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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1907
Page
6
Discussion on improving cream quality by using cleaner milk and careful skimming. Guidance covers removing tainted milk, separating defective portions, and using separators to reduce flavors. Includes notes on testing percentages and practical steps for small creameries and private traders.
G B Porter reports installing a Brock Drum in his store reduces fuel use by about half to maintain the same temperature. He notes air circulation removes impurities and improves room atmosphere, benefiting optical work.
For sale a piano melodian old bell and riding bridle and martingale. Inquire 215 Park Avenue or 924 West Centre St Moa. Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure sold by Geo. B. Sharrar fights dangerous ingredients and follows Pure Food and Drug Law aims. Also sale of Aberdeen Angus bull first calf of Chiefences. Inquire Job T Sleight R F D No. 5 Alma 12.
An examination of crude drugs from native plants shows many species grow in the United States, with several weed or wild plants needing domestication. The article highlights Giseara sigrada or Rhamius persianus as a valuable bark source, noting trials at Washington and Arlington Arboretum. Experts urge cultivation to prevent loss of the material and meet rising demand in America and abroad.
Cooling the cream as rapidly as possible after separation is advised. The cream should be kept at ripening temperature, ideally around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, by placing it in water surrounding the cream rather than in the cream itself.
The piece touts Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a valuable remedy for consumption, claiming it quiets coughing and inflammation while reducing fever and aiding healing. The text ends with a testimonial claim and lists various local property transactions and club notices from Seville to Arcada, including meeting schedules and fraternal orders.
In a furnishing suggestion for a modern pigsty the American Agriculturist presents a diagram showing a ground floor twenty five by thirty two feet. Diagram A depicts a full length entry five feet wide with doors at both ends, convenient for guiding animals. troughs run along one side in separate pens.
The document describes a pigsty with pens not under a roof. The entire building is open to drainage with planked walls. Inside partitions are about four feet high. Small doors between sections hang from the top to swing freely. Pigs quickly learn to push doors and escape, then the door closes behind them. Pigs exit first into wet floor corners, with feeding troughs noted. Building height should not exceed seven or eight feet.
Notice to tax payers in Alma. Tax rolls for wards available at the City Clerk's office daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until January 9, 1907. Taxes paid by January 9 incur no penalty. after that date a 4 percent penalty is added.
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