Wyomissing firm makes 50000 shoestrings daily
A Wyomissing firm operates 72 hours a week to produce 50 000 shoestrings daily, equaling 50 miles of string. The item reflects industrial-scale output and labor intensity in a regional economy.
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Wyomissing
P. J. Murphy
St. Patrick’s Church
Olyphant
Baltimore
Good Will Fire Company
York
Mary Dunlap
Connellsville
Mount Carmel
T. D. Collins
Tionesta
Forest County
Milton
United States
Wilson
Nelson
Bradford County
Jacob Horn
York County
Dewey
Okla
Mr. Horn
Alexander Horn
Yorkana
Lower Windsor Township
Oklahoma
Prairies
Oklahoma Prairies
Hog husbandry urges strict rustling to reduce disease
An Iowa farmer notes hog mortality from cholera is low given current husbandry. He argues rustling should be compulsory throughout gestation and advocates a balanced ration of oats barley wheat with corn and a final feeding of oilmeal or tankage to build sow muscle and ensure strong piglets.
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Iowa
Feeding Practices for Breeding Sows Described
The text describes moving sows to grain half a mile from their sleeping quarters for feeding once or twice daily. This forces walking, allegedly building muscle tissue while wasting no time. It criticizes using a scoop shovel and excessive yard straw as leading to weak piglets and midlife deaths due to poor conditions.
Silage Feeding and Breeding Tips for Ewes and Hogs
The article discusses silage feeding for pregnant ewes, noting mixed results when silage is fed alone with grain versus when combined with cottonseed meal. It highlights the need for protein in silage rations and compares efficiency of sheep to other livestock, then offers advice on selecting breeders by teat development, favoring sows with eight or more teats.
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Fie
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Iowa
Sneen
Butter Production and the Power of Thinking for Dairymen
Farmers often miss big differences in herd profitability. Trials show cows vary greatly in profit after feed costs, from pennies to tens of dollars per head. Wired to dairy reading and registered bulls, progressive farmers lift butter output and county wealth. The piece also notes the drop in death rates as civilization’s silent advance, boosting life expectancy and happiness.
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Hoard
Minnesota
Michigan
New Jersey
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Surprised Lady-Joyful Exchange Sparks Cigar Snack
A brief Philadelphia Telegram item notes a playful exchange between a surprised woman and a boy about smoking a cigar. The humor centers on the magn dropping the cigar and the boy's surprised self.
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Philadst Plia Telegram
Fraternal and civic meeting schedule for Lititz area
A historical listing details lodge, council and club meeting times in Lititz and surrounding venues. Groups include K of M, K of P, Morning Star Temple Ladies, P O S of A, A R, Jr O U A M, Lititz Borough Council, School Board, Lititz Hose Co, Warwick School Board, Littig Mutual Fire Insurance, Litita M C A, T A meets, Loyal Temperance Legion, and F of A with venues such as Rudy's Hall and the council chamber.
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Lititz Castle
Noa
A. D
M.C
Uc Lodge
K. of P
Eva
Rudy
Liita Lodge
Garfield “Castle
K.meela
Svary Grueedey
Morning Star Temple
G. E
Rudy's Hall
Washington
P. O
A. of Hokhavills
Swan Hotel
Stevens Post
A. R
Lititz Hose Company
Council Chamber
East Orange Street
Warwick School Board
Warwick House
Littig Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Litita M. C. A
Trolley Road Schedules
Lancaster and Lititz trolley times listed with multiple departures from 5:00 A.M. rising to 11:46 P.M. on weekdays and Saturdays. Additional weekend and holiday adjustments include half hour intervals and special first cars. Various lines show inconsistent OCR but indicate schedules from Lancaster Manheim Lititz with morning and evening service.
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Lancaster
Lititz
Manheim
Time table notice for June 4 1911 train schedule
Rail timetable lists trains from Lititz to Reading and Philadelphia on weekdays at 7 58 am 1 08 pm and 7 03 pm and Sundays 7 58 am 7 08 pm. Lancaster and Columbia service shows 6 19 am 1 26 pm 7 63 pm weekdays and 8 19 am 7 08 pm Sundays. Lebanon service notes 7 60 am 6 19 am and 7 08 pm periods.
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New York Tribune
Brunnerville
E. G. Geyer
John F. Schreith
Spruce St
Lititz Inc
Pepples
South Broad Street
Marion
James Sesseman
McNeil
The
Lancaster Trust Co
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
Hon. J. Hay Brown
John D. Skiles
Grabill B. Long
John
Miller J
Breneman I. BH
Weaver
A. H. Kreider
W. Vine ST
C.N. Carr
Waverly
Waverly Off Works CO
Pittsburg
S. M. Huber
East Main Street
Decker and
Janssen
Jans
Lac
J. B. Young & Son
E. Orange St
Philip Rudy
Queen Street
Stephen B. Kissinger
W. Lemon St. Lititz
Cone
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
Coal & Lumber
Victor
Monarch
Griffith and Boyd Phosphate
Bear & Long
Weachter
L. M1. Weachter
Brunnerville, Pa
W. D. Fichthorn
A. G. Hershey’s
Old Mill
Front Street
Jaret
John H. Tshudy
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