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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
6
The article discusses selecting a top herd boar for mating to improve offspring and herd quality. It emphasizes early selection, strong parental influence, and avoiding inferior sires to ensure desired traits. It notes the boar’s pivotal role in herd success and the importance of timing and mating strategy.
A Minnesota farmer reports a solution to slop feeding hogs using two barrels for feed separation and banked manure tins in the barn to store supply. He notes variable efficiency between dry and wet feeding methods and keeps water warm and supplied at intervals to sustain the large herd.
Notes describe rough land with infertile patches unsuitable for main crops. With careful management the land could support a few cheap patches for feed, albeit with low yields and minimal expenditure.
A fragment from a 19th century garden note praises composting waste as useful. It notes dead leaves and kitchen scraps improve soil and support plant growth. The brief, archaic phrasing hints at rural household science and practical farming wisdom.
A farm notice states alfalfa is the cheapest feed with beekeepers set to feed the bees with alfalfa from the first through fourth cuttings. The text notes ongoing profitability and universal consumption by bees on the farm.
Correspondent Edgar Ansel Mowrer reports on anti submarine warfare in the Adriatic and Aegean as Italian and Allied efforts deploy nets, drifters, motorboats, and seaplanes. He notes mine sweepers, patrol torpedo boats, and dirigible scouts shaping coastal defense and harbor protection amid rising losses on both sides.
A New Zealand medical corps story details stretcher bearers and doctors working through shellfire on the Somme. It describes nurses and medics carrying wounded for hours in rain and gas masks, with Major Martin and Sapialn Hoyte killed, and three of the unit dying.
Velma Cypert, seven years old, of Arkadelphia Arkansas, can read a page of large print at a glance. She reads two adjacent columns simultaneously and cannot explain the feat. The child appears normal and winsome, carries books, eats a Digmaltese, and plans to become a writer possibly of romance.
Mrs. Annie Denlinger of York Pennsylvania confessed to killing her husband Harry Denlinger in jail. She said she was treated brutally by him and that she does not care what happens to her.
The article praises Billy Miske of St Paul as a genuine fighter akin to old time boxers. It notes his victories over Charley Weinert and Jack Dillon in four days, his sane demand for fair pay, and his preference for real fighting over riches. It recounts his beginnings while working on the Great Northern railroad shaping his decision to fight after admiring Mike Gibbons.
Former Chicago White Sox infielder Russell Blackburne, playing for Toronto in the International League, fumbled a grounder with a runner on third and failed to throw home. Manager Joe Birmingham compared him to Johnny Evers, then a play at first triggered a joke about Gleason.
The New York Tribune laments the tough life of professional golfers. It notes they endure outdoor summers and winters in warm climates like Palm Beach and Pinehurst, listing several resort towns. It praises the Scot as a hardy race and observes no golf pros strike.
Joe Tinker may boost Columbus transfer and Cubs set for next season. Giants plan violet uniforms and purple trim while parks and clubs are spotlighted. The Big Nine track meet lands at Stagg Field June 2, and the United States Football Association reports 5,000 players.
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