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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1897
Page
5
A sermon piece urges perseverance through sin, exile, and grief drawing on Nehemiah and the message Go and sin no more while Christ offers refuge. It references a sexton, quiet faith, and the hope Jerusalem will be rebuilt, ending with fashion notes on embossed velvet trends.
A Kentuckian in Breeder's Gazette advises quiet nightly saddle work to turn a horse into a running walker. Use patience not force, ride at trot or canter to remove the wire edge, then settle to a walk and gradually urge to rack with light check rein and restrained whip.
The article advises women with brittle nails from cold weather to trim nails only after soaking fingers in warm water. Use sharpened manicure scissors, file sparingly, and rub almond oil into nails at night followed by wearing an old pair of kid gloves.
Horsemen note a high value in an accepted roadster type that is well broken and bitted. An ideal roadster should travel steadily on the road with any vehicle, perform a three minute gait when asked, show style with natural action, have an open gait free of booting, and remain even tempered and properly bitted. Such horses are scarce, presenting a breeding opportunity.
S H Todd urges farmers to prevent porcine disease by better sow care and exercise. If infection occurs he suggests coal oil on the pig’s stomach and thorough bathing, plus driving pigs with a switch. He argues profit hinges on keeping pigs that return the greatest value.
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