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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
7
A Memphian bought a horse for one fifty after inspecting a mare advertised at that price. The horse proved blind but fast, and a second buyer later paid one sixty five. The seller admitted the other man was not told of the mare’s blindness, prompting a theft of blame and a costly lesson.
A farmer notes that stronger, industrious bee colonies yield more honey with fewer hives. In a single yard, richer colonies can turn 10,000 pounds of flower nectar into 5,000 pounds of surplus, while weaker ones may barely cover their own winter needs.
A farmer recalls trouble plowing with three horses for corn on sod land. They considered buying a three-horse evlis but balked at high prices. A makeshift regulator was added to the plow using a long clevis and a blacksmith fashioned Figures 2 and 3 to improve depth control.
A neighbor reports a % inch iron rod brace with a U shaped end and four ½ inch holes to bolt to a plow beam. The device uses a wagon tire loop to hold the doubletree and adjusts depth via bolting and notches, with others in the neighborhood already adopting it.
J C E Jacot explains that proper curing of clover hay is vital for value. Do not spread in dew or rain, mow early, cure by evening, rake into doodles, spread again next morning, and haul to barn. do not stack as weather spoils it.
Practical tips urge keeping stock off meadows and using cash trades when possible. Emphasizes good roads, repaired fences, bluegrass pastures, shade trees like elm and maple, clover with small grains, and soil prep. For gra za land, maintain fertility with fertilizer and fall manure, or plow and plant corn if grass fails.
Description of a 240 acre farm laid out in three fields to save fencing. System uses clover corn wheat crops with hogs cattle or sheep depending on disease. Partial fencing, wind wheel water supply, woodlot access, and adjustable temporary fences for grazing are detailed.
The article advises selling marketable cockerels on the first shipment date when enough are ready. Waiting until autumn lowers price due to market glut and smaller price per pound. Across years, selling in midsummer saves money rather than delaying to October.
The passage notes that young pigs command prices above value when killed for meat and gain weight with food, but tenderness depends on keeping. It warns roast pig quality related to age and feeding. It also advises ewe udder clipping for lambs and warming incubations for weak newborn lambs.
A miscellany on exaggerated speech among schoolgirls and clergy, noting a Puritan cautionary tale of a minister whose eloquence outpaced truth. Also includes travel blurb for Marquette Michigan from the Lake Superior region and brief advertising notices about binder twine.
Instructions on constructing hive stands six inches high with a front clearance. Advice favors an angled projection to keep entrances clear and notes better results with attention. Also discusses corn as a finishing fattening feed for hogs and cautions against overuse for young or breeding stock.
A Kansas City Star report recalls a Burlington Railway episode where foremen were ordered to eye exams. A messenger brought a glass eye with a cryptic note from Mike Donohue claiming a prior injury and a plan to swap in a safer eye if needed, implying comic mischief after the exam.
In a Baltimore American recount, a man recalls a quirky dating scheme involving winning a girl by pleasing her mother. The tale shifts to a divorce suit and a submerged Presbyterian joke, where a minister learns a parishioner supports many churches, humorous and revealing.
The text weighs keeping a top brood mare versus selling her for price gains and notes seasoned advice that exceptional mares stay in the herd while others fetch cash. It also compares profitability of raising breeding poultry versus meat and eggs, emphasizing capital and market access to secure buyers.
W T Mac Clure argues in Farm and Home that postal savings banks should be added to post offices as a secure government option. He urges citizens to press senators and representatives to draft a bill, insisting the move would keep the nation ahead of others in important financial acts.
The Debtor- Really, do you know, I think you are the most curious man I ever knew. To think you should take so much trouble to find out such a little thing as that. Boston Transcript. The lazy man's matt. Work not, that you be not worked. Chicago Daily News.
New York June 1 prices for grains and butter show Minnesota patents at 5.05, No 2 red wheat at related quotes, No 2 corn, No 2 white oats and creamery butter around 16 to 19 cents. Western eggs steady, lambs and sheep around 4 to 5 dollars, hogs with no sales. Cleveland June 11 quotations record flour, wheat, corn, oats, creamery butter at 2 cents, York state cheese, fresh potatoes at 1.00, cattle and sheep prices with steers 4.85 to 5.00, calves 6.00 to 9.50, lambs 4.50 to 4.75, hogs 5.25 to 5.50, pigs 5.20. Chicago June 11 markets list wheat June futures 6.? to 6.57, cattle prime at 5.10 to 5.75, hogs 5.10 to 5.25, sheep 4.00 to 5.40, lambs 5.00 to 6.60. Toledo June 11 spot wheat 7 16 cents, cash corn 40 cents, oats 22 14.
An assortment of vintage ads promotes Allen's Foot Ease for new shoes and foot relief, Beeman's Pepsin Gum, Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds, Carter's Ink used by schools, and Halla Catarrh cure. Witty quotes from Puck and Ram's Horn accompany product pitches.
This notice presents a period wherein women should avoid mistakes and place trust in a medicine praised by many. Mrs Pinkham offers free guidance, claiming extensive global experience and invites readers to write to her in Lynn Massachusetts.
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