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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
4
E J Brownell advises from Ohio Farmer on using winter for tool checks and repairs, assembling seed catalogs, and preplanning garden layouts. Emphasizes keeping a small blacksmith supply, organizing a farmers repair shop, and preparing asparagus, berries, currants, and other fruit plantings in orderly rows for easy cultivation with a cultivator.
A woman writer urges farmers to reduce waste by securing granaries, crates, and tools, storing nails safely, arranging corn cribs for hen feeding, and mending promptly. She warns of losses from shrinkage, careless harness care, and roaming boards with rusty nails that injure stock.
In Toronto's Farming column Mrs. Graham argues turkey raising can pay. Starting with four hens and a purebred male, initial outlay around 5.50 with yearly feed about 0.80 per old turkey and 1 per young, totaling about 10. A flock of forty should reach thirteen pounds each by fall, worth 61 cents a pound, about 29 over feed costs.
The Wisconsin Agriculturist advises keeping cows comfortable in winter and limiting outdoor grazing. When weather is bad, house cows in the barn. when weather improves, let them out briefly each day to maintain condition and milk flow.
The article traces domestic goats origin in Asia and the Caucasus Persian pesang. It notes long legs and large horns compared to the common goat, widespread domestication from ancient oriental times, and diverse breeds such as Anatara Syrian Cashmere Guinea. It mentions Greeks and Romans sacrificing goats to Bacchus and clarifies the Rocky Mountain goat is an antelope.
A column offers home tricks such as keeping halved lemons moist with a turned tumbler, using a raw potato dusted with brick dust to brighten steel blades, refreshing stale vegetables in cold water, and warming cold biscuits. It also notes red wafers attract and kill roaches.
A Farm Journal suggestion urges every woman to keep a dark blue flannel wrapper handy at the head of the bed or a strong hook. The garment should be large and simple to slip on quickly in fire or other alarms. It serves for travel in sleeping cars and cold weather health, providing peace of mind.
Instructions for making a German raisin coffee bread using scalded milk shortening and sugar. After dissolving yeast in warm milk the dough rises overnight, then raisins are kneaded in. Roll to three quarters inch, bake in buttered pan, then brush with butter and dust with sugar and cinnamon.
The Bishop of London at the Terrace High Schools for Girls prize event noted many wealthy students would pursue stage careers if wealth vanished. Many would be singers or nurses, with some joking they would become poor generals. He urged a definite purpose behind girls studies and work.
A simple inexpensive favorite dessert. Mix milk eggs coconut crackers lemon juice and bake to firm. Save the egg whites for a meringue cover and bake until golden brown for a light fluffy topping.
A Parisian refined professional woman works as a dinner taster visiting households to sample their meals, suggesting improvements and teaching cooks new preparation methods. The role is described as pleasant with ample pay.
Wash a pint of cranberries and pick out imperfections. Stew them gently with water and sugar for about an hour. Stir in butter, then serve over boiled rice or in a sauce dish.
Steam or boil potatoes until tender in salted water and drain it dry. Mash with salt then beat in hot milk or cream and melted butter until light and smooth. Serve hot.
A Congressman urges banning mule exports until domestic supply meets demand. He warns current depletion could cripple transport in any European conflict and notes his 1861 war service in the Quartermaster's Department gives him practical insight into mule value in national emergencies.
An ancient submerged forest lies in the Columbia River between Dallas and the Cascade Mountains. Submergence occurred about 450 years ago, roots under water while trunks emerge at low water. Bark has decayed, wood partly worn, yet some sections remain firm and fresh due to the wood’s durable quality in the species identified as pseudotsuga douglassi.
The report outlines smallpox peaking January to June, measles rising in May and June with other fluctuations, scarlet fever low early year then high from August to December, and typhoid fever peaking in autumn. Patterns suggest annual cycles across January to December.
