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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1895
Page
4
An advertisement claims Williams Pink Pills restore blood and nerves, featuring a customer testimonial about relief from pain after taking the pills. It states the product is sold in boxes for 50 cents or six for $2.50 and can be obtained from druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medical Co., Schenectady NY.
The passage notes about 150 mosquito species globally with 21 native to North America and immense swarms in Arctic Alaska during break boreal summer. It also mentions various unrelated adish fragments and trivia such as cures and measurements.
A two bin granary and corn crib construction is described for versatile grain storage. It features 26 foot width, 82 foot length example, 10 foot driveway, 8 foot bin widths, 10 to 12 feet high posts, 12 inch siding on outer walls, 4 inch bin strips beside driveway, multiple doors to the driveway, and double sliding doors for wagon access. Roofing is shingles.
The piece argues against farmers boarding hired men in the home. It questions whether merchants and manufacturers saddle families with meals and lodging for workers. It warns hiring laborers shifts roles, turning the farmhouse into a boarding house and eroding family relations.
The text discusses providing ample water for stock in winter with a location near the barn. It debates indoors versus outdoors placement and weather protection, noting tuberculosis considerations and the need to warm water only if streams freeze or supply is small. It emphasizes comfort and accessibility for drinking in cold conditions.
Deep ditches from grading and excavation on country roads should be leveled where possible using machines. Leave shallow sloped ditches when needed and seed roadsides to grass. Annual mowing will reduce weed seeds and produce hay rather than a weed hotbed.
The article warns against inbreeding in poultry, noting that breeding from hardy parents and changing blood in males periodically can generate strong strains. It cites Farm Poultry on constitutional risks of inbreeding and crossbreeding as deliberate crossing of distinct bloods. It urges vigilance and better knowledge of breeding methods.
Begin soil work in fall to save time in spring. Plow with coarse manure, then surface apply manure. If rains come, plow again to bury manure and improve frost action. In spring, mix commercial fertilizers with surface soil to ready the garden for crops.
Ground wheat for cows is not a judicious ration. Experiments from Illinois show better results use of wheat bran and middlings rather than pure wheat. Overfeeding is common even with careful feeders, and appetite varies greatly. Feed only what the cow will eat clean.
Winter snowdrifts are worsened by portions of fences that must stand in other seasons. The article shows using side props to drop a fence section flat in winter so wind and snow pass, saving labor and dollars spent clearing drifts around farms and yards.
Observations warn against feeding sour apples to fattened hogs, especially those fed corn in the ear. The fruit's acid softens hog mouths and causes trouble chewing corn, sometimes leading to poorer growth. Cooking the apples prior to feeding is advised to avoid mouth injuries and acid stomachs.
The passage notes small potatoes will be cheap and useful fed to pigs in winter when mixed with roots and grain meal. Cooked potatoes aid poultry nutrition in winter with wheat or bone meal for egg production. Potatoes mainly provide heat and fat as they are largely carbon.
The Ohio station finds that the same dry matter fed to steers yields about three times the live weight as to cows in the same quantity and type. Therefore, when butter fat is worth three times as much as live meat, profits favor steers.
A collage of curiosities and anecdotes appears in the issue. Notes describe Evangelist Gibbons addressing a sparse crowd, a Madison sheriff tax matter, a Cassopolis marriage in a bow-window, sleeplessness remedies, extreme cold locales, and quirks of rulers and alphabets.
The snippet recalls a reflective verse from Harper's Bazaar about gender envy and social performance. It mentions a man who despises easy virtue and a lazy man urged toward diligence, with odd phrasing suggesting a literary or editorial aside from a 19th or early 20th century periodical.
A garbled OCR style passage mentions Boston surfaces of the bottle and wholesale terms. It references Deena, Manvix Wholesale prune, and a man who serves God only when he feels like it, noting only unclear obligations and activities.
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