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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
9
An old farm guide explains simple cistern filtration options to purify roof runoff for household use. It details brick and concrete filters with charcoal sand and gravel, maintenance needs, and emphasizes water safety to prevent typhoid and other waterborne diseases.
The Chicago Tribune explains why surgeons bill differently for operations. It notes wide variations from $50 to $5,000, with some charging nothing and others vast sums. Surgeons reportedly target about one month's income, charging based on monthly earnings and patient need, often provoking public confusion.
The Nashville American examines Tyrian ship design from ancient galleys to later caravels and frigates. It notes how Phoenician models influenced Greece, Rome, Venice, and later European navies, while eastern vessels retain Tyrian features in high sterns and low waists and continue to sail with pilgrims and livestock aboard.
The Manchester Guardian notes the proverb to know a hawk from a hernshaw traces to falconry and heron prey. It traces corruptions to handsaw used by Hamlet, suggesting the phrase evolved for distinguishing hawk from prey.
The London Chronicle notes that European countries such as Italy, Holland, Norway, Switzerland, Portugal, and Russia do not practice the death penalty except in cases involving the emperor, the empress, or the heir. It cites Zug in Switzerland as imposing the lowest penalty worldwide for willful homicide—three years minimum and life imprisonment maximum.
A brief quip from New York Press mocks the preference for express trains at all stations. A Latin adage follows, noting a man may reap harm by his own evil actions.
Practical notes on farm practices include washing and scalding milk cans, feeding calves and horses for better growth, and using oats and grass with limited corn for heifers. Advice covers worm control, road maintenance with wagons, dairy economics, and orange groves in California. Bird life notes praise hummingbirds as a US specialty, while other sections discuss pest controls, horseradish grinding, and remedies for calf scours.
The piece surveys happiness in marriage, egg market speculation, and citrus fruit advertising, noting how finances and self choices shape outcomes. It describes forest destruction in Michigan Wisconsin, gendered labor differences, dairy yields, and hawks guarding fields, ending with weather-induced travel shifts and fruit risks.
The article advises farmers to focus on beef or dairy breeds, shares home remedies and cautions about cream separator use, notes urban migration of youths, warns against risky outsourcing for country girls, and explains root crops, tree bark vulnerability, tobacco fumigation, hydrocyanic acid gas risks, tobacco infusion for aphids, a catalog separator legal case, and grape fruit ripening timing and shipment issues.
The article warns farmers of a new swindle where impostors pose as state dairy inspectors to condemn healthy cows for tuberculosis then resell them. It notes a farmer’s loss and urges caution. It also reports on Secretary Wilson's plan to open a denatured alcohol school in Washington to demonstrate production and uses, with Dr. H. W. Wiley leading the effort.
Observers note fresh prune quality surpasses dried prunes and reports from experiments show canned prune products retain flavor and texture. Prunes sent to the Philippines returned in perfect condition, confirming good keeping quality. Widespread canning of prunes seems likely as a result.
The New York agriculture commissioner pursues an active agenda with 40 of 61 counties inspected for tuberculosis in 628 of 2,753 cows. He reviewed 235 milk stations, 144 insanitary, and the department provided jobs for 445 single men and 75 families. Data show 226,720 farms in the state and 2,273 farms for sale or rent.
Advice that debt can be justifiable for energetic healthy young men with a reasonable plan and opportunity to prosper. Married men rely on their wife’s support, while those lacking determination or sobriety should avoid borrowing.
An editorial urges American agriculture to adopt thrifty habits as land prices rise. It argues profits will hinge on stopping leaks and waste as much as boosting productive capacity, noting immigrants from northern Europe already practice thrift and that Americans must learn prudence amid abundant natural resources.
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