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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1904
Page
4
The article advises how to introduce rape pasture to sheep without overreliance. Start with limited access, half an hour then longer daily, while providing other feed. Avoid overgrazing to prevent slow recovery, and ensure sheep can access pasture and additional forage. Proper use makes rape a large, valuable pasture resource.
A Louisiana plantation owner tells Louisiana Live Stock Breeders that switching to a balanced ration lowers costs. He cites Paris Omnibus Company saving 9.26 per head annually by partial corn substitution. his Assumption parish herd cut feed from over $10,000 to under $2,500 by combining corn molasses and cotton seed meal. He details a 1 to 6 nutritive ratio with eight pounds corn cob meal, two pounds cotton seed meal, eleven pounds molasses, and 15 pounds peavine hay, totaling about 14.5 cents per head, plus small molasses and hay costs, showing roughly half previous expenses.
The article advises buyers to select and secure a ram in the fall rather than wait. Delays before purchase and shipping can force buyers to seek alternate breeders, risking sold-out stock and wasted weeks as they try to obtain a ram. Early action reduces these risks and speeds farm readiness.
The article argues oats provide a better energy to muscle balance than corn. Corn offers excess heat forming material but too little muscle development, so ten pounds of oats yield more work than ten pounds of corn.
A man loses his temper and is said to have ample reason for the outburst, reflecting on human temperance and justification in a brief provincial note.
The text weighs whether broiler farming pays, noting high start costs and needed specialized knowhow. It urges fall hatching, heated brooding houses, and careful market access in cities. It warns novices to start small, study city markets, visit successful farms, and gain practical experience before expanding.
The text notes two varieties gray and white Call ducks. They are bantams bred for ornament and pets, sometimes used as decoy ducks for shooters. Crossing with Mallard yields tame domestic ducks. It also mentions turkey farming faces losses of young due to wet weather.
The text argues that building design affects poultry farming profits. It notes that housewives bear most care of fowls and have much to do at home. It advocates labor saving inventions to ease farm work and increase efficiency.
Auction notes indicate higher turk prices may force farmers to abandon crops as shortages rise and wartime controls tighten trade, creating uncertainty for domesticated poultry producers and markets.
It is cheaper to grow good shade trees from seed in a nursery under proper conditions than to hunt and pull them in the woods.
Professor Oscar Erf oversees the model creamery exhibit at the World's Fair. He demonstrates creamery processes and educates visitors on dairy technology and scientific farming methods.
The article details a nine gore walking skirt design by May Manton with front side and back gores plain and intervening gores box plaited. It discusses materials suitable for street wear and the precise yardage for various widths plus silk banding and trim requirements.
A fashion note extols the silken gown as the perfect choice for formal occasions. It highlights radium satin messaline in white with faint yellow pink and mauve tones paired with yellowish mesh pointe arabe. The corsage lace yoke puff sleeves and satin panel fronts are described along with dart tucks and ruffles at the skirt.
Describes a blouse or shirt waist featuring box plaits and short tucks for a flattering waist. Explains construction with fitted front and back, shoulder and under-arm seams, center front closure, and wide full sleeves. Notes color in white mercerized madras and fabric widths for medium sizes.
A simple dessert method describes whisked cream with a fig border. Prepare by stewing one pound chopped figs in one pint water and six ounces loaf sugar until thick, then cool and serve as a finishing touch to luncheon or dinner.
A child dress pattern description outlines a blue linen chambray frock with a white collar and shield, blue and white braid trim, and box plaits along the length. It details sizes, yardage for fabrics 27, 32, and 44 inches wide, plus contrasting material and braid quantities.
Milk kept in a shallow basin stays sweeter longer than in a deep jug. A tablespoon of paraffin in hot wash water cleans and brightens tiles. A waterproof shoe blacking mixes tallow beeswax neatsfoot oil and lamp black by heating.
A rosy pink shade called Strawberry Tint is highlighted as one of the season’s prettiest colors. Featured in silk voile, it creates irresistibly charming outfits including a hip yoke skirt and a knitted jersey coat in matching rosy pink.
Prepare gooseberries with half pound brown sugar per pound of fruit. Cook until tender, then add sugar and cook twenty minutes. Off heat, stir in a tablespoon of brandy per pound of fruit and add a thin lemon rind piece to each jar.
Fringe remains and panel effects noted. Puffing and sheer frocks show lace dresses in high favor. Velvet pastilles, cream lace coats, and rich embroidery define vogue. Boleros etons draped girdles and dotted swishes stay popular. Sheer India linen and natural linen favored. Flowers on hats and green blue tulle appear.
A child’s frock feature shows a simple tile style with epaulettes and a shaped yoke. The Persian lawn model uses tucking embroidery bands and wide sleeves. For a two year old the fabric requirement is 2 5/8 yards of 27 or 32 inch width with tucking insertion and embroidery.
A witty Observer laments that engagement rings are returned after breakups while marriage fees are rarely refunded. The remark highlights the common practice of keeping dowries or fees despite relationship status changes.
George Cary Eggleston, the noted novelist and man of letters, spends the summer at Lake George. His residence is beside the former home and library of his late brother Edward Eggleston.
The French consul at Catavia recommends bamboo as a fine material for builders scaffolding. It resists decay and strengthens with age, offering a durable alternative to traditional scaffolding supplies.
A compact maxim notes that human effort should elevate creation and hearts. It proclaims work as a divine-like mission to improve happiness, wisdom, and blessing, contrasting with accursed existence.
In Kushequa Pennsylvania residents report strong relief from Rheumatism and Lame Back after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mrs M L Davison credits two boxes with erasing her back pain and decades of rheumatic suffering. Local belief grows that the pills are the one sure cure. Her story follows other daily reports of positive results.
A newspaper advertisement touts Hulls Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, claiming a constitutional treatment and offering 100 dollars for proof of failure. It promotes Wall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy and urges readers to request testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It also mentions Mall's Family Oils for constipation.
A quick young man leaves a bar following a disturbance. Police respond and begin an inquiry into the events leading to the exit. No injuries reported at this time.
The Defiance Starch Co prints a contest offering twenty five travel tickets to the St Louis exposition. Five winners come from each of Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri who mail in the most Defiance starch trade marks from a ten cent package. Mail by Sept 1 1904 to Omaha Nebraska for a round trip. Tickets mailed Sept 5 by registered mail. If seeking a brains man consult a butcher.
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch as more flexible and lasting than competitors, claiming one third more for money and implying superior performance. It also references Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a traditional proverb about temptation and honesty.
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