Idaho News Highlights From Rupert to Idaho Falls
Idaho reports include Rupert post office designated as a postal savings depository and a dairy association convention summary. Other items note Meridian widow J C Baser's death, woolgrowers’ Washington talks on tariffs, Montpelier railway service, Merrill’s boxing win, Lakeside Orchard tract near Deer Flat, and irrigation act ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court.
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Rupert
Idaho State Dairy Association
State Bureau of Immigration
Hawley
Revenue Law
J. C., Baser
Meridian
Idaho
Utah
Merrill
John Badley
Nampa
Deer Flat
Supreme Cour
Lewiston
District Court
Canyon County
Twin Falls & Southern Idaho Pooultry_association
Bubl Opera House
Collier
America
Leo Cramer
Bank of Hailey
Suprem Court of Idaho
Chicago Land
Middle’ West
Idaho-Oregon
Boise Valley Railway Company
Bud Jones
Ayeos
Jerry Cronin
Jones
Louissa Ruehl
Augusta Rite
Tolaho
University of Idaho
Government Forest Service
Hamett
Pittsburg
Gilmore
Chicago & Northwestern
Salmon
Snake Rivers
Texas City
Wash
Louie Lang
Fong
Boise
Hag
William "Odell
David
Post Falls
Ben
Stellman
Odell
Rolf "Johnson
Cotes Oor Staion
Arrow Rock
Scarcity of Cottages Delays Marriages in Rural Areas
The article notes widespread long delays in marriages due to lack of affordable rural cottages. It cites examples near Dunmow and in Huntingdonshire, with many engagements lasting ten to fifteen years as couples wait for housing. It calls for cheap cottage construction by landlords, universities, and church commissions to solve the housing crisis.
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London
Chelmsford
Dunmow
Huntingdonshire
Duke of Bed
Standardized cottages could be built on concrete slabs
A representative quotes a leading builder saying standardized cottages could be erected on concrete slabs for twelve pounds and six pence each. He notes comfortable cottages exist in new intensive gardens at eighty pounds, but French gardeners like them while English workmen reject homes of wood and corrugated material.
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Tera
Flies blamed for vast California health and fire losses
UC entomology assistant professor William B. Herms warns that flies spread typhoid dysentery tuberculosis pink eye and other diseases. He says house fires and insect-borne illness cause 6000 deaths and 18 million dollars in losses annually in California. Mothers and nurses should shield babies from flies to avert infant deaths.
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Berkeley
California
University of California
William B. Herms
Mr. Herms
Will provides 2000 to care for old horse in Illinois
Executor Richard W. Cutford seeks to keep the 2000 bequest from Mrs Ellen Mulvell’s will for the care of an aged horse. The clause directs the horse be tended and not sold or worked, with any remaining funds divided among siblings. Mrs Mulvell owned the horse for about seventeen years and left an estate valued at 170500.
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Mra
Ellen Mulvell
Chicago
Ellen. Mulvell
Yndiaha. Avenue
Dudge
Circuit
Apldi
S.forsein
Teadaras
Reyer
Hémaine
Walyell
California installs quarantine to stop fruit fly spread
Sacramento officials act to block shipment of bananas and pineapples from California until a packing method is approved that guarantees no Mediterranean fruit fly pest is carried. The aim is to prevent the pest from reaching California.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Moidlu
Dances Approved At Paris Conference Weigh Five New Steps
The international dance masters conference in Paris approves five dances adding to the five step Argentine and the tango. The Lukinskoff Epain and the Royale are cited with other figures like a pas de quatre and a Sleeping Love. Giraudet presents statistics showing 1200 steps per five minutes in 3 4 time.
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Paris
International Conference of Dancing Masters
George
United States
Giraudet
Marble Arch
Hyde Park
Buckingham
Boston
Hammersmith
Mme
Adele Collier
London
Earl Yarmouth seeks poultry income amid bankruptcy
The Earl of Yarmouth, during bankruptcy hearings, said he attempted a poultry business after his wife Alice Thaw, sister of Harry Thaw, divorced him. He claimed annual income dropped to 1500 pounds while owing 385000 to money lenders, with only 22000 received, and he seeks work to supplement funds.
