Fifty Cent Rubbers and Farmant Advice from the Times
A column gathers miscellaneous notes praising affordable rubber protection against disease, promoting clay hollow blocks for dry warm structures, and commending Taft for denying a pardon in a Northwest land fraud case. It offers farm tips on camphor spray for plants, hog breeding on small plots, soft coal fuel issues, rape pasture for pigs, and Bordeaux mixture spray instructions including copper sulfate and lime preparation and application guidance.
Milk and Butter Fat in Tompkins County Dairy Herds
A New York cow census of 103 dairy herds shows vast variation in profit. The top herd with nine mixed cows produced 6817 pounds milk and 92.02 dollars from milk plus 9.50 from calves, with 46.20 dollars per cow in feed leaving 55.22 profit. The poorest seven cows yielded 1621 pounds milk and 21.86 dollars total, with a loss of 22.44 per head. Most herds fell between these extremes, underscoring that cow quality drives profitability. Continuous tabulation of individual cows is urged to judge dairy operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tompkins County
N. Y
Cure for nerves on seashore advised by specialist
A medical specialist promotes walking barefoot on sand as a nerve soothing cure. He says sand stimulates foot nerves and increases blood circulation, producing mental refreshment, while the monotony of long, flat beaches aids rest and detachment from worries. He also suggests hot sea baths and earth baths at spas for rheumatism and neuritis.
Day on Whigh Women Rule at Slipper Day
The London Globe notes Holland marks Slipper Day with Dutch wives asserting control over husbands. A short tale follows about a man who secretly drank while basting a chicken, leaving him to claim the chicken was well basted to the queen's taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
England
London Globe
Netherlands
Why the Bluebird Is Blue Legend Explained
An Ave Maria account retells a legend of the robin and bluebird. The brown bird helps Jesus by carrying water, suffers when Jesus dies, and is rewarded with a blue coat as a sign of love and service. The tale links spring visits of the blue bird to Our Lady and reflections on mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master of Birds
How Spirits Spell and the Change in Spelling
A man who frequents mediums notes spirit communications favor the new spelling over old forms. He observes many mediums now transmit messages in the revised system, claiming even a recently deceased teacher of new spelling writes with Wardian flair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemus Ward
All the Attractions Progress in a Town Hotel Note
A stranger notes the town’s growth while a native boasts a new hotel with a mezzanine floor, highlighting local pride in progress and a claim that big cities pale beside their development.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fetrigg
Powan Valley
Oregon
Taft
W. N. Jones
Portland
Ore
Northwest
Animal Kingdom
Kansas
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kan
Pennsylvania
Orchaddr
Estherville
Gov. Jos. W. Folk
Robert Mccintyre
Manly
J. Mumford
Thaviu
International
Dunbar
Weatherwax Bros
Clark Bowers Company
White Rose Orchestra
Heimerdinger
Pugh-Ringer Company
James F. Q O’ Donnelli
Garretta
Grand Opera Singers
Motion Pictures
Government
Life Saving Service
Joy Night
Wm E. Geil
Arthur KK. Peck
Belle Kearney
Dixie
McClary
the Funny Man
Chas. L
Walter Mansell
Manly J. Mumford
Christ
Minneapolis
Varades
Minnesotas
Intin
National Guard
COME
Vindicator
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!