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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
7
Mr Collier defends painting modern scenes like bridge life in The Cheat arguing art should reflect current times though subjects are hard to select. He notes four players at a table, one accused cheater, and says the work aims at dramatic play of expression, not moralizing, with expert advice on bridge.
The article advises gentle handling of young kickers and introduces a slatted milking stall designed to prevent kicking. It explains building details, such as a high side for containment, hind-leg bars, and an access hole, to safely milk and train cows into gentleness over weeks.
A preacher warns against dwelling in base desires on the lower floors of life. He divides life into three levels: animal on the ground, savage on the second, and man on the upper story. True manhood and Christian life require self control, Christ’s help, and aiding others to rise with you.
A Farm and Home description details a shock loader with a vertical standard attached to the wagon, a movable boom, and a cable to lift bundles from ground to the wagon. It explains mounting options, rigidity, and height adjustment for efficient corn fodder loading. Also notes care for young trees needing strong root systems and timely pruning.
It has never been a question of how to make a living on cheap fertile land. The real problem comes when a man tries to make a living on high priced land out of which the fertility has been taken by exhaustive cropping.
Farmers hear caution against crowding pasture at early growth stages. A proverb notes sixty pounds of good butter is worth 20 bushels of wheat today, implying value of quality forage over volume.
During a staged exercise at Aldershot dragoons grew excited and charged a guards brigade, slashing at an adjutant, injuring his horse, and riding down military bicyclists. The panic sent men fleeing and machines smashed before officers regained control. many injured.
The text notes that sleep duration varies among animals due to habits, and all animals sleep daily after exertion. It asserts sleep deprivation can hasten death, citing a Chinese punishment of killing by preventing sleep, which can drive a person to insanity by about day fourteen.
The passage describes a trade in eastern Asia where locals prefer black teeth and tooth stainers visit with brushes and coloring material to stain teeth. The process involves a polishing motion similar to blocking a boot, using harmless pigment for the coloration.
The toad crop in the suburbs is reported to be largely in excess of any thing noticed in former years and is said to be a voracious devourer of the brown tail moth. Shakespeare’s line about a precious jewel in the head is noted.
In a quick quip the pair recall their early marriage habit of calling each other bird names. McSwat confirms the playful exchange, noting he calls his wife a parrot while she calls him a jay, a lighthearted domestic detail cited by the Philadelphia Press.
A monkey entered the Bank of France in Paris and seized a package of scrip. After a long chase, the animal was captured and had chewed up about seven thousand dollars of the stolen scrip.
In Carlisle England a parliamentary race featured candidate Chance with placards saying Give Carlisle a Chance. Opponents urged Take no Chances Vote for Sanderson. Voters chose Chance.
Two full grown swans fought to the death in the Wyck, a Thames tributary. They could not be separated and the struggle lasted until one died of exhaustion. The remaining swan was severely injured about the neck.
Extraordinary memories persist in India where Hindoo priests reportedly recite the Mahabharata in massive length, claiming accuracy across as many as 300000 lines, a feat reflecting ancient oral traditions.
European parasites released in Parjaro valley apple orchards are aggressively reducing codlin moth pests. The program aims to protect crops by using natural enemies to control the orchard infestation.
From Tientsin comes a notice that further presents of summer medicines have arrived from the throne for the viceroy and were received by him without ceremony.
The report covers Aug 23 1905 prices across New York Cleveland and Toledo with flour wheat corn oats butter cheese potatoes hay and cattle sheep and hogs. Notable figures include wheat No 2 red around 84c to 31 4c and hogs steady to firmer with varying regional ranges.
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