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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
3
Professor Herbert A. Hopper of the Illinois experiment station advocates improved dairy barn design to save steps, improve cow comfort, and produce safer milk. He urges better lighting, ventilation, tight walls, and sound floors, noting many barns are dirty and wasteful yet inexpensive improvements exist.
The bulletin discusses lime use for acid soils, noting variable need and the importance of humus. It covers application rates, timing, and effects on clay, soil fertility, and crop readiness while stressing testing on local land. It also includes a long section on horse bedding, its cost, comfort, and farming practicality.
The writer argues the subject many find funny should be taken seriously and that neglect harms people each year. They promise to name a few reasons why this issue needs more action and focus.
Theodore Roosevelt travels through northern Colorado in a vivid October landscape. He notes snow on high peaks, deer signs but no elk, and bands of elk rumored in high spruce timber. The region features cottonwoods aspens pines and cedars, with bears and cougars increasingly rare over recent years.
A fragment from the record reveals a claim that a woman is married to a real estate agent, described as a good, honest fellow, with an accusation of bigamy arising in the proceedings.
A humorous clipping contrasts a bold Cleveland Leader note where a suitor asks to marry a daughter with a witty reply about choosing which daughter. The Philadelphia Catholic Standard portrays a shy Miss Passay tearily confessing her feelings while Miss Pepprey notes a suitor reading her face to learn her answer.
A fragmented passage mixes poetic lines about an elusive dream with a Washington Star note on The Chicago Tribune quotes. It includes a senator’s joke about luxuries and patronage while a spokesman and a colonel discuss a bet over who is more slandered, a constable candidate and a baseball umpire.
Bartlesville Oklahoma special reports drillers who returned from Japan describe ancient gas use and modern methods introduced by Standard Oil. They note high oil grades up to four dollars a barrel, shallow to mid depth wells, prevailing concession system, and low native wages around twelve dollars a month.
A practical guide to ventilating small farm buildings with two interconnected shafts for air intake and exhaust. Also covers feeding mash for laying flocks, apple grading, home market farming, balanced swine rations, mulching trees, winter protection for vines, fall planting, double barn windows, cheap hog house door, and general winter prep tips.
A Sunday school class of three infants challenged a teacher's prompt about an idol. The children finish each clause with a punny twist, ending with the punchline that the idol could not wipe its nose.
A Kansas farmer asks his pastor to remove his name from the church roster saying he cannot serve the Lord while milking five cows in fly time. He plans to rejoin after frost or choose between selling cows and church work, or remaining hypocrite.
A brief exchange staged in dialogue highlights a contrast in wit between a man and a woman. The snippets suggest a humorous, gendered banter about sense of humor without further context or events.
In a playful tone the column notes Venus shone brightly last night while Jupiter jeers about sending a ring. The dialogue-like item blends humor with celestial chatter from a lighthearted astronomy column.
A Platte County youth writes a poem titled A Great Pleasure to All noted by the Bee Dee Patriot. The verse celebrates simple treats Ice cream bananas chocolate candy and a scratch that soothes an itch. The piece ends with a playful line prompting readers to vote for a spring overcoat prize.
A Southern young man helps a woman with a dropped handbag on Broadway. She theatrically rebukes him saying she was not born yesterday, leaving him astonished by the quick retort from the stylish passerby.
A Kansas City man was hurt while digging a trench and taken to a local hospital. He later sat reading a newspaper in bed and asked a nurse to cut the item from the paper so his brother Joe would not miss reading it, saying he liked being in the papers.
In a school scene narrated by a teacher and Judge Understood It, Willie writes a sentence using the word interim. The tale centers on a visit from Charlie Bronson to Helen, pa’s intervention, and a final moment as the boots are thrown interim before the class is dismissed.
Dialogue from Brooklyn Life notes a vivid scene with an aesthetic lady asking about the environment and a man reacting to his wife spending his last dollar on furniture. Alice rushes in from the garden crying after a bee sting and a child’s cry about being burned by a bug.
Tennessee experiment station tested silage against corn stover over 150 days with four steers. Silage from nine tenths of an acre yielded 887 pounds gain total at about 1.4 pounds daily, while stover from two acres produced 582 pounds total about one pound per day. Both groups had equal meals and care.
A Kansas City Times item quotes a foolish rooster urging a hen to push behind a young chicken that cannot fly, a humorous but nonsensical domestic tale reflecting rural wit.
Sion argues the average senator is a messenger for constituents. Spinks questions that view but concedes he is quick to convey requests, though unsure about action.
A brief note claims violet to be Russia’s preferred fragrance, highlighting a cultural tie to the flower and its aromatic appeal in regional life.
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