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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
3
A 19th century remark urges decisive action in gardening with stunted crops, weeds choking beds, and insistence on pulling and burning weeds, plowing and replanting. It warns that overextending labor yields poor results and advocates careful, well-tended plots over scattered effort.
The text explains that milk production is controlled by the cow's nervous system. It notes a cow’s udder acts as a factory filled with blood where milk is produced. Disturbances such as strangers or separation from the calf arrest milk flow, making the process involuntary like human digestion.
A reader describes an inexpensive corn cultivator built from oak or hardwood boards with 3 inch wide sides and 1½ inch thick, rear pieces sized to row distance, forty 60-1 spikes for teeth, an iron ring on the front, and handles reused from an old plow. The device is praised as the best the maker has used.
A method from Agricultural Epitomist explains burning sulfur in a vessel and using soaked corncobs with kerosene to create a blue flame for disinfection. A solution of turpentine tar and kerosene is used to soak corncobs, which are then thrust over roosts and cracks to fumigate lice and germs. The process should be repeated weekly for a month or more.
Diagram shows the King system of ven tilation with outside board wall marked A and the opening for admission. The caption indicates how air enters the structure and the wall layout.
Instructions describe air passage with outside opening and inside opening, need for B valves to regulate fresh air, and advice on feeding Colts and Calves with hay and grain. It recommends corn and clover hay year round, praises dry clover hay as palatable and beneficial even on summer pasture.
The East sees growing focus on goat farming with 77 goats registered this year by the American Milk Goat Association and 187 goats currently on record. Any goat yielding a quart or more of milk daily qualifies for eligibility.
An Agricultural Epitomist editorial argues retailers and middlemen skew prices harming Missouri farmers. It predicts peaches rot in Missouri while Chicago buyers pay 2 cents, unless farmers form their own sales network to distribute to consumers or retailers. The piece urges timely organization to ensure fair value for farm work.
The text argues that forty years of timber waste averages 50 million dollars annually, about two billion in total value, urging a national movement to conserve forests and land fertility. It notes limited farm offers but claims vast agricultural potential, citing Texas as able to support eighty million people if arable land is cultivated.
The Inter Ocean notes horned cattle and horned sheep are disappearing as plains and mountain cattle no longer need horns for protection. Hornless breeds like Galloway Angus Red Poll and Polled Shorthorns gain popularity with Polled Jersey and Polled Hereford rising. Horn growth can be prevented in young calves by caustic potash.
The article argues that close confinement and impure air harm cows as they do people. It challenges new theories of dark warm stables and no exercise for milk production as unfounded and risky. Proper exposure to air and sun, with moderate exercise, mirrors humane care used for households.
Advice on pasture for calves and weather readiness. Notes on chicken farming starting after hatching. Delaware orchard earns 10000 annually from 200 acres. Driveway through barn suggested for cleanliness. Good pasturage boosts swine raising economically. Connecticut Experiment Station endorses using eggs not older than five days for hatching. Poultry and dairy prices have nearly doubled in ten years with eggs and milk still rising. A rich starter feed for young stock is cut clover hay cooked in water mixed with salt bran and corn meal.
The obituary honors George Meredith, famed novelist of Ordeal of Richard Feverel, noting his London poverty early life, his humor and insight into women, and his long residence at Box Hill Surrey. It recalls his two marriages, children, seclusion in later years, and honors including the Order of Merit and tributes from Britain and American literary figures.
An article outlines a proposed five billion dollar national program to reclaim swamp lands, develop irrigation across millions of acres, build deep waterways and highways, and fund forest conservation. It argues bonds backed by returns could cover costs, citing vast tracts in Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas Nebraska and other states and potential population growth and crop value.
The note describes Mr. C. Dusty Rhodes enjoying recreation at Indian Lake, with lines touching on a play about slums and its clean portrayal. A proprietor remark hints at social themes, while a joke about fashion and women’s rights appears amid reflections on newspapers and population.
The article discusses protecting forests from fires, noting extensive spending yet more timber lost annually than milled. Mr. Hooker backs a resolution to be brought before irrigation interests and a memorial to Congress, with a large statewide delegation planned to push adoption and secure broad public support.
During the quarrel a husband and wife exchange sharp lines with the wife accusing him of contemptible behavior and harboring mean thoughts while she sits and resists escalation in a tense domestic moment.
A terse inmate of dialogue mocks a clerk about wrong numbers and a “cornmeal music voice” in a Chicago Tribune fragment. The text suggests a humorous or sharp exchange rather than a full news item.
A concise note echoes disappointment over a magazine poet's piece that compares hope to a fair woman. The reference suggests mixed reception and literary critique in a brief opinion fragment.
A speaker notes that a son has a toehold as the town's only doctor in a growing western settlement, signaling a budding medical presence in the new community. The remark positions him as the central medical figure for locals and travelers alike.
A humorous exchange recalls an umpire famed for a peach of a voice after a ball struck his Adam’s apple, altering his voice and leaving a lasting impression on the crowd.
A boarding house philosopher quips about banning slang importations to shield homegrown speech, suggesting foreign English varieties threaten domestic language. The remark reflects a humorous, literary stance on linguistic identity and cultural influence.
A short verse notes a man from Chefu who grows furious at being told his long pigtails resemble a tail, highlighting a playful comparison in a Sunset Mecazine piece.
A magistrate questions a blind man in a London Answers anecdote about vagrancy and a painter’s fee. The man claims blindness from a fit of appleplexy and explains a badge depicts a mine explosion, noting he cannot afford a bartist to paint it.
A City Visitor debates cow breeds with a farmer showing Jerseys while a diplomat praises Dr. Harvey W Wiley. Wiley discusses painful truth about food producers and recalls a humorous youthful incident with a girl and her auntie upstairs in her nightie.
A quip from the Boston Traveler features a caller remark about a cook's passing to a better place and a hostess replying with a playful line about Bridget being hard to salt, reflecting a humorous social note.
A Chicago Tribune reader quote recalls a visiting foreigner asking the canal’s objective. The native replies that the project aims to restrict future battleship dimensions, signaling strategic naval limits.
A young man with little money after his wedding presents twenty seven copper cents to the minister in the palm of his hand. He explains this is all he has and adds that if they have children they will be sent to the minister's Sunday school, reflecting a modest gesture from a Success Magazine vignette.
A fellow Statesman Senator notes his colleague's speech supporting the income tax as among the strongest arguments heard, while another teases whether it swayed votes. The mock exchange shows a tense, uneasy response amid political discourse in Chicago.
A playful exchange centers on crafting a stirring plot and the appeal of a thickening story. The dialogue hints at creative writing and reader engagement in a light banter.
Reprinted advice extols Wizard Oil for household use once supplied cures sudden mishaps and acts as a stand in for a family doctor, urging readers to ensure they are supplied.
Mrs Upsome and Dr Mary Walker lampoon spring hat styles while Mrs Goodsole joyfully notes the dear old lady remains alive. The items reflect light social chatter and playful commentary within a community column.
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