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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
8
The article discusses rising wood costs driving fence design toward metal wire, with posts sometimes iron or concrete. It covers gate building, painting practices, and the value of light gates, plus experiments on dropper posts and gate width for efficient farm access.
The article notes most butter now comes from creameries but hand churns, especially the old dasher style, remain in use by small farmers and some urban homes. It describes churn types, farmer practices, and even international butter exports alongside enduring old-fashioned methods.
The hazing trials at Annapolis and ensuing congressional debate have publicized the Academy leading to an unusual surge of applications from ambitious young men. Applicants boast of defiance toward hazers and cite their physical prowess as proof of fitness for appointment. One letter notes recent events at the Navy.
The article argues for consolidating rural cross road schools into larger units to improve farm education. It highlights Assistant Secretary Hays and Canada as models, notes higher costs but greater benefits, and details school garden layouts and uses, including student ownership of plots and revenue for schools. It ends by mentioning Andrew Carnegie endorsing phonetic spelling.
An advertisement claims Faso grows hair stops shedding and dandruff removal. It promises quick restoration of hair color and growth on scalp eyebrows and lashes and offers a full $1.00 package free to try by writing.
The piece recalls Sergeant Wright describing Joe the Indian dog who died of a broken heart at Fort Stevens. The dog endured a long march, endured rations without affection, and traveled with soldiers from the Missouri steamboat to Omaha and the Pacific coast. Though no soldier loved him, all respected his fidelity to his deceased master.
The House Committee on Immigration reports a bill raising the head tax on aliens from 2 to 5 dollars. It requires adult males to have at least 25 dollars and females 15 dollars, mandates literacy in some language for all immigrants over 16, and excludes imbeciles and weak laborers. The Department of Commerce and Labor would decide admission for unaccompanied minors under 16. The measure claims to filter out undesirable persons.
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