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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
7
Instructional note advises drilling holes in tongue irons and boring wood, then fitting a half inch iron plate on the lower tongue with aligned holes to secure the tongue when tugs unhitched or gear fails, reducing wagon runaways.
A Prairie Farmer report describes a neck yoke guard with a tapered end and a one inch shoulder to let the neck yoke ring pass underneath if tugs loosen. The iron catches the ring reliably while allowing normal on off use, deemed better than springs or loose bolts through the tongue.
The bulletin advises on preventing gutter washout on steep slopes by paving gutter bottoms and sides with brick or field stones, using frequent outlets to fields or streams, or underground drains with screened openings. It emphasizes side ditch size, distance from pavement, gradual slope, broad flaring banks, and wide bottoms to handle peak flow.
A farmer describes using two second-hand brick molds and a repurposed vinegar barrel with a crank and pinion to mix sand and cement. Dampened mix was fed into the barrel as a boy operated the crank, producing enough bricks in two days to build a 16 by 16 foot shed at about half the cost of lumber.
To salvage seed wheat from a smut attacked crop use formalin. Mix one pint formalin in 40 gallons water to treat 50 bushels, spread on a sterilized floor, wet every kernel, repeat until three quarts of solution per bushel absorbed, cover two hours, then dry and sow immediately. Disinfect bags and shovels used in handling.
A Dublin Homestead remark notes that the Irish distinguish themselves from English kin by a divine gift of imagination.
Experiments across states show crude oil applied to dirt roads yields solid dustless highways. In Kansas tests, heavy oiling at about one gallon per square yard, followed by harrowing and rolling, produced firm roads that resisted frost and heavy traffic with minimal dust. Costs ranged from $500 to $1,300 per mile plus labor.
A portable low truck is built from the front part of a wagon with a strong oak reach about four and a half feet long replacing the longer piece. An iron devise mounts a crosspiece at the rear, and two 15 foot poles form the platform with pins at two feet from the top. The rear wheels measure 15 inches in diameter on an iron axle.
Advice for farmers to protect birds and livestock. Preserve useful rams, feed cautiously with blackstrap molasses, and prevent disease with cleanliness. Screen stables, keep sunlight and air, prune and spray plums and apples, weed gardens after frost, scatter grain for weaker flock members, and whitewash poultry houses before frost.
The guide advises placing the straw stack near the barn and fencing the stack yard from the barnyard. It stresses cleaning around the stack bottom so cattle can eat there and prevents animals sleeping in the stack yard at night. Regular cleaning yields cattle feed and bedding with no waste or extra labor.
Advice on saving vegetable seed to cut costs and know what is planted. Use premium tomatoes cucumbers and beans as seed sources with careful selection from best plants and distant runners. Early spring sowing for cabbage beets radishes and turnips includes staking to keep tops upright for seed development.
Demand for lead in China has risen sharply as several manufacturers boost output. The metal is primarily used to line tea chests for international export, underscoring its role in traditional tea trade and related manufacturing.
A playful scene follows Clyde and his father as they spot tadpoles in a pond. The boy asks the simple question about their nature and the father explains they cannot take them home. Clyde then notices a frog and wonders about his own difference from his dad.
Mrs William Geeding of Attica Indiana reports that months of itching sores on her child vanished after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Within three uses the sores began to heal and left no scars. She says Cuticura Remedies are the best she has tried and will recommend them. July 22 1907.
A humorous tale echoes Mark Twain style where a dinner table remark spirals into a memory of Willie falling down a well at ten o'clock. The joke hinges on memory lapses and comic misdirection, capturing classic comical narration.
A pastor notices Mose Fowler holding a long fishing rod and learns Fowler intends to stand his fourteen children in a row to demonstrate thrift. He borrowed the rod from Dick Perkins after a sermon on sparing the rod left a strong impression on him.
A heated telephone booth dispute unfolds as one man insists on talking after paying ten cents, while another demands he stop. The caller refuses to yield, continuing the conversation despite protests.
A 71 year old grandmother claimed to recover from long standing stomach and bowel illness after starting Grape-Nuts. The letter says she could keep small amounts then advanced to full meals with no medicine. The Postum Co. promotes Grape-Nuts as a life saving food and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville.
The text touts a health focused product being widely approved and recommended by informed buyers. It promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome family laxative, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
A Boston couple in a humorous anecdote confronts the fate of old love letters unearthed among household papers. The husband dismisses them as junk and offers to throw them away, while the wife protests, prompting a wry exchange about preserving memories versus practicality.
An advertorial dialogue extols Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co as a constitutional treatment for catarrh, claiming it reaches blood and mucous surfaces. It promises $100 for any uncured case and notes price through druggists at 75 cents plus a family laxative.
The sacred Fuji mountain will gain electric illumination for the peak and trail to aid tourists. Hotels and refreshments houses will be built on the slope along with telephone and telegraph stations.
A World’s Work excerpt exposes the Congo’s colonial scene where white men display extravagant spending. Champagne flows daily for men earning modest wages, and officials return from three years with funds for a spree before signing off and returning home from Antwerp.
A reflective admonition from Lady Fanshawe encourages embracing one’s current state and using time to improve understanding health or estate. It urges avoiding complaint and seeking personal advancement through diligence and prudence.
Dialogue notes tension as a father repays a $25 loan. George fears the consequences while a woman asks what happened. The brief exchange centers on a family financial issue and its troubling implications.
A Chicago pupil recalls an amusing morning exchange where a primary teacher boasts she is quiet despite being larger than the pupils. Kenneth, seven, answers that she wears shoes, and then adds with a wink, he has seen a larger one in a show. The note appears in the Waverly Magazine.
A traveler in a remote English village, who warned the amiable cottage owner of his deafness and a specific wakeup time, wakes to find a note under his door announcing that it is half past eight. The anecdote appears in Harpers Weekly.
An excerpt from West Coast Magazine recounts a cautionary tale told by Sandy to his son about marriage for money. The father recalls marrying his wife for eighteenpence and jokes about the eighteenpence shaping their fifteen years of marriage.
Pettit's Eye Salve restores sight and eases eye diseases or injuries. Published by Howard Bros. and sold through druggists in Buffalo New York.
An advertisement mix touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and inflammation with a 25 cent bottle. It also promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for aching or burning feet, claiming quick relief and two million yearly packages sold. The copy closes with a quip about criticism.
A preacher admonishes a sleepy church member by name warning he will expose the culprit to the entire congregation if the behavior repeats. The unnamed flock member named Jim Shepherd is specifically addressed as the offender during the service.
The piece explains aftermath as the first mowing of meadows in July. It notes short grass with adequate rain grows again and a second mow will come later as the aftermath. The term is described as a persistently used word in agricultural language.
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