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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
4
Practical notes on fodder and grain feeding for dairy cows, egg preservation using water glass, and storage guidance. Advises mixing fodder with grains during pasture, preserving fresh eggs with diluted water glass, and applying stable manure thickly. Includes fertilizer impact and nitrate coverage recommendations.
Dairymen should switch to thorough summer cleaning of stables as cows move to pasture. Wash walls and floors with carbolic acid solution, then whitewash. Weekly purification prevents odors from spoiling milk and keeps barns sanitary during periods of housing and milking in the stable.
The article advises against spring sowing of crimson clover with rye for most regions. It recommends July or August sowing in cultivated crops, especially corn, to yield a good stand by spring. This approach avoids interfering with ongoing crops and suits soils favorable to crimson clover.
A farmer's device to prevent corn loss lags by wind and cracks. Build a three by eighteen by ten inch box with an open end to collect spilled corn, incline bottom, and legs to raise so grain falls into a bag or pall below. Cheap to air and easy to make, it saves corn and labor.
The text argues black soil may lack nitrogen and needs fertilizer. Soils often contain potash and phosphoric acid but inlocked form, requiring slow release nutrients. For amateurs an all round fertilizer rich in nitrogen plus moderate other elements is advised, with special compounds for larger needs.
J. R. Day Jr describes poultry house setup in Agricultural Epitomist. Emphasizes wind protection, ventilation, sun, and light. Recommends a ground floor, roost levels, eighteen inch nests, daily cleaning, and regular litter and dust boxes.advices lice control, fresh water twice daily, and dropping board placement under roosts.
Readers learn the value of dust mulch in moisture conservation during cultivation. Keeping the top soil fine to two or three inches prevents evaporation and destroys weeds, enabling crops to grow larger with less labor. Indianapolis News.
Frequent blood introductions keep stock vigorous while crowd control lowers thrift costs. A hen should yield eggs worth a dollar annually, and skim milk boosts pig growth. Use soy for asters, plant cosmos now, and feed strategies favor horses, hogs, and dairy cream. Proper selection and management drive profits.
R G Dun reports wholesale distribution remains heavy with retail activity slowed by adverse weather in some areas. May rail earnings exceed last year by 11 percent while iron and steel stay strong. footwear orders sustain two to three months of output. Wheat and corn exports for the week show declines versus prior periods.
Baltimore markets show quiet receipts with wheat and corn firmer plants. Butter eggs and cheese hold steady amid mixed grain quotes while sugar lags. potatoes vary by region with mild shifts in Western and European availability.
Live stock prices show steers and cows firm to steady in New York with calves up, hogs easier, and sheep mixed. Chicago trade lists steady cattle, weak hogs, and steady sheep, with ranges for steers, cows, heifers, bulls, calves, and lambs across markets and weights.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen surpasses eighty thousand members while German unions collect over four million dollars annually. The International Typographical Union wins eight hour day in 445 cities. Cleveland machinists plan a toolmaker union. Memphis carpenters secure a five cent wage rise. Pressmen hold convention in Pittsburgh. Fifty years ago one woman for every ten men in wages, now four to one. Boston area wages among the nation’s lowest. building trades show mixed growth.
Springtime painting benefits from fresh oil bound coats. Repaint before paint dies to keep coating alive, reduce future costs, and ensure water resistance. Buy paints from reputable makers, beware cheap imports, and demand a quality guarantee based on maker reputation and paint record.
Professor Wal ton B McDaniel described ancient Roman theater seating from Augustus to Nero at the University Museum of Science and Art. Audiences learned elites occupied prime seats while wives and unescorted women sat higher up and married men enjoyed better access than single men. Lantern slides illustrated Pompey the Greats theater.
In early twentieth century writing, the pianist is described as rising from modest status beside singers, violinists, and wind virtuosi. The shift from dependency to patronage and prestige in concert life is traced, noting that keyboard players gained prominence only by mid eighteenth century.
A Philadelphia newsboy displays sharp honesty and budding business sense. An embryonic merchant explains he will deliver papers daily and accept payment later, with the patron promising to support and guide the boy’s growing enterprise.
Consul Goldschmidt of Nantes surveys France's industrial arts scene. He notes 300 provincial schools of fine arts, free to youth, with state inspectors guiding practical trade education and numerous prizes and scholarships. He argues artistic training underpins French industry and elevates domestic goods above foreign rivals.
Mrs W G Davis of Groesbeck Texas testifies that back aches dizziness and irregular kidney action plagued her until using Deans Kidney Pills. She passed several gravel stones after starting the remedy and says her health has since improved. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
The countess of Orford formerly Miss Louise Corbin of New York, a railroad magnate's daughter, has an exceptional sports record. She has hunted with her husband worldwide and is among the few women who understand tarpon fishing, which she enjoys on American waters.
A reader recalls a splendid trick where a man turns a handkerchief into an eye and contrasts it with a prior act turning a cow into a field, noting the surprising magic witnessed last week.
An advertisement touts Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers as a drugless cure for stomach troubles. It claims the wafers absorb gas, disinfect the stomach, and improve digestion, belching, breath, and heart action, urging readers to try a free box while supplies last.
A scanned page fragment includes a 25 cent coupon offer for Maull's Anti Belch Wafers with a request for name address and druggist, plus a sample and 25 cent certificate for future purchases. Also shown is an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure and a note about Prussia's 1880s technical school system with 32 million population.
Consul Harris of Chemnitz describes Germanys broad practical approach to educating future leaders. Young assessors, nearly finished with law studies, are to spend six months to a year in major Chemnitz Leipzig and Plauen firms. Manufacturers welcome the move as it ties trade and industry to improved state service and future export practices.
An elderly man from Creek, Michigan, aged 72, credits Postum with a dramatic health recovery after years of coffee use. He suffered repeated malarial attacks tied to coffee and, after doctor guidance, quit coffee for Postum. Within days his health improved and he now works hard daily, driving and loading a wagon, praising Postum as the coffee substitute that saved him.
A Philadelphia man testifies in 1905 that the Cuticura remedies cured his incurable eczema after years of suffering. He details failing treatments in Erie and a course of baths and products, crediting the regimen with relief and urging others to use the cure. The remark ends with a cautioned proverb about the suspicious man.
Advertisement claims the cordial cures dysentery diarrhoea and teething pain for children. It lists druggists selling at 25c and 60c per bottle and notes a strike among cig makers in Lyn Mass resolved by compromise.
A collage of observations on hats and manners across New York and Pittsburgh, noting how greeting rituals linger in public life. Odds and ends from London to Philadelphia include hygiene ads, curious sayings, and a brief humorous tale of romance and a jeweler’s sale.
An industry excerpt promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the key remedy for women during the change of life. It cites warning symptoms such as hot flashes, dizziness, and anxiety, claims the product strengthens the nervous system, and includes a testimonial from Mrs. A. B. G. Hyland of Maryland. It invites women to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham's daughter-in-law in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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