Better Barns for Livestock Rich Farms of Today
Profit Producer William A. Radford offers free advice on barn design emphasizing sunlight, fresh air, and clean water. The article praises modern barns with concrete floors, gutters, water systems, large side windows, and ventilators to reduce disease and boost productivity. It highlights movable features like drinking cups and smooth mow floors, promoting healthier cattle and higher milk output.
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William A. Radford
Addrees
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Mil
Modern barns pay and protect dairy profits
An article urges farmers to build plank frame barns 42 by 72 feet with power hay dropping doors and optional silos. It notes higher costs now but greater output, including increased milk yield and healthier cattle, with stabilized material prices for the year. It closes with a note on lost children in Lie.
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Wight
Barn design adapts to cows and horses in one structure
A gambrel roof dairy barn for ten milch cows and twelve horses features configurable stalls, a central feed alley, overhead grain delivery, and attached manure removal tracks. The layout supports cow and horse separation to meet state pure food laws, with wide hay chutes, drinking cups, and concrete foundations.
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Stalin
Character Actress Across the Table in Restaurant Scene
A suburban woman notices a tablemate drinking wine and smoking. The waiter whispers that the woman is a character actress, prompting the observer to comment on her apparent lack of industry.
Fragmented Comic Exchanges and Vignettes in a 19th Century Page
The excerpt presents a collage of dialogue and caption snippets featuring characters like Mr Gloom and Mr Dirge, plus scenes of family humor, classroom chatter, and light domestic irony. It hints at humor derived from misunderstandings, boredom, and social roles amid a period voice.
Witty Fragments From Various Social Sketches
A collection of quips and dialogues from social life and servants stories. The brief exchanges touch on vanity love money marriage age and class with punchy one liners and humorous asides. The pieces parody manners show how everyday remarks reveal character and social standing.
Wounded Infantry Officer Passes West After Night in Tent
In a field hospital an American Red Cross nurse recalls a young French infantry officer thought to have gone over the top. The officer’s wavering courage then the nurse and orderly guide him toward safety as a night of bombardment ends with the pair’s quiet, tragic loss as they pass away and “the hogzies have gone west.” Nearby, discussion shifts to wireless experiments and tree antennas, noting early 1907 trials and modern means to transmit signals through vegetation with improving apparatus and parabolic mirrors produced by chemical deposition on glass.
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American Red Cross
Nut
Hartland
Bartrand
Ald
Old Mochun
Tiake Bi
Seunor
Aten
Allons
En Ayant
Nid
Macdun
Mika
Iaddie
Washington Fall
Increased Interest in Chemistry and Chemical Products in U S
The article notes growing interest in chemistry and chemical products in the United States due to wartime reliance on domestic resources. It lists uses including cleansing soaps, paper pulp processing, mercerizing cotton, purifying mineral oils, caustic soda production, water glass in dyeing and calico finishing, wood preservation, jute bleaching, and egg preservation.
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American Chemical Products
United States
Farm and Country Misheard Dinner Banter
Secretary Camuels remarks at a dinner are misquoted as a rural joke about a city girl during a casual exchange. The tale depicts a city girl smoking and a cow mooing while a helper struggles, ending with a playful mishearing of their conversation.
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Camuels
Millions Invested in West State Roads and Bridges
States across the central West plan extensive highway and bridge work this year. Colorado reports 1 mile of highway under construction at 300000, 91 miles ready for contract at 380000, and 30 miles with three bridges planned at 350000, plus maintenance on 4000 miles. Idaho lists 87 miles under contract at 720000 and 43 bridges ready for contract, with about 6.1 million more work contemplated. Missouri shows 666 miles under contract at 1785000, 889 miles ready for contract at 3104000, and about 3 million additional construction. Nebraska covers 173 miles under contract at 431000 and 145 miles ready for contract at 550000, with 610 miles contemplated valued at 1510000. Oklahoma notes 128 miles including 89 bridges under contract, with 165 miles more planned at 2500000. Local road and bridge spending totals run into millions across states. federal aid and Townsend bill figures loom for national trunk-line plans.
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Central West
Colorado
Idaho
Missouri
Nebraska
Ada
Oklahoma
Saving of Improved Roads Report on Highway Economies
The Joint congressional committees 1914 study shows an eight cent per ton mile reduction in transportation costs when dirt roads are upgraded to durable roads. It notes this does not include higher real estate values or social benefits from the improvement.
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Congressional
Sund Roads Now
Editorial argues for immediate road construction to prevent ongoing suffering and waste, contending waiting incurs costs and gains are lost by delaying public improvements.
Road funding shifts as locals embrace big road spending
The piece notes a strong shift in sentiment for road spending with willingness to fund large sums. It argues low construction costs are vital to bring improved roads to communities and links bad roads to farm crop losses while urging action now rather than waiting for better routes.
Uncle Sam trained 76000 drivers for war tasks
The motor transport corps grew to about 150000 trained drivers by war end, with half initially trained and the rest taught from scratch. The shift from military formation to civilian trucking focus followed, emphasizing mechanism training and standardized truck discipline developed at Camp Johnston and allied repair units nationwide.
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Uncle Sam
Motor Transport Corps
France
Mexico
Aisne
Lnes
Camp Johnson
Fin
Jacksonville
Army
Camp Johnston
Camp Holabird
Baltimore
Atlanta
San Antonio
Rules for Radiators from a Frugal Maintenance Note
A brief guidance guide urges keeping radiators full to ensure proper cooling. It emphasizes maintaining maximum water volume, especially with four thermo-typhon cooling ousters and when using alcohol in winter, to prevent boiling, evaporation, and overheating.
Proper Gasket Cutting Method Described
A vintage tip explains cutting gaskets by placing material over the hole and tapping with a bullshead hammer to prevent frayed edges. The technique suggests tapping first with one hammer and then the other to achieve a clean cut on asbestos felt paper or similar gasket materials.
Emergency wheel for auto aid for garageman use
A Popular Mechanics report describes an emergency wheel mounted on a special axle. Panels show a 34 by 4 inch tire and a steel axle from discarded materials. The device attaches to a disabled car with two clamps and nuts and can fit most cars whether electric, gasoline, or steam.
Wheels out of alignment after any bump test advised
The car should have its wheels tested for alignment immediately after any bump or curb crash. A misalignment from such impacts can cause excessive tire wear and further steering issues if not corrected promptly.
Odd Car Maintenance Tips From Old Manual
The article provides quick home remedies such as using kerosene to stop squeaks by guiding oil between leaves, and sealing screws in magnetos by driving a metal jag into the slot to prevent turning. It also warns gasoline loses pep from evaporation when left in a car for extended periods.
Silence Noise From Rods With Simple Coil Springs
A method to stop rattling small diameter brake rods is to attach a coil spring half an inch to an inch in diameter at the middle of each rod and extend the other end under tension to the frame side member or a convenient anchorage. The spring tension holds the rods rigid and eliminates vibration and noise.
Refining an Oil Filler Technique and Grease Leak Fix
A guide notes using a standard oil can with a metal spout for reaching hard to access oil holes. It suggests slipping a rubber base over the spout to reach tight spots. For grease leakage in rear axle brakes, drilling 1/4 inch holes under the housing near the outer ends can relieve chronic leakage.
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