Swiss Cows Face Off In Annual Valais Fighting Rites
In Switzerland, long horned black cows from the Val d Herons region compete each spring in a staged ring combat. The "queen" leads her herd, a special diet precedes the test, and up to twelve cows may fight at once as owners and spectators travel from across the country to observe the event.
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Brooke
Jerry Field
Jerry
Field
Sam
Lucette
Daphne
Jed
Jed Stewart
Mrs. Gregory
New York
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Mark Trent
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Simple Way to Reduce Dust When Shaking Ash Pits
An easy method to stop dust from entering the home when shaking furnace grates. Readers asked for a solution, and the tip involves a spray made from a small pipe connected to the cold water system in the ashpit.
Sprinkler spray to control dust in ashpit method
A simple dust control method uses a short pipe with drilled holes as a spray in the ashpit. When applied before shaking the grates, the mist wets ashes and settles dust, reducing cellar dust. Small cost and easy installation are noted, saving manual dusting effort.
The Lowly Peanut and Its Wide Uses
The article claims about 300 uses for peanuts including butter cheese candies coffee pickles oils dyes lard shaving lotions flour soap breakfast food linoleum ink and axle grease. It notes paper can be made from peanut shells and places the U S peanut crop value around 60 million dollars annually.
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To Its Capacity A Mouse Can Drink No More Than Its Fill
A Chinese proverb notes a creature’s limit as a mouse drinks from a river. It emphasizes restraint and natural bounds in appetite and capability.
How Long Can a Three Quarter Wife Hold Her Husband
Advice on marriage and endurance echoes in an old column praising Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The piece notes wives must persevere through selfishness and discomforts, framing the product as a long standing solution for female functional distress across generations.
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Brooke Reyburn
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Jerry Field
Brooke
Lola
Daphne Field
Lucette
Sam
Jed Stewart
Daphne
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Jed
Harrison
Hemeratg
Hunt
Canada
Madge
New York
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Henri
Sea
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Virginia Jones
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