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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1899
Page
4
The Ayrshire breed grows popular in the United States for dairy and family use. The article praises a famous Ayrshire bull as a top example and notes its value in improving herds, including crossbreeding with cows of other lines.
The piece argues that live stock has driven southern farm progress, demanding constant care and tying labor to the farm. It notes farmers prefer crops but stresses stock keeping yields steady returns, preserves soil fertility, and can reduce fertilizer costs while still allowing some use of commercial fertilizers.
Practical dairy advice warns against delaying churning after cream ripens and mixing sour with sweet cream. It cautions against overhandling butter to remove buttermilk, using dogs to fetch cows, and trusting looks over proven performance. It stresses cows are highly sensitive creatures and small cream temperature differences matter.
A wealthy father grants his son a vast inheritance on the condition that he travels to every country and writes a book about his observations. The manuscript must be submitted to Bonn and Heidelberg professors, who will judge its quality. if deemed dull or poorly written, the heir must rewrite it or forfeit the fortune.
A careful weighing notes that an ordinary bee weighs one five thousandth of a pound, requiring 5,000 bees for a pound. A loaded bee, fresh from fields and blooms with honey or bee bread, can weigh nearly three times as much.
A new patent inclinometer offers precise roll readings for ships at sea or in harbor. It is described as highly sensitive and unerring in indicating list to port or starboard.
A South American tribe uses a wooden wand from a tree containing a narcotic substance to whip the water and stupefy fish, making them easier to catch.
In Hungary thousands of villages and hundreds of small towns lack a doctor within ten miles, highlighting a widespread shortage affecting rural health access.
The text notes that kissing as a sign of deep regard is unknown among several groups including Australian aborigines the Maoris Papuans and Eskimos. It highlights cultural differences in greeting customs across continents and peoples.
A French writer claims Napoleon favored bean salad and believed sixty cents a day should cover meals while Louis XV reportedly preferred a luxurious dish using eggs from various birds costing about one hundred dollars.
A British Empire note argues the Queen could not meet all 400 million subjects in one lifetime. It claims she would need seventy additional years to see every person pass by day and night.
A diamond used to cut cold glass lasts about three months while cutting hot glass wears it out in a single day.
In wartime Europe France can mobilize 370 per 1000 people, Germany 310, and Russia none. The figures illustrate varying national mobilization levels amid conflict.
The text notes that earrings signified servitude among Phoenicians and Hebrews, stating that Hebrews claimed Eve’s ears were bored to mark slavery after expulsion from paradise.
The article explains Chinese time by sixty year cycles with five elements and animal signs, naming years for luck or misfortune. It covers dual year divisions into twelve months and twenty four periods, leap months, ten and fifteen day weeks, day and night lengths, and hourly designations by animals.
A swindler fleeced London pawn brokers by passing off yellow tinted diamonds as first water stones. He used dye to alter color briefly then pledged the rings for multiple times their value. The fraud is exposed. tests now include nitric acid and boiling water to detect doublets and dyed stones.
Chinese mandarins impose a humorous punishment on ignorant subjects who throw brickbats at Christians in treaty ports. The penalty, named the can gue, consists of two heavy planks used as a corporal sentence.
Descriptions recount a brutal practice where prisoners were tied to posts with a neck hole and a placard declaring they attacked Europeans. The method, recently used in Pekin, kept them exposed all day before transfer to prison for further punishment.
A collection of short sayings on love labor honesty and self view. It blends views on marriage aging drinking decision making and truth telling with witty puns and cautionary notes. The tone mimics a light moral tableau of everyday human foibles and wisdom.
A compact list of older maxims on fishing, trouble, opinion, efficacy, gallantry, understanding, deception, restraint, manners, wealth, and rumor. Each aphorism offers a caution or humorous rule of life. The collection contrasts prudence with boldness and emphasizes moral restraint in social conduct.
The excerpt expounds on morality and indulgence, noting how harmless pleasures become alluring when exaggerated. It reflects on fear and exposure in relationships, the profitability of lying, and the folly of lovers believing themselves unseen. It also presents sketches titled Pangs and The Savage Bachelor with brief, personal musings.
Jones states he was briefly not thinking clearly about the girl. Smith retorts with a quick reply and Jones counters that the girl is now forgotten by him.
A brief dialogue notes a lady visitor admiring a baby and Mamie a five year old saying she is unsure of the age and that they have had him about year.
Fragmentary text shows two Bunko items with unclear names and phrases. No clear events, dates, or entities emerge to summarize into a factual newspaper card.
Mr. Weldon headmaster of Harrow recounts a story about receiving unhealthy literature including criminal biographies and sensational school-life tales. He notices the servant unpacking his portmanteau and peering at the contents with surprise, imagining it for private use.
The text notes that earlier ages praised dancing as a cure for sickness Lycurgus adopted medico religious dances to train Spartan youth Socrates urged dancing to educate mind and body and viewed it as a health giving device
The article explains a Turkish custom where a husband agrees to provide his wife funds for bathing. If the amount is withheld, she can go to the cadi and reverse her slipper. Failing to address the complaint can lead to divorce.
A portrait of Nikola Tesla as a leading living inventor in electricity. Born in Servia about 35 years ago, he is described as Slav with distinctive features. His father was a Greek church clergyman and his mother inspired his inventive genius. Tesla studied at Gratz Polytechnic, focusing on electricity and mathematics, mastering several languages before becoming a government telecommunication assistant.
A Rockford Illinois company claims a discovery to turn corn stalk pith into cellulose and shives into paper products. The process allegedly makes cheaper paper and could supply paper clothing sails ropes houses boats car wheels and railroad cross ties for global use.
