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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
7
A tale from former Senator Spooner shows the difficulty of impanelling a jury in early Wiseconsin courts. Judge Irvin presided over a murder trial as undersheriff G. T. Long sought jurors who knew nothing of the case. Six jurors knew something. six knew nothing at all.
A Lake City man describes severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness and nervousness and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a complete recovery. He says kidney secretions were irregular and frequent and that his health has been restored. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Mileburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Christian Brothers, a Catholic religious congregation founded in 1680 in France, plan a large business college in Portland Oregon. An entire city block has been purchased for the school and a large playground.
A poultry farmer from New Market Tennessee testifies that 20 Mule Team Borax soap cleans white birds superbly. He washed ten white chicks for a show and notes the birds appeared exceptionally white, prompting remarks from observers. Pacific Coast Borax Co. advertises dealer quantities and a sample booklet for five cents.
The Holiness church with members mainly in Texas Arkansas Tennessee and Missouri unites with the Association of Pentecostal churches of New England bringing together about 13 000 communicants under a single leadership.
Request a free sample from Allen S. Olmstead in Le Roy New York for Allen's Foot-Ease powder reputed to relieve tired sweating hot swollen and aching feet. It eases tight shoes and helps corns and bunions. druggists and shoe stores sell it.
A Castine Maine lobster measured 3714 inches from tip to tip and weighed 1714 pounds after a claw removal. The report notes a separate ad for RS Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a church charity deficit of about 38000 dollars for the year.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative with cleansing, sweetening, and gentle action. It emphasizes natural effects, absence of debility, and physician approval, urging purchase only of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
A student at a state school for dissentant children writes a cheerful letter to his father. He notes Mr Sager broke his leg and cannot work, a picnic left them wet, many children have mumps, Mr Higgins fell off a wagon and broke a rib, a well digger whipped the boys, and Ernest cut his finger. He signs as Delinea for.
Farmers know wire fences loosen after years of cattle rubbing, people crossing, and snow load. A wire fence appears taut only when strands stay tight, but sagging soon follows.
A simple two foot wooden or iron stretcher with two pins forms a fence tensioner. One end clamps the wire between pins and the stretcher is rotated to tighten. The opposite end accepts a pin to hold tension while nailing. One worker can quickly fix sagging fences over large plots, amid talk of farming efficiency and land use.
Guide to constructing a water tight cistern with smooth vertical sides and a sand cement base. Use five parts sand to one part cement for the bottom, damp enough to work, then brick or stone walling with cement six inches above ground. Finish the bottom with one part cement to one part sand and apply cement for the sides using Portland cement for best results.
Farmers advised to secure abundant absorbing material by plowing under coarse manure this fall. Even coarse manure provides value when plowed under and used on meadows, boosting hay yield by about one two-horse load per instance.
Consul General Alban G. Snyder reports from Buenos Ayres a government list showing Argentina’s total livestock at 114 842 440. Cattle 25 844 800 sheep 77 581 100 horses 5 462 170 mules and donkeys 545 870 goats 2 566 800 pigs 2 841 700. Buenos Aires province holds about half, others include Entre Rios 9 006 300, Corrientes 7 911 000, and Cordoba and Santa Fe each near seven million.
To the Editor Mrs A Chapin of New Jersey advises soaking plants rather than small dabs of water. She suggests outdoor watering when it rains and recommends placing pots in a tub of water and draining when the soil darkens.
The piece argues that westward settlement era is over and sons must rely on inherited land. It recalls a 1906 benchmark of under 90 million acres and critiques the claim that Uncle Sam offers a farm for everyone, noting changing land ownership and scarcity.
Missouri station reports experiments on roughage with corn showing 4.93 pounds of grain per bushel with timothy and 6.58 pounds with clover. At five cents per pound, clover adds over eight cents per bushel. Advises feeding clover to steers and growing animals, selling Timothy, and using top haying machinery for quality clover.
The United States Department of Agriculture has 15 million dollars available for this year and aims to advance agriculture with special emphasis on forestry. Supporters note the department contributes to modern farming while critics doubt efficiency, but proponents urge continued effort and progress.
Instructions describe arranging lines with two long cross lines over the middle horse and fastening to inside bit rings of the outside horses. The setup runs over the back and buckles into the regular buckle, allowing one person full control of the team.
Experiments indicate most benefits of serating milk arise from cooling rather than the process itself. Cooling to the same degree yields similar results, but without an aerator achieving rapid temperature drop is hard, making the aerator advantageous unless a patent cooler is used.
The article lists mange remedies for hogs including creosote with lard, and sulfur with lard, with instructions to mix and apply to affected areas. It also notes turpentine and sulfur as another effective mix, detailing parts ratio for treatment.
