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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
7
A university bulletin outlines dairy cattle traits linked to high milk efficiency. Focused on medium to large cows with angular outlines, long necks, prominent shoulders, and a well developed udder. Emphasizes mammary development, large velos, and milk wells for highest milk yield from given feed.
Gillette, head of dairy husbandry at Iowa State College, advises cows need more care in cooler weather. Emphasizes comfort, health of cow and calf, suitable roomy box stalls, tight feed, and non cold water. Administer Angorance at parturition if needed and prevent retained afterbirth to avoid inflammation and complications.
A stark warning describes tainted milk cans spreading contamination to babies. Cans dented by pressure crack, peel, and mix milk with water and acid, making them unsafe. The illustration shows a load of cans, including one labeled in use for 13 years with no proper disposal.
The notice urges cleanliness in milk cans with fewer than 40 soldered holes, some patched with lead of over two inches in diameter. Inspections by creameries condensaries and city dealers are deemed essential to prevent unsanitary and dangerous cans. Emphasis is on butter quality and a full milk pall as desirable from dairymen's view.
A short editorial style note urges comfort as the keynote to success and argues cows must be well fed and warm to thrive. It claims alfalfa hay is preferred and that a cow will prosper with good alfalfa, with a playful aside about abe making her own way.
On a cold Christmas morning Betsy Billy Joé and their mother and father find stockings filled with oranges apples nuts toys and a bright penny in the toe. A tall tree shines with popcorn red berries tinsel candy and candle animals while a clown topper grins down on the scene.
Betsy and Billy find a half frozen bird in the snow and nurture it back to health. The bird, warmed by patient care, sings a bright carol as the family decorates a Christmas tree, offering a hopeful message of joy and sharing.
A Christmas message urges reader to embody peace and goodwill while remembering hospital patients, reformatories driftwood, and orphans. It emphasizes practical cheer for those confined to institutions and those who have lost their place in society.
Cassie Monclure Lyne laments lost Christmas customs and the shift to luxury. She recalls Tiny Tim and simple family joys, urges revival of carols and Yule log, and notes early Jamestown days as a symbol of English Christmas spirit.
The Department of Agriculture explains popcorn pops when heat volatilizes the oil inside the kernel. Field corn lacks a sealing outer layer, so oil escapes instead of building pressure. In popcorn, confined oil creates high pressure, turning the kernel inside out in a sudden explosion. New York reports 25 firemen to give fire drills in public schools.
Excerpts recall Christmas scenes from England and Boston, noting festive rituals, civic light displays, and the cosmopolitan shift of Christmas in Puritan New England. It reflects on sharing, religious liberty, and the idea that peace and good will define the season. A child’s remark on an “understandingest” person underscores empathy.
A terse exchange hints at a social miscue with holiday symbolism. A man kisses a woman under mis tletoe, prompting a blunt comment about his suitability. The line implies misreading expectations and a punchy, witty tone.
Realty argues plants enhance a house more than architecture alone, with small costs and flexible scope. Properly arranged greenery adds homey appeal, highlights builders' work, and can speed sales through temporary or permanent plantings chosen by owner taste and budget.
Gary Indiana, founded in 1906 as a planned industrial city, is praised for its organized layout, workers housing, health emphasis, and parks. The Gary school system is cited as best, with New York arranging 12 schools modeled after Gary under its superintendent.
The Greenville Banner urges trees along all highways to enhance appearance and development. It calls for public action to plan planting and care, noting the long habit of tree removal and urging a shift toward beautification and civic pride through roadside trees.
The excerpt argues for a definite plan before starting work on a new home’s grounds. It urges detailing one year’s tasks and long term development, stressing care and precision rather than ad hoc growth, and compares to a House and Garden ideal.
A fragment speaks of ill weeds spreading in vacant lots across cities. The text notes rapid growth on vacant parcels and references a game variety within urban spaces, hinting at repeated appearances and quick spread in multiple districts.
A campaign orator uses throat spraying after every speech, joking that it impresses voters. He adds it as a notable item to his expense account, highlighting the practical and fiscal aspects of campaign life.
A note explains that during a raid on Switdiers gang the three digit code 3 0 3 appeared in their telegraph messages. The meaning was interpreted as a directive to "send on suckers" indicating a tactic to duped targets.
A Minnesota extension note from R C Ashby explains that pasture provides exercise and health for hogs, while grain is needed for gains. The recommended ration is about three pounds of grain per 100 pounds live weight, with adjustments for milk, tankage, or corn and skim milk on different pastures.
A Chicago health department bulletin warns against drinking alcohol, citing Kraepelin’s tests showing alcohol impairs arithmetic, memory, and quick thinking within minutes and lasting up to three days. It urges readers to consider brain power before toasting others.
The invention features a brace extending to the lower part of the hames and a flexible top support. It is designed to let the cargoeat from the bag bottom without needing to brace against a sidewalk or solid object.
The average ewe is most productive from ages three to six. Keep her while teeth are sound and she lambs regularly. Continuous pasture may cause stomach worm infection, more serious in young lambs than in older sheep.
Rearing guidance for a brood mare and foal includes cooling stalls for the colt, letting the foal suckle after foaling, and feeding routines. A prominent experimenter notes a pound of mutton costs half the feed of a pound of beef. early growth is emphasized as the surest path to mature stock.
A historical clipping argues beer is a poisonous drink with 3 percent alcohol and claims brewers dilute it to profit. It cites Professor Vogt's self tests at Christiania showing alcohol slows memory learning by about 18 percent and impedes relearning after six months.
A dated clipping contrasts beer with brandy, arguing beer harms mind and body and claiming beer offers little nourishment. It cites Count von Haesler and a German Army pamphlet, then shifts to broader intemperance ideas from T B Hyslop and notes on alcohol’s social costs.
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