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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1909
Page
6
An article explaining the heating system and structural framework for a farm or suburban home. It describes two long trenches dug along the house, lined with stone brick or portland cement concrete, and shows an exposed framework in a cut. It targets farmers families and urban residents interested in hot houses and home heating.
Describes a low cost hot house framework built with brick fronts and brick outer walls, eight feet clear from outer end, 12 by 14 inches interior, with tight door, stone or cement trench finish, and a rear brick or galvanized iron smoke flue. Details include dual furnaces for 15–18 ft wide houses, heat retention between 70 and 103 degrees, and sash designs with hinges and cooling hooks.
The text outlines precise sash edge trimming of sixteenth and three-eighths inch cuts to manage water and sun. It emphasizes a solid foundation, regular painting, and careful curtain placement under glass to protect tender vegetables from sun damage.
Instructions describe making kerosene emulsion by boiling soap and kerosene, then diluting with water for scale treatment. Also outlines a farm wagon wire tightening method using a rear wheel to exert high tension, claiming a hundred pound load yields 400 to 500 pounds on the wire.
The article urges protecting plants, bulbs, shrubs, and trees with blankets of mulch or manure for winter. It notes resistance varies by environment, moisture matters as much as cold, and midwinter stress can hurt even hardy varieties. Recommendations: four inch blankets for trees, three feet root spread, three inch mulch between shrubs, two inch bulb coverings. leave protection in place into spring as nature does not shed it all at once.
The article discusses ice storage methods to prevent melting by packing with sawdust and leaving space from walls. It also compares feed efficiency and dairy output between small Jerseys and larger cow breeds, noting Jerseys yield more butter fat per pound of feed despite higher daily nutriment use. It ends with a brief note about shovel handles for a barrel and rail workers adapting a barrel of water.
The article describes using broken shovel handles cut to length and angled, fixed to a turrel with screws. It also notes Japanese Millet as a high yielding crop needing less attention than corn, reaching 4 to 5 feet, and providing forage for cattle and similar dairy yields.
A call to put all lease terms in writing for a fural to avoid memory errors. The note stresses that memory varies and black and white records prevent mistakes. It highlights that documented terms ensure clarity among parties and prevents disputes.
Paul Orford and Lucy join a Tuesday dancing club circle to test mediumship with two in a dim room. After a tense session of raps and a small dog Bunch proving the ghosts exist, Lucy agrees to marriage as the spirits decree. The couple celebrate with a quiet vow and a wagging dog confirming the sign.
Describes Chinese ship mottoes tied to red paper strips on junks, with fortunes like Prosperous voyage and Golden profits. Also recounts a factory boy in London who slips down a hoist shaft after a bayonet drill, survives, and quips about being too slow to be a soldier.
A collage of light verse and parlor humor from Duncan M. Smith and others. It riffs on dark work life, criticism, weather whims, revenge fantasies, a balloon honeymoon gag, a blue jeans marry inquiry, a judge’s quip, and social bits about strong minded women and everyday folly.
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