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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
7
A 19th century note describes methods to drive a distant water pump from a windmill. It details devices at the windmill and pump supports linked by wires or a long rod system with universal joints to transmit motion over hills or uneven ground. A blacksmith can fabricate these parts using iron pipe or rod.
A Scottish physician and ventriloquist uses a skeleton to test a boy by feeding it gruel while the boy endures eerie calls for more. The chosen lad finally feeds the skeleton and jokes about its hard to satisfy nature. The piece then compares feeding growing animals to stock farmers who gain little if the animals make no growth.
An excerpt contrasts persistent agitation for good roads with costs and benefits from permanent road construction. It notes savings in wear, longer life, and higher property values, plus low repair needs once base is laid. Also discussed are hog leg heat escape pipes and reasons hogs die from overheating.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It offers a refund of money if it fails and lists the price as 25 cents.
A brief exchange shows scorn and cheer as a character declares hate while another upholds optimism, remarking there is always room at the top. The dialogue reflects a witty, defiant mood characteristic of the period.
An 19th century advertisement touts Hoxsies Croup Cure as a life saver for children with no opium and a 50 cent price. The item quotes a proverb attributed to Elijah Prown about a man with a crafted stick and unease.
Illustration shows a rack for drawing green corn from field to silo using a wagon gear with low wheels. Constructed from two about 16 foot posts with four crosspieces bolted underneath.
Instructions from Orange Judd Farmer describe a corn fodder loading setup with center supports 18 inches long on each side for a board, eight stake holes to keep fodder away from wheels, crosswise corn layers, side boards to prevent ground drag, and loading with butts all in one direction.
Farmers sometimes convert dead animals into fertilizer but caution is due. Pasteur showed buried carcasses can surface germs through earthworms and infect grazing animals. Best practice is to burn or sulphuric acid treat diseased bodies to destroy pathogens.
The Rural World article discusses piglet dam time with opinions differing on how long young pigs should stay with sows. If one litter per year is planned, keep until about ten weeks. for two litters, wean at six to eight weeks. Wean earlier if milk disagrees, but extend to eight or ten weeks if piglets thrive.
Seven years after planting New England apple orchards should produce two barrels per tree or about 80 barrels per acre, indicating fruit growing pays off in that region.
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