County News Notes From Marshall Visit And Chautauqua
Misa Ida Danuser of Marshall visited friends here Monday. Mrs Virgil Grimes and her son Mine Mingie Hains and Rosier have visited their sister near Plater. J J Robertson and Zeina Tarry of Leavenworth attended Whites Island picnic. W H Taylor of Kansas City is here on business this week. Sterling Powers and daughter in law Mrs Chas Powers of Cassess spent Sunday with sister Mrs Sayers. Mrs T W McDonald is staying with sister Mrs W U Taylor in Kansas City. Frank Luder and children of Malta Head spent Sunday with Slusher family. Misses Lucy Hell Viola Taker and Larkin Hancock attended Whites Island picnic. John Knott and wife of near Sweet Springs spent weekend with brother Frank Knott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Ida Danuser
Marshall
Mia
Monard
Virginia
Chautauquain Marshall
Virgil Grimes
Mine Mingie Hains
Rosier
C. L. Grimes
W. H. Taylor
Kansas City
Sterling Powers
Chas. Powers
Cdess
E Sayers
T. W. McDonald
W. UU. Taylor
Mes
Frank Luder
Malta Head
Slusher
Salt Springs News Roundup of Local Happenings
Salt Springs farmers prepare coal supplies for winter. Mrs. Newman Newell and children returned from a Kansas City visit. Local representation attended the Marshall Chautauqua. Mrs. W. T. Baker stays in Excelsior Springs this week. School opened with Miss Annie E. Dysart teaching. Frank Cunningham and James McCormick fished at Reniek's Lake. Prof. Ed Brandon and family visited by automobile from Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman Newell
Kansas City
Salt Springs
Marshall
W. T. Baker
Excelsior Springs
Annie E. Dysart
Frank Cunningham
James McCormick
Reniek's Lake
Ed Brandon
Marehall
Farm News and Local Visits in Cow Creek
Rural notes from Cow Creek report wheat sowing preparations. Roy Reynolds and sister spent Saturday debt and Sunday with grandmother Mrs. Wm Griffitts. John Griffitts family shared dinner at Mrs. Wm Griffitts. Newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Yates on August 22. Mrs. Duckworth and kin visited Mr. and Mrs. Steve Collins. Harry Swisher digs a farm well from John F. Griffitts’ tract. Mr. and Mrs. John Balew visiting Griffitts and wife. Mrs. Nora Johnson returns after two weeks with sister Mrs. Alex Yaten. Calvin Ellis appears on sick list. Arthur Peel in town working for John Griffitts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Reynolds
Wm. Griffith
John Griffitts
Wm. Griffitts
Alex Yates
Duckworth
Steve Collins
Harry Swisher
John F. Griffitts
John Balew
Tno
Griffitts
Nora Johnson
Alex Yaten
Calvin Ellis
Arthur Peel
John Griffitte
South Grove social notes report visits and concert
Lewis VanBuskirk and wife visited relatives near Cretcher on Friday and Saturday. Esther Pittman visited J. R. Hains a few days last week. A large crowd attended the Band Concert at Sweet Springs Thursday night. Charley VanBuskirk and wife visited relatives near Blackburn last week. P. Be Pittman and wife visited John Garrison Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis VanBuskirk
Cretcher
Esther Pittman
J. R. Hains
Sweet Springs
Charley VanBuskirk
Blackburn
P. BE. Pittman
John Garrison
Local visits and travels across towns noted
Mrs Charley Walbourn visited at Henry Montgomery's Saturday while Van Buskirk and family went to relatives near Sweet Springs Sunday. Mrs John Henry and daughter Miss Bertha, and son Johnny, stayed several days last week in Marshall. Mrs Lizzie Reynolds and her son left Tuesday for Lexington after weeks with relatives. Miss Davie Treece and sister Mrs Whirley Lee spent several days last week in Sweet Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Walbourn
Henry Montgomery
van Buskirk
Sweet Springs
John Henry
Miss Bertha
Johny
Marshall
Lizzie Reynolds
Lexington
Davie Treece
Whirley Lee
A Bad Mistake On Editorial Page Reprinted
Four lines at the bottom of the first column were moved to the top of the second column during a page remake. The misplacement was not noticed until after printing. The error affected the sequence of the article and its editorial notes.
Awaiting His Summons
F P Williams' father arrived from Colorado to stay with his son in Gilliam. suffering from consumption, he went west for relief but remains gravely ill and awaiting death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Williams
Colorado
Gilliam
Farm Sale Near Cretcher Changes Hands
Elsxea and Maria Tuesday sold W. H. Montgomery’s 120 acre farm near Cretcher to Wm Thompson for 8160 dollars with possession due next March.
