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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
4
Mrs Housely voices embarrassment over Townly, a tactless guest who dominates conversations. The scene recounts her ruined social plans as Townly mocks church events, sewing societies, and missionaries, while praising German tourists. Her brother and Mrs Housely reflect on social price of blunt talk.
The excerpt warns against sharing troubles with others, arguing that disclosure reveals weaknesses and invites cheap sympathy without real aid. It suggests the listener may downgrade the speaker's standing, viewing her as plucky, stupid, or a fool, thereby pulling her from a respected position.
An analysis of two cattle finishing systems compares stall feeding with a minimal grain ration and palatable roughage to grazing to finish cattle on grass. Virginia experiments show grass finishing can cost less per pound of gain, with silage and a limited grain mix aiding stockers, and suggest practical rations for winter feeding and finishing.
Maud Robinson notes how a creative approach to entertaining boosts appeal and approval. A chain from one suggestion to the next leads to unique ideas that delight friends and please a father figure whose rewards rise with novelty.
A historical note on early pig disorders. It discusses thumps and scours in small pigs, advocating prevention through exercise, cleanliness, and careful feeding. Remedies include reduced sow feeding, fresh bedding, lime or copperas, soda and burnt flour, parched corn, and in resistant cases laudanum. Harvey Johnson of Iowa signs the piece.
A Boston Transcript inspired piece advises how to stay calm and use simple rules if lost in the woods. It recommends sitting quietly, not panicking, following a stream to reach settlements, using the sun for direction, observing terrain, and avoiding moss as a guide while preserving food and clothing. The article frames getting lost as a rare sport with opportunities for coolness and practical forest sense.
Feet care guidance covers swelling and burning relief with warm baths and lemon rubs. Soothing sea salt baths, a custom footbath recipe, evening soaks, and foot sprays are suggested along with callous removal by pumice stone and shoe fit advice. Users are advised to wear supportive footwear, including sandals and moccasins, and to monitor perspiration and aches.
Horace Fletcher’s eating rules shared with Harvard Dental School patients urge eating only with appetite and bland foods like plain bread and butter. Chew solid food until liquid, sip tasty liquids, drink water without taste, and eat only when calm to curb anger and worry.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch advises enamel finish for kitchen walls when tiles are unavailable. Walls need frequent washing like floors, and white tires are praised for showing dirt and easy cleaning. Paint finished with enamel offers a practical substitute for wall protection.
Instruction describes pinning the dress skirt in place using a button placed mid back of the shirt waist or corset cover. It suggests adding two buttonholes on each side of the skirt band and fastening both onto the central button, claiming this method outperforms hooks and eyes.
A brief old advice note suggests deodorizing a sickroom by placing camphor or coffee berries on a tin plate and burning with a red hot poker. The fumes from the coffee or camphor are claimed to overcome any disagreeable odor.
A Farmers' Review piece argues feeding before during or after milking has little impact if kept regular. Cows and handlers thrive on habit, with milking timing and grain schedule synchronized. feeding after milking keeps cows calm and attentive, reducing kicks during milking and promoting orderly stable routine.
Mrs. Marshall voices caution about reform movements in dairy industry. She notes an alarmist trend of self styled experts declaring the dairy sector dangerous and in need of sweeping correction. She warns reform zeal can oversimplify issues and undermine trust in milk and butter.
Corn silage would feed the farm year round on Charles J Augevine's Michigan dairy operation if available. Silage is valued as good as green feed and more economical, with careful production of ensilage corn on well manured land. A field once yielded twenty five tons per acre after two manure dressings, and rye planted with corn increased yields. Proper silo prep, machinery, and racks cut costs, with labor ranging from 1.25 to 0.30 per ton. Mixed ensilage with peas or soybeans improves storage, with corn to bean mixes like fourteen to nine parts keeping well and pleasing the cattle.
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