Dairying as Key to Prosperity in New Countries
A historical editorial argues that dairy farming boosts national wealth by better land use, rising dairy product demand in Europe, and modernizing methods. It stresses choosing true dairy-bred cows, proper feeding, and stringent milking practices to lower cost per gallon and improve quality, urging reform in farming habits.
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Canada
New Zealand
Victoria
New South Wales
Europe
Bever
Salt and apples as farm stock care and cooking tips
The article urges regular salt for cattle horses and pigs, arguing it boosts health and thrift during grass season. It also offers apple based remedies and recipes, warns that slow eating aids digestion, and closes with a verse about a gentleman defined by manners.
Hints on Milking Techniques for Cows
Practical instructions describe how to handle teats and udders to encourage milk flow. It covers gripping order for teats, starting with a firm hold high on the udder, stroking downward, and applying a controlled squeeze to extract milk. The text notes alternating teats when flow is light and mentions milk often not streaming straight into the pail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiekera
Fragmentary Australia Note on Sendoway Competition
A fragmented OCR item references Sendoway in Australia with hurried action and unclear mentions of a competition and vague remarks about eating and expeditions. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Sendoway
Relics of an extinct Newfoundland race described
The article recounts Newfoundland island in the Gulf of St Lawrence once inhabited by the Beothice, now extinct. It notes few remains in private hands and in the Newfoundland Museum, including stone tools, a skeleton, snow-beds, and axles, with mention of a discovery in Notre Dame Bay and a popular belief about the race’s extinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Labrador
Leland
Dame Gay
Tallis of Barcott Lived Warmth in Bed for 28 Years
An 1873 account recalls Mr. Tallis of the Crown Barcott near Droitwich who kept his bed for twenty eight years to stay warm. He lived to seventy two, eating hearty meals, and used an elaborate system of caps and linen coverings totaling eighty four yards in fabric. He avoided fire in winter, slept in a single bed until replaced yearly, and described his eccentricity as a learned habit born from a hedge-staking encounter with an old woman who prayed he never felt warmth again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallis
the Crown
Barcott
Droitwich
A Friend in Need Helps With Lost Watch and Chain
A well known character, returning from his club, wandered in a state that crowded the pavement. Two seedy men robbed him of his watch and chain, then left him in the gutter. A third passerby asked if he needed help and learned the victim kept his purse in his inner pocket, prompting a courteous farewell.
Mourning Lead Actor Recalls Father’s Death at Funeral
A leading man in a juvenile production reports his father has died and was buried the previous week. In a tense exchange, a juvenile audience member asks about attendance as the mourner replies that many attended yet they turned people away. The scene centers on grief and the crowd’s reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber
Novel Wedding Ring Mystery in Welsh Chantry
A traveling correspondent recalls attending a wedding in a Welsh chantry where a neighboring party expected. The clergyman seeks a ring, a cunning scheme unfolds, and the old woman guards the church door key as the ceremony proceeds despite odd events and curiosities.
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Beidegrocen
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Bright
Mel
Peter
Guksat
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