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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
2
The piece explains how lactic acid bacteria ferment milk sugar into lactic acid, causing souring and curdling. It notes these bacteria are widespread, usually not in the udder, enter via dust and filth, and are reduced by cleanliness and rapid cooling below 60F.
A dairy authority in Iowa warns hundreds of cows fail to pay feed costs due to equal feed and care needs as profitable cows. It urges a lactation of nine months, annual milk targets of 5000–6000 pounds or 200–240 pounds butterfat, and careful records weighing milk and tracking costs to identify non paying cows.
Hollow concrete blocks make silos that resist cracking and freezing. Silo building kits sell for about $20. Paint wooden silos inside and out with coal tar to prevent leaks and cracks. The dual purpose dairy cow is a machine for its purpose. inheritance and care determine productivity. Feed primarily influences milk quantity as cows age. Building multiple narrow silos is wiser than one wide, and silage stores best with small top surfaces. Skimmed milk and manure can rival butter fat in value when used efficiently.
The Milk Reporter warns against partial rations for dairy cows. Chemists note two thirds of intake maintains the cow, leaving only a portion for milk. Profits rely on full rations, not partial feeding. If feed is scarce, better to bolster fewer cows than underfeed many.
The text explains teaching cows to be milked from the right or left side. Begin milking from one side early with the heifer, then switch to the other. Early training yields faster results and calmer cows, while a trainer who adapts to the animal benefits more at milking.
A guide on choosing color schemes for exterior and interior painting highlights how color affects curb appeal and market price. It recommends studying color scheme books and obtaining National Lead Company's Houseowner's Painting Outfit number 49 for specs and a paint purity tester.
A humorous dialogue riffs on demonyms as a son asks if a man from Poland is a Pole and questions why a man from Holland isn’t called a Hole. The exchange plays on pronunciation and spelling for comic effect.
O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee reports a three year skin disease with itching and painful swellings that covered arms and torso. After doctors failed he used three sets of Cutiura Remedies and quickly improved, ending in sound health. Potter Drug & Chem, Corp. of Boston markets the cure.
Humorous exchange about a clarionet amid a sales pitch. An implied promotion for a six month Daily and Sunday Des Moines News offer at one dollar appeals to readers. The dialogue includes a man seeking a clarionet that can only produce blue notes for self defense.
An advertisement offers One Hundred Dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hail Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It features testimonials from Wading Kinnan Mayvin Wholesale Drugists and asserts Fr Cheney’s honesty. Also promotes Trall's Catarrh Cure internally and Yale Italia Family Pills for constipation with pricing and free testimonials.
A wife pleads with her husband John to stop sitting on the piano bench during visits. He admits he cannot play and implies others cannot either while he sits there, revealing a light domestic quarrel over hosting and performance.
An advertisement urges chewing WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT to promote silica release from mint leaf juice for digestion. The copy highlights digestion benefits and positions the product as a flavor and digestive aid.
On a voyage from India to Liverpool a mercantile family endures a dramatic episode as twelve year old John Mills, a habitual somnambulist, vanishes from deck. He is found asleep high in the rigging, clutched by the captain who climbs to save him. The crew and passengers watch in fear, then celebrate the rescue as father, mother, and shipmates rejoice.
The piece touts a brighter spring for Western Canada, led by strong immigration and settlement. It notes large Atlantic arrivals, steady cross-border flows, and promise of a record year with millions of dollars in wealth brought in monthly. Officials have been increased at North Portal and Emerson, with expected U.S. settlers around 70,000 to 100,000. Wheat and grain areas are set to expand beyond last year.
A Massachusetts and Illinois reader reports recovery from years of female illnesses after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad cites two Chicago women who avoided surgery and two testimonials praising the herbal treatment for displacements inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities and nervous prostration.
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