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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1907
Page
7
A Missouri Valley Farmer correspondent describes a stall design without stanchions to keep cows natural and comfortable. The hardwood rack stands 30 inches high with a 18 inch bottom, a sliding feed box, and a gutter eight inches below the stall floor to aid movement and cleanliness.
A historic view asserts women shaped prized dairy breeds through gentleness and long care in regions like the Channel Islands and Holland. It argues U S dairying remains male managed except on farms, and urges more women to enter dairying to improve quality and output.
The Farmer urges building a dedicated repair shop away from other buildings with a forge chimney and solid workbench. A heavy steel vise costs five to eight dollars and is essential. cheap vises frustrate use. Buy good tools like twist drills for accuracy while avoiding cutting iron with a buzz saw.
Agrarian writers clash over resting land in semi arid regions versus humid areas. Advocates argue periodic rest aids larger yields in dry zones while humid lands require continued tillage manure and diligent management to boost harvest.
Guidance for converting cows from grazing to dry feed with minimal milk loss. Emphasizes gradual change over at least a week, use of beets as immediate feed, high quality hay, and ample ventilation. Warns against early stable housing and notes open-air access yields better milk output in tests. Written by Orange Judd Farmer.
A wooden stool with a 1x10 lumber seat and 2x4 legs is designed to hold a milk pail. A curved front supports the pail and a rake tooth makes a ball handle. The gag swings away the pail to prevent spills and save milk and temper.
The article advises owners of hand separators to feed warm skim milk to stock and stresses cleanliness in daily operations. It argues dairying fails mainly due to poor management rather than cow quality, and warns buyers to assess individual merit over breeding alone. It notes a gallon of 30 percent cream weighs about eight pounds five ounces and tests accordingly.
An article from a New York daily claims a simple prescription can cure many cases of backache and kidney or bladder derangement before Bright's disease. Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla are shaken and taken after meals and at night. An authority says ingredients are harmless and affordable at pharmacies.
The German emperor keeps in touch with world affairs by reading at least three newspapers daily and updating his lists several times a week. The foreign and interior ministries provide dated cuttings on slips, which he marks with marginal notes and files for quick reference. He also requests technical cuttings on topics of current interest.
A Bakersfield California reader reports a severe afterward outbreak of itchy watery sores on a seven year old girl after measles. After trying various treatments for three weeks the Cuticura Remedies produced complete recovery in five days. Public notice dated June 25 and July 20, 1906.
A lanky tramp boasts of brains as a housewife wields an ax to prove a knotty problem. The piece notes the summer popularity of fine white goods and promotes Pefiance Starch as safe for fabrics and strong enough to use half as much, delivering a perfect finish.
A city boarder questions how common endurance race autos are, while an old farmer notes they are endurance tests of patience. A ivy growth in St John the Baptist church tower at Yarborough, Lincolnshire, undermined the foundation causing $3000 in repairs. mentions of laundry starch and a muffled exchange add unrelated color.
English settler William Knowles cultivates about twelve acres near Middlechurch on the Red River and produces an exceptional garden. Potatoes yield around 1,500 bushels from 4 1/2 acres while tomatoes on one stock bear eighteen fruits and four pounds. He also grows onions cabbages cauliflower turnips and other vegetables with a fine floral display and praises Manitoba soil for vegetable raising.
The excerpt blends Dr. L. B. McBrayer of Asheville praising medicine with vivid southern imagery. It also includes assorted oge ads: Defiance Starch claims thinner application and stronger hold, Kline nerve restorer offers a free trial, a Lewis' cigar promo, and a quip on love and digestion.
A teacher urges Tommy to learn a geography point and recalls the adage where there's a will. The boy interrupts, claiming his lawyer father says the saying means a will always brings a crowd of poor relations. This humorous exchange highlights parental pride and streetwise wit.
The pure food law does not ban Cream of Tartar based powders, though alum-based powders are deemed less injurious. Dr. Herman Reinbold, a German chemist, reports that a pure Alum baking powder is safer than Cream of Tartar varieties and warns that even concentrated alum in food would do no harm to a sensitive stomach.
The Newsletter notes women should not expect perfection from men. It argues men are human with limited abilities and should be treated plainly and properly, avoiding inflated expectations of grandeur.
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