Ideal Piggery Design Promotes Efficient Stock Housing
A Farm and Home correspondent outlines a practical pig shelter design. The recommended width is 33 feet with a central passage and pens on both sides, 80 feet long to house ten sows and progeny. Construction favors a frame with 14-foot studs, a loft for storage, and exterior rough lumber with felt paper and siding.
The Sleeping Platform for Hogs and Ventilated Pens
A brief article describes hog pens with windows every 8 feet on each side to provide ample light. Pens have a cement floor with a 6 foot plank sleeping platform raised 4 inches, and partitions made of plank to resist hogs breaking through. A front feed trough is included and brood sows need a trough no more than 3 inches deep. The building includes a constant running water supply.
Sunstruck horses need shade and cooling action
Heat prostration in horses is shown by stopped sweating dryness, slugglish movement, heavy breathing and red eyes. Stop work at once unhitched in shade with a breeze, sprinkle with water, apply wet cloths, use cold water, and call a veterinarian if serious.
Seven Spraying Don ts From W S Perrine Advice
Marion county Illinois expert W S Perrine warns that preparation equals spraying effort. Avoid four nozzles with large caps and using tall poles. use ten foot poles or towers for high trees. Invest up to 25 dollars in elevated gear to save 50 dollars in a season. Do not rely on untested patented connections or fear sharing knowledge.
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W. S. Perrine
Marion County
Ilinois
Parable on Prayer Humility from Luke Eighteen
Lesson text outlines Jesus teaching on persistent prayer using a widow and a judge. It contrasts the self righteous Pharisee with the penitent publican, stressing humility and reliance on God for justice and forgiveness. The parable invites faithful petition over performative prayer.
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Jesus
Bethany
Lazarus
Perea
Jordan
David
Solomon
Daniel
Hezekiah
Christ
Abraham
Jacob
Moses
Gideon
Hannah
Sam
Daniéel
Indy
Oter
Prahemiah
Peter
Paul
Matthew Henry
The
Evangelist
Gract
An Old Painter's Advice for House Painting
An experienced painter urges homeowners to allow ample time between coats for true drying and durability. He warns against cheap mixtures and urges using pure white lead and linseed oil, mixed on site, to prevent cracking and peeling and extend paint life.
Near death through snake attack at Oroville
F E Feve an employee of Northern Electric in Oroville survived a terrifying encounter with a huge gopher snake that coiled around his neck in a tent made of sunny sacks. Feve awakened suffocating, grabbed the snake, and was bitten on the cheek as his two companions freed him and removed the reptile.
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F. E. Feve
Northern Electric
Feve
Oroville
Sinai the Turquoise Land as World’s First Mining Center
Dr Flinders Petrie in a new book portrays Sinai as the ancient turquoise land and the world’s first mining center. He details expeditions directed by the Pharaoh and an official staff of assayers scribes and secretaries tallying mine outputs.
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Sinai
Flinders Petrie
Petrie
House of Metals
Winning Start Promotes Postum Grape-Nuts Breakfast
A teacher cites relief from chronic indigestion after switching to hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream for breakfast. She reports steady weight gain and steadier nervous energy, crediting the simple morning meal for her improved health and daily performance.
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Fostum Co
Battle Cree
Sores on Hands Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. A E Maurer of Chicago relates a long siege with itch ing painful hand sores. Three doctors failed to help. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment she noticed peeling and improvement in three days and remains at work in the dye house. Published July 1, 1905.
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A. E. Maurer
State St
Chicago
Vegetables Fueled Partial Intoxication Claim
An investigator notes vegetables can contain stimulants and cause intoxication for those who rely on vegetarians. He cites a case where young people experienced partial intoxication after a purely vegetable meal.
Notre Dame's Unique Development Without Endowment
The article praises the University of Notre Dame for its distinct features among schools, its sixty four years of tradition, strong faculty, and broad discipline spanning grammar to college work. It notes Notre Dame’s notable achievement of growing to this point without endowment and mentions forthcoming course announcements.
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University of Notre Dame
Indiana University
Notre Dame
Constable Arrests Four Men on English Country Road
A constable who stopped four men on a country road in England for gambling testified before the magistrate that they walked and dealt cards as they moved along.
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England
Allen's Foot-Ease promotes foot comfort and shoe fit
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired hot aching feet and ease new or tight shoes. It invites readers to request a trial package from A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Statement on a Divorced Woman’s Attitude Refrains
A remark notes that a divorced woman often behaves as if she were born into the role, implying a learned stance rather than natural habit. The line reflects social attitudes toward marriage and independence in the era.
New W L Douglas Shoe Co opens Montello jobbing plant
The W L Douglas Shoe Co dedicated a new Montello administration and jobbing plant with 11 000 retailer invites and open house from 11 am to 8 pm. The two story 260 by 60 foot building houses a full lower-floor jobbing department and upper-floor offices, with stock ready for same-day shipping on hurry orders.
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W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Shammoth
Montello
Mace Gay
Boston
United States
W. L. Douglas Co
Brockton and
Douglas
Western Union
Good Intentions Covered with Asbestos
A terse remark links good intentions to asbestos, implying dangerous or outdated safety standards. It suggests caution about rhetoric or actions that fail to address real risks.
Women at Work and a Potent Elixir for Female Ailments
A promotional piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for a wide range of female complaints linked to irregularities, backache, and nervous symptoms. It includes letters from readers praising relief and health improvements after using the product and invites readers to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Fr. Orser
Warrenton Street
Boston
Lydia E
Pinkham
Miss Pearl Ackers
North Summer Street
Nashville
Tenn
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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