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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
3
A promises reform across Europe and the United States urging nations to reorganize commerce and industry. The plan centers on tighter producer to consumer links, trade credits, and stronger banker merchant relations, with retail firms facing the sharpest adjustment and clear incentives to settle outstanding debts.
Illinois factory inspection department inspected homes where nuts are shelled for the market in cooperation with the state food commission. This effort aims to ensure safety and sanitary standards in alternative processing sites.
A reflective piece on money management warns against keeping money idle and highlights the consequences of debt. It discusses paying bills, borrowing, charging purchases, and the social impact of money habits, ending with a tongue in cheek nudge to wash up.
The piece contends that true monuments are thriving communities built by cheerful citizens who promote enterprises and labor. It argues prosperity flows from active effort and shared belief in honest work, and skeptically questions whether high prices stem from unanimous judgments among thrifty men who "need the money."
At a house gathering about forty men discussed debts and many revealed money owed to others present. Twenty-two admitted owing someone at the party, and one man paid back a loan with five dollars while a hound tracked each dollar. In fifteen minutes over eighty dollars of debts were settled, leaving the instigator with two dollars.
Colorado Agricultural College guide stresses planning for late winter to spring farrowings. It urges high protein, mineral rich rations, warm well ventilated shelter, and exercise for sows before farrowing to boost litter size and later pig health. Proper easing of feed before and after farrowing reduces digestive issues and supports weaning yields.
Kentucky Experiment Station cautions hog vaccination risks rise with wormy or fat hogs. Proper precare includes confirming cholera presence, cleaning inoculation sites, clean bedding, and a dust free enclosure. Postcare requires two days in clean quarters, laxative feed, and well bedded stables to minimize losses, especially in damp winter conditions.
Carrots offer notable dietetic value and exert a laxative effect on a horse's bowels. The laxative action comes from their succulence, with about five percent of their weight in water.
Instructions describe making milk strainers from several thicknesses of flannel. They should be boiled after each washing and when not replaced with new flannel.
Mr. G. Starr of Missouri, a large lamb buyer and feeder, urged careful management to be a successful feeder. He advised punctual feeding, ample troughs, dry lots, close confinement, fresh water, and plentiful corn. Cottonseed meal aids feeding, and silage supports daily rations of about one pound per head.
Nebraska state officials entered the sheep business, purchasing 239 ewes in April to graze at the state fair grounds. Costs remained low with minimal feed and shearing, while the wool clip brought in 439.52 and the flock later sold for 2,205, yielding a net profit from the program.
An old rural advisory line urges farmers not to worry cows or the human family. It claims a contented cow remains calm and cooperative, less likely to kick or refuse to give milk. The piece emphasizes mental state affecting dairy output and animal behavior.
Cows forced to drink stagnant water or travel to a distant creek across wind swept fields hinder milk production. The text suggests adverse effects on dairy output when water access is poor and livestock must exert extra effort to quench thirst.
A sermon-style lesson recalls Jesus in Jerusalem at the pool of Bethesda where he asks the paralyzed man if he will be made whole. It stresses faith, obedience, and witnessing after healing, noting opposition from Jewish authorities and urging believers to aid the needy rather than cling to tradition.
Wayne Higgins advises farmers to overhauls cars during long layups caused by bad roads or weather. The piece lists items to stock and steps to service wheels, bearings, springs, crankcase, radiator, joints, wiring, battery, and cosmetics to keep automobiles reliable for the coming season.
The 1915 government census shows Cleveland as the leading producer of motorcar parts for cars assembled elsewhere. More than 80 manufacturers of parts are in Cleveland, with the chamber of commerce estimating 70 to 75 percent of parts for the middle West come from the district. Parts include drops forgings, sheet aluminum, sheet steel, frames, bearings, leather, paints, varnishes and related accessories. In addition, fan brakes were used in Swiss mountain cars to keep hub brakes cool. A Texas mine manager converted a light motorcar into a locomotive after upgrading its wheels to haul mine cars.
A group of about forty Romany travelers visited Columbus traveling in three covered cars bought recently. The leader said the cars cost 3000 1000 and 750 respectively and the wagon tops were painted in bright gypsy colors. The party included three families and a 75 year old woman with a 3 month old child. Popular Mechanics Magazine
A 1900s illustrated guide describes attaching a spark intensifier to a spark plug. By placing small devices inside a heavy glass cylinder the electric spark moves to a static current that seeks no short circuit, altering the discharge behavior.
A described device allegedly forces a spark plug to fire when shortened by soot or carbon buildup or broken porcelain. It is claimed this causes a hotter explosion that cleans plugs and cylinders and eases starting the motor.
A new glove pairs a tiny electric bulb with a battery so a driver can illuminate a warning light when signalling a turn or stop at night. Closing a finger circuit lights the bulb, making the extended arm clearly visible to drivers behind.
Germany uses steel tires due to rubber scarcity. The tires weave dozens of steel threads over a rubber inner band and wear out after about 3,500 miles whereas the inner rubber tube remains intact. The steel tires slow speed and roughen the ride, per the Iron Age report.
A historic notice advises using an outside coating to repel rain from windshields. A mix of equal parts glycerin and kerosene is recommended, with frequent reapplication to maintain effectiveness.
A New England manufacturer introduces a motor tread mill usable with any automobile to power a cordwood saw threshing machine calender press cream separator or butter making machine Popular Science Monthly notes the device enables cars to do farm chores by supplying mechanical output.
Anon notes that many people in ordinary circumstances are millionaires of cheerfulness. Their presence brightens neighborhoods and raises the value of surrounding blocks, making communities happier and better places to live.
A puzzling courtroom entry shows a husband and wife in a domestic scene as a judge warns of an unseen intruder. The wife urges her spouse to awaken while the husband interprets a distant noise as only the CST attempting entry. The exchange hints at a tense, private moment within a legal context.
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