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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
6
The Maine Farmer highlights five milk skimming tests by five men. Butter fat loss ranged from 0.1 to 1.4 percent, showing a potential 635 pounds of butter per ten cows annually. Carelessness in skimming and churning leads to large losses. The piece includes a verse by Edith M. Thomas and notes from Kennebec Pomona Grange.
Editorial urges Manchester to host the New Hampshire State Grange fair, notes value of ample ice storage for summers, promotes Cornell and Wisconsin guidance on tillage and proper manure use, discusses silos, root crops, horse and hog farming, and improving home efficiency. Warns against shiftlessness in New England farms.
A discussion outlines how a Babcock tester measures butter fat in milk samples but does not predict actual butter yield. It notes two main factors reducing yield imperfect skimming and imperfect churning, with an example of tests conducted in China, Maine, last summer.
In Colorado a skim station operates as lambs move to London markets amid cheap cotton seed meal benefiting cows and dairymen. A new Minnesota sheep cross named North Stars blends Shropshires South downs and Lincolns. Michigan farmer fined for watering milk. Durango apples shipped to Chicago though Colorado prices stay high. Sugar beets suit dairy feeding and pulp gains value.
A compact note explains an incubator chick begins with no lice, giving it a strong start. It compares the American hen’s egg output of about 80 per year to a top range near 200 eggs for a particularly productive hen, asserting the goal is achievable.
Letter writer argues over landscape of farming practices with references to Billerica Concord and Fisk. He discusses timing of corn fodder cutting around September, stacking methods, and the perceived value of stalk tops versus roots, urging Fisk to explain why one fodder class remains useful while another does not.
A letter responds to Mr Fisk and others arguing for cutting corn at the roots. The writer attacks the logic, cites cattle feeding observations, and questions labor and waste, asserting shredded stalks in different methods affect feed intake. He shares barn experiences from December 10 and notes fodder needs air and sun, not airtight boxes, for cattle appetite. The piece includes further correspondence on corn management, husking, and sire importance in farming.
J F of Billerica reports widespread damage to yellow-eye beans with bean weevils, noting up to nine cavities in some beans and weevils still active under shells. He urges readers to communicate similar experiences via the Journal as losses threaten food quality and supply, reflecting on agricultural experiment outcomes.
A compilation of farming notes and tips on potato yields and profits, cattle and hog breeding, dairy milk economics, poultry, shoeing horses, rodent and pest control, liniments from animal byproducts, and milk production declines in winter. Notable quotes from Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Philadelphia columns highlight practical farmer experiences and cautions for farm management and profitability.
Fattening and quality of West fowls vary with age and diet says P H Jacobs in American Gardening. Young stock grow rapidly and awkwardly while needing most food for growth, but feeding generously increases flesh. Adults fatten on grain plus small amounts of meat or liver to boost appetite and digestion, while not overdoing it. For laying hens meat is superior to grain. A remedy for chest pains from colds is Chamberlains Pain Balm on the chest, which may also ease a lame back. sold by Ellingwood & Co.
A fragmented OCR reads as a quirky local item featuring a name mix of Castot Aa Sassid and a reference to a long familiar figure described as the kind you have always known. The text remains unclear but hints at a local person or subject with nostalgic tone.
Middlesex County ladies of the Congregational church plan a Christmas sale in the town hall on Monday afternoon and evening December 19 with tableaux titled A Dream of Fair Women. Entertainment includes vocal music and mandolin guitar reactions. if stormy the sale shifts to December 20. An exhibition of photographs including views of Switzerland Tyrol Mount Etna and Mount St Elia runs at the J W Fletcher library through December 27.
W B Cotton named janitor of town hall to fill vacancy after John H Nichols death. Albert P Perham ill with typhoid fever for six weeks, condition critical but hoped to rally. George W Gragg of Waltham, former Billerica resident and Civil War veteran, improving after paralysis since Oct 24. Christmas entertainment planned for Unitarian children on Saturday the 24th. Walter E Adams of Malden becomes Boston Herald city editor. son of John G Adams formerly of Chelmsford.
Asa Robie, an eccentric resident of South Framingham's Oregon district, fired birdshot at his brother Charles Robie's wife Friday afternoon. The woman was only lightly wounded. Robie was arrested an hour later and faces arraignment, with locals noting a long-stand ing mental instability. Two shotguns found in the hut. Robie likely committed to an asylum.
The Unitarian fair last Friday drew praise for its artistic booth display. China and glass, national color booth with cardy, Horner's Christmas pie, chocolate table, and an Orient kiosk offered Turkish coffee. Syrian costumes shone as Master Royal Gil presented a Turkish Arab. A festooned donation display used evergreen, holly, wheat, and corn. The Japanese salon featured artistic decorations and items from distant friends, enhancing the overall scene.
Amateur performers earned credit for a well staged program with evergreen trees forming a camping ground and hearty applause. Volunteers managed tables for fancy goods, china, candy and decorations while a Tyngboro town hall event on December 19 promises an Archien wedding in Turkish costumes and oriental music with Egypt and Syria scenes.
Obituary notices recount the deaths of Mrs Abela Watson of Carlisle and Mrs Clara Litchfield of Lexington with details of their births, families, and funeral arrangements. Also notes sewing skills of Watson, religious ties, and a request to use horse sheds at the Unitarian church.
The Pyramid Pile Cure claims to cure all forms of piles without pain while avoiding opiates. It asserts fast relief and a radical cure, contrasting with painful surgical options. Prepared by Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich, at 50 cents per package. also notes retail by Fllingwood & Co. Includes unrelated inserts and local notes from the Roxbury Gazette.
On and after October 16, 139 trains will depart Lowell from Middlesex Street Depot for Fort Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence MPantuelket Marlboro South Framingham and way-stations at 7 14 11 25 a m 3 2 p m All trains connect at South Framingham with Boston and Albany for Worcester Springfield Albany and the west Also at Concord Junction with Fitchburg The 525 p m train links with Staten Island lines for New York City south and west Sunday service runs from South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and way-stations at 5 33 p m connecting to Worcester and return Petern Clark Gen Pass A C Endal1 Cen t Pass Agent Isaac N Marshall Supt No Div George W Miller Local Agent Ticket offices at Middlesex street station.
The notice lists extensive train times from Lowell Merrimack Street Depot to Boston and numerous points including Lawrence Amesbury Portland and St John with weekday and Sunday departures, noting special routes via various connections and steamboat links. It references multiple dates and minor schedule variations.
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