapon and preventing a fatal outcome.
The People's bank at Brownstown recently closed will pay creditors in full if stockholders can cover the assessment. State bank examiner Do. W. Camp reported the plan, contingent on stockholder funds availability and total claims.
Rev. W. G. Archer of Evansville and local Chautauqua head says young men avoid marriage due to finances. He proposes all shop girls enter kitchens to prevent them from becoming old maids.
A Civil War veteran who gave the name Frank K. Taylor and claimed to come from the Soldiers' Home at Marion hanged himself in the Richmond city jail within an hour of his arrest for intoxication.
Evansville society figure Miss Rosa Zipp died of typhoid fever doctors say from excessive dancing. The prominent church and charity member was widely known in the local social scene.
State authorities shut The People's State Bank of Browns Town and filed for a receiver. Liabilities total 336000 dollars with assets of 200000 dollars.
More than 500 guests attended the dedication of a new arcade praised as magnificent. The facility cost $30,000 to build and was undertaken by the Elks lodge of War Saw with a notable ceremony and turnout.
Archibald Boone, 83, is the only African American counted in Crawford County according to the current census enumeration. The brief note records a singular demographic finding from the survey.
An Indiana National Guard unit forms in Hope. Mrs. Deming, 45, dies of heart failure at a Poland Sunday school picnic. A barn owned by S. B. Whittenberger of War is destroyed by spontaneous hay combustion. Frances Lee, Terre Haute, pleads guilty to assault and pays a fine. A baboon in Logansport’s Gentry show injures a 7 year old boy Clyde Edwards as the crowd watches. The ape is restrained after the mother’s attempt to rescue.
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