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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
Walter, a book agent, spends a stormy night with a distrustful woman and her brutal husband. After plotting to guard his fifty five dollars, he foils Jack’s theft by trapping him in a bolted closet and escapes into the woods after a candle goes out, planning to vanish.
Richard Harding Davis recounts a lost fox terrier named Fanny aboard a Congo steamer. Crew and passengers shield the dog from cold sun and heat, then retrieve her from a blazing parade ground at the customs area. A missionary laughs at her intelligence as she finds her way back to the ship, while the narrator endures heat delirium.
The article details construction specs for a home made hay stacker with timber sizes and assembly steps, weight box and pulleys, and rope connections. It also describes artificial honey production and Loy’s reagent test, including chemical steps and expected color changes.
In a playful dialogue Miss Goodley and Miss Knox discuss aging. Miss Knox notes the one constant is growing older while Miss Goodley asks what she means. The Catholic Standard and Times frame the exchange as a light social quip.
A brief dialogue reveals a collector seeking a missing pressed flower for a complete set. The exchange hints at devotion to obtaining the rare variety Blie-Orange blowsoma for a prized collection.
A playful dialogue unfolds as a leap year girl proposes to a wary suitor who blurts out embarrassment and a misread view of wealth. The maid swiftly retorts that she would take back the offer, noting she believed the man possessed ample funds.
Guidance on providing shade for poultry during heat waves and rain, using tree shade or canopies, and creating refuge areas. Advices include reducing heat producing grains, feeding green foods, separating cockerels from pullets as they mature, and weekly collection of broody hens to break their broodiness by placing them in a nestless coop for about a week.
Crooked breast bones in young chickens are caused by heavy birds roosting on poles or fences. The bones set and bend to one side when pressed by the roost. Use floor roosting on straw to prevent crooked breast bones in heavy fowls.
Farmers' Home Journal notes alfalfa provides protein for pigs but single stomachs limit maximum growth on alfalfa and corn. It recommends alfalfa hay for pigs and suggests chopping and steaming or grinding with corn to form a thick slop for better intake.
A Dakota Farmer urges disciplined budgeting and steady work ethic for farming success. He warns against luxury spending and sentiment that inflate costs, saying earnest, progressive effort beats rivals in any calling.
Farmers are urged to own one or two wide tired wagons for versatile on farm use. They ease hauling grain fodder seed wood hay and straw, reduce back strain and loading effort, and many manufacturers offer wide tired wheel kits to fit existing wagons at low cost.
The windmill wrecking boom follows the decline of old mills once built to last. Structures stood around 100 feet tall with eight or nine doors, brick-ton heavy and prone to collapse. Experts warn accidents are likely without experienced wreckers guiding the demolitions.
A collage records various items from London papers and American fragments. It notes medical advances, political opinions, border and land issues, court actions, and social anecdotes tied to figures like Buchanan and Emile Rendlly, with scattered references to theaters, travel, and legal cases.
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