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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
3
The article describes a simple four horse evener with a plough length shaft, a tough oak stick, two large pulleys, bolts, and two brace straps. It specifies measurements such as a five foot four inch stick and pulley centers at seven and a quarter inches from the end, with a hole for the plough head releasable via a log chain.
Simple tips from the Montreal Star and Weekly Witness cover adding a yardevener to place two pulleys twenty four inches apart for balanced draft and adjusting hole positions for team fit. Also described is a sulfur and coal fumigation method to rid poultry houses of lice with kerosene treatment and thorough airing.
The text discusses feeding young calves, withholding solid foods until three weeks old, and gradually increasing intake to build digestion and storage capacity. It explains that milk rich in butter fat also has more casein and that cream removal or dilution with water can adjust casein levels to match calf needs.
Salt as manure for mangels has been demonstrated again at Woburn. About fifteen tons of farmyard manure were applied to four plots and produced nearly as much as the field could yield. A top-dressing of nitrate of soda added slight gain. One hundredweight of salt increased yield, but doubling the nitrate without salt reduced output.
The article notes that two rabbits were introduced in 1852 and now billions roam Australia. They consume grass equal to a sheep, prompting government bounties from 1878 to 1888 totaling 35 million and 2.2 million from 1888 to 1886. Drought caused high mortalities, but wetter times since 1904 revived their pest status.
A veterinary mix for colts to treat intestinal worms uses one pound each of salt and granulated sugar as a base with half a pound of tobacco dust, four ounces of sulphate or iron powder, and six ounces of powered worm seed. Start with a heaping teaspoonful in feed daily, then twice daily for three weeks.
A farmer, wary of political and religious views, sheds old fixed ideas about farming while embracing modern agriculture led by state experimentalists. The shift signals a tension between tradition and professional agricultural science in the region.
The article explains sheep tooth development by ages in months for each permanent front pair and notes full mouth by four years. It compares Merino, Cotswold, and Southdown breeds and states teeth wear progresses with age, with healthy teeth lasting to 10 or 12 years under good pasture.
A speaker praises sheep as a civilizing force, calling them the advance guard for new settlements and noting the first sheep and first enslaved Africans at St. Augustine in 1565. The speaker argues sheep have long aided settlers and kept the land productive, warning that neglect leads to sterility as a monument to folly.
Step by step guide describes building a timber cradle under a wagon axle. Construct a grip of timber at the wagon’s underside, placing a heavy beam beneath the axle to create support. The sketch illustrates the placement and method to lift safely.
Handy for oiling axles a stone placed before the wheel lifts it on an inclined beam. If the incline is not too steep the wagon will not slip backward and the wheel will be loose for oiling.
Secretary Wilson states eggs sold as fresh or strictly fresh must be accurately labeled. Storage eggs must be sold as such under the pure food law. dealers face fines up to 500 dollars or imprisonment up to six months, or both. The public will learn what a truly fresh egg tastes like.
Moles are often misdenominated as vegetarians though they are insectivorous. They feed on soil insects and earthworms, digging to reach their favorite prey. The creature’s role in root damage is incidental to its soil foraging.
A traditional remedy prescribes an equal mix of turpentine sweet oil and spirits of camphor for swelling in dairy cows and other farm animals. Apply liberally and frequently to affected areas.
The article emphasizes heating brooder importance for chick growth and argues pure bred hens yield higher value. It warns that brooder and incubator learning requires patience, discourages keeping inferior roosters, and suggests pure bred poultry could double business with strong prices.
Republicans appear set to hold about two thirds of the Senate with only Ohio Indiana and Oregon seats undecided. Several state contests already align Republicans and Democrats with governors and senators across the map. In the House, overall numbers stay similar but personnel shifts are expected, including the defeat of Representative Hepburn of Iowa.
