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Newspaper

Massillon Independent

Location

Massillon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1899

Page

3

Burglar Now Two Local Burglaries Reported

Burglars hit List Brothers meat market on Tremont Street by forcing the front door Monday night and stole from a cash register about 226 dollars plus a suspected amount of meat. Separately at Peter Wilhelm’s West Main Street saloon burglars cut a back window, opened a latch and bar, and took 1000 cigars, two bottles of whiskey, and a small sum, with a wrecked penny machine found along the river Tuesday morning. A soap thief was chased and captured on Bank Street, James Miller fined and sent to the workhouse for thirty days. An undertaker on South Erie Street reported a prowler at his rear door frightened away.

List P Wilhelm List Brothers Tremont Street Peter Wilhelm West Main Street Wilhelm Charles Scheer Bank Street Scheer

Gas Outages Hit Akron Canton and Massillon

Massillon gas supply failed and left Akron Canton in the cold as pressures dropped to a pound. A break in the mains near the wells traced the fault and repairs began, with Massillon restoring pressure by Tuesday morning. The City Waterworks plans six hydrant plugs downtown this week, delaying outer areas until spring due to cold.

Akron Canton Massillon Massillon Water Supply Company Inman

Death of Captain Wood in Washington Typhoid claims naval officer

Commander E P Wood United States Navy former Petrel gun boat commander at Manila Bay died of typhoid fever at his Washington residence. He will have a novel funeral at Annapolis with cadet battalion and naval officers attending Admiral Dewey and other naval people to attend. His wife and son an ensign remain in Manila.

Wastusetox E. P. Wood United States Navy This Washington Captain Wood Navy Manila Maysrcmp EB. I. Wood Petrel Dewey Wood W.E. Longbridge

Boer Resolution In the House

Representative Jett introduced in the house a joint resolution expressing sympathy with the Boers. The measure mirrors the senate version by Mr. Mason. Baron Penzance died in London at age 96. James Plaisted Wilde born July 12 1816.

Wasaixaton Jett Senate Mason Baron Penzance Lonpoyx

Farmers Notes on Clover Seed and Livestock Practices

The article lists seed counts for alsike white and red clover timothy and valorizes Normandy butter from Northern France. It discusses dandelions as market greens, oats for calf feed, dehorning calves, potato scab precautions, pasture quality, a North Carolina dairy cow pricing rule, creamery butter quality, and recommends black walnut groves as a long term profit crop for farms.

France Normandy North Carolina

Proper Sheep Shearing Techniques for Gentle Handling

This excerpt explains best practices for humane and efficient sheep shearing. It covers avoiding skin cuts, preventing fleece damage, reducing sheep distress, and using a straw mattress, ample bedding, and careful grip. It emphasizes gentle handling, proper equipment, and adequate space to improve yield and ease.

Dated Eggs for Freshness and Hatching

The article advises marking eggs with the laying date and using eggs no older than three days for setting. It notes strong hens hatch in about eighteen days with few losses and suggests oldest dated eggs may be kept for home use, emphasizing freshness for ill persons.

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