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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1899
Page
3
The Creamery Journal notes private dairymen lose home market share as creamery butter gains favor with consumers. Farmers must ensure large enough, uniform supply to compete. many sell dairy butter if prices are 2 cents lower, while some retailers prefer creamery butter. Large operators can afford creamery machinery, others fear being priced out in major markets.
A Boston Cultivator piece argues that cattle need winter sunshine to prevent bovine tuberculosis and sustain milk yield. It urges southward light for stables, wind breaks for barnyards, and careful yard management to avoid cold, damp conditions that sap vitality. It also notes milk fever prevention hinges on exercise, cautious handling, and cautious feeding practices.
A fragmented discussion warns of health risks in foods and dairy products amid fears of adulteration. It covers starter cultures for creams, ropiness in milk and cream, and factors promoting or reducing milk disease, including weather, shelter, water, salt, and cattle management. It also notes cheaper butter production through better cows, parsnips as cattle feed, and a quip about a multicultural alderman voting bloc.
An old gravedriver in a village by the Grampians laments dull times. He says trade is bad and he has not buried a living cow these weeks, while a neighbor sympathizes, contrasting bleak days with his stubborn refrain.
Across San Juan River in advance, an attempt to outlie the Spanish is reported. Ten minutes into the effort, one man in every four hit.
A detailed account from Camp Wikoff recalls the Sixth United States Infantry leading the attack on Fort San Juan during the San Juan hill assault. General Hawkins and General Kent commanded with frontline leadership, the regiment endured devastating fire, lost numerous officers, and finally pressed the decisive charge after crossing the river and breaching barbed wire. The piece notes high casualty rates, especially among officers, and highlights the regiment's discipline and coordinated push with Wikoff’s brigade to secure the blockhouse.
The article reviews spring fashion trends, detailing fabrics, colors, and garment shapes. It highlights skirt constructions, bodice styles, and jacket forms, noting gray, fawn, violet tones with white trim, and black satin accents. It also covers petticoat construction, deep flounces, and trimming methods for tailored costumes.
Fashion notes stress petticoats must fit tightly at the hips and be cut to match the gown, with seamless skirts closely tailored to the figure. Exclusive dressers claim ready made petticoats cannot achieve the precise fit and smooth line demanded by current styles.
A Good Housekeeping writer offers easy steps for baking whole wheat bread. Scald milk and water, mix salt sugar butter, proof yeast, blend in flour to a thin batter, let rise overnight, knead, rise again, then bake for about an hour in a moderate oven.
An old Aragonese custom is cited where freeborn inhabitants elect a king with a pledge to preserve their rights and privileges. The form promises to dethrone the king if he fails to uphold them, illustrating historic republican sentiment within a monarchy.
In a London Tit-Bits excerpt, a discussion of a universal language of hand signs describes gestures from Mexico to Texas. It explains meanings such as I don’t know and I don’t care, no more, he drinks, playing the berber, and to eat, with a vignette of a conversation at a young ladies’ seminary about family devotion and a humorous remark on a large family.
A detective and a defrauded matron trade taunts as she produces a curl of ginger hair tied with a ribbon from her bureau. The exchange hints at a past spat involving the missing man, while a California Fig Syrup advertisement promotes its laxative properties and manufacturers.
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