In Omaha Nebraska, Bryan wins the presidency by a several thousand plurality while Shallenberger leads the state ticket. Hinshaw is elected in the Fourth district, likely the only Republican in the next House. Legislature likely Democratic. state government to Democrats. Lancaster county shows Bryan majority. AMCY highlights shore entertainment for American sailors, Kentucky beats Louisiana in baseball, Virginia wins football, Louisiana silver cup. Young Men's Christian Association building rejected. PERBING notes Admiral Emory receives thanks as American fleet returns from Amoy amid mixed China trade signals.
In Newark a young woman caused a restaurant to panic by swallowing morphine and strychnine then collapsing. Identified as Rosensohn, recently ousted from Beth Israel nurse training, she sent letters to Dr. Rubinow and Newark police before another prior suicide attempt in 1907. Her prognosis was reported as hopeful after treatment at St Barnabas hospital.
J N Wilber former Beatrice resident dies at Crete at about 85. He leaves a widow and one daughter Mrs Edward Bates of Crete.
Ernest Taylor pointed a rifle at Willie Miles and fired a round that pierced the boy's wrist but left him otherwise unhurt. The incident occurred during a hunting outing and was described as a threat spoken in jest.
In Tokio a banquet honored visiting Pacific coast business representatives with about 200 attendees. Speakers exchanged frank views, underscoring a general tone of cooperation and a lack of any clash between the nations' interests.
Mrs. Mary McAteer of 8409 Michkin avenue St. Louis widow of Patrick McAteer who died last June rescuing 11 year old Josephine Tulley from a runaway pony near Union boulevard and Fairmont avenue is awarded $50 monthly pension and a silver medal by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. She also receives $5 monthly for each of her seven children until age 16. McAteer died after breaking his skull when he brought the pony down and slipped, as the pony fell pinning Josephine and injuring her leg near Soldan High School.
A I Agnew and El wool Riggs used a dice throw to decide profit shares for Mr. Riggs upon joining the Columbian Optical Company. Riggs won the stake and the firm now sues him for 2292 dollars claimed as due on dissolution of the partnership.
Miss Annette Janfailes, head of T. S. Martin & Co. art department, married Charles Welch of Akron Ohio, traveling representative of Diamond Rubber, after a ten days acquaintance. The ceremony took place this afternoon by Rev Father J L Kerby. The bride, formerly of Omaha, is noted for striking appearance and the groom once played professional baseball.
Nebraska notes record a wedding anniversary near Tilden, business transfers in Pierce and Pawnee City, and court suits in Gage and Otoe counties. Local incidents include Rev J H Montgomery’s injury, post office changes in McCook, beet yields in Hershey, and fires at Nebraska City with a $3,000 loss.
In Over Against Green Peak Miss Zephine Humphrey recounts three city women who refurbish a country church. Aunt Susan trims a wall with lavish hop vines causing chaos when the owner reports the loss of her vines and yeast. The trio endures embarrassed humility as the service proceeds amid divine decorum.
Verne Matteson an employee of Carpenter Paper Co Omaha accidentally shot himself in the abdomen at 7 30 Wednesday evening while fooling with a 32 caliber revolver. He was visiting Geo McQuarrie from Omaha and his condition is critical as friends arrived by automobile.
New York City's Japanese community held a celebration at Carnegie Lyceum to mark the emperor's birthday. The event occurred on a different date to avoid potential offense during the national election, with cheers for the emperor Japan and for President Roosevelt.
A compact reflection notes Alexander the Great Hannibal Caesar and Napoleon as the four illustrious figures whose lives ended in intoxication poison assassination or exile. It links their deaths to the fame they earned and the violent fates that followed their rule.
The Oxford English Dictionary credits the word picnic with tracing from pique-nique used by the French for a social gathering. In the late eighteenth century English speakers adopted the term for outdoor excursions and meals, separating it from private entertainments. By mid century a picnic described an open air gathering even with shared contributions.
A dry witticism from Katharine M. Abbott's Old Paths and Legends of the New England Border recalls a bygone remark about the river at North Deerfield now Shelburne Falls. A bystander quipped the water was so low it lacked a quart of being any water at all.
A brief exchange features a patient asking how many languages a doctor speaks and the doctor replying he speaks only one but understands many. The line implies truthfulness and cautions that talk can reduce reliability in delivering results.
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