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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1904
Page
7
A federation argues teachers must unite to raise living costs, salaries, tenure, and recognition. It warns against mechanized teaching and urges collaboration with other public-good groups to preserve the democratic function of schools.
The essay argues society favors white lies and poise over honesty. Women mask weariness and truth to remain appealing, while mystery fuels masculine curiosity and social power. The piece notes blunt honesty would erode faith, churches, and appetite for virtue.
Impartial observers describe the American nation as agile rather than profoundly intellectual. The era seeks actions over principles and favors expedients. The age is described as strenuous and at the breaking point, with leaders preferring results to deep reflection.
Ben Davis born in Prince Edward's county Virginia in 1775. He settled in Butler county Kentucky around 1800 and owned about 20 slaves before the Civil War. A pioneer apple grower and nurseryman, his work produced the Ben Davis apple and he died in 1863 after a long life as a Democratic politician and Union supporter.
The Western Horticultural society debated fruit packaging noting boxes are cheaper to prepare and pack tightly for export and can yield higher prices with fancy fruit, but require skilled packers. Barrels costlier and harder to obtain yet need less skilled labor and are easier to move, yet bruise fruit. west of the Rockies boxes prevail for top grades while barrels fade away.
The Orange Judd Farmer argues better drainage grading harrowing and gravel application can improve roads at low cost. Heavy spring rains made prairie roads impassable. careful local actions could reduce such closures.
The text argues dairy cow production has shifted from accidental breeding to planned, modern methods. It warns that business conditions require disciplined, non random breeding to ensure consistent results.
Henry W. Brown of Flanders Long Island reports his Suffolk cow produced 24 quarts in a single milking nearly filling three pails. The eight year old animal, of no special breed, had previous bests of 18 quarts from two milkings. Brown notes the cow’s amused look as she delivered the record milk supply.
A Farm ers' Review representative relays that corn belt farmers increasingly refuse to sell skim milk, preferring to feed it to calves hogs and poultry. They estimate at least 20 cents per 100 pounds for feeding, but say its true value lies in its synergy with corn, improving the overall feed value beyond mere chemical content.
Two large boxes form the outer and inner vessels with a two inch gap filled with powdered charcoal or coal ashes. A centered ice space is left and shelves line both sides of the inner box. A lath rack at the bottom supports the ice for cooling.
Instructions from Prairie Farmer describe a home remedy to treat gapes in chicks by steam fumigation with carbolic acid. A quart can centered in a tub with a blanket, chickens around the can, a hot lid placed on top, and drops of carbolic acid poured on the lid to release fumes. The method claims to kill worms and clear the flock in days, advised at first signs of sniffles.
A joke circulates about a supreme court justice at a former senator's dinner. The host argues vegetables grant strength to support vegetarianism while noting a rabbit's leaps. The justice replies that a tiny carnivore can jump many times its length, balancing arguments with naturalist lore.
A New Yorker seeking legal advice learns he cannot shoot a young neighbor learning violin. The unwritten law appears to target wind instruments, not strings, according to the Sioux City Journal.
Advertisement for Allen's Foot- Fase claiming it cures swollen and sweating feet. Mentions to accept no substitute and trial package free. Provided by A. 8. Olmsted in Le Roy New York with address for purchase.
In a collage of quoted lines and ads a quiet man proclaims he minds his own business while a philosopher calls him a monopolist. An old claim touts Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle. Small ad blurbs praise Piso's Cure and a quip about a square man versus corners.
New York markets list No. 2 red wheat at 1.12, No. 2 yellow corn 55 1/2 cents, oats 47 1/2, and hay quiet with no sales. Veals 6.25 to 7.26, spring lambs 5.75 to 8.62. Yorkers hogs 5.80. Minnesota flour 5.35 to 5.50, potatoes 90 cents to 1.00, cattle steers 5.50 to 6.00, calves 6.50 to 6.75, sheep 3.75 to 4.00, lambs 5.00 to 5.25, hogs 5.40. Toledo wheat 1.06 cash, corn cash, oats 42c, cloverseed 6.25. East Buffalo prime steers 6.15 to 6.30, best yearlings 6.50 to 6.75, sheep wethers 4.50 to 4.75, spring lambs 7.25 to 7.50, hogs 5.50 to 5.60, pigs 5.50. Pittsboro cattle choice steers 6.10 to 6.25, prime 5.70 to 6.00, sheep wethers 4.60 to 4.75, lambs 4.00 to 6.75.
A light quip notes Brown dominates talk easily. Greene remarks Brown stutters and Brown’s skill to control dialogue even with few words impresses observers.
The 1904 New York State Long Island hunting season opened July 1 and reports record flocks of plover and yellowlegs across Great South Bay and Shinnecock Bay. Birding grounds include Babylon, Patchogue, Moriches, Fire Island shores, Gardners and Peconic Bays, Jamaica Bay, and the North Sound coast, with ample varieties and abundant shooting. The Chicago Daily News notes seasoned hunters prefer silence to argument.
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