Milking trial compares six gallon cow to poorer producers
An English summer show featured a six gallon cow praised for rich milk yielding over four pounds of butter, while similar cows of the same breed produced far less. The piece notes feeding costs rise with milk output, and stresses testing milk and feed to ensure proper returns, suggesting culling underperformers. Trail of daily Rock Island service to Chicago noted.
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England
Tiedow
Farmers’ Gazette
Mull's Grape Tonic Promises Strength for Weak Stomachs
Mull's Grape Tonic is advertised to strengthen the nerves of the stomach and distribute nutrients, with a laxative effect that cleanses the system without weakening it. The ad recommends the tonic for dyspepsia and weak stomachs, stating a large bottle costs 60 cents and to ask your druggist.
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Mull
Good Pasture Fence
A low cost pasture fence design using two-foot posts set three feet deep with eight inches exposed and a smooth wire tied at the top. A rope and block system attached to a 15 foot rope and a six by six inch wooden end offers a movable grazing constraint. J Peterson notes three years of satisfaction with this fence.
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J. Peterson
Rape Not Good for Horses in Minnesota Pasture Advice
A noisy mixture of farming tips warns that rape crop is unsuitable for horses and milch cows if eaten. It suggests sheep will thrive on taupe, while horses should be kept off pasture. Also promotes various remedies and patent medicines for digestion, skin conditions, burns, and summer ills with local shop mentions.
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F J Clendenin
FE. Helmbeck
Everage
Saint Loe
Wheat and grain futures advance on Chicago market
Wheat prices rose to near parity with September and December contracts as corn and rye futures climbed. Barley and oats showed gains while hogs and cattle shifted modestly. top cattle sold near 6.05 dollars, hogs around 6.30, and lambs about 6.00.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Bic
Oatea
John Udaby
Farm Price List From Davenport Market Delivers Wide Range
The Davenport market report shows prices for fruits vegetables and grains including potatoes at 70 to 75 cents per bushel and $5.00 per barrel for new potatoes. Beans cucumbers onions lettuce and other produce are listed with per unit or per dozen pricing. Livestock and poultry are priced by class with hogs cattle sheep and chickens noted. Flour feed and barnyard staples complete the listing with per ton or per hundredweight figures.
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Davenport
California
Florida
California Winningstadt
Convention travel schedule with toll limits and dates
Convention travel schedule lists toll limits and travel windows for multiple cities including Peoria Cincinnati Detroit San Francisco Milwaukee Chicago Louisville and more with stop over privileges noted and special rates for July 4th. Dates span July 1 to Sept 3 across several states and implied tour routes.
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Peoria
Cincinnati
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
San Francisco
C.al
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Louisville
Herbal remedy praised as health guardian with price listed
An advertisement touts Herbine as a complexion enhancer and brain buoyant tonic that cures headaches regulates the stomach and bowels stimulates the liver and acts as a guardian of health. Sold for 60 cents by F. J Clendenin and Bat ties Pharmacy.
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P. J. Clendenin
Battles Pharmacy
F. J Clendenin
Batties Pharmacy
Water Contamination Risks Tie Milk to Disease
A fragment from a 19th century file warns that polluted rainwater and stagnant ponds taint milk supplies. It emphasizes water purity for food safety and urges strict avoidance of contaminated streams and wells to prevent waterborne illness.
Where Charity Begins In A Visiting Pastor Joke
A Philadelphia Press humor item recalls a visiting pastor asking a little man if he wants prayer after noticing a black eye. The reply jokes that the pastor should pray with his own child who has two black eyes.
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Philadelphia Press
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East
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Et & Electric
Raw
Iga
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United States
Pearson's Weekly
London Express
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Rock Island & Peoria
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Hutton
Berville Mich
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Fowler
Third Avenue
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Ideal Beliere
THA Markets
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Oman
Rotimers Review
Wetmore’s
Co. Wetmore Tobacco CO
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