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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
7
The article reviews best ventilation methods for barns arguing the King system is best but costly. Fuller’s diffusion window system uses muslin over sashes to supply light and air, recommending 3 sq ft glass and 2 sq ft muslin per cow. It covers window hacks, ceiling vents, and air flow to avoid drafts and keep hay and cows healthy.
A Canadian dairyman notes his system for a herd of twelve Holstein cows yielding 97,240 pounds of milk at 3.5 percent. Each day begins with milking, then roots and meal, then straw or hay, with water before feed. Noon features cut corn, evening milking with roots and meal and straw or chaff, continuing to March when hay replaces straw. Meal mixes barley and oats. bran and stronger additions like low grade flour or ground wheat balance weight. Cows get about a gallon of this mix twice daily. meals at noon boost milk.
Care guidance urges keeping cows comfortable at night in cold wet weather. Daytime care assumes cows have pasture and access to good water and can largely care for themselves.
The article argues that stock sugar beets provide superior winter green feed especially for dairy cattle. It notes beets are easy to grow, high yielding, palatable, and digestible, with calves showing strong attraction. It advises growing beets, storing them in frost proof rooms, and planning now for next winter.
James W. Clay of 666 West Fayette Street Baltimore reports a long standing kidney complaint from the Civil War era with back and head pain and painful secretions. He credits three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills as a complete cure and states no recurrence in five years. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
A brief comic exchange features a mock riddle where one person offers a penny for spelling fish. The other answers C o d, prompting that it is not fish. The dialogue plays on wordplay and quick wit.
Dorando Pietri, in New York banquets, spoke on amateurism versus professionalism. He recalled overhearing a wealthy Italian contractor claim love for a girl while noting the lobster he shared was very good, illustrating the era’s romance gap.
A Springfield Republican copy notes O A Kelley the auctioneer marks logs with his initials before a sale. An Irish buyer calls out the letters O A K and jokes the logs are oak, highlighting the humor around the auction scene and Kelley’s notoriety for wit.
A speaker recalls fear of mice not from the rodents themselves but from their presence in her hair. After finishing a biscuit in bed, crumbs lure mice that scurry through her hair at night. She screams, lights the gas, and stays awake guarding the pillow.
A low cost cattle feed rack uses four five foot fence posts with sash boards forming a box. Each side can be forty feet by five feet high with secure nails or bolts and top members tight. Ground clearance two inches with mangers twenty four to thirty inches high. horned cattle need top opening near 22 inches apart and nine inches at bottom. Holds four cattle with minimal waste if not overfilled and can be moved easily.
Dairy notes advise scalding pails after feeding calves and keeping feeding vessels clean to reduce troubles. Let calves out daily for exercise to strengthen muscles, and while outside, clean stalls and provide fresh bedding for health.
A Montreal summary notes Western Canada produced at least 100 million bushels of wheat in 1908, with expectations of 120 million if favorable conditions continue. Quality and prices remained high, boosting rail traffic, trade, and bank lending, while immigrants from 1907 and 1908 integrated into farming and industry. Cardston Alberta letter reports Field yields: winter wheat 53 bushels per acre, spring wheat 48 by acre, oats 97, all No.1 grade, praising the region as a future farming paradise.
A playful remark from Wag about Miss Oldbird suggests she should stand under elderberries rather than mistletoe berries, implying a lighthearted holiday pun. The comment centers on seasonal berry imagery and social banter.
A Iowa woman shares how Postum eased her stomach issues and headaches after coffee caused indigestion. Her mother-in-law praised the beverage, noting relief after switching from coffee and tea. The letter credits Postum with clearing complexion and improving health, with a grandmother also reporting benefits.
A newspaper note describes a home remedy for rheumatism combining whiskey Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. It claims a complete cure for severe cases when taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at bedtime.
Women learned fashion long before periodicals and plates. Dolls dressed in modern costumes traveled from country to country, especially from Paris, the then leading fashion center, influencing styles globally.
An aromatic orb named Mother Gray's Australian Leaf is advertised in drug stores as a regulator for female weaknesses, backache, kidney and urinary troubles. It is sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents with a free sample offer from The Mother Gray Co. Le Roy N.Y.
Quote reflecting social pressure and double standard about women. Highlights belief that appearance is valued over conduct. Describes expectation for girls to project virtue while actions are scrutinized. Notes the disparity between external beauty and moral behavior in society.
An advertisement touts a product labeled as Bromo Quinine laxative with a promise to cure a cold in one day. It references a signature by E. W. Grove and notes a price of 25 cents.
A brief aphorism framed as a reflective motto about action defining usefulness rather than intention. It emphasizes practical outcomes and ethical implications of deeds over plans. The line invites readers to measure character by concrete acts.
An article promotes a home formula for treating coughs and colds using glycerine pine compound and whiskey. It claims to cure any curable cough or break up an acute cold in twenty four hours and notes the pine product is sold in half ounce airtight labeled bottles.
A bitter article mocks a millionaire who allegedly tipped a waiter a nickel. The piece sits among unrelated ad-like lines about catarrh cures and patent medicines, including Hall's Catarrh Cure and PAZO OINTMENT, with a closing quip about a detective.
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