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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
3
A collage of rural observations covers animal care, crop yields, and weather lore. It debates importing horses over humans as labor, critiquing breed crosses, drought effects, and livestock rates. It laments hog cholera absence, highlights dairy and fruit notes, and warns against overreaching control of nature and sex in breeding.
Complaints arise that furad mail carriers serve department stores, threatening merchants, as rural routes are cut due to impassable roads. Observations cover quail population, barley as a rotation crop, wages, cherry pests, electric beetles, and sorrel control strategies. A reader shares a cherry protection tip using strips of newspaper to deter birds.
The piece warns buyers to weigh climate soil rain and markets before choosing a farm. It discusses corn yields and crop rotation, bird life near farms, and practical notes on farm separators and dairy practices. It closes with social reflections on marriage and teaching careers.
A guide on simple household adjunctions for bookcases and china closets. It describes low cost construction at about $1.25 per foot for 5 foot high shelves, with bottom hinged doors, adjustable shelf heights, pinked leather fronts to reduce dust, and easy access without locks. Shelving can fit any room and extend upward with proper support.
In planning a china room and pantry, the article outlines cabinet layouts with paneled doors below and glass doors above, door counts by width, top heights, and practical features. It discusses a slanted top for easy cleaning, open spaces for trays, undershelves for cup books, and multiple bins for flour and storage, plus space for a refrigerator and kneading board in a well arranged pantry.
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