Dr. Wolthy of Munich reports observations showing north-south planting aligns light, heat, and moisture more evenly. Corn and potatoes should be set along meridian lines to avoid shading and achieve uniform growth.
An illustration presents a simple effective barn ventilation method. The window hinge at the top allows adjustable angles secured by a pin, aiding livestock comfort in all seasons.
Teasing young farm animals is unsafe as they grow older and can become vicious. Kind firm handling prevents injuries to family and visitors. Animals should respect and love their attendants, not be teased.
Hotels and laundries use powdered soaps but feeding swill with excess free alkali poisons pigs, according to Cornell findings. Small amounts cause no immediate harm, yet the practice remains unsafe. Proper dishwater disposal is into the sewer.
Farm guidance advises giving raw linseed oil in large enough amounts to move bowels when thumps appear in pigs. Infected pigs should be inspected directly, not the sow, unless more than one animal is affected.
The world’s tiniest creatures and places are listed. Samoan cows and Per sian camels stand under fifty centimeters tall, Berlin hosts a one meter elephant, Gaust and Tavolara are tiny republics by area and population, and a Shetland pony pulls a miniature coach. King Malietoa’s late salary was modest at 150 dollars monthly. A Coke press ignites fuel in ordinary fireplaces with a perforated cone and external draught pipes.
A discussion argues yard manure offers more value than commercial fertilizer due to added soil organic matter and bacteria. It advises saving manure, growing nitrogen fixing crops, and learning to read fertilizer labels to avoid overpaying for misleading guarantees.
Potash helps stone fruits grow while scab blemishes appear on fruit. Grafting peach on plum stock aids thriving. Uncultivated land can bear trees. trash invites pests. Healthy trees yield sound fruit. dry earth suits long keeping sweet potatoes. Sheep help orchard health. Protect from rabbits after frost. Nursery price hides true long term cost. Avoid short forked trees. Renovate old orchards by plowing, manuring, pruning and whitewashing. Blighted leaves must be burned to stop spread. Healthy trees resist pests. quince makes efficient shipping fruit via cuttings.
Weeds seize soil nutrients and moisture by rapid, spreading roots. If kept young, weeds are easily destroyed and help crops occupy the ground, preventing simultaneous growth of two crops and reducing future weed impact on soil resources.
The writer urges allowing crimson clover to bloom on at least one field before mowing or tilling. A bloom stage acts as the best free advertisement, drawing passersby who will spread news for miles and mark the farm throughout the season.
Man is cruel to the worm and to others until reason stops him. Cruelty is the revenge we inflict for our own sufferings. We love the kind for selfish reasons, not their kindness. Tyranny weighs more on the mind than the body. A little power tyrannizes the universe. Timidity vagination and irresolution ruin lives. The black frost of fear nips many blossoms of good and evil. Weak wills face terrible tasks that strong men avoid. If beasts could bring mankind to court, justice would side with the Divine.
A witty college style note warns writers to be mindful of editors. It jokes a silent editor can be a reformed prize fighter and urges economy in writing on both sides of the paper. It also suggests submitting fifty alternative titles and cross-writing to brighten the piece.
A treatise argues athletics strengthen robust women while harming weaker ones and claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription can cure feminine disorders. It promotes pelvic and reproductive health benefits and endorses Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation as a harmless option sold by druggists.
The article explains how far honey bees travel based on bloom availability, noting Italian bees are easier to identify, typical foraging distances around three miles, with rarer cases reaching eight. It covers hive relocation effects and how bees use sight and smell to locate blooms and sweets, including how scent affects foraging even in darkness.
In this age of improved farm machinery the old-fashioned home-made tool is not much used though a machine cannot be applied to all parts of a field. The note cites two ze Manure Pulverizer as an example of equipment still seen in limited use.
The article describes a simple home made manure pulverizer shown in a diagram. It uses inclined heavy planks arranged to break up manure on plowed ground where a machine cannot be used. The design is noted as more effective than inclined harrow teeth for such conditions.
The text outlines egg incubation position arrows and hatch timing. It emphasizes turning eggs, testing after five days, removing infertile eggs, and ensuring abundant fresh water for poultry, with dedicated watering duties. It notes increased profits from well cared for poultry and the economic value of heavier, fatter birds.
Practical guidance for beekeepers covering honey ripening and marketing, hive maintenance, winter care, queen fertility, and comb honey production. Advice includes hive painting, packing with wheat chaff, feeding limits after cold weather, swarm management, lighting, and the costs of section honey. It also discusses honey granulation, melting, and grafting versus budding trees for mulberries and fruit varieties.
The article describes a home remedy to treat gapes by confining chickens with kerosene oil and their mother hen overnight, claiming worms die by morning. It also lists a so called universal remedy for soup involving five drops carbolic in olive oil injected into the nostrils using a sewing machine oiler or fountain pen filler.
Describes a curved bar with two adjustable prongs used to place the neck of poultry or small animals between the prongs and lift the bar to break the spinal cord for rapid slaughter intended for market use.
The Brahmas need little range and are comfortable in a compact area. They prefer open air but adapt to confined quarters, showing ease in handling and an agreeable disposition.
Young geese are best to fatten for market while old geese prove better for laying and feather production.
The director general of agriculture issues a regulation requiring every bovine animal to wear an ear ring with its number once it reaches three months. Breeders must maintain precise tallies of their cattle to prevent substitution.
Farmers advised to dig a water hole for hogs to wallow and then pour kerosene oil over the surface. The mixture kills lice on the hogs as the mud and water is consumed by the livestock.
Description of a restraining device for milking cows using a wooden or metal bar strapped above and below the knee to prevent bending the leg. The design aims to stop kicking while milking and involves securing the bar to the cow’s leg.
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