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Elsxea & Maria Tuesday
W. H. Montgomery
Cretcher
Wm. Thompson
Train wreck leaves Odessa bound passengers shaken
The 4.46 passenger train on the C. and A. between Odessa and Hates City lost a drive wheel and lay disabled overnight after Tuesday afternoon. Passengers were frightened but uninjured as a wreck train from Kansas City towed the train to Odessa for repairs at about 8 the next morning. A policeman aboard shared peaches with travelers as they waited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olessa
Hates City
Kansas City
Odessa
Mrs Armstrong Visits Kansas City Then Heads to Great Falls
Mrs Armstrong went to Kansas City Saturday and after spending Sunday as the guest of Mrs Jacob Staley proceeded to Great Falls Montana where her daughter Mrs Eva Mies will teach this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Armstrong
Kanean
Jacob Staley
Great Falls
Mont
Mies Eva
Light and easy to construct chicken nests
Instructions describe building light hens nests from cotton, with a six by two by one foot frame divided into twelve 12 inch squares, a hinged canvas covered outside, thin partitions, and eight entrance holes for eight nests. The design allows removal of the top cover for cleaning and carrying outdoors for cleaning.
Self feeding drinking fountain for chicks DIY setup
A simple chicken water device uses a tin can filled with water, two sticks across the top, and a pan inverted to create a self feeding fountain. It keeps water clean and only needs changing when warm or stale. Water is supplied from a shallow vessel.
Market Poultry Prices and Practices
Market poultry notes discuss price declines due to poorly prepared stock and high feeding costs. Authors warn fattening stunted birds is unprofitable and urge farmers to improve dressing, packing, and shipping quality. Emphasizes care in production to avoid weak returns and curb market impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebeon
Poultry Feeding Guidelines From National Fruit Grower
The National Fruit Grower reports UNI WIth Market poultry advice emphasizing medium birds with plump bodies. Feed plan includes corn meal and milk for breakfast, greens or buckwheat at noon, and cracked corn at night, plus constant access to grit and water. Clean coops and comfortable quarters speed market readiness in about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frente Uni
Naional
Sen
Cure for Scaly Leg Treatment From Farm Poultry
The article describes home remedies for scaly leg in poultry using coal oil with linseed oil, coal oil and raw baeed oil, sulfur with land or lard, or pure linseed oil. It advises in hurry to rub off scale with a toothbrush and dip feet in oil, or dip at night for open air treatment with short application times.
Calves Healthier When Kept In the Open Air Method
A Massachusetts Hood farm uses open air calf rearing with south facing sheds and daily horse manure bedding. Calves are grouped by age and sex with winter yards access, thriving through snow and cold. Practiced for over a decade, the approach yields robust heifers and bulls and promotes larger cows.
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Hood Farm
Massachusetts
Valency EB. Fuller
Vermont
Massachusetta
Nature's care for service bulls in farm pens
The article describes bulls kept in yard pens and service sheds, noting they roam freely in good weather and stay caged briefly in bad weather. It states long coats aid winter endurance, claiming year round confinement promotes vigor, health, and docility.
Derrick for Bullock or Hog Lifting Heavy Carcasses
A compact device description details a three pole frame using 14 foot 2x6s to form a derriet for lifting heavy animal carcasses. It suggests a self dump hay reach rod with a wheel and a single pulley at the top with a rope and hook for hoisting.
The SOW WITH THE PIGS
A Farm and Home correspondent recommends ground oats and corn mixed with mill feed for brood sows with litters. Soak the mix ten to twelve hours before feeding for clean consumption, pigs learn quickly, and by three weeks old will eat well. As pigs grow, add fruit and vegetables, especially in summer, and keep troughs clean to avoid waste.
The Livestock Feeding and Barnyard Rotation
A brief editorial note argues horses fed only grass or hay do little work and should be paid for in feed. It suggests rotating stock in the barnyard and screening east stable windows to keep out flies and mosquitoes.
Support for Roosting Board Idea for Poultry House
A Prairie Farmer correspondent offers a practical roosting board support. The roost is mortised into an end piece, sized two inches square and five inches deep. A thin stick is cut from a one inch board or two inch plank to complete the joint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Farmer
Jong
Balloon shooting leads to prison sentence in Vermont
A Vermont man who fired at Mr. Glidden's balloon received a sentence of not less than six months nor more than two years at hard labor in the house of correction. The Philadelphia Record notes the act as futile and reckless entertainment and remarks on the punishment imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Not for Him in Third Act Says Author Avoids Tie Tramping
A playwright explains a new play's third act with the hero trampling ties of friendship, but a would-be critic interrupts, refusing such tie tramping as too suggestive. The exchange highlights cautious dialogue about morals and portrayal.
Taking a Winning Stand: Responsibility Drives Success
Dr. M. Carr argues confidence and energy unlock advancement across vocations. Youth and merit propel leaders in business banking and the arts, while integrity and steadfastness separate true achievers from flashy pretenders, urging responsibility over vanity or promotion through ease.
Business Experts and the Rise of Self-Styled Advisers
The piece argues that many self-styled business experts emerged from advertising schools, selling services to retailers at high costs. It blames merchants’ education gaps for their popularity and warns that while these so called specialists claim mastery, many lack real ability to run a business.
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Advertising
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