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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
6
An article discusses a New York state dairy expert's nose ring plan to stop cows from nursing calves or other cows. It advises patience and practical steps, including milking the cow by hand, feeding the calf, and gradually introducing a nutritious ration to wean the calf, emphasizing calm, measured handling.
A historic dairy note discusses keeping milk clean and efficient churn handling. It emphasizes good cow management, proper feeding, and timing in churning to maximize butter yield and quality. Factors include cow health, rich feed, and correct cream temperature to avoid grainy butter.
A writer recounts discovering dairy profits by keeping two good cows. An accidental find yielded up to 15 quarts daily from a pedigree-free cow, with annual ganancias around $10 monthly after calving. The narrator argues two quality cows beat four average ones and warns against overinvestment.
An illustrated description details a butter worker device for small and medium dairies. It explains a lever operated on a roof, a table that tilts forward with grooves to channel the quid into a pall, and a sharpened edge at the underside. Maple, beech or chestnut deemed ideal woods for its construction.
Description of a conical helical stirrer with a hollow two inch diameter handle and perforated tip used to blend cream in a churn. The top extends just below can lip, holes about half dollar size, and user notes it blends cream better than a paddle and can remain in the can between churning.
An old advertisement recounts kidney pills by Dean’s Kidney Pills from Swainaboro Georgia and a testimonial of relief after years of back pain. It also notes a brief literary aside about Lindley Murray, Pennsylvania-born grammarian who died in 1826, and reflects on prudent views of life and money after attaining moderate competency.
A local health note praises a simple home made mixture as a ready relief for kidney and urinary ailments. The formula uses Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karson, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilia to be mixed and taken after meals and at bedtime. The piece claims easy access at pharmacies and low cost.
In a tense morning scene Harker ejects a visitor who came to start trouble and learns the man is a clocksmith aim to start the clock that hasn’t run for a week. In St Helena, destitution grows as troops leave and rats fetch two cents each for the government.
A Portium Co. reader from Battle Creek Michigan reports long term benefit from Grape Nuts for herself husband and two children in breakfast routine. She credits improved digestion strengthened health and growing weight with continued use and recommends the product along with the booklet The Road to Wellville.
Memtreal Herald reports cutworts are caterpillars of certain amatl nixtt flying moths that lay eggs in twigs. The larvae descend to the soil to overwinter and awaken to attack early vegetation. They feed at night, severing plants at the ground level and causing extensive damage.
The article notes that cutworms, including enlarged moths and caterpillars, attack wheat, Indian corn, oats, and vegetables. They feed at night climbing trees and biting tender leaves, then hide under soil by day. Garden beds should be dug over to expose and kill worms, with holes made to trap them. European species are among the worst, with the spotted cutworm highlighted in the illustration.
Professor B K P of Sansten notes pruning can restore harmony between fruit and wood growth in cultivated orchards. He explains that fertile soil promotes wood production while poor soil favors fruit, risking vitality and early death unless pruning corrects the imbalance.
Advice on planting fruit trees and handling produce. Recommends 4 to 6 foot one-year-old apple and pear stock, using succession for year-round apples, and avoiding root galls. Suggests feeding damaged potatoes to hens, and notes winter peach blight in California treated by Bordeaux mixture before growth starts in spring.
gardeners warn that allowing spring planted strawberry beds to fruit the next summer weakens plants and reduces pollen and seed development. Remove buds and blossoms as soon as they appear to help plants establish and survive. Pinch or cut them off. it pays to do it.
An Orchardist advises reworking old neglected peach and pear trees by drastic pruning, spraying, and renewing growth. By removing top growth and encouraging fresh wood, trees can yield profitable crops again. Careful soil rest and deep plowing avoid root damage while reducing pests.
Instructions describe lining barrel bottoms with newspaper circles and using a newspaper cushion under the head to reduce bruising of the top apple layer. After pressing the apples into place the cushion is removed and alternative paper sheets are placed before applying pressure.
A spinster paid $5,000 for a bulldog, a Massachusetts buyer spent $8,000 on a cow, Walter Garvey refused a $4,900 offer on a hog, and James Keene rejected $200,000 for the racehorse Sysonby. Roosters sell for up to $800, a lion for $200, tiger $700, with future bets on breeding fish like a trainable salmon could reach $1,000, the cow’s calf valued at $4,000, and the salmon mother potentially yielding 300,000 offspring worth a large total. Brandreth's Pills advertised as a reliable laxative tonic used for constipation for over a century, sold widely in plain or sugar-coated forms.
Edwina Booth daughter of Junius Booth and Harriet Booth, a relative of Edwin Booth and Hetty Green, plans a major Booth revival in Boston. Born in San Francisco she was christened there with Edwin Forrest and wife as godparents. As a child she attended Notre Dame convent in Philadelphia until age 13, while playwright David Belasco is noted for long work sessions with frequent strong coffee.
A physician notes debility in women without acute disease and presents Dr Williams Pink Pills as proven to restore health. Case of Mrs. Sarah Ramsey of 1008 St John St Litchfield Illinois describes relief from stomach pain weakness and nervous spells after using the pills. Pills sold by druggists or by mail 50 cents six for 2 50 with free booklet Plain Talk to Women.
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