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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
4
A farmer seeks a description of a fox and a work bench from a 19th century guide. The text outlines making a miter box three inches thick and forty four inches long, with two narrow pieces attached to the wide piece edges, marking and squaring across diagonally for accurate cuts.
The article describes constructing a miter box and cutting two diagonal kerfs with a try square to form perfect fitting joints. It notes the box size can vary, recommends spacing on the sides, and warns careful sawing to ensure precise edges for legs.
Instructions outline making a durable work bench from boards and 2x4 crosspieces across the legs. Top boards are nailed to crosspieces, with a vice-board from a 2x plank. A wooden bench-screw and bench-stop add steadiness, better than a cleat, as described by J. G. Allshouse in Ohio Farmer.
In recent months hundreds of rural carrier positions have been filled by women. Supt. Machen reports female rural carriers braved blizzards in the west and performed well as substitutes. About 87 women have passed civil service exams for rural carrier roles, with many becoming permanent substitutes when needed. Department officials praise their efficiency and note no loss of delivery speed due to gender.
The article argues that early maturity raises profit across livestock, with fowl breeds like Plymouth Rock pullets starting to lay early. It links rapid maturation to winter egg production, reduced mortality during feathering, and better heat and disease resistance, urging selective breeding and nutritious feed to fix early maturity traits in egg and meat breeds.
A simple trough for feeding soft foods or mashes is shown. Two boards are nailed together and one is hinged to the wall, creating an accessible feeding surface. The design emphasizes easy mounting and use in compact spaces. The hinge allows tilting for convenient cleaning and refilling.
John Rowe describes a simple poultry feeding trough setup with a wall bracket to hold the trough, a five inch front strip to prevent spillover, and a hook system to lift the trough after meals. The design emphasizes cleanliness as essential to successful poultry farming.
Advice from Commercial Poultry on improving stock value and reducing problems. Clean, level roosts and nests aid hygiene, with careful littering to prevent bad habits. Peeling roasts, clean pens, and timely culling by market aim to boost profits and control mites and disease.
A historic note describes clipping a queen bee's wings to prevent swarms. It advises small scissors, opening the hive without smoke, locating the queen, catching her by both wings, removing one wing, and returning her as the hive closes. The aim is to reduce flight while the queen resumes laying.
A survey notes pecan cultivation rising in interest as a money maker alongside peaches. The nut tree, from 75 to 170 feet tall, bears oblong kernels weighing up to a hundred pounds per ton and thrives in moist rich soils, with Florida and southern states showing strong potential for expansion.
The United States department of agriculture-supported tests at Kankakee show corn crop parts beyond grain can be profitably used. Paper from stalk husks pith and ears yields grades. a new machine husks ears and shells pith to make various papers. Farmers may sell standing corn or yield residue to the machine owner for processing.
A farmer argues profit over crops teaching soil health, budgeting, and labor use. He warns thrifty seeds with poor soil lead to empty barns and high costs. The piece notes labor scarcity in California fruit growing forcing growers to prune orchards and rethink profits.
BIGHIAND LAD full blood Shire stallion registered. Color says five years old, throws finest stock. Fees: $16 for single service, $15 for two or more mares. Season through various routes and dates with listed handlers including W. Lyon, Louis Vanier, Geo. White, S. Westcott, and Lounsbrough.
J Pierpont Morgan plans to import his European art collection to the United States under household effects. The set, valued at about 2 million dollars, could avoid duties if kept as household goods. The move appears aimed at securing a legal residence for the treasures rather than merely housing them in London.
Dr. W. H. Tolman director of the American Institute of Social Service sails from New York on a four months European journey funded by Miss Helen Miller Gould to study and photograph parks boulevards tenements baths schools docks and street signs and to give talks in Paris Vienna and Britain about American progress and health initiatives.
The bureau of engraving and printing operates 24 hours to produce new national banknotes. It takes about 25 days to season the money before banks receive it, with lenders waiting for millions. The circulations pass from the comptroller to banks via bonds, reaching the $400,000,000 milestone.
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the cure for stomach ailments and loss of appetite, urging nourishment for mind and body while naming A. Brothen and Filipino's Composite as sellers. The piece also notes a Smithsonian led ethnology study in the Philippines detailing racial mixtures among tribes including Negrito Papuan African Malay Polynesian and others.
Edmund Russell Fell notes in Everybody’s Magazine that Indian babies cry little, seem to dream while observing elders, and mature into timid, law-Abiding youth. He praises family harmony and inner religious awe shaping gentle, beloved children.
States known for forage crops sustain soil fertility and spend less than one percent of crop value on commercial fertilizers. Conversely, states neglecting forages show soil impoverishment and fertilizer costs ranging from five to nine percent of total crop value, notes Agricultural Journal.
Fragmentary report describes a dog chasing a cow through four barbed wire fences. The cow was injured and the owner killed her to end her suffering. The text ends abruptly with unclear details about the dog's death.
Hawkins announces plan to carry a complete stock of wallpaper, promising wide variety and consistent availability for customers seeking home decorating solutions. The statement highlights breadth of colors and patterns and emphasizes reliable supply for upcoming seasons.
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