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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1915
Page
3
Practical guidance for rural animal care covers trimming colt hooves and preventing sand or quarter cracks. Emphasizes breeding, feeding, and shelterizing for horses, mules, swine, sheep, and cattle in winter, with emphasis on exercise, air, and proper ration. Includes cautions on ensilage and the benefits of dry, clean housing and ample space.
In dairy cattle, horns should be removed unless animals are for exhibition. Domestication renders horns unnecessary and a nuisance. For adults, horns can be sliced or clipped close to the head, leaving a hair ring to prevent stubby regrowth. caustic potash applied to the horn in calves ages one to three weeks is the preferred method.
Winter time offers a chance to inspect stables and yards for manure buildup. Spread manure immediately to improve spring plowing land. Lucerne enhances soil when applied early. Hoard's Dairyman compares alfalfa and timothy hay nutrition and costs. Alfalfa yields 1044 pounds digestible nutrients per ton with 220 pounds digestible protein. timothy 926 pounds with 66 pounds protein. Alfalfa hay appears cheaper per digestible nutrient, about 26 vs 20 dollars per ton for timothy.
Guidelines for selecting land, soil preparation, and planting early seed potatoes. Advice covers backsetting, two-pass cultivation, timing after April 20, recommended Early Ohio seed, seed cutting to one eye, furrow spacing, seed drop intervals, and deep plowing for extra fine tubers. It emphasizes harrowing after rains, opposite-direction harrowings, careful weed control, and proper mulch to boost yields.
The article urges permanent soil mulch to conserve soil moisture for crops. It notes experiments in Tunis and American proposals for narrow paths and springtooth cultivators between wheat rows. In arid conditions, cultivation between rows may determine success or failure, stressing continuous topsoil stirring as essential against moisture loss.
The article warns that damage occurs only with excessive windborne soil. If the windward soil is kept from lifting, the problem is solved. Once soil moves, it acts like an auger, loosening roots and drying them as wind carries dirt across the field. Wind and water move soil. preventing dangerous movement is possible though absolute prevention is unlikely. Skim milk fed to young pigs should be started gradually with some meal and other feed.
Advertisements tout Cascarets as a cure for constipation indigestion and bile buildup promising relief from headaches biliousness dizziness nervousness and sour gassy stomach with a 16 cent box and claims all stores carry them including for children with regular use implied to bring health happiness and clear heads.
A compact triangular lunch tray designed to hold a piece of pie unharmed. The invention aims to prevent messes and deter theft by keeping pie portions secure during transit in a lunch box.
An advertisement touts Cuticura soaps and ointments as cleansing and healing solutions for skin scalp and hair. Free samples offered by mail from Cuticura Dept XY Hoston. Sold widely. A humorous anecdote follows about a cocktail party and a guest rocking a baby in astonishment.
Fragmented OCR passage hints at Futurists and Catdets traveling to Spain and being pictured in a style described as alleys to futureism. The text is garbled with unclear names and phrases, offering little cohesive context beyond a travel or art movement reference.
A reader credits Postum with stopping disturbing coffee dreams and restoring peaceful sleep. She reports improved nerves after switching to Regular or Instant Postum, urges others to quit coffee, notes two forms and comparable per cup cost, and cites grocer availability.
A fragmented feature offers kitchen recipes for asparagus with peas and stuffed peppers with creamed onion and rice, plus a Bavarian prune dessert. It also covers table decorating using centerpieces, cloths, doilies, and color schemes, and includes instructions for preparing fresh parsley and mint for chopping and flavoring, with methods to preserve herbs in vinegar for long use.
A collection of period recipes including chili beef dish with beans and suet, a string bean salad with olive oil dressing, American sausage with peppers and milk, a bacon wrapped sausage roulade, cushion cake with molasses and spices, pear and pimento salad, cheese balls, and French pancakes. The instructions emphasize home cooking and flavorful combinations, reflecting mid century kitchen methods and era flavors.
In the village of Razeilles near Sedan a tavern named the Last Cartridge survives as the last French position defended by marines in 1870. The inn, once the only house not burned, now houses a small museum with relics of the battle and a preserved first floor room in its wartime state.
The Daltimore Star notes a picture by Alphonse de Necville titled The Last Cartridge showing a scene that gave the house its name, with the depiction linked to the property here.
In Pittsburgh's downtown business district an open-air Oren Air Garage belonging to the Automobile Club holds 200 cars at a time. Members pay 20 cents daily for space while non members are charged a higher rate.
Advertisements claim Kilmer's Swamp-Root restores kidney and urinary tract health, aiding nervous, overworked women with various symptoms. Readers can request a sample bottle by mail. regular sizes sold at drug stores. The piece ends with a malformed joke about watches.
Wm Vogel of Akron recounts a severe illness with appendicitis and intestinal issues, describes near-desperate months, then credits Perma and later Peruna for improvement. He notes solid food tolerance returning, weight gain, and bowel movement restoration after starting Peruna tablet form.
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