Iowa cuts state publications costs in reform effort
Des Moines reports a 40 percent reduction in printing costs for state reports and documents, saving about 22000 dollars on roughly 35 percent of state work. Ora Williams leads a reformed independent state document department aiming to improve usefulness, trim useless material, and streamline distribution while not solely chasing savings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
86Th General Assembly
State Document Department
Clarke
Ora Williams
Williams
Parison
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Proves Most Effectual
A customer testimonial from J R Moore of Lost Valley Go says Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured his hacking cough and colds each time. The ad notes the remedy disappears cough after use and is sold by Jay Johnston & Co.
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Chamberlain
J. R. Moore
Lost Valley
Jay Johnston
Bitter Milk Flavor From Cold Storage Explained
Readers learn that bitterness in milk and cream during winter arises from weed bacteria that thrive at low temperatures. Lactic acid bacteria sour milk in warmth, but keeping milk at about 60 degrees prevents bitterness and supports beneficial bacteria for usable dairy.
Making Butter and Cheese Culture Starter Invention
A Chicago inventor B Barlow develops a culture starter packet for butter and cheese. The device keeps pure growth center intact during transfers between pasteurized layers, enabling easier handling and mail transmission in sealed first class envelopes.
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Chicago
B. Barlow
The
Scientific American
Remedy for Chapped Teats in Dairy Herds
Chapped teats arise from irritants such as winter chill milkers wet hands or cold dirty water. Early Vaseline can check and cure mild cases, while thorough washing in warm water followed by glycerite tannin or a mix of spermaceti and sweet almond oil is recommended for severe chaps.
Feeding dairy cows to match appetite with silage
Dairy feeding guidance notes cows should consume silage until appetite is satisfied when combined with hay and grain. If any portion is refused cut the amount. Small cows eat 25 to 80 pounds of silage daily. large cows 30 pounds or more.
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Terril
Wallingford
Greattinger
McCormick
Acme
C. E. Mathis
M. O. Grodland
Nelson
Union Baptist Church
J. A. Curtiss
India
Humboldt
J. Frederick Catlin
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