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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text notes health claims involving Peru fe months ago and mentions Perune as a strength builder. References to individuals, chemical terms, prices, and place names are garbled, yielding no clear event or outcome.
A Coast Borax Co. promotion from Oakland aims to offer 1000 presents with a Splendid Premium for pp Coupon values. Carton Tope and Sorp Wrappers relate to the deal, inviting readers to write for money making plans.
Practical advice on melon and watermelon cultivation, soil needs, moisture, and pruning. Describes varieties such as Mocky Ford and Indiana Sweetheart, seed selection and corn tipper, plus chick leg weakness causes in brooder management. Also covers turpentine from yellow pine waste and a Virginia dairy study on feeding grain at pasture.
Kansas station hog test weighed Berkshire 2614 pounds, Duroc Jersey 2444 pounds, Poland China 2544 pounds. Shoulders: Berkshires 21% pounds, Duroc Jerseys 144 pounds, Poland China 194 pounds. Butchers ranked Duroc Jersey best for meat on back, followed by Poland China then Berkshire. Berkshire but had more lean and fat than Poland China.
A local column extols proper pruning of fruit trees with guidance on timing from June 15 to the horn of Joby and warns against ignorant tools. It notes grading fruit affects prices and cautions against careless planting and “let em rip” approaches. A short sketch describes a milk cooler where milk flows as a thin sheet over the wabside with cold water entering at the bottom.
M. and Pennington of the Bureau of Chemistry report milk kept near the freezing point shows a continuous rise in organisms for five to six weeks. At peak counts reach hundreds of millions per cubic centimeter, occasionally over a billion, while the milk forms a mass of small ice crystals after ten to fourteen days with no odor or taste signaling the higher bacterial content.
The guidance warns removing old wood of raspberries and blackberries and burning all remnants. It advises pinching new raspberry wood at 18 inches to encourage lateral growth, while allowing blackberries to reach 8 feet before pruning.
In Pence Corners few scattered trees in fence corners serve as breeding grounds for insect pests. They should receive as much attention as orchard trees to prevent spread and damage.
The passage blends satirical lines from Washington Star and Chicago Tribune quips about politics and everyday life. It highlights playful references to speech, travel, and public figures, with a nod to teething syrup and a lingering cold anecdote.
A foreign traveler questions the unusual names of towns as the train halts at a station. A local roams the platform, thanks him, and the tourist notes the quirky appellations in his notebook with amused curiosity.
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