This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
2
University guidance on preventing calf scours emphasizes warm clean well ventilated pens and regulated milk temperatures around 80 degrees. Feed grain after milk to avoid bloat. provide pure water daily. confine calves briefly after feeding. turn out in winter. disinfect pens and spray with coal tar dip solution.
The author notes purebred Holsteins remain valuable up to about twelve years and some yield over 19000 pounds of milk per year after twelve. Cows are culled when milk output declines, with dry periods used to fatten. A cow should be kept as long as she remains profitable for feed consumed.
The United States pivots from a quiet industrial base to a war driven powerhouse. American tool makers and steel firms expand to meet Allied orders for shells rifles powder and munitions. Major plants from Midvale Steel to Eddystone Bridgeport and Baldwin Locomotive ramp up production as Britain channels purchases through J P Morgan & Co with a 2 percent commission on initial orders.
The article notes Morgan & Co facilitated Allied spending in America totaling about $2.5 billion on munitions and raw materials since the war began. It credits Morgan & Co with guiding most purchases, calls the period a superb record for American industry, and says orders will wind down as the era ends with raw material purchases continuing.
The guide outlines an iOS inspired mix for LAV P ran with 80 parts veofmantal and 10 parts olf mea and pen. It emphasizes a dry clean well lit warm winter shelter shaded in summer free from vermin and convenient for feeding. The dairy calf when bred right grows into the best cow.
The text urges raising calves from the best cows to improve herd production. It warns milk sales, cheese or milk condensery pricing favor calf rearing over buying cows, and emphasizes not relying on purchases but on raising herd replacements to cut feed costs.
A farmer reflects on how a controlled fall freshening can yield future profits. By letting cows that freshened last spring mature, the practice is described as beneficial for herd productivity and financial returns.
In Newark a farm hand Andrew Bitter walked 25 miles to a marine recruiting station after hearing bombarding reports. He told the officer he could fight in overalls and asked for a gun. The story notes others reacting to imagined military threats and a humorous wartime misunderstanding.
In Merchantville New Jersey a mouse wandered into a church service and climbed amid the scenery until it was snagged by a booted foot belonging to a young woman in the congregation. The grip caused the mouse to drop and die on the floor. An usher removed the carcass.
An article by William A. Radford discusses dairy farm improvements emphasizing clean, warm winter and cool summer stables. It explains a plus ventilation system, ceiling openings, partitioned stalls, concrete floors, and a central feed passage to boost milk production and animal comfort.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.