This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
7
The excerpt emphasizes a grave food situation and calls for waste elimination and self sacrifice by Americans. It argues for eating plenty, wisely and without waste, to prevent collapse of civilization.
Quick guide to cheese crackers with pecan toppers and two accompanying dishes. A cream cheese toast atop crackers with pecans, then a maple butter biscuit roll and a spiced chutney with tomatoes apples onions peppers mint vinegar and sugar. Belgian carrots with butter parsley and sugar finish the trio.
Carrier pigeons have carried messages for thousands of years. The pigeons, also called doves in Anglo Saxon, were domesticated during Egypt’s fifth dynasty and trained as messengers. Caesar learned of Gaul’s rebellion quickly due to these birds, enabling a swift Alpine crossing. pigeons served faithfully in the Crusades.
The article advises that dry cow rations differ little from regular feeds. It notes substitutes like hominy for corn to reduce fat forming elements, and recommends bran and oats for minerals to support unborn calves. Near calving, a small amount of oilmeal loosens bowels to prevent milk fever, with 8–10 pounds of hay or corn stover for roughage.
Calves should stay with the dam one or two days to receive colostrum. If the milk is rich, dilute with lower butterfat levels. Teach calves to drink by finger contact, then gradually remove the finger. Patience, not force, is key to feeding.
Home mix formulas from Bulletin 267 of the Ohio experiment station suggest combining fish oil, oil of tar, and crude ecarbolic acid or mixtures of oil of tar, cottonseed oil, and crude carbolic acid to spray on cattle. These solutions deter flies for a period.
The article stresses that feeding alone does not maximize milk and butterfat. It argues many cows are not milked correctly, causing significant losses in milk and fat. Proper milking is as essential as good feeding for dairy efficiency.
The use of a purebred bull is the cheapest way of building up a herd. In selecting a bull too much stress can not be laid to his ancestry. The greater the number of good producers in his pedigree, the better the chances for stamping desirable daily characteristics upon his offspring.
Furnished by SCIROEDER & PAIGE listing transfers in Cass, Fairbanks, Gill, Jackson, Haddon, Hamilton, Farmersburg, Hymera, Plew, and Sullivan areas. Notable deeds include Shirley Realty Co to Robt and Sarah Macauley for $1 with coal rights, and Nancy J Harris to Mary E Strahle for $1,000 involving multiple lots and sections.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.