Martha Evans, new physician in her hometown, treats Paul Greengo the melancholy nephew. She diagnoses nerves overwork and prescribes rest plus outdoor recreation. A month later Greengo joins her for daily drives, then reveals love, asking for Martha herself rather than medicine.
A naturalist argues wild animals fear humans only when humans threaten them. When undisturbed, animals ignore people, unlike enemies with purpose to harm. Birds like hawks fear guns, yet do not fear domesticated animals. farmers approach hawks riding near with a gun, misjudging threat.
An old turf follower recalls a 12 year old race at Elizabeth where a fog delayed the finish. Ralph Black won after heavy betting and a bookmaker surge, while the official result was delayed until the jockey returned. Jack McDonad placed big bets across books.
The article surveys species that endure cold weather including hawks, the wolverine, musk ox, Nama, lama, camel, bats, bears, dormice, and the hamster. It notes predators and prey, adaptations for warmth, and how mammals and birds seek food, shelter, and fat storage in winter.
A Philadelphia newsboy, already dreaming of wealth, spots a well dressed man under pressure from a Chesterfield style control. The boy checks the coat and reveals hair strands, prompting the man to slip a quarter to him and hurry away. The lad explains he keeps more with him, noting such tricks repay in his line of business.
In Japan a miniature spaniel breed thrives with black and white or yellow and white coats. One year old pups weigh five pounds and fetch about 200 dollars, while three pounds or less can command any price. Some sales reach 500 dollars. These small dogs fit in a hand or boot, are delicate, and require careful care, with lifespans reaching around ten years.
The piece discusses mourning customs across social classes, noting how lower middle class use trends while upper society maintains strict practice. It explains timelines for widows, mothers, and sisters, variations in color allowances, and the permissible sleeve bombazine as marks of mourning versus full black.
Buyers should select lamp chimneys that have a ground glass edge at the top. This design provides more room for expansion and reduces the chance of breakage.
Readable text notes that potatoes beans and peas respond to heat in vegetables. It emphasizes hot weather affects how these crops grow and are consumed.
The article surveys how women across empires and America pursue fads from gardening to lace and toy horseshoes, noting notable collectors and inventors. It highlights queens, duchesses, and civic women who patent goods, lead in weaving silk, lace, and sash, and produce devices changing industry and daily life.
A New York family poker circle uses a banker to pool losses and build a treasury. Winners do not collect cash, funds go toward a theatre party or summer trip, keeping the game friendly and avoiding strained ties among friends.
A canal-boat incident prompts a tip to beware under a low bridge. An argument over language leads to health advice touting Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a purifying blood medicine. An Isle of Wight resident, Annie Wells, endorses its benefits for rheumatism and skin issues. The ad promotes The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and offers stamps for editions from Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo, New York.
A child recounts a rustic Saturday visit to Uncle Henry including milking mishaps and a startled comic scene. The narrator reflects on his father’s prankish attempt and the farm chaos, ending with a quip about striking it rich by building a fence and charging others.
A Mexico tale describes a clever bird named the melanarpes that digs a large hole at the base of a telegraph pole to raise its family. It then creates an observatory higher up the post for horizon watching and stores food in a further chamber, using the pole as louse fortress and warehouse.
Delagoa Bay is described as the finest harbor in South Africa and a crucial key to the Transvaal. The text argues its value to England lies in cutting Boer war store routes, noting its potential Portuguese control at Lourenco Marques.
The ruler of the Sulu Islands comments that being a Sultan has value after reading a newspaper report about Roberts' rejection, then watches a group of wives playing golf in the distance.
In Pearson's Weekly a Scottish farmer struggles to lift a wheel under a cart as Jock Samson laughs from the top. The farmer laments his ignorance, and the exchange ends with a humored realization that moving the horse could have helped the effort.
A humorous domestic exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Henry complains of a scandalous situation as his wife warns him he cannot wear a hat tomorrow due to a swelling caused by a kissin' bug biting his brow. The playful dialogue ends with a command to go to bed.
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