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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1916
Page
5
A Missouri farmer converts a motorcycle with a sidecar into a market delivery van. He fastens crates over the rear wheel and on the sidecar to transport livestock and poultry, including a calf and a dozen chickens, from a farm 30 miles from St. Joseph to market in a few hours.
A compact guide outlines a maintenance plan for oiling and greasing a car. It covers front and rear spring bolts, joints, axle gear sets, transmission, clutch, brakes, magneto, ignition, starter, water pumps, grease cups, and proper oil weight. It emphasizes avoiding overuse and choosing quality greases, with intervals like 2000 to 3000 miles and daily grease feeding during heavy use.
A British engineer unveils a two section frost spring combining cantilever and transverse traits to prevent front end roll in small cars. The design uses two equal clips and no front axle, allowing parallel wheel motion and steadier rides on rough roads. A spark plug detector debut aids quick ignition trouble diagnosis by testing plugs, while rural road maintenance looms as a worry for Lincoln highway reliability.
Reports claim Russian offensives in the Caucasus and Baltic actions near Frelinghagen while British forces attack near the front. Greek affairs threaten abdication pressures as Allied powers press influence in the region. In the U.S., long lists of local and national events include a fatal 103 year old parish death, flood wrecks in California, a pending suffrage constitutional effort in South Carolina, and a Tuskegee Institute memorial plan led by Seth Low.
The passage argues health underpins temper and behavior, claiming bodily harmony governs thought will and action. Disturbed digestion and impure blood disrupt the whole being, causing impatience and bad temper as natural outcomes. It then shifts to a domestic inquiry about suitable homes for a daughter and son, indicating social concern with placement and guardianship.
The report mixes a range of items including Elbe flood disruption in Hamburg and storms in the Hawaiian islands with political events in Guatemala City and Villa actions at the Mexico border. It notes boxing bouts and boxing figures, racing news, social club raids in Seattle, and a Rio Janeiro death of Madame F Lanel. The compilation reads like a broad sports and world news digest from the era.
The jack requires strict handling and a large run to exercise. He is violent and hard to manage, often unduly dangerous to stallions, and needs a heavy bit and chain. Diet mirrors the stallion with clean water, corn, oats, and occasional brandyash, with lighter feeding in the closed season.
Work horses require careful general care and efficient feeding to control costs. Too much feed raises expenses without increasing comfort or efficiency. Labor cost varies with horse numbers and work per horse, driven by farming systems and fixed versus nonfixed tasks.
Advice on barn design stresses ample light and ventilation. South facing fronts, large dwelling-sized windows, four foot floor clearance, free pivot sashes, exterior ventilators, and screens in summer. Avoid closed stables, keep stalls clean with sand plaster to reduce ammonia, and position air flow to pass above cattle. Repairs and affordable six light sash at 90 cents each noted.
The average number of pigs per litter raised from old sows over four years was 6.55 at a cost of 2.11 dollars per pig at 60 pounds. The equivalent for young sows averaged 62 pigs weighing about 10 pounds, with spring conditions noted at Mt North Platte.
From special years records of milk production and maintenance costs a cow must yield at least 290 pounds of butter fat or about 5600 pounds of milk annually to break even. This equals 19 pounds of milk daily for 300 days. Maintenance costs run about 65 dollars yearly, assuming labor at 16 cents per hour. to exceed market wages for feed and labor, a farmer must have cows yielding over 200 pounds of fat, with higher yields increasing pay.
Mrs Anna Kelly of Burlington Wisconsin reports irreg ular health pains in side and back eased after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the product as a trusted old root and herb remedy for women and invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragment shows a suburban conversation about needing a place for a car before accepting a servant. The wife replies that they have no car yet, and the man insists on a garage.
A vintage advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming rapid dandruff removal and hair fall stop within ten minutes, with weeks of use bringing new hair growth. It promises shiny, bouncy hair and urges purchase, plus stray ad copy and unrelated self-help snippets interwoven.
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