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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1916
Page
7
The Kaiser’s naval builders rapidly developed submarines and airships, marking striking engineering advances. Early attempts, from Dutch experiments in 1620 to British work in 1747, are traced, noting American efforts in 1773 to construct a first submarine attack during the War of Independence.
A historical survey describes early submarine development, key inventors, and technical challenges. It covers Bauer and the Brandtaucher, Nordenfeldt’s contributions, and 19th century lessons on seaworthiness propulsion, torpedoes, diving, periscopes, and crew strain, noting protective nets and future naval implications.
A historical sketch notes luxury persisted in Puritan and eighteenth century America despite sums and laws. It cites Governors and soldiers, including Washington, Hancock, and Genet era tastes, and contrasts humble marching camps with refined households. An Irvington businessman tale ends with a warning against taking chances after a burglary and fire.
A collage of curiosities: materials used in planes from many nations, steam bricks in ten hours, an induction balance to locate buried shells for farmers, Caruso, bananas ripened at 110 degrees, Thames erosion, an elephant yielding ivory, Argentina's camel import plan, James Berry at sixty years in Washington, and a stray fragment about San Marinal.
The Dardanelles name derives from two defensive castles guarding the strait. Some say it comes from the ancient city of Dardanus, but Britannica credits the twin castles as the source.
An unsolicited letter from J. F. Ward of Donalda Alberta extols rich farmland values and favorable conditions. He reports wheat yields over 25 to 87 bushels per acre 60 to 100 bushels oat per acre and strong prices for wheat oats hogs and other produce. He emphasizes good water soil and climate and invites Toledo readers to consider moving.
An Osceola Wisconsin reader dated February 16 1916 praises Dodd s Kidney Pills noting three years without kidney trouble after a decade long illness at age seventy two. The letter claims cure and good health enabling continued work and mentions Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo New York and other ad snippets for Dyspepsia Tablets Dr. Pierce s Pills and assorted light joke lines.
Guidance on forming a dairy cow ration with fodder as roughage and a protein source beyond corn. Recommends oats, middlings, rye, cottonseed meal or linseed, and grinding corn. suggests a specific mix: one part oats, one part rye, and two parts cottonseed meal per weight.
An accompanying diagram explains that about 87 percent of milk is water. The suspended solids include fat, casein, sugar, albumen and ash. While variation exists, authorities like Babcock have determined typical percentages for solids and water in milk.
There is room today for the private dairyman to market cream in the form of butter. Creameries have monopolized retail city trade, but farm butter from one herd of wollbred cows can compete with the best. A select trade can be built with business effort for a distinct brand valued by discerning customers.
Fresh air for cows and clean milking reduce contamination of milk. Do not feed frozen corn silage to dairy cows. Milk must be cooled promptly to slow germ growth. Treat cows kindly in the stable and raise good calves to replace poorer stock.
The writer challenges a claim that available soil moisture is similar across dry land soils. Using Saskatchewan and coastal Western cases, he contrasts water behavior: arid inland soils shed most moisture while Pacific coast soils store and retain water, supporting coast as better for farming with moisture storage and earlier fertilizer benefits.
Eureka farm at the South Dakota experiment station reports that mulching winter wheat with about three loads of straw per acre after ground freeze in November 1914 produced good winter survival and an excellent crop. Unmulched fields on colm stubble and summer fallow failed to survive. Straw should be spread very thinly and evenly for best results.
Goats are described as highly hardy, thriving in barren fields and along roadways. The text notes they forage on thistles and dry grass, endure snow, and access water grass in slough areas, expecting to fare better through winter with proper care.
Soil quality and humus are the key to bumper crops as production costs rise little with higher yields. Keep the manure spreader busy this winter to improve soil. Cows producing 25 pounds of milk daily need at least 75 pounds of water, with some records over 300 pounds. Weeds rob moisture light and food from crops, hindering production.
The article touts Alabatine Tints as a method to create myriad hues and nature colors for walls. It highlights Alshastine as a favored wall decoration among painters, homeowners, decorators, and women for stylish homes.
Readers can claim a free copy of The Mystery of the Lost Woman and access color scheme cards for design work. The promotion highlights a mystery novel and accompanying color resources available at no cost.
Dealcoholized wine described by Littalia Agricola as a new wine industry product. It is made from ordinary grapes and lacks alcohol but retains ethers aldehydes acids and tannic acid. Tannic acid is noted to protect against cholera and typhus germs.
The text explains that intensive farming involves half the land in grass and the other half intensely cultivated. It advises digging over soil in hotbeds to remove worms and, if needed, discarding soil until worms are destroyed, then returning the soil.
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