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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
7
The Rural New Yorker presents a silo plan for cows: a nine foot diameter is optimal, with one foot thick walls reinforced by wire and cement blocks as a cost effective choice. A spiraled wire around the silo and secure door frames ensure plumb walls and sturdy framing. A masonry expert is advised for mixing cement and building.
The proposed Ontario bill will require cheese factory and creamery managers to hold a dairy school certificate or a department of agriculture permit. Supporters say it will raise professional standards and wages while giving employers a guaranteed competent manager, provided milk, sanitation, and equipment meet required standards.
The article emphasizes grooming as vital to horse health and notes feeds should be varied. It warns that moldy corn causes nervous and intestinal troubles in horses, based on Kansas and Indiana station experiments. It suggests finding a horse's weak points by examining it at rest rather than in action.
A strategy argues for evaluating each cow's productivity to identify the poorest performers. Culls should be made one by one to improve overall feed economy and efficiency.
Discussion argues silos preserve more fodder than haying or field curing. Indian corn yields best results, with alfalfa and cowpeas or soybeans also siloed successfully. Losses are far lower in silos than in field curing, with typical dry matter loss around four percent in fodder corn.
At Ithaca during Farmers Week professors Warren and White urge lime on sour hills and damp pockets, test small plots first, then lime if needed. Start permanent pastures with good soil and manure, fertilize barren spots in spring, use stable manure in fall, and mow before seeds mature to mulch and feed the land.
The guide suggests countersinking two pieces and pinning them to create a sag free gate. It then advises placing two 2x4s two feet above the gate to raise it during winter.
Describes a self balancing gate using a 16 foot frame of 2x4s with a 12 foot gateway and 4 feet for weights. A mortised cap sits between crosspieces 12 inches apart, the frame is covered with boards and wire fencing, stones provide balance, and a bolt secures the lower frame to the crosspiece.
Practical Fashions outlines directoire style coat in six sizes with fabric yardage for various widths. Also details girls coat nine 2678 and lilac crepe afternoon frock 2705 2673 with waist yoke embroidery. Send 10 cents Pattern Department incl name address size and pattern number.
The Columbia State notes country life offers hardships but steady gains through farm and small business effort. Owning homes and land builds capital and an inheritance for children while preserving independence and access to literature and arts enjoyed by city families.
A 77 year old Mt Kisco resident details six months of intense itching and sleepless nights from eczema. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, he reports one solid night of sleep and full cure within a month. Statement dated February 3 1908 from W Harrison Smith. Potter Drug & Chem Sole Props Boston.
An effort to build a memorial church on the Shiloh battlefield site aims for a cost not less than 10000 dollars. The project will record all contributors in a permanent register to be exhibited in the church open to visitors and tourists.
Pattern Department invites readers to order MISSES FIVE-GORED SKIRT No 2854 in three sizes 13 to 17 years. Materials listed include serge mandarin suiting cheviot Panama moai flannel linen and more with inverted plaits and soutache trim. Include size, pattern number and full address for receipt.
A. A. Perkins Hood County Treasurer Granbury Texas endorses Doan's Kidney Pills stating past kidney and back issues improved markedly. He previously publicized the remedy and now confirms the effectiveness. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A collection of quips and product pitches appears in a compact historical notice. It features a Swift quote on jokes aging into stage life and a Garfield Tea postcard offer from Brooklyn. Also includes a Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup teaser and a brief reflection on wisdom and press agents.
A humorous dialogue sketches marital banter as Mrs A and Mrs Z trade quips about men. Mrs A recalls showing George a mushroom hat that drew a pun on a toadstool while Mrs Z notes how a man’s image shifts when observed by his valet.
Judge notes a terse exchange about plans and punctuality between Ella and Stella with a stated intent to arrive early and refrain from additional questions. The brief dialog captures a simple scheduling dispute without broader context or outcomes.
A reader credits Grape-Nuts with ending lifelong constipation after years of laxatives and cathartics. He says the food digests from the first use and normalizes bowel function within days, calling the result permanent and miraculous. He cites a physician’s note on muscular paralysis of digestion and endorses the product’s science.
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