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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
2
A scattered Beaver Herald column reviews diverse topics from Halley’s Comet brightening to global finance and politics. It notes Japan's Korea possession, Greece’s ancient rule, rising liberalism in China, and an imperial assembly plan. Also covers a Philippines rainfall record, a Toronto singer’s blindness, and a bold ten year old NY burglar-foiling tale, ending with a call to explore Mara’s planetary changes.
American-made footwear holds the lead in style and finish with a wide array of lasts and models. The piece praises durability and comfort, notes French shoes as less appealing, and guides care, indoor slippers, and wardrobe staples like a classy kid boot and cloth top shoe for various occasions.
A fashion note outlines a delicate thin dress using cashmere or fine serge with a deep tuck at the skirt foot and a waist fullness. A shaped bercha frames a tucked silk yoke, edged with pinked silk and wick buttons. The design includes straw trimming and a rose wreath. Materials listed include four yards 42 inch width fabric, two yards silk, twenty buttons.
The text explains ensilage as a green forage preserved by fermentation, usually corn with legume mixes, and outlines why mixed ensilage is preferred. It then describes silo design for air tightness, wall construction, insulation, and a detailed example of L. A. Porter’s hollow wall cement silo in Adrian Michigan with precise dimensions and forming techniques.
The Portland Oregonian notes a large migration of American farmers to Canada in fall 1909. About 70,000 farmers, carrying $70,000,000, seek cheaper land and perceived safety and stability. Canadian tariffs and laws are cited as factors, with Canadian rail lines opening vast homestead areas. Government agents in U S cities offer information to settlers.
A historic note describes hog feeding efficiency with swinging iron arm doors to prevent hogs piling in troughs. It advises using wooden pegs to secure doors during feeding to prevent waste. It stresses exercise, corn or similar feed for boars, and providing green forage when possible for vigor and health.
A terse employer seeks a night watchman who can sleep with one eye open and remain unafraid to tackle anything. The applicant responds with a plan to send his wife around, implying impropriety or a potential conflict of interest in hiring.
An advertisement urges relief from rheumatic pains after forty, promising strength restoration through a syrup mixture of Sarsaparilla, Torry compound, and whiskey. It instructs tablespoon doses before meals and at night with shaking before use, claiming impressive results after few doses and accessibility through druggists or wholesalers.
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