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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
8
A Black Earth Dune county farmer and neighbors invest $600 in tiling a 151 acre marsh. Drainage, with eight inch main tile and four six inch laterals, improves soil to depths of 12 to 18 inches. Previously pasture and hay yielded little, some corn and meadow now thrive, cattle no longer drown.
The article explains candle testing as a method to judge freshness. Fresh eggs show a pale glow when held to light, while heat and time create signs like blood vessels around the embryo a light floater white rot and finally black rot. The piece notes the explosive danger of a spoiled egg as a missile.
A reader explains a so called green white egg where the yolk is firm and golden while the white is clear yet turns green, signaling high bacterial content and potential spoilage.
The national crusade promotes livestock improvement through better sires with a simple plan. Federal aims support state and county work via education, not local detail. targets all keepers of domestic livestock from hobbyists to large breeders. Scrub sires to be eliminated. emphasis on feeding and breeding quality. counties decide intensity. progress recorded by counties and shared with states. emblems honor merit without guaranteeing stock quality. focus on pure breeds and efficiency, not herd size. each county chooses stock type. participation optional via encouragement to youths. program adds structure without hindering existing efforts.
Wisconsin has 2,500 factories and 1,000 creameries with 64 condensaries, plus 19 condenss four years ago, according to Dairy Commissioner T J Weigle. He predicts the state will produce over 100 million in dairy products yearly as it grows toward leading nation status. The county under discussion is a large cheese producer with a wide distribution of dairies across the state and northern districts.
Marshfield resident Mrs. W. Anderson reports constant backache eased by two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills after a physician linked the pain to weak kidneys. She notes one other family member also benefited. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
In Hickeyville the Purdyville mail bag occasionally lands far from town due to trains stalling on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. The station agent found a bag dropped from a previous week’s run, untouched and unrecovered, illustrating sporadic mail mishaps amid railway delay.
We vouch for United States Tires as the leading rubber company makes top tires. They offer selection of materials massive facilities exclusive methods and extensive testing to improve and perfect tires. It is good business to sell United States Tires and you will find a tire for every need.
The page lists multiple auto dealers in Marshfield Abbottsford Marathon and Stratford, followed by a lengthy motivational essay urging workers to measure time use, maximize productive hours, and assess personal value and effort before work tomorrow.
A night show will be staged at the Marshfield fair from September 2 to 5 with evening performances. The grounds will feature a brilliant illumination display guiding visitors through the fairgrounds each night.
A garbled miscellany presents a quotation on excuses and workmanship, followed by an old advertisement claiming a cure for catarrh with Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It touts internal consumption of medicine, a cash reward, and promotional testimonials, all in a vintage, disjointed newspaper style.
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