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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1912
Page
3
The article describes a five minute method using dilution and a candle flame to gauge milk purity. It notes that added water or skimmed cream reduce opacity and outlines expected depth measurements for pure and diluted milk. It also discusses dairy practices emphasizing cleanliness, cow quality, and feed management to maintain milk quality.
Geo Mariz of Buena Vista County Iowa advocates selecting seed corn while cribbing and claims a simple seed box improves quality and soundness. He provides a sketch and describes a box that attaches to a wagon with a buggy tire and six nails, removable for other wagon work.
A historical piece explains tramp steamer traders who charter vessels for any cargo from fruit to weapons. It notes skippers accept risk for price, cites Russo-Japanese and Boer War eras, and highlights England’s subsidy of tramp fleets aiding maritime power.
Historic Kirtland Temple near Cleveland Ohio built by early Latter Day Saints pioneers. Cornerstone laid 1833 dedication 1886. open to public unlike Utah temple. Reorganized Church now governs, anti polyandry stance echoed, Brigham Youngdenounced.
Hordes of famished jack rabbits sweep western Kansas farms and feed yards eating corn hay and grain. Farmers report hog pens invaded and cattle weakening as rabbits multiply and feed is rapidly consumed, despite mass killings and starvation among the pests.
Four crew members of the three masted Harry Prescott clung to masts and rigging for more than 80 hours after striking Diamond Shoals near Norfolk. Rescued by the Itasca, they reached Wilmington NC exhausted and exposed to frigid northwest winds. Captain Philbrook, mate Smith, and steward Robins survived but were seriously exposed.
Fragments indicate a local news note about boys in Manston Wisconsin enjoying a rest period or relief in their neighborhood. The readable text mentions three farmers and community glee.
An attempt to kidnap the nine year old son of the late Prince Frederic of Schoenburg Waldenburg occurred in Viareggio. The boy lives with his mother Princess Alice of Bourbon, sister of Don Jaime, former heir to the Spanish throne. Princess Alice divorced and later remarried a Heutensat in the Italian army.
The Great Northern Railway announces a temporary one way colonist fare of 6.32 from St Louis to western points, valid March 1 to April 15, with three daily westbound trains from Kansas City Minneapolis Chicago and St Paul. Fares from St Paul Minneapolis Kansas City Duluth and Superior 25 and from Chicago 33 to Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia including Helena Butte Great Falls Havre Kalispell Spokane Seattle Tacoma and more. Tickets sold to nearly all western points with through tickets at low figures and a free Colonist Folder available by request.
The German emperor, if born a commoner and a newspaper worker, would likely become a famed journalist. He authored much unseen work and recently assisted in preparing an article titled How the Kaiser Works for Strand Magazine, reading and correcting the proofs himself.
A Leavenworth Times publisher gave a boy a broken lawn machine to learn typing. He asked the boy to fill a page with one sentence. The boy wrote a page full of the sentence Who they invented school? from top to bottom, margins and all.
A California woman recounts 20 years of indigestion and insomnia caused by coffee. She quit coffee and used Postum for nine months, noting stronger health, weight gain, better sleep, and a rosy complexion. After trying coffee again briefly, she returned to Postum.
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