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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
5
Clemson agricultural college warns that the family cow can provide cheap pure milk only if housed in clean well lit conditions and exercised. Many homes produce dirty diseased milk from cows often hiding tuberculosis with no obvious signs, risking children drinking it.
A qualified veterinarian should test and teat each cow annually to ensure health. Cows must be housed in a clean shed with a clean yard for exercise. Milk should be drawn into a clean, small topped pall and kept cool to prevent souring from bacteria.
Dairy farmers planning milking machines should assess herd fitness for machine use. Cull cows with uneven udders or teats and those difficult to milk. Select heifer calves from easy milking cows and choose a herd bull with well formed mammary traits and proven daughters of good quality.
Advice on dairy barn layout with stalls feed boxes and gutters. Recommends twenty five dollars plus labor for a five cow barn, ventilation and manure handling via bedding or water tight gutters. Ends with notes on easy access for cleaning and air quality for cows.
W H Peters of the North Dakota station prescribes removing the cause of calves scours and giving limewater in milk. For a two month old calf use two tablespoonfuls twice daily, larger calves half a cupful. Make limewater by settling mine in water, bottle the clear portion. Also notes the need for a cream separator when selling cream or butter from four or more cows, supported by figures.
Everyone who keeps cows and poultry on the same farm will find it profitable to reserve all the milk for feeding the stock.
Description emphasizes a modern cow barn that is clean dry and tightly built with good ventilation. The text stresses the importance of sanitary conditions and airflow for livestock health. It positions modern barns as superior to older facilities.
In a Cavern scene Mary Graham Bonner’s tale features Mr. Grant in a tall thinking cap as Brownies visit. The Giant explains how Witty Witch’s cap inspires stories and games, foreshadowing a Moonlight Snow party for the Little Wood Creatures and Fairies.
An inspector bursts into a noisy classroom and plucks a talkative boy from the room to quiet the class. After a quarter hour a tiny voice slips out asking for the teacher, revealing the inspector has mistaken the pupil for the educator.
A fragment shows a conversation about a student facing a medical exam at an academic year point. The line references being examined for adenoids, indicating a health check or hearing related to school routines. The tone suggests informal dialogue amid routine school life.
The New York fire commissioner filed suit with the law department consent to force owners of several buildings to install fire checking appliances. Notices were ignored and penalties pursued. A warehouse fire in summer involved 700 families storing belongings and required multiple companies, with an estimated extinguishing cost of 1500 dollars.
The Los Angeles Times argues the city should quickly acquire privately owned lighting systems to end the pole and wire multitudes in Garvanza and Highland Park. Wires blight landscape, violate private property, and cause vandalism by civil service protected workers. authors hope city takeover removes two thirds of the mess.
The Niagara Falls commission seeks a city manager, considering Carr of Cadillac Michigan who saved his city $7000 from a $78000 budget. He would take the job for 5000 and promises to save the city 25000 by running on a business basis. The plan aims to build a trained corps and attract proven business talent.
The passage posits John Napier as a possible original inventor of tanks, noting his many intellective pursuits including logarithms and Protestant advocacy. It cites his rumored "secret inventions" and a metal chariot with internal control and shot discharge, suggesting Napier drafted designs for war machines kept secret until needed.
An Exchange excerpt extols intense patriotism, declaring every American should view his land as the fairest and his state and town as the best, contrasting domestic pride with foreign admiration and praising patriotic devotion as sacred to the land and its memories.
A brief exchange reveals Mr Goodleigh surprised at a companion’s intoxicated condition last evening. Ippler concedes underestimating his tolerance as the conversation notes a surprising lapse into drunkenness.
A Brooklyn Citizen humor column quips that poets remain financially strained because they must enclose postage for return manuscripts, illustrating a wry, early 20th century view of writing costs and literary life.
A condensed roundup notes Harvard's planned ten football games for 1917. It touches on players, coaches, and echoes of prewar sports culture, mentioning figures like Jess Willard and Les Darcy while hinting at boxing, baseball, and early movie crossover trends.
The Boston Herald reports Maine savings institutions show strong deposits and wide ownership, arguing prohibition boosted prosperity. Maine ranks high in depositors, with $607,423,088.63 in savings and a per capita deposit of $244.50, while other states trail. Unfolding election results show victories for prohibition measures in several states and territories on November 7.
George Creel interviews Admiral Dewey for the New York World. Dewey calls the drinking order a good thing and notes initial mockery faded as ironclad policies exist in railroads and European powers. Gen William Booth links drink to poverty and crime, saying social evils would dwindle if not fueled by strong drink.
Chicago, which gets seven million dollars from its saloons, is reported to face a deficit of about four hundred thousand dollars by year end. Cincinnati, another wet city, is nearly bankrupt. Prohibition states and cities, by contrast, prosper as they avoid costs tied to crime and poverty from drink.
Des Moines notices a shortage of married women in town amid Prohibition era concerns. Men squander wages on saloons and drink, while women with children stay home to support families. A lawless tramp element is described as attempting to undermine prohibition.
In Munich police gain authority to censor women’s dress. Leipzig bans under eighteens from saloons without adults and from cinema unless juvenile programs are shown alone. All this in Germany, hailed as home of personal liberty.
A brief note laments the heavy dues of the so called poor man’s club in a saloon setting, highlighting financial strain on regular patrons and the burden of membership costs.
The text argues that Jesus Christ divides humanity not by promoting conflict but by making clear inherent divisions among people. It questions whether Jesus is the true Son of God and urges decisive personal judgment, noting division will persist between those who affirm and deny his deity.
Editorial from Fort Collins Colorado argues that public funds are wasted on surfacing roads without ensuring ongoing maintenance. It criticizes county commissioners for neglecting post construction upkeep, including filling ruts and potholes, and emphasizes planning for durable, well maintained roads.
The article notes many landowners have not cleared the road strips that belong to them, urging upkeep to improve the farm’s appearance. It describes trimming hedgerows and feeding margins to grass as part of both right and duty to maintain the area alongside the highway.
The department of agriculture states road improvement in Dalles county has raised land value by five dollars per acre within a half mile of the improved road. Good roads are a prudent investment, bringing farmers closer to markets, expanding access to goods and enhancing quality of life.
Over twelve years federal rural roads and bridges outlays rose from about 80 million to 29 million a decline of 63 percent. State funded road and bridge expenditures surged from 2.55 million to 96.4 million, a gain near 3,700 percent.
Farm land values rise 25 to 194 percent due to improved Main market roads. Figures from the federal Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering show higher land prices following road improvements, reflecting enhanced accessibility and potential for farming districts.
Seamless pails and cans should be smooth with seams flushed by solder. Seamless pails and caps have been introduced to the market as a new standard for dairy handling.
Farm poultry houses need good ventilation and dry conditions in winter. Sunlight should reach as much floor and roost area as possible to keep birds healthy.
The note warns against unwise spending on foundation stock and suggests adding funds to purchase a solid fireproofing material. It stresses prudent investment for long term safety and reliability in construction.
A note explains barbed wire weighs about a pound per rod and outlines implications for fencing projects. The statement highlights practical handling and expected material weight for field use and construction planning.
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