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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
7
A narrator compliments a sleeping companion as she lies in a hammock. They describe cloud-shadows over the lawn and roses, addressing Bertha and Emma C. Dowd, noting the sleeping figure with tender imagery from Youth's Companion.
A bragging rooster boasted of hunting a fox and paid the price. The gander warns against bravado, noting the fox would outsmart any rooster. The tale ends with the farmer finding the rooster’s tail feathers after a fox claim. Also a child quips about being born everywhere and brought up all over.
Henry Ward Beecher praised the flag as more than a banner, a symbol of constitutional government. The piece traces the flag’s origin from 13 stripes and stars in 1777, through 1794 1818 and the addition of states like Idaho and Utah, noting the current 45 stars as of 1906.
A crowded scene forms at the bargain counter as Minkins Silk Co advertises half price dental work. The notice, appearing in Y Weekly, notes a dentist offering reduced services amid the rush and scramble.
A Chicago Record description explains a simple optical illusion using a duck wishbone and twisted twine. A match is used to create a looping motion that the eye cannot detect, making the end appear to pass through the wishbone shank as the device completes a circle.
A California ranchman escorting his wife and child along a rocky foothill path encounters a resting rattlesnake blocking the way. With danger imminent and no room to retreat, he fires precisely as the snake strikes, killing it and saving the child. He then carries the girl to the camp.
A brief fable explains moths fly toward a candle flame because their eyes tolerate only little light. Near the light their vision is overwhelmed and they cannot distinguish objects, so they are drawn to the flame itself.
A guide on constructing dairy curing rooms to ensure even temperatures and air flow. It describes underground ducts, brick vents, a controllable air intake, and proper ventilators to maintain 40 degree mean annual temperature and prevent off odors during ripening.
Advice from Orange County farmer on calf rearing emphasizes balanced whey feeding. Use moderately acid whey, maintain a clean storage vat, and avoid sweet or sour extremes. Feed whey three times daily in clean elevated troughs, supplement with oil meal if needed, and provide ample pasture for natural growth and health.
The Glenorminster butter factory in Australa likely ranks as the largest of its kind. Milk supply runs for weeks at about 165 000 pounds daily, with patrons delivering up to 5 000 pounds daily and an average near 2 000 pounds from farms of 100 to 00 acres. The separating room has 16 separators of 400 gallons per hour capacity each, collectively handling 6 000 gallons per hour when needed.
Mrs. Carrie Wilson argues at the Vermont State Dairy association that private dairies control cow feeding and milk handling from draw to butter making. She says creamery bottlenecks arise from patron carelessness, while skilled creameries produce more consistent quality, and that private dairies could surpass creameries if run to the best standards.
The description presents a simple door mounted device to prevent milk can theft and tipping, attaching to the door frame with a sliding latch to secure the can. Inventor Louis Munch of Philadelphia is credited, with notes on keeping milk clean and level during morning collection. A second item laments drought impacts on cows and praises green food supplementation, citing Jersey cows and rising concern among owners.
A farmer near the College of St. James in Washington county grafts an almond onto a plum tree and buds peaches apricots and nectarines. He also inserted a grapevine into an elm, which grew sap and bore grapes as if from the elm. Bees tested carry twice their weight in honey and fly long distances with the load.
A collage of quirky notes and cheap remedies from a bygone era includes claims about daily bowel habits for health, a prisoner story about a 25 foot wall, cough cures, and meat service complaints. It also features jokes about waiters and restaurant misreads, plus patent medicines sold with money-back guarantees and dye free claims.
New York August 38 reports dull flour and wheat values with assorted grains trading. hogs and cattle show varied quotes. Cleveland and Toledo list wheat, corn, oats, and butter with steady to mixed prices. East Liberty and Buffalo markets note cattle, hogs, and sheep pricing. Cincinnati records hogs steady and modest beef/shorn lamb ranges.
An extended excerpt blends a testimonial for Palmer's Lotion with promotions and a Denver excursion sale. It includes a Terre Haute reader's praise, a free pamphlet offer, and travel tickets to Colorado destinations with return validity through 1900. Also mentions Beeman's Pepsin Gum.
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