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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
3
A public debate over pen names and fame pits a publicity advocate against an author. The enthusiast pushes publishing under the creator’s real name to gain both money and fame, while the author resists, fearing his wife would discover his wealth. He vents, accusing the notion of amusement.
Middleton believes mind over matter can boost farming and tests it by making his cow wear green spectacles to imagine grass. A mischief by a lazy boy swaps the lenses to red, frightening the cow and spoiling the plan. Middleton retreats, noting the prank and his failed experiment.
A tale from the Louisville Courier Journal recounts Lord Ross entering a factory engine room unannounced. He jokes that he is waiting for a boiler to explode if a loose screw is not fixed, prompting the engineer to pause and act to prevent a potential disaster. The anecdote ends with the engineer realizing the risk too late.
An daily breathing rate ranges 16 to 20 times per minute for adults and 25 to 35 for children. Adults average 22 breaths per minute standing and 18 lying down. Lung surface equals about 200 square yards. Daily air moved around 10,000 quarts with 500 liters of oxygen absorbed and 611.5 grams of carbonic acid expired. Two thirds of oxygen absorbed occurs between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. and 150 grams of water are exhaled as vapor. The heart circulates about 5,000 quarts of blood through the lungs daily. Inspiration lasts five twelfths and expiration seven twelfths of the respiratory cycle.
A London Chronicle correspondent recalls Cardinal Manning addressing a large League of the Cross temperance gathering at the Crystal Palace. He admits he cannot be a total abstainer because his doctor forbids it, and a voice in the gallery urges him to change doctors. The cardinal agrees and ceases all stimulants thereafter.
A Michigan farm column argues that lighter and medium weight pigs now fetch higher prices due to market shifts. Emphasizes six month olds reaching 200 to 250 pounds, modern feeding and breeding changes, clean housing, constant water, ashes charcoal salt access, and regular sanitary care to boost growth and disease resistance. The piece notes English show winners with Commander in Chief as a champion Berk.
A Breeder's Gazette image of Commander in Chief shows a handsome pig easily winning its class. The article cautions against overfeeding corn to young pigs, recommending moderate quantities for four months and wheat middling slop after, with corn mashed with bran as a valuable growing-feeding option. A West Virginia National Stockman report notes a Chester white pig rising from 61 to 115 pounds in seven weeks on a mixed feed, consuming 160 pounds of grain and screenings for a 64-pound gain.
A Rural New Yorker farmer reports long use of blood meat and blood flour as a remedy for calf scours. One dose cures in most cases, given as a teaspoonful in milk. Preventive use faces intake issues as calves and stock may resist food with the additive. Calves are Short horns fed from birth and gradually accept the mixture when fed with milk and other feed.
Professor Boyle argues in Breeder's Gazette that weighing gains from start to finish does not determine profitability in cattle feeding. The assertion that weight gain must cover feed costs is a faulty idea that misleads the industry and has no basis in practice.
Herbert Bascom, nicknamed the Aristocrat by Holbein tenants for new furnishings, wins acceptance after Alice Caswell befriends him. She helps plan a birthday party that reveals the group’s shift in attitude, leading to their wedding as Tolliver attends, and Bascom learns to work for his place in the colony.
An Armenian tale explains Ararat's sunlit peak and the wager between a dey and a Pharbee man. The Pharbee man rises early, sees the sunrise first, and boxes the devil's ears, yielding a long held fear of Armenians by the devil.
A bride shares with a friend that her partner praised her cooking and offered treats, but teased a grand surprise. He hinted at discharging the cook at month’s end after she prepared a full dinner, a line echoed by the New York Press.
Philadelphia Press notes that many people are effectively left handed in some tasks such as drinking from a cup or using a fork The piece cites a Philadelphia artist who writes with his right hand while drawing with his left and argues true mastery tests the use of both hands through simple tools like nail scissors, illustrating the hand’s capacity.
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