What the Users Say About the Per fection Milker in Whatcom County
Letters from Lynden residents praise the Perfection Milker as safe for cows and highly efficient. Art Boehringer reports 60 cents in six months for 16 to 20 cows with three years of use. Charles T. Hall says he milks 22 cows with one double unit in 1 hour 20 minutes and plans to add more units for up to 35 cows.
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Whatcom County
Art Boehringer
Lynden
P. Bellingar
Chas. T. Hall
Wash
Mr. P. Bellingar
Perfection Milker Endorsed By Lynden Farmer
A Lynden, Washington farmer writes in March 1920 that after nine months and 15 cows the Perfection Milker has not damaged teats. He cites quick healing of a barbed wire cut and minimal repairs, using a small engine and two gallons of gasoline weekly. He also notes another farmer’s near two year satisfaction with the milker.
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Mr. Bellingar
Hiladelphia
Milker Praises Low Costs and Cow Comfort
The speaker describes milking thirty cows with minimal expenses and no lumps in cows teats. They express perfect satisfaction with the method and results.
Perfection Milker Praised by Pacific Northwest Farmers
Long Beach Washington and surrounding towns report strong results from the Perfection Milking Machine. Farmers including Nick Haveman Dwight Terry John Biehle and Franklin Good cite better udder health higher yields and low upkeep after months of use. The letters note cows ranging from 12 to 40 and dependability even in zero cold with one maker stating 6 gallons per day per cow and another noting no sore teats since adoption.
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J. €. Robinson Co
Portland
Oregon
Franklin Good
Primitive African piano draws curious contrast to Paderewski
The Scrap Book describes a crude African piano built from 18 to 20 wooden keys with gourds beneath each key. A drummer uses sticks to strike the keys producing varied tones. In villages it doubles as a church bell to call communities to services.
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Africa
Monument to Perry at Put-in-Bay Highlights Grandeur and Cost
The memorial to Oliver Hazard Perry at Put-in-Bay commemorates his 1813 Lake Erie victory with a 350 foot Grecian-Doric column, granite and marble construction, a 45 foot diameter body, and an 18 foot octopod housing a frosted glass dome. The project cost about $800,000. Perry’s victory dispatch to General Harrison is noted, along with the British fleet’s defeat. A separate note mentions English inventor methods to alter cattle horn shapes using weighted fittings.
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Oliver Hazard Perry
Put-in-Bay
Lake Erie
Perry
Harrison
Coal Find in the Philippines Signals Long‑term Fuel Supply
A new coal vein has been found in the Philippines and is described as rivaling Chinese fuels in quality. While the total quantity is not yet determined, officials say the deposit will meet the islands’ demand for many years.
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Philippines
Cause Enough. Mrs. Dibbs Fires Cook After Lot Draw
In a dramatic household moment Mrs. Dibbs reveals that a lottery determined who would fire the cook, leaving the husband pale and nervous as the plan unfolded. A whispered exchange captures the tension before the caller arrives.
Caples Reports Milking 27 Cows Alone
A. H. Caples claims success after milking 27 cows without help. He states the cows remained at milk longer and signs the message as a personal note of achievement.
Funeral for Mrs Bertrand Held in Bellingham
Friends gathered Tuesday at the Knapp Parlors for the funeral of Mrs Lucy A Bertrand who died after an operation at St Josephs hospital in Bellingham She was 52 born in Lower Sumas BC married June 4 1888 to Charles Bertrand and lived on a farm at South Aldergrove BC She was a member of the Methodist Church and is survived by her husband and a daughter Myrtle.
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Knapp
Lucy A. Bertrand
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Bellingham
W. O. Benadom
Engagement Announced and Local Plant Repairs Reported
Announcement made of the engagement of Edith Coggill of Bellingham to Dr. John Mulder. The ice plant at the creamery is being repaired after brine pipes burst last winter and have been replaced. W. H. Waple's shingle mill to reopen Monday with about 75 000 shingles daily and over a dozen men employed.
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Edith Cowgill
Bellingham
John Mulder
W. H.waple
The Lady Barber Says The Man Who Shaves Himself
A witty quip notes that self service leads to poor craftsmanship from the barber, suggesting expertise is found in skilled hands. The remark frames pride and quality in a humorous kitchen table debate.
Wanted at once Household Furniture ad brief
An appeal for selling unused furniture with a small 25c classified-style ad urging readers to place notices for odd pieces now. The item is a simple household furniture request aimed at quick disposal through a classified format.
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Mellen’s
Lynden, Wash
Mar
Everson, Wash
Pete Bellingar
John Biehle
P. S
Dwight Terry
Mr. Vernon
Long Beach, Wash
J. C. Robinson Co
The
Scrap
Paderewski
Popular Mechanics
Perry Memorial
A. H. Caples
P. ‘.Bellingar
Laurel
Bertrand
Baptist Missionary Society
B. A. Axlund
R. F. Jones
Sumas
Mrs. Beavers
Norman Crosier
Edson
Fifth and
Edson Streets
Fifth Street
P. N. G. Club
Mesdames J. C. Anderson
Mattie Anderson
George Vinup
Vinup
Gale Edson
Douglas Slade
Frances Knapp
University of Washington
Albert Booman
Marian Bay
Clifton Worthen
Ruth Oakes
Hoyt Horton
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
C. B. Bay
al Bergman
O. H. Olson
F. E. Daniels
Ray Hookstra
Lyndon. M. Vander Griend
Kauffman
Tire Shop
Front ST
Bellingham Journal
Tribune
DR. Hutchinson
Animal Diseases
Herd Records
the Tribune
Hawley’s Hall
Heun
George R. Shoup
Harry Beernink
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