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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1891
Page
4
Advice to stop horses biting stalls and fences with iron racks and cross bars. Two rings with ropes and snap restrain the head. high posts and cross-bar protect trees and posts. Box stalls, varied feed, and summer prassy bites aid behavior modification.
Secretary F. A. Gilbert of the Maine Board of Agriculture notes private dairy work can profit households that have spare labor. He explains milk yields and cheese outputs from different cow conditions, estimating returns per 100 pounds of milk and highlighting the value of keeping the process in the farm, rather than selling milk alone.
A handy block for resting a team on hills is crafted from seam ling boards sized 4 by 4 inches or 5 by 5 for steeper grades, about 12 inches long. A hole near the end holds a long handle to place the dock behind the wagon, letting one hand operate the block while the other manages the lines.
Guidance for growing spring pigs into pork on frame with pasture and double daily rations. Includes feeding with bran shorts rye or alternatives, ashes and salt, V shaped hopper setup, and timing to sell at 7 to 9 months. Suggests ensilage or clover hay when ground is frozen and notes profitability under market conditions.
A reader in N E Homestead describes a light durable milking stool design by G F Bastian. The top uses an oak board with tapered front and a pair of oak legs. details include notched joints and a metal clasp to secure the pail.
J B Blodgett writes to the N Y Tribune praising a cast iron posthole punch about 17 inches long with a pointed end and a 24 inch handle hole. He argues two men can set fence posts quickly using a punch and maul, reducing backbreaking digging on any soil.
Grow turnips to feed ducks especially in large operations where hundreds of birds are raised. Cooked turnips form the main diet with a small amount of ground grain. Turnips yield high returns for duck farms, as ducks rely on them to stay productive and lay well.
A compilation of practical home hints from period papers. Advice covers cleaning with a broom for each floor, handling sick room items, keeping hot food, preserving medicines, and methods for stain removal and cooking including banana custard and roast apples.
A 19th century diary note reveals a painter's bill for restoring biblical scenes in a noble gallery. Items include repairs to Nebuchadnezzar's beard, Moses' rod varnish, Noah's ark gear, and new features on Judas Iscariot and Eve, among others.
A 1887 account describes a red fox sleeping in a tree near a swampy New York City area now part of Van Cortlandt Park. The animal’s nest was in a crows’ platform in a flooded tree, reached by branches and a ladder of limbs, demonstrating a remarkable arboreal sleep pattern amid urban trains and dense vegetation.
The Burlington Route C B and Q RR operates 7 000 miles with termini in Chicago St Louis St Paul Omaha Kansas City and Denver for speed safety comfort equipment track and efficient service it has no equal The Burlington gains new patrons but loses none.
The fragmentary OCR reads like a collage of satirical quips and patent medicine ads from late 19th century papers. It mentions Carter's Little Liver Pills, Gienna's Sulphur Soap, Hill's Dye, and Piso's Cure for Consumption, with brief notes on wisdom, seasickness tricks, and odd local lines. The piece showcases the era’s bold ad copy and humorous asides about medicines and daily life.
A historical advertisement claims Catarrh affects many, lists symptoms such as nose obstruction and offensive breath, and asserts that Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy offers a perfect permanent cure. The sellers pledge 4500 in cash if they cannot cure any case, regardless of duration, backed by 25 years of proof.
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