Proper farm care for livestock written in old style
Advice on feeding and housing for ewes, hogs, horses, and sheep. Warns against moldy corn and feeding corn alone to hogs. Emphasizes ventilation, air, and pure bred ram use. Stresses good management for profitable flocks and cattle, and values of a good mare.
Combination currycomb and brush invention gains rural support
An inventor in California designs a currycomb and brush combo that removes hair with one stroke, saving time and labor. The device uses a standard currycomb plate with a projection, appealing to farmers and rural voters seeking efficiency.
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California
New Grooming Tool Combines Brush and Curry In One
A device merges a currycomb and brush by joining a hollow handle to the brush. By sliding the brush over the path left by the comb, grooming two horses occurs in the time once needed for one. This single stroke replaces two separate passes for efficient grooming.
Skeleton of Common Horse Illustration Description
Reproduction of a horse skeleton diagram with labeled points including atlas, cervical and dorsal vertebrae, ribs, scapula, radius, carpus, metacarpus, sternum, femur, patella, tibia, phalanges, calcaneal tuberosity and trochanters, detailing key bone landmarks.
Scratchers for Mangy Hogs Actionable hog scratcher design surfaces
Instructions describe building a hog scratcher using two five foot posts placed ten feet apart with log mortises at different heights. Posts and logs are covered with grain sacks and saturated with a machine oil kerosene mixture to deter hogs by rubbing.
Artificial Heat Injurious to Stock in Buildings
The piece warns that heated buildings and tightly sealed stables harm stock and poultry. It urges ventilation with a south door kept open during the day and closed at night to improve health and longevity in sunshine and snow.
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Sendown
Care of Animals Health of Domestic Stock Questioned
Discussion on the health of horses cattle and other domestic animals notes concerns about disease and conditions. The piece argues farms could improve animal health to historic levels through better care and conditions.
Advantages of the silage from Prof D H F Otis
The article extols corn silage as the cheapest most effective cattle feed. It notes palatability increases intake and production, compares storage efficiency with hay, cites drought performance, and reports experiments showing silage fed cattle gain more weight and profit than non silage fed cattle.
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D HF. Otis
Wisconsin
University
Sifzse
Toppin Wins Mary’s Forgiveness Aboard the Rocket
The Rocket and her sailing master Toppin face a mutinous crew led by Mac over Miss Mary’s authority. After a near grounding, Mary sides with Toppin, helps tow free the schooner, and then reconciles with a kiss as the crew cheers on deck.
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Toppin
Mac
G-Man
Snyder
Mary
Toppim
Miss Mary
Iack Tapan
Toppiz
Hocksi
Toppitr
Marr
Mery
Geck
Sailins
Tomms
Toppin Hell
Tommy
Edinburg's Disincorporation Ends Noted Missouri Town
Edinburg, once known as the Athens of Missouri for Grand River College and its strong faculty, was disincorporated by the county court after railroads bypassed the town. Trenton rose as the trading hub, diversifying the region’s fate and sealing Edinburg’s decline.
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Trenton
Edinburg
Athens
Missouri
Chicago, Rock Island & Quincy
Omaha & Kansas City Railways
Isaac J. Harvey
Grand River College
Chicago, Rock Island & Peacific Railroad
Quincy
Holinbure
Hias
Gellath
J. G Mcnard
clipping and blanketing work and delivery horses in march
A Baltimore writer notes horses that do not work this season with heavy coats should be clipped between March 1 and 15 and blanketed. The author argues clipping all work and delivery horses is proper to prevent them standing night with wet coats and shivering.
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Baltimore
Keep the Barn Warm for Winter Stock
Farmers could raise one third more animals by warming stables so water won t freeze on cold nights. Keeping heat with cheap materials lowers fuel and feed costs, as paper and lumber cost only once while hay and grain feed every winter remains ongoing expense.
Breeding Stock Sale Cautions Against Top-Price Loss
A notice urges buyers to avoid sacrificing quality breeding stock for high prices. It warns that selling top performers for big sums leads to regret as second-rate stock cannot improve performance. The message emphasizes careful selection of male and female breeding stock.
Breakfast as a Gone Gosling Provokes Editorial Challenge
Eugene Wood argues breakfast will vanish as a first meal and be renamed for late sleepers. The piece predicts a tough fight for Uber traditional breakfast to be phased out, insisting it remains both enjoyable and necessary.
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Eugene Wood
Gosling
Mr. Wood
Mary
Sone Gorsline
Tremendous Enterprise Faces Trouble Over Misread Plans
A fragment notes drama around a venture titled Tremendous Enterprise. The piece cites misdirection and poor intent as a participant named Li appears tangled in tobacco premium schemes intended to fund his home.
A Peculiar Accident At Liverpool Dock
A curious accident happened at Liverpool while lowering a steel plate from the Mauretania hull. The tidal chair snapped causing ropes to whip the quay. Five laborers were knocked down. Wilson died after a rope struck him, while four others were taken to hospital.
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Liverpool
England
Wilson
Feminine Hair Dressing in Classical Advice
The author cites Ovid on hair grooming as a beauty aid for women noting his praise of neatness. He laments many women lacking order and recalls a tale of Vole and Hercules reacting to beauty amid a town assault.
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Ovid
Hercules
Jotois Proposes Bark Rich Tree Over Pet Dispute
A fragment notes Jotois discusses a plan involving a tree for a pet dog. The exchange suggests humor and a plan to select a tree rich with bark, reflecting a quirky local dispute or joke.
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Jotois
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
Prose testimonials claim the remedy cured uterine tumors and fibroid conditions, noting lasting relief, improved mobility, and overall health. Women from Boston and Paterson describe severe symptoms and credit the compound with dramatic recoveries after following Mrs. Pinkham's guidance.
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EB. F. Hayes
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Lydia
Nkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Plain
Lydia EF. Pinkham
Lydian E. Pinkham
W. &. Howsh
Hastview Ave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia E. Pingham
Overland Automobiles Dominate Markets Amid Price Cuts
Kansas dealers report season orders for 1 40 Overland cars, with Webrask a, Iowa Lodt Texas L500, and New York City buyers expanding reach. Sales surpass rivals as Overland trims costs by about 20 percent, offering a 25 horsepower car at 1300, including magneto and lamp equipment.
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Kansas
Webrask&a
Iowa
Mehde
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