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A column of wry quips and observations notes a cold winter slowing skating on thin ice. Anecdotes touch on politics, philanthropy, and distant trials, urging restraint and humor amid current events.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
5
Various News Snippets Reflecting Era Politics and Society
A collection of satirical and observational notes covering politics, science, labor, taxation, and culture. Mentions include gambling exile into Indiana and Governor Marshall, Roosevelt’s expeditions, an Astor Tory candidacy, a telegraphers’ arbitration, muck-raking, aging ideas, a New Jersey tuberculosis center, English defender of language, Taft’s back bone, and eggs with ham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Milwaukee Sentinel
New Jersey
Taft
Curing Tobacco With Artificial Heat Trial at Suffield Farm
A large scale experiment at William Pinney’s Suffield Connecticut farm tests artificial heat to control curing and color of cigar leaf tobacco. Five ground furnaces and a ventilated ridge barn hasten curing by several days, yielding many high quality wrappers under supervision of US Department of Agriculture and expert John B. Stewart. The crop sold near 25 cents per pound and future tests planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pinney
Suffield
Conn
Pinney
United States Department of Agriculture
John B. Stewart
United States
Connecticut Valley
Farmer Builds Gasoline Plow From Old Binder Trucks
Harry B. Kean of Ontario county New York mounts a motor on an old binder truck to create a gasoline plow harrow. The 3815 pound tractor uses a ten horsepower two cycle engine to pull a three to four row harrow and a two bottom plow at about 1.5 mph, covering two acres per hour. It also powers a small mill to grind feed and serves as a fence and brush remover, with fuel use about $1.50 per day, offering a potential revolution in farming power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Kean
Ontario County
N. Y
Winter cabbage care when ground freezes deep
Linnaeus Allen of Nassau County New York explains bury cabbage with at least a foot of soil after trenching when ground freezes three to four feet. A heavy mulch of cornstalks goes on top. Cabbage can freeze if kept frozen long but thawing and refreezing causes damage. Take up plants before soil hardens and set out after frost leaves and soil is workable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linnaeus Allen
Nassau County
N. Y
System In Farming Prompts Modern Business Practice
A farmer’s call for adopting modern business methods amid thriving farm prosperity. Urges farmers to study and apply systematic practices to seize upcoming opportunities and improve efficiency in farming.
Home Pasteurization of Milk
Instructions for pasteurizing milk in delivery bottles using a pail and water bath. Heat to 150 to 155 degrees F, hold 20 to 30 minutes, then cool gradually and store at the lowest available temperature. Use a thermometer with etched scale and cover or replace punctured caps during process.
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Attorney At Law
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Court of Common Pleas
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The
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N. G. Young
Adelbert Beardsley
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Anna R. McDowell
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Cyrus F. Arters
Brokenstraw
D. A. Arird
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Pennslvania Gas Company
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Marshall
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Apostles of Science
Col
Roosevelt
Smithsonian
Mart
Connecticut
Gasoline Horse
Dennison
Warren Savings Bank
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C. W. Jamieson
Co. T. Conarro
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