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London
Earl of Yarmouth
Yarmouth
Janésts
Ration for Brood Sows Sees Satisfactory Growth and Farrow
A Breeders Gazette writer endorses a brood sow ration that yields strong results. Sows purchased at seven months weighing 150 pounds reach 300 to 400 pounds and have healthy large litters. Daily feed per head includes four pounds shelled corn, one pound shorts, six pounds bran, and a quarter pound tankage, with additions in cold weather and before farrowing. A bandol of offal meat aids digestion and helps pigs arrive in good shape.
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Breeders Gazette
Farrow
Old Tank for Feed Trough on Texas Farm
An onion grower on a Texas farm uses two abandoned kitchen range boilers as feed troughs. Purchased for twenty five cents each from scrap iron, the boilers serve as practical farm devices. The piece notes many farmers have similar boilers or can find them in scrap piles at a blacksmith.
Selecting the Best Heifers in Fall and Winter
The article advises selecting the best heifers as cows freshen in fall and winter. With good feeding, comfortable quarters, and proper care they should do well through winter and be strong in spring.
Farmer eyes runty males despite critics
The farmer hopes to buy runty males to improve stock and rebuke pire-bred breeders he sees as robbing customers. If successful, it will be due to his methods, not theirs.
Horse Blankets Needed Before Cold Weather Hits
Advises purchasing horse blankets ahead of cold wet conditions. Use blankets when horses are hitched outside to protect them and potentially save on veterinary costs.
Attention to Colt's Feet in Shoeing
A four legged horse is valuable at any asking price, so proper care of the colt's feet and later shoeing is worthwhile for the owner.
Turbulent Note on Stock Acquisition and Attention
Fragmentary excerpt discusses the need to give time and attention to valuable stock and warns against haste in acquiring assets. The text hints at a rational approach to treatment and achieving good results, though phrasing remains unclear and incomplete.
Feeding Too Much Corn In Farm Feed Practices
A historical note discusses hog feeding efficiency, estimating 10 to 12 pounds of live weight gain per bushel of corn consumed. It warns that excessive corn feeding by farmers reduces efficiency and raises feed costs, urging balanced rations.
Feeding for Increased Sheep Weight in Spring
An Iowa breeder suggests a corn and oats ration when alfalfa or clover serve as roughage. Include bran with fodder or straw, especially after harvest when bran prices drop. If only breeding ewes are present, mix two parts oats one part bran and one part peas. If fodder dominates, add a small amount of oil meat.
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Iowa
Form for a concrete tank offers easy release
A Farm and Home writer describes an Inside form for building concrete tanks that resists breakage and releases in 24 hours. Made of four pieces, cuts are diagonal at corners, with boards nailed over each cut to allow easy removal using protruding nail heads.
Good Rack for Fodder Feeding Outdoors
Advice on placing fodder racks outdoors emphasizes raising feed off the ground with n racks and sloping drainage away from racks. Tile drainage is recommended where possible to prevent water pooling and spoilage of fodder.
Dry sheds for sheep in fall weather
Farmers urge a dry sheep shed for rest during autumn with night enclosure to prevent wandering during rain. Proper shelter reduces exposure and ensures healthier flocks.
Hog's Coat Thinness Affects Cold Response
The piece notes that a hog's hair coat is light and not designed for extreme cold, so pigs feel temperature changes more acutely than sturdier coverings would.
Kindness Is Best in Stockroom Reflections
A brief meditation on kindness as a valuable, inexpensive virtue valued by workers. The excerpt notes that kindness resonates more than lavish displays, and workers welcome it as readily as the finest offerings shown to them.
Hog Farming Notes on Feed and Stock Conditions
A historical discussion comments on hog feeding quality and vitality, noting coarse hogs as relics and the need for proper care. It mentions hog cholera rising, exercise, and dietary limits, plus linseed oil and flaxseed implications for stock health and growth.
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