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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1903
Page
6
An outline of a new milking machine shows a vacuum pump driven by power, with a overhead exhaust pipe for air, a tight milking pail, and cups attached to cows. The system milks a cow in two and a half to ten minutes, enabling one man to milk fifty cows with proper setup.
Robert H. Kern of St. Louis traded worthless city property for land in Macon County. An engineer redesigned the drainage, aided by a skilled farmer, turning a swamp into rich meadow. The once valueless land now worth more and producing ten thousand dollars in corn last year.
The article discusses caring for a nest of crickets with feeding and rustling, bean crops for warm weather, and market potential for early and late bean varieties. It also describes an ideal feed blend for egg production and details an exhibit at the St Louis world’s fair with 37 acres and 2,800 stalls including open and box stalls and four octagonal dairy barns.
The piece argues winter laying is partly forced and suggests allowing rest in summer for hens. It advises liberal varied diet to keep layers fit for winter, recommends grain feeding beyond range grazing, and asserts summer care can cover costs if eggs fetch a good price.
A land leveler is described built from a heavy plank eight to ten feet long and two feet wide set on edge. Side wings keep it upright and are fastened by iron straps. Strips of strong board reinforce the wings for stable operation.
A detailed description explains a leveling device built from a plank with corner fastenings, cross piece and ring for hitching, a central iron rod for strength, and screw eyes with a light rope to raise and maneuver. The leveler claims to work well on light to medium soils, offering a cheaper, more effective alternative to other methods.
How to feed horses properly. The feeder must ensure regular meals and exercise to prevent loss of appetite and digestive troubles. Caretakers should apply strict attention and judgment, using regularity and discipline as the stock medicine.
After crops finish, spade the bed to stir any remaining seeds. If sprouts appear, redo the work to save spring labor. Late summer and fall are ideal for garden cleanup to curb weed seeds. Feed young pigs separately with a low trough and offer warm milk or water mixed with ground oats or barley.
A long portrait of Garner Edwards born Garner Edwards, cared for by two sisters after Mr Edwards died. He remains devoted, pays taxes on the old home, aids his sisters in illness, and supports the Tuskegee school trade and self sufficiency with steady work and remittances from white benefactors. His wife, a trained nurse, also aids in care. The tale emphasizes humble gratitude and reciprocal duty.
A gray horse belonging to a brewer escaped at a Brooklyn depot and frolicked in the snow with a Scotch collie. The horse unintentionally injured a dog, then silent and somber, followed the stableman to the office as the driver prepared for work. Onlookers saw a moving image of repentance and sorrow.
The English Navy expansion requires about 155 million dollars annually, a sum slightly exceeding the United States' pension expenditures. This highlights the scale of naval power versus citizen retirement funding, in a period of postwar defense budgeting.
Report notes repeated encounters where a woman is observed abusing her husband during multiple public appearances. Authorities and bystanders describe a pattern of conflict surrounding the couple, with concerns raised about domestic violence and safety.
Peel and dice twelve potatoes after boiling. Chop whites of three hard boiled eggs and six young onions. Season with salt and pepper. Make a thick dressing by boiling two eggs, half cup vinegar, two tablespoons sugar, and butter. When cool, thin with cream and mix into potatoes. Garnish with egg yolk slices and parsley on lettuce leaves.
A traditional pudding method uses suet flour ground ginger treacle lemon rind milk soda and egg to form a light batter. Boil in a greased mould for two and a half hours then tie the cloth and serve with a sweet sauce.
Mix wood ash lye with a few galls and apply to spots the night before. In the morning scrub with a brush, scrape along the grain, and sand in the second pass. When the color reveals the grain wash with cold water. Hot water darkens the wood.
A recipe instructs to mix salt with a quart of southern cornmeal, add melted shortening and enough cold water to form a soft dough. Shape into oblong cakes, cook on a grid iron, turn once and serve hot. Emphasizes using genuine water ground cornmeal not northern meal.
A kitchen note suggests using parboiled cabbage cut into inch pieces to cook with celery for about twenty five minutes to absorb celery flavor. The dressing should mirror that used for stewed celery.
Roil rice until cooked then drain and set in a clean saucepan. Cover with fresh milk, sweeten to taste, and stir in half an ounce of melted butter per pint of milk. Add one egg per pint of milk and beat in enough flour to form a stiff batter. Fry until golden brown on both sides.
Boil corn on the cob twenty minutes and cut off while hot. Scald tomatoes and rub to a pulp. For every part of corn add two parts tomatoes. Salt to taste, boil hard briefly, then can. Store in a cool, dark place.
Simple tips cover opening stiff windows with sash cords, polishing with alum, warming a board for knife polish, ammonia in cleaning water for windows, and cleaning stair rods. It also advises dissolving soda in hot water nightly to prevent sink clogs and boiling cooking tins with washing soda for a bright finish.
A fragmented snippet describes alleged derangement of female organs and the use of bottles as remedies. The narrator reports relief and blood surging after repeated use, with references to a house through which poison was supposedly taken. The text mentions Point Indiana and a plea for sick men to seek Maus-Hier remedies.
A child asks her mother how long it takes for tombstones to appear after people are buried, prompted by a cemetery sighting during a ride. The remark reflects a humorous, innocent curiosity about death and remembrance.
An early advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a positive constitutional remedy. It claims the treatment cures catarrh by internal action and building the constitution, with testimonials and a Toledo company address. Pills are also pitched as the best.
A snippet from a Chicago Record-Herald column praising Mrs Kazamme for culture and polish, noting her habit of calling the act of something revealing it as rendering it, reflecting social tone and wit of the era.
Forty years of Piso's Cure for Consumption has cured colds. Advertised by druggists. Price 25 cents.
In Tid Bits humor a barber tests a razor and asks a patient if he hurts. The patient replies a previous dentist gave more pain, creating a grim punchline.
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