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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1902
Page
7
Summer advice urges preparing cow stables for cold weather as comfort equals money. Experiments show cold wet cows require 25 percent more feed for the same milk and dairy cows store fat in the intestines, reducing warmth, while beef steers insulate with fat under the hide.
Milk drawn from cows at 98 degrees should be cooled quickly to 50 degrees or below to slow bacterial growth. If a separator is used, cooling before separating is unnecessary, as milk can be run over a cooler to reach the desired temperature in minutes. Careless temperatures spoil flavor and value of milk and butter on the market.
Irish dairymen eye South Africa for butter sales amid English market barriers. In parts of South Africa butter sells at about 85 cents a pound, with inferior quality noted. Irish creameries see opportunity, while they critique state aid to foreign dairymen and compare Australian competition across long distances.
The Illinois state dairy and food commissioner filed about 100 suits against Chicago milkmen for breaking sign and labeling laws, selling skim milk as whole milk, and adulterated products. Many cases involve watered milk and some use of formaldehyde, with prosecutions publicly naming defendants and charges.
A concise reflection on how personal discipline and voluntary limits reveal character and strength. The statement highlights restraint as a measure of true greatness rather than external power or wealth.
A young man appears awkward as he attempts a graceful flit, revealing unfamiliarity with the motion and lack of proper technique.
The article advises dividing the hen yard with poultry wire and planting forage crops. Lettuce and rape provide tasty greens, with rape ready after sowing can support early grazing. Oats from the North Carolina station offer good pasturage. Hens prefer growing greens to chopped grass, so give green pasture rather than cut fodder.
A Rhode Island experiment station report notes incubation faults cause deformities in chicks. Weak chicks can develop well with proper handling, but those hatched with crippled legs or beaks fail to develop erect posture and should be destroyed soon after hatch.
A farmer advises concentrating on large, high stock only and culling the poor. Breed from early spring chicks, avoid overcrowding to keep air and floors clean, and sell eggs to private customers to bypass middlemen and fetch higher prices.
A literary fragment compares the human heart to a well strung harp with sweet tones and discords, and notes that the life of a grass widow is not always green nor does it run to hay. The text suggests a contemplative, period voice without decisive events or named figures.
A man with direct information says Harvard University twice offered an honorary degree to Archbishop Williams, who respectfully declined each time. It recalls Grover Cleveland also declining an honorary degree offer from Harvard years ago.
An Ameer of Afghanistan reportedly married off his six daughters to six husbands in one ceremony. The motives cited range from social display to economic strategy, with the ruler showing powers beyond a common father.
The Eldora Miner editor quips that camp life is cow cursed and would rather a milk famine than endure the vociferous conversations of noisy critters at dusk. The Denver Post reports the remark during the gloaming.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething pain gum softening and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. Another brief item notes a woman shooting a man who refused marriage, questioning the motive and noting his survival.
A placard reading If you buy on Sunday you commit a crime against 40,000 shop assistants supports Sunday rest and has appeared on blank walls across Vienne, signaling a protest or public pressure campaign.
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