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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
3
A scrambled local column lampoons Prohibition and wartime measures while remarking on eggs prices and social mores. It notes a Elks initiation, a potential Eldorado Kansas invention, and a travelogue project. Includes light gossip about Terre Haute Star readers and a Daily Times club drive.
Verse contrasts August warmth with current cold winds, noting a shift from heavy furs to a light powder puff. The poem uses playful imagery to dramatize fashion and mood as seasons turn.
Residents ask Tom McKinley to schedule time to repair a bump in the Graysville road. The note requests prompt action and cites local travel delays.
A Garlic theatre notice says next week the Catamount company will stage Izora of the Azores featuring Busthim Dernhim and Zenthippe Smith. The missive also jokes about knitting bags resembling a Zeppelin with a quarter section blown out.
A collection of odd household tips and snappy news items. Mentions include shoe sole tips with marshmallows and cheese paste, a Terre Haute headline on women at the bar, Billy Sunday in cash and futures, knitters carrying stun ning bags, Los Angeles going dry, and a suit testing Indiana prohibition.
A quirky batch of community items recounts weddings plans, courtship hopes, and minor misadventures. Zeb Stubbins aims to wed after eight market shoots. Squire Wansford donates firewood for church warmth. Constable St Plum endures a strenuous week amid animal mishaps and home repairs.
Pupils of Mrs. R. W. Cadwell hold an annual Charity Piano Recital with 25 cent tickets. The event, on Friday Nov 30 above the Cadwell music store, aims to raise funds for Christmas baskets. Current pieces include Mendelssohn Spring Song Verdi Il Trovatore Newland Valse Caprice Koelling Larks Morning Song, with twelve more numbers.
A five year old, visiting his cousin with his mother, notes a folding bed that intrigues him. He worries the bed may secretly rise, telling his mother they must beware a self starter mechanism. The tale reads as a cautious, eerie visitor note from a bygone household.
Cream fat globules must be at the right temperature for best buttering. Ideal churn temp is 48 degrees F. keep cream at 50 degrees or lower until the day before churning, then warm to 70 degrees to sour. Use a barrel churn with gas venting, stop when butter granules reach wheat-kernel size, wash to remove buttermilk, then salt at one ounce per pound.
When feeding silage remove the molded top layer and feed at least two inches each day. Keep the surface level to limit air exposure and only place out enough silage for one feeding to avoid drying out.
New York State College estimates show the average New York dairy cow yields only 66.09 dollars in income annually while maintenance costs reach 61.85 dollars, leaving a mere 4.25 dollars per cow. High quality roughage is presented as essential for profitability in dairy farming.
The article argues that scrub cows are dragging down dairy profitability in New York and should be weeded out. It notes a yearly wage of 85 dollars for caretakers, lower than typical farm labor, and suggests profits hinge on better breeding and improved farm management to remove culls and reduce the herd handicap.
The guide outlines early calf feeding starting with whole milk then gradually increasing quantity. Skim milk should replace it when feasible and continued until six months if economical, with up to about 20 pounds daily. At two weeks old introduce grain and clean bright hay, increasing as the calf appetite allows.
Indigestion is cited as the cause of common scours in calves two weeks to a month old. Prevention is best. Overfeeding cold or sour milk, alternating sweet and sour milk, and dirty pails or stalls are listed as common indigestion causes.
An advertising appeal for a one year subscription to the Toledo Weekly Blade. The notice promises comprehensive wartime news coverage with accurate facts and fearless editorials, urging readers to join the national family and stay informed about actions of the country allies and enemies. It directs readers to address Sullivan Union in Sullivan Indiana.
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