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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
3
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to relieve infants and children’s eczema rashes itchings and irritations. It promises rest and speedy healing and offers free samples by mail via Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
The National Women's Life-Saving league announces a junior branch for girls under sixteen with the opening of the upcoming indoor season. No child is too young to learn swimming and many top swimmers have promised to aid president Mies K. F. Mehrtens.
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports Governor Morehead accuses State Treasurer George E. B. Hall of profiting from state funds via a $1000 commission split with relatives and bank associates. The governor cites deposits at Verdon and Franklin banks, suggests felony potential, and vows suit. Sixteen other items note Food department prosecutions, Labor Day at the penitentiary, tributes to Rev. Ludden, and Nebraska manufacturers' expo gains.
Warrants issued by the state auditor in August totaled 461 617 dollars, with January at 739 424 dollars. General fund expenditures for August reached 224 756 dollars as some warrants not yet presented. Final plans for the Beasey building at the state university are being reviewed by B Cnowins and the building committee. professors Pool and Wolcott have tentatively approved the proposals.
An Illinois farmer reports using eight dynamite charges to blast holes for transplanting trees. He says the technique loosens hard soil, creates fissures, and promotes a stronger root system, speeding fruit bearing. The article includes two illustrations to illustrate the method.
Misinformation circulates about orchard spacing with claims of 15 feet apart. The Nebraska Agricultural College horticultural department advises 20 feet for cherries and peaches, 30 to 40 feet for most varieties, and 26 feet for upright types like Whitney crab and duchess to ensure cultivations, sprays, and uniform yields.
Professor Bailey of Cornell states bees are a crucial pollination factor and their absence is deleterious. A recent agriculture bulletin urges planting mixed varieties and ensuring bees visit blossoms. Professor Waugh notes bees as pollinizers outperform wind, citing experiments with glass panes catching wind-blown pollen as unreliable.
Dairy prices rise but not in step with grain and land costs. Dairymen must study cows’ behavior and rely on intelligent judgment to improve profits. Success comes from forethought, training, and understanding when to adjust feeding and care.
Guidelines for sanitary dairy practice emphasize clean barns and ventilation, removal of manure and standing water, brushing cows before milking, wiping with a damp cloth to remove particles, keeping milker’s hands dry, milking in clean conditions, and promptly transferring milk to a milk house for separation and cooling.
The article lists three effective homemade repellents recommended by the U S Department of Agriculture. One uses rancid lard and kerosene in a creamy mass rubbed on cow backs. Another mixes fish oil and kerosene with a spray. A third combines fish oil tar oil and crude carbolic acid for spraying.
Selecting the herd bull ranks as the key early task in starting a dairy operation. The choice is more critical than determining the breed, with lasting impact on future herd performance.
An officer finds the guardroom empty except for a lounging private who proclaims I am the prisoner. The sergeant is away at the meal, sentries in the canteen, and the exchange showcases a dry logic driven quip about taxes and freedom.
A South woman visiting New York asks the stranger where the city is. The reply points to the top of stairs in the subway. The Sixteenth Regiment, nicknamed the Arts and Crafts Battalion, is noted for its historic honors. A London paper praises the regiment, and a wry remark suggests reforming spouses by swapping them for a yellow dog.
Farmers and creameries are urged to cover cream cans during transport to town. Wet burlap over cans can keep cream temperature about 20 degrees cooler than uncovered, reducing value loss. References note jacketed cans as a premium option and mention the Kansas City jitney decision for all night service.
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