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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
6
A Wisconsin Agricultural Station description outlines a portable bag cot setup 4 by 8 feet with a raised front and a drop window, plus twelve pieces of framing lumber and seventeen small components. The note emphasizes economical farming through proper barn management, tool care, manure handling, and efficient work practices to reduce wasted time and labor.
The article discusses building cot enclosures costing about $1250, highlighting durability and comfort. It notes large cots suit eight to ten sows while smaller units hold three to five, with Wisconsin hog houses using foot rails. cots are seen as a convenient way to expand piggery facilities.
A series of rural tips covers feeding gear for horses using a ducking bag with a nose loop, plus notes on cowpea hay and peanut farming economics. It also includes a small craft idea for barn doors, butter quality hints, and general farm management urging efficiency and clean milking.
Guidelines for treating livestock infested with lice using 1 to 2 percent tar disinfectant solutions. Apply thoroughly to animals by spray or dipping and spray housing, sheds, and sleeping quarters at 2 percent solution to prevent reinfection. Discusses sulphur use and external application to boost effectiveness.
Annual weeds Foxtail and Pigweed spread where seeds mature. Prevent seed ripening by timely mowing and cultivation, cutting before August 13 to November 1. Plowing mature seeds preserves a decade of trouble. remove plants early to avoid long-term infestations.
The Times notes progress in color photography with plate sales and a practical peep of transparent imagery. It cites a government report listing submarine boat totals by nation and outlines early flying-machine weight reductions and solar radiation research developments. It also mentions Belgian cave formations and a Conservative school speech reflecting on student recitations and classroom expectations.
A historical piece argues about women in business and wage work. It contends that average female wages and temperamental traits limit their power for good in business. It notes segregation in workplaces and questions progress toward equality in the wage economy.
A fragmentary note from a Cleveland piano dealer mocks English opera and questions the surgery talk, reflecting misheard speech and humorous interruption.
Prof Joly reports rich traces of radium in stones and debris from the Simplon tunnel suggesting larger European deposits. He attributes the radium to abnor mal heat during construction and continues researching. Existing radium sources include pitchblende from Joachimsthal and Curie’s discovery in 1902 with high costs for a pound.
An old ad and mixed prose warn against mercury in catarrh treatments while praising Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. The passage blends testimonials, comic dialogue, and notices about public behavior and ferry signage urging cleanliness and spitting bans.
A new railway in Nigeria will be constructed by the British colonial government to develop the country’s resources, especially supporting the cotton growing industry. The line is planned to run about 400 miles.
An old authority promotes a homemade mix using Dandelion extract, Gentian, and a tea of tamarack or related herbs to regulate kidneys and ease rheumatic symptoms. It urges ample water and warns of cold weather effects, claiming the remedy, common in prescriptions, can be prepared at home and supplied by druggists.
In a witty exchange the critic calls Mrs Chatterton a perfect salt machine while noting she lacks one detail as a piece of machinery. The conversation pivots on the missing exhaust and the humor hinges on mechanical metaphors.
Readable portions describe a watch auction mishap and a quarrel over a painting. Uncle Joak protests a claimed timepiece value after a purchase at an auction house. A committee member and others argue about whether a painting should be hung, reflecting a misread, fragmentary discussion.
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