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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1896
Page
7
A Kentucky correspondent writes about a proposed method to protect resources from attacks. The fragment suggests a focus on security improvements and mentions an attempt to address urgent protection needs.
The text describes a rabbit trapping device using a treadle activated wire, with details on frame lumber sizes, hinge nails, and door operation. It explains how stepping on the treadle lifts a wire to release a door, and notes parts D E F showing door position and track, plus instructions for anchoring and aligning components.
A correspondent of The American Bee Journal details a practical beeswax rendering method using a water bath, a cheesecloth bag, and a wire press inside a tin can over a kettle. The process yields neat wax with minimal waste, explaining steps from initial setup to final wax casting and optional second boiling for purity.
The excerpt offers practical farming tips for winter and early spring. It covers preserving crops, protecting soil, and preventing frost damage, including recommendations on soil cover, moisture management, and storing perishables. It mentions wind chill, frost crystals, and methods to keep beetles and pests in check, with emphasis on preparing storage for threshing and harvesting.
The excerpt discusses Timothy grass as a crop with limited soil-building value, noting its shallow roots and winter soil protection, and compares it with clover. It also describes a new Country Gentleman potato variety with mottled skin, late maturity, and appealing appearance. Various agricultural notes cover farm labor miles, cheese and exhibitions, maple sap, and historic clock adjustments.
A compilation on horse trade patterns between America and Europe, noting western states as sources, shipping to Germany and Britain, and the impact on beef and mutton markets. It also covers sugar beet pulp feeding at Lehi Utah, cattle conditioning for market, and practical notes on salt and storage for livestock.
An report describes placing a 22 foot windmill on a barn roof with a 60 foot steel tower. It argues wind direction and mast height dramatically affect performance, noting higher placement could raise efficiency by roughly double. The illustrated layout shows shafting and bevel gears connecting to a horizontal shaft with pulleys of varying sizes.
A detailed note describes a windmill powered shaft system with pulleys, belts, and a slow shaft driving a corn grinder, grain bin, corn sheller, bone mill, and saw. It notes capacity to grind 100 bushels daily, produce graham flour and meal, irrigate via a well constructed earthen reservoir, and emphasizes wind exposure as key to unlocking affordable, versatile farm power.
A long article describes a Cedar Rapes dairy fair with dairy machinery, creamery demonstrations, and practical methods for butter and cheese making. It warns against bitter cream and butter from cows fed moldy fodder and emphasizes cleanliness and rapid milk handling from farm to bottle. It also touches on Blackie and his views learned in German universities and Neander.
A Chicago Times item recalls an undertaker who, while waiting at his office, hums and sings "I'm Waiting, My Darling, Far Thee" to his own mood. A nearby consumptive customer confronts him, calling the scene inappropriate. The undertaker leaves, returning to his office as the incident ends.
A collage of anecdotes recalls Dr Delmer Schoolmet and a Harvard linked medic from Boston, plus Colonel Scott clashing with General Pope at New Madrid. The piece weaves personal histories, professional paths, and wartime office tempers with a nod to dairy yields and survival principles in the era.
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