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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
7
Lactic acid bacteria cause milk to sour by breaking down milk sugar into lactic acid. They are widespread, not typically in udders, and can be reduced by cleanliness and cooling milk below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The passage also oddly ends with farming guidance about breeding geese and feed practices.
An Iowa dairy authority urges weighing weekly milk output during lactation and testing samples to judge each cow’s profitability. Freshening dates should be tracked, and a per cow ledger kept to charge feed and labor against milk value and calf output, enabling identification of non paying cows.
A guide on choosing color schemes for a house emphasizing exterior and interior harmony and market value. It suggests studying color scheme books and requesting National Lead Company's Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. 49 from the 1902 Trinity Building in New York. It highlights Pure White Lead and the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as weather and quality indicators.
The fifth annual meeting of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will convene at the New Willard in Washington DC on May 13 to 15. About 2,000 members across the United States and in Canada Cuba Porto Rico the Philippines and several European nations are expected. Honorary vice presidents include Ex President Roosevelt and Dr. William Osler. President Dr Vincent Y Bowditch Boston vice presidents Homer Folks New York and Dr Charles L Minor Asheville others hold key posts.
Practical notes urge use of hollow concrete blocks as silos and cheep silo machines. Cedar and painted wood silos are advised, coal tar for sealing. Emphasis on dual purpose cows, inheritance of production, and feeding strategies to maximize milk and butterfat yield.
A humorous exchange questions why people from Poland are called Poles but suggests Hollanders would be Holes, exposing a playful language joke about demonyms and pronunciation.
A Pennsylvania elementary class assignment yields a humorous letter from a pupil to Miss Alice. The girl excuses missing her own imaginary party by delaying until the last minute and noting a mistaken doctor nearby who was courting Miss Alice’s sister, a detail the note calls mortifying.
The Milk Reporter warns against feeding dairy cows partial rations and attempting to run a modern herd on limited steam. Two thirds of a cow’s intake goes to maintenance, leaving only a portion for milk production, so profits depend on ample feed. When feed is scarce, full rations for fewer cows yield better returns and reduce labor.
An old remedy describes nervous impairment in men and women with sleeplessness dread worry and tremors. The recipe uses syrup sarsaparilla compound balmwort cardiom and endomene compound with doses after meals and at bedtime for relief.
A lighthearted exchange mocks concerns about rain ruining outfits. A comment suggests rain would sap the starch from a dress, while a partner quips that a man would remove starch from a woman’s dress too, reflecting playful social banter.
O. L. Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes a three year battle with painful black swellings on face neck and arms. He credits three sets of Cutiura Remedies with curing the skin condition and notes Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston as sole proprietor.
A physician visits a gravely ill man and calmly predicts the end is near. The patient’s head sinks, and the doctor proclaims death. The sick man, faintly alive, mutters a denial while his wife quietly reassures him that the doctor is right.
An 1800s-style advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsements from Walding, Kinnan & Marvin as reputable druggists. Also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with pricing and distribution notes. A London shop scene mentions a large leather bag with a side opening used by ladies for carrying small dogs.
The article asserts large, steady immigration into Western Canada, with 70,000 to 100,000 new U.S. settlers expected and 53,728 from the South last year. It notes rail movement of settlers, rising wheat prices, and government agents promoting transport rates and pamphlets to attract homeseekers. It also includes a brief, unrelated aside about Garfield Tea and a Russia peasant statistic.
The article explains cows can be milked from either side if heifers are trained early. Start milking from one side then switch, so the animal becomes tolerant. Training by kindness, and cultivating a bond with the cow, yields smoother milking and better efficiency.
A Georgia physician publicizes his recovery story after switching to Grape-Nuts, saying the food rebuilt his strength, digestion, and nerves. He notes rapid gains in two to five weeks and urges others to trial the product, calling it a duty to inform sufferers. The message ends with an invitation to read The Road to Wellville.
A reader laments smoke filling a house as both husband and chimney contribute to the problem. The exchange highlights health concerns and domestic frustration in a compact domestic scene.
An old Chicago advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy Co offering an illustrated Eye Book and eye drop remedy. It claims relief for red weak weary and watery eyes and notes experienced physicians compounded the formula and that the product does not smart and soothes eye pain. Druggists carry the remedy.
Souders' Vanilla Extract made from fine Mexican vanilla beans offers a pure rich concentrated flavor. Sold by all grocers in 10 5 and 25 cent bottles.
A snappy exchange shows two speakers debating what constitutes a tropical imagination, with one calling it mostly hot air and the other prompting clarification. The dialogue captures a playful weather of ideas rather than a concrete event.
Instant relief salve for eyes irritated by dust heat sun or wind sold for 25 cents by Howard Bros Buffalo N Y. Life reflects on childhood as a bittersweet memory.
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