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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
6
An aged boy recalls a farm dog named Marcus Aurelius famed for perpetual meditation and comic tricks. The dog, wearing a tophat, performs a running gag of dying on command and fetches attention as he ages from playful pup to wiser hound, with memories of a rural childhood and a quirky bond with the boy.
The London Chronicle notes the diligent child of today would have been the celebrated child of the past and praises wit in young speakers. A reproving elder warns a child of heaven, but the child responds with humor about attending theaters and parties, saying she cannot go everywhere.
An early 20th century dairy barn design outlines a partly concrete structure for 27 cows, with calf pen, box stalls, feed and wash rooms, manure handling away from the barn, and a 16 foot diameter silo. Details cover stall width, alley space, window layout, and ventilation while stressing sanitary manure pits and a separate milking area. The piece ends with a short anecdote about a puzzled farmer at a Cooper Institute meeting.
The Wisconsin experiment station, in cooperation with the U S department of agriculture, has worked nine years to breed two or three superior barley varieties to replace the 60 to 70 grown in the state. They seek rustproof barley and have found a modified Swingle method to reduce head smut. Cold water soak for 12 hours followed by hot water at 140 degrees for ten minutes shows promise in producing smut free barley, with field trials favorable. Seed growers at the Madison agricultural college are to test the treatment on all Wisconsin seed barley next year, aiming to eliminate smut statewide within one or two years.
Prof Fraser of the University of Ti nels shows a new exercise setup for a herd bull. A tread power linked by a protected gangway and a nose ring rope allows the bull to wear itself out daily, while the herdsman feeds and loads the unit. The device aims to help farm tasks and suggests possible orchard and barnyard uses, including tree pruning and engine-like work, with notes on milk testing and dairy cattle improvement.
A Brooklyn mother describes twelve years of infantile skin suffering ending after using Cuticara products. She details initial red spots, worsening with treatment, then dramatic improvement after trying Cuticara Ointment Soap and Resolvent. The child’s skin is now smooth at age twelve. April 16, 1905.
The Baltimore American declares the surest way to defeat danger is to confront it directly. The Kansas City Journal adds a cautionary note about a man about to be run down by an automobile, urging awareness and quick action.
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