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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
2
An Iowa State College show dairy barn feature discusses silos as aesthetic and functional assets. Exterior stave silos favor outside placement for usability and odor control, with 125 outside and 26 inside among surveyed examples. A side-by-side feed passage keeps feeding easy and preserves building space.
A historical discussion on silo construction stresses exterior placement, airtight joints, smooth walls, and proper door sealing. It covers wall shapes, ramping during filling, extensive tramping to avoid spoilage, and methods to reduce freezing by better heat retention and air control.
Prince Ferdinand ruler of Bulgaria, heir to the throne, is pictured in a Paris illustration wearing the Hungarian Hussars uniform as honorary commander. The scene recalls his recent visit to Emperor Franz Josef for the jubile e as he speaks with a court official while reviewing the regiment.
The beautiful wife of the maha rajah of Kapurthala, formerly Senorita Delgado of Malaga, gained fame for her personal charm and celebrated dancing talent before her marriage.
A note highlights Aparthala S and her clever dancing as part of a grand celebration of her marriage to the Maharajah in the early months of this year. The account emphasizes magnificence and traditional pageantry surrounding the union.
Fragmentary line compares a heavy offering of wine at birth with a feame and coat, suggesting a humorous or ironic dialogue about traditional gifts and expectations. Text appears as garbled dialogue, hinting at archaic speech and family customs.
The article advocates strict record keeping in dairy herds to raise productivity and cut feed costs. It stresses weighing milk biweekly, using the Babcock test, and adjusting rations to improve returns and eliminate unprofitable cattle. It links records to better crop planning and balanced concentrates for gains in efficiency.
The Paris correspondent recalls a wedding at Lac Saint Fargeau where guests organized games and a bride performs on a table before a somersault reveals the couple are acrobats rehearsing for a cinematograph company. The revelation shocks the observer and the audience.
Railroads tackle fuel waste by combining lectures with live engine demonstrations. Foremen ride engines and coach firemen to cut dark smoke. Engines are inspected for faults and retired if needed. Smoke consumers added to reduce soot and save money over trips.
A British industrial captain extols English railroading while Americans praise progress. A Utah or Puget Sound electric locomotive combines engine and flat car carrying rails and poles. Guatemala forms a commission to survey a Quezaltenango railroad to connect with the national system.
The Mourbhanj principality in northern Orissa, known as the Peacock kingdom, is sacred to the peacock and forbids its slaughter. It covers 4249 square miles, with rich valleys and primeval forests. The mahara jah governs on British lines with separate departments. Sericulture and Tasser silk farming are encouraged, and the state's mineral wealth remains underexploited pending mining expertise.
The report notes that muscle kept frozen at 18 degrees Fahrenheit shows histological changes even after one month. Changes are progressive, with six months leaving many fibers unrecognizable. Elevations were studied on carefully kept chickens with known history and on ordinary market chickens, examined after two and three years as well as shorter storage periods.
Antarctic sooty petrels and snakes are seen fraternizing near Pur Beaux island northeast of Tasmania, per Hobart Consul Baker. Hunters report snakes gripped in nests, while a Flinders voyage note describes a flock forty miles long. Goose Island lighthouse is shielded by iron to resist birds, which leave many dead birds yearly. Each September the pair share duties after egg laying, foraging across the region.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Martha instructing a pupil on pudding basics with questions about bread and milk. The exchange humorously captures class or dialect interplay as the pupil seeks precise measures and Martha defers to judgment.
A Michigan woman describes chronic indigestion after an operation. After a year of weakness and loss of appetite she started eating Grape-Nuts. Within two months her stomach trouble eased, nerves steadied, and she regained interest in life and energy to work. There’s a reason. Bettie Creek, Michigan. Read The Road to Wellville in Postum Co. packages.
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