Japanese millet makes excellent poultry food and can be sown as late as mid June. It will mature a satisfactory crop in the Chicago latitude with thorough land preparation and thick sowing.
Practical poultry tips cover preventing egg eating with sour food and vinegar, using alum in water to guard against throat and lung disease, and applying listerine to wounds and injured combs. It urges culling surplus stock, movable nests and roosts for easier cleaning, and notes sour milk boosts egg production alongside meat and bone meal remedies.
A Wo man's Home Companion advised wrapping a damp white cloth around the edge of the pie plate before baking. The cloth strip catches juice runoff, keeping the oven clean. remove after baking to leave the filling intact in the pie.
A colonial style recipe describes stewing a chicken, removing bones, extracting coconut liquor, and combining it with flour thickened gravy. The dish finishes with boiled rice and a light gravy, offering a fragrant turmeric finish.
A recipe by Mr. Berry uses flour bread crumbs and almonds with peaches. It combines egg yolks sugar lemon juice and whipped egg whites then steams in a buttered mold for two hours. Serve topped with sieved peaches.
A dish of white chicken meat with two sticks of bleached celery is chopped and seasoned with salt pepper and vinegar. After draining add two tablespoons of mayonnaise dressing and mix well. Buttered toast is topped with two or three bacon slices and the seasoned chicken, finished with chopped chives if desired.
To every three pounds of fruit add one and one half pounds sugar and a half pint water. Peel pears and keep in cold water to prevent darkening. Boil syrup, add pears and cook until clear and tender. Have jars in hot water, fill with fruit, pour syrup to top, and seal promptly.
Instructions describe making quince jelly by cooking about fourteen quinces with two pounds of sugar until tender, straining to a quart of juice, clarifying the sugar, boiling fifteen minutes with the juice, skimming, and sealing in jelly tumblers.
A tip for kitchen mishaps suggests sprinkling salt on a boiling pot that has smoked to remove the burnt odor. The advice emphasizes salt as a quick remedy to neutralize the smell.
A recipe describes combining spices raisins salt and butter with partly boiled rice to dress chicken then wrapping in thick dough and boiling it in a cloth for about half a day.
Practical tips on preserving furniture and linens, cleaning routines, and kitchen reuse. Do not keep canned goods in opened cans. drain and rinse before use. Use paraffin to deter insects when washing floors and windows. Varnish linoleum regularly to extend life.
A sweeping sample of international, scientific, and cultural items. Highlights include Haymarket riot mention, Helen Hunt Jackson burial, Aero Club of California, naturalization rules, French absinthe tax idea, Adeline Genee, peat fuel experiments, Philadelphia trade growth, India's women telegraph operators, Grover Cleveland’s living ex president count, Dutch electric tramway concession, Arabian Nights origin, Great Eastern Railway safety measures, J Pierpont Morgan in Vienna, Prague exposition, Berlin brewing expo, Warsaw trade fair, Nankin expo, and Puebla 1910 expo plans.
Iry's Magazine describes surfers and townsfolk riding horses into pounding surf after big squids wash ashore. They impale squid with 6-foot bamboo hooks, haul them onto the beach, and sell ink and meat as bait. Cuttlefish bones and dried eyes bring value to curio dealers.
A Louisville man recounts his grandson’s severe eczema as a child and his own winterlong sores cured by Cuticura Remedies. He cites rapid improvement and final cure after trials with multiple doctors.
A London Sketch excerpt notes Englishmen overlook women’s dress while French women live boldly in fashion. It praises French attire and the pride of parading national taste, highlighting the zeal of French men in shaping their wives’ stylish image.
Merchants from the west and northwest visit Milwaukee's large markets for fall and winter stock. Milwaukee jobbers and manufacturers offer top goods at fair prices and promise quality. Rail fare cut to 2 cents per mile enables affordable travel. Visit the Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and Manufacturers at 45-49 University Building for information.
Philadelphia now has a negro population of 85000, up 20000 since 1900, larger than any other northern city or nearly equal to Baltimore Washington or New Orleans.
A New Orleans Times- Democrat report describes a vast factory where a French style “sleep mill” uses revolving mirrors, polished metal balls, and batteries to induce sleep. Workers polish slumber balls and assemble devices to clamp arteries and send mild spinal currents, claiming rapid sleep for insomniacs, especially women.
A Chicago clerk chronicles how poor health threatened her income until Grape-Nuts and a boarding house diet restored her energy and steadiness. She credits improved health with retaining her job and earnings, and she urges readers to consider Postum’s story.
A discussion notes that many operations on women are unnecessary. The author argues thousands of surgeries are performed and many could be avoided, highlighting concerns over medical practices in hospitals.
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