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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
2
A preacher extols memorizing Scripture verses as fruit trees in a lifelong orchard. One verse per week builds a mental storehouse, improving character and aiding in temptation, duties, and guiding others. A hundred curated verses are offered as a memorization aid with chapter and verse cues.
A September 19 lesson argues Ben-hadad’s defeat of Israel reflects Jehovah’s jealousy and allied contempt rather than drunkenness alone. It cites Ahab’s predicament, God’s promise of deliverance, and the victory of 7,000 men led by young princes as evidence that temperance and divine aid win over pride and excess.
God takes away his workers yet continues his work. The church owes St Paul to the death of Stephen, or as St Augustin put it to the prayer of Stephen, Lord lay not this sin to their charge.
An article by M. Coverdell treats farm inefficiencies and animal losses as robbers. It targets dairy cattle with low cream tests and milking inefficiencies, roving hogs, rusted tools, and broken enclosures. It advocates quick sale and decisive action to protect dairy profits.
A lucid guide outlines barn cleanliness, record keeping, and balanced rations to boost milk. It stresses selecting superior sires, proper calf feeding, avoiding overfeeding, and housing calves during hot dry spells. Breeding lines and development determine whether feeding and care yield sustained milk production.
A historical notice highlights that good seed determines potato yields and explains tuber unit and hill selection to remove unproductive plants. It warns that using weak tubers lowers future harvests, urges rejecting tubers with flesh discoloration, and stresses seed stock purity. It also notes poultry success hinges on knowing and culling nonproducers from the flock.
Trim rhubarb plants by cutting out rhubarb seed pods and seed stems whenever seen to improve plant health and focus growth on the main crowns. Regular removals prevent energy drain and support robust production in the growing season.
A study notes hens lay larger eggs under certain conditions. The report contrasts mature birds with pullets and outlines factors affecting egg size in poultry farming.
Feathers from dressed fowls have value and can be marketed or used at home. Cleaned soft feathers suit pillows. operators wash in lime water, rinse, dry, then cure in steam. Feathers dry in sun or wring out water, prices range from 15 to 40 cents per pound, white feathers higher. Stirring and tail feathers kept separate. market promptly to avoid decomposition and loss.
Advice on marketing and handling eggs to maximize profit, including cleaning, storage, and selling practices. Cautions against washing eggs, incubated or stolen eggs, and placing near strong odors. Tips cover daily sales, home use of dubious eggs, sun avoidance, and avoiding rat poison mixtures.
Millet seed contains flesh forming substance and is noted for its nutritional value. The text warns against overly stimulating foods as they may affect the liver and related tropies.
EH A Jeffries of Illinois Good Roads Association notes Illinois will invest about 200 million dollars in the coming years to improve highways. The commission tours the country evaluating road methods. debate over macadam brick or concrete roads centers on cost and maintenance, with concrete favored for long term upkeep.
A columnist argues that good roads benefit all, boosting commerce and property values. He notes pavement improves traffic, travel ease, and seasonal access, citing how delays on a torn street hurt merchants and how well maintained roads support merchants, farmers, and residents alike.
The piece argues that horse breeding remains profitable and in demand, especially with war increasing need. It urges breeding good sound mares to quality stallions, citing a farmer who sold a superior colt for more than double a scrubbier rival, showing higher selling prices and market ease for well-bred stock.
The article emphasizes building and maintaining roads as a top duty of the people and a key to farmers connecting to markets. It notes roads enable hauling loads, deserve careful upkeep, and warns against neglect due to high value and cost. It also mentions birds as insect control, urging study of feeding habits and nesting to protect crops. It ends with advice on keeping onions growing and clean.
The article explains that growth requires Corn boosts bone and muscle while fats from shorts should be limited. A ratio of two parts shorts to one part corn promotes growth over fat. Skim milk plus corn aids growth. shoats around 75 pounds can have tankage and corn or small grains. Alfalfa supports bone and muscle, but needs corn to finish. rape offers similar growth nutrients.
The writer relays feeding pigs on pasture with skim milk and meat meal or tankage. For growing pigs with some corn, a slop made of shorts plus tankage is recommended. Also advised is daily grooming for a colt to keep it sleek and healthy, avoiding neglect that leads to dirt buildup.
If everyone insisted on breeding mares only to pure-bred stock, scrub stallions would become rarer than hen's teeth, reducing genetic variety and increasing the prevalence of pure lines. The argument warns against overemphasis on purity at the expense of utilitarian breeding and resilience.
A plan proposes a bran mash for the work teams on Saturday night to boost energy. Sunday routines focus on maintaining heat and fitness to keep teams in optimal condition for upcoming tasks.
If a colt requires cow's milk, dilute about half with water and add sugar. This guidance covers preparation to ensure the young horse receives proper nourishment when cow's milk is used.
A local farming notice urges preservation of a prized ewe lamb described as Lambe, warning against selling it regardless of price to safeguard breeding stock and future flock quality. Officials emphasize responsible livestock management and sustains farm continuity.
Letters from Princeton Illinois and Poland New York praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and relief from menopausal symptoms. Endorsers urge others to use the remedy and seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A visitor asks how the inmate lost liberty. the prisoner says he never lost it, arguing that prison life offers freedom from constant police surveillance and is run on the honor system. The exchange highlights a paradoxical view of confinement as relief.
A fragmentary exchange cites naming of a water feature with terms fountain pena and reservoir pen. The Louisville Courier Journal records a debate between speakers about proper nomenclature and the terms used to describe the water feature.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify the scalp against dandruff while Cuticura Ointment soothes irritated skin. It invites free samples by mail and notes the product sold everywhere. A quoted joke on American eating habits closes the item.
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