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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
3
Description of a poultry feeding trough built from 1x6 inch boards 3 feet long with 3 inch side slits forming a 2 inch deep trough. End pieces of 1 inch lumber, middle partitions taper to form a V shape for access from both sides. One side slides to adjust height. Bins sit 1 inch above trough bottom to allow feed to drop as eaten.
The text advices on chicken housing with a hinged lid to keep feed clean and prevent waste, noting Bach bin stores a peck of feed. It then discusses summer plowing to break sod, cultivating loose soil, and managing potato harvests to control weeds and prepare land for wheat after a fall plow.
The Wepsleydale breed is praised for wool quality and superiority, with guidance on culling to maintain first class stock. Also covers coal ashes' farm value, noting they improve stiff clay when mixed, aid dust boxes, and serve as mulch to retain soil moisture and prevent weed growth.
The article discusses creating shade for poultry via nearby trees fences and planted cover. It recommends canna castor bean corn and vines to provide rapid shelter, with practical steps like placing shade near structures and using a rough open roof until plants mature. It also notes a farm irrigation idea a current wheel to power a chain and bucket for watering.
An 19th century column warns farmers to separate profitable cows from losses and to select cows that pay for their keep. It stresses Hay and sun exposure, proper barn management, and timely cultivation. It notes tools should be kept ready and fertilizer boosts vegetable growth, urging frequent cultivation and soil work for quick results.
A short sales style note extols a hair dressing as a hair food that nourishes and strengthens. It promises manageable hair free from roughness and split ends, claiming well fed hair stays on the head, not on the comb, with a final boast of lasting testimonial.
A fragment notes live stock including an owl a mock of elves horses and three or four pigs with them at a rural display or event in Cleveland. The item reads like a brief community note from a local booth or company event.
An old advertisement touts 20 Mule Team Borax Soap as gentle on fabrics and hands, promising whiter, cleaner clothes without discoloration. It offers a free sample and notes a粗 cartoon offer, amid scattered stray phrases and a domestic scene fragment.
A fragment reflects a conductor facing confusion over collecting fares as passengers enter. The speaker notes the conductor blushes at the idea of collecting any fare, capturing a moment of uneasy authority and ambiguity in transit.
Fragmented OCR text notes a legal or financial matter involving individuals named Kline and Vind with references to nervous issues and Bree DrdH. The readable items are garbled, offering no clear event, date, or organization to anchor a full summary.
A fragmented OCR read includes dialogue about cleaning up pans and fumes, with garbled terms such as burning sulphur and a bent tin. Another voice mentions a cigar and a rail call, while partial names and terms drift through.
A police inquiry records conflicting statements after a highway shooting. One man insists he acted in self defense as an officer pursued him, while another claims the fleeing suspect prompted the confrontation. The fragmentary report notes tense exchange and incomplete details.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure cures. Statement from Walding Kinnan & Marvin, Toledo wholesalers, asserting integrity and ability to meet obligations. Internal remedy claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials and price listed. sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills also promoted.
Franklin captivated the French court becoming the season's fashion as liberal ideas swirled through Paris. Even Marie Antoinette and the nobles praised him, while wary observers like Joseph of Austria noted the royalist drift. His American republican ethos lingered, foreshadowing future upheavals as he remained diligent in his craft.
A historic report notes rich copper ore in the Grand Canyon near the Grand View Trail. The Canyon Copper Company operates a vast deposit located 0+ feet below the rim with a 560 foot wide ore body. Transportation to rail lines 14 miles away is costly, plan includes an electric tramway, and miners form the sole settled population in the canyon area.
A damaged Houston Post clipping shows garbled text with broken names and phrases. It hints at a story about a person or place but is unreadable, leaving only partial fragments and fragments of a quote.
A jumble of testimonial phrases and quotes about Peruna a blood remedy with claims of restoration to health. Mentions Miss Leopold Lieder Ikranz Dean Nathaniel B Shaler and Harvard scenes appear in garbled text with odd anecdotes about health and a caution about moving chairs in a restaurant.
The article describes a vast plan to lay a railway from the Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope under British government auspices. It notes Egyptian progress to Khartoum, South African Development Company funding, and Cecil Rhodes’s early advocacy. It compares the project to Siberian railways and mentions French and German colonial rail efforts across Africa and desert irrigation as competing aims.
Inveluntsey residents doubt a man claiming to be a frequent visitor, as he explains a lake accident altered his face. The mysterious encounter appears to hinge on facial recognition and credibility.
Mrs A Taylor of Wharton New Jersey suffered severe kidney pains backache and dizzy spells with feverish headaches and frequent scalding secretions. She stopped symptoms after eight boxes of Kidney Pills and regained strength and health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Milburn Co Buffalo New York. Doctor reportedly recommended the brand to curb tobacco habit per Philadelphia Ledger.
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