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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
5
Practical farming notes discuss dairy and beef cattle care, horse training, poultry feeding, worm control, road maintenance advice, and milk sanitation. The piece also covers New York calf scours remedies, currant pest control with hellebore, Grand Canyon geology reflections, and a summary on hummingbird distribution and ecology in the Americas.
An agricultural column urges selecting strictly beef or dairy cattle over dual purpose stock. It advises ash paste for ivy poison, warns on school disruptions by unruly pupils, stresses proper cream separator cleaning, and notes urban migration shifting labor. It discusses root crops in moist regions, fire risk to bark, and tobacco gas as an insecticide with cautions. It also covers a catalog house dispute over patent cream separators and explains grape fruit ripening and shipment timing.
A Western district dairy scheme used two swindlers. A well dressed man posed as a state dairy inspector to condemn cows for tuberculosis and urge sale abroad. A second man later bought the supposedly diseased cattle for about twenty dollars each, revealing a calculated deception. The incident warns farmers to avoid strangers whose legitimacy cannot be verified. Denatured alcohol education expands at Washington, with a clerked program and demo setup to show production and uses. Secretary Wilson plans a parallel school at the Omaha corn exposition if congress approves.
Growers and consumers note fresh prunes retain superior flavor when canned. Experiments in canning the fresh prune show good keeping quality, with some batches sent to the Philippines and returned in perfect condition. This may lead to widespread canning of prunes.
The New York agriculture commissioner, beyond honorary duties, led dairy herd inspections across 45 of 61 counties. He reported 625 infected herds from 2,753 examined and 144 insanitary milk receiving stations. The department also employed 445 single men and 75 families, with state data showing 226,720 farms and 2,273 for sale or rent.
The article argues that a young man with enterprise, health, and opportunity may justify incurring debt for a reasonable amount. Marital support matters, as a wife shares responsibility and work. It cautions that such advice suits determined and sober individuals, while others should avoid debt.
The article argues that rising land prices will force American agriculture to cut leaks and waste and boost thrift. It notes immigrants from northern Europe already embody thrift and warns Americans, raised in prodigality, must adopt similar saving habits to sustain profits and land stewardship.
William Waldorf Astor, born in New York in 1848 and long lived abroad, purchased the Chesapeake frigate flag at a London auction and gave it to the Royal United Service Museum, later aligning with British authorities by presenting the relic and a Bala Kalkava bugle. The flag, once four by four feet six inches with fifteen blue stars, now lacks most stripes.
The British and Foreign Bible Society marked its 100th anniversary in Philadelphia with Bishop Whitaker presiding. Senator Beveridge and James Bryce addressed the gathering on Bible history and reading, receiving Roosevelt’s telegram of congratulations. Beveridge extolled the Bible as universal, moral, and enduring literature guiding humanity.
Denver prepares for the July event with a 14 000 seat City Auditorium, 150 hotels, and extensive hospitality plans led by the Democratic national committee and local officials. Citizens fundraised 100000 dollars for the convention and promote civic pride with broad bipartisan support and beautification efforts.
A tense scene shows a man and woman in a chase with panting exchanges. He praises a bold shot with a red hat and remarks the target was hit, signaling a decisive bull's eye as the pursuit continues.
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