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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
7
In Bombay beggary rises as a social problem with many causes and types. Religious charity, fakir appeals, hereditary mendicancy, and the disabled poor fuel a flood of beggars in streets, though genuine claims exist among those lacking limbs or sight.
A monster pike weighing 37.14 pounds and 45 inches long, claimed as the largest caught in the British Isles, was taken on the Hampshire stour by rod and line on Lord Wimborne’s estate. The fish measured 24 inches in girth and reportedly shrank from 40 to 37.14 pounds after weighing twice.
A trend in the United States sees about twenty five women entering accounting in the last few years. They prove capable and are trusted with substantial funds and new financial systems. Commercial schools report rising female enrollment across business courses and bookkeeping, with many graduates college trained or high school educated.
The United States government advances a landmark waterway project in the lower Detroit river. Engineers build the world’s greatest coffer dam to pump and dry an area over a mile long and about a third of a mile wide. This feat aims to remove a major hindrance to Great Lakes navigation and accommodate the largest vessels.
Neville, a blind inmate of the local workhouse, weighed a bul lock at Henley-on-Thames fat stock show to within a pound and took the first prize in a weight guessing contest. Premier Asquith plans a new licensing bill to remove a barmaid from empire liquor traffic. Roumania is described as Europe’s most illiterate country with two-thirds unable to read or write.
The article states that 100 pounds of average milk contains 87 water, 4 fat, 5 sugar, 3.3 casein and albumen, and 0.7 mineral matter. It notes dairy breed influence on composition with Jerseys and Guernseys producing rich milk with fast cream rise, Durhams and Ayrshires yielding average rich milk with slow cream, and Holsteins giving large volumes with low fat percentage.
A humane note on horse care warns that shoulders and necks become tender as horses shed heavy coats and resume spring work. It stresses proper collar fit, daily scraping, oiling harness, and cold water baths to prevent collar rub and skin irritation.
Farm Journal notes that corrective actions will be performed each time they are required, indicating a standard procedure across future requests.
An illustrated relief device for horses attaches a reservoir to the bridle above the head. Feed flows downward by gravity into a receptacle under the mouth so the animal can eat without tossing the bag to waste grain. This design reduces the effort and eliminates the usual gymnastics of feeding from a nose bag.
The article explains that while grass is natural for horses, confinement and work demand a strengthening mixed diet. Proper feeding supplies heat and muscle without excess fat. The text notes that the quantity of food should be tailored to balance energy and growth.
A Missouri correspondent requests publication of a plan for split log drags to aid road improvement. D. W. King, a leading advocate, calls it a leveler to smooth rough patches and pack surface soil, with best results on clay roads and improvements to sandy soils though not a hard roadbed.
Practical instructions describe converting barrels into chicken coops with durable hoops and nails. Steps include cutting the barrel, dividing it, driving stakes to anchor, and using a stiff door from the barrel head for access. The method promises low cost and easy nightly harness removal benefits.
A Rural New Yorker note urges farmers to spray and prune apple trees to combat codling worm and wormy fruit. It warns that neglect loses future profits as demand rises while bearing trees die. young trees are planted, and careful orchard care pays off.
The guide explains horse feeding based on work done, listing hay grass corn oats barley rye bran carrots turnips and apples as common foods. Oats are best for muscle and endurance, corn second, both improved crushed. oats costly so rich protein hay substitutes. Corn and timothy hay are heating and hard on digestion. if using corn, add bran with clover or pea-vine hay to balance digestion. caution with green feeds.
The article advises not to overfeed corn to sheep and recommends equal parts clover hay and corn during fattening. It notes corn is about 60 percent starch and 6 percent oil, both highly digestible, with oil aiding fat and starch generating heat, making corn heat-producing and inadvisable except for fattening. It also says corn lacks protein, so clover or alfalfa should accompany it.
A Pennsylvania farmer averages less than one ton of marketing to two horses and travels with one man per two horses. English and Scotch farmers load two tons on a one-horse cart and use two carts per driver. The driver trails one cart and walks beside the other, implying a foreign farmer does with one man and two horses what an American farmer requires four men and eight horses to achieve.
Do not hurry to dispose of an old sow if she yields profit by continuing to breed. Maintain thrift and growth in the herd, keep a clean feeding setup with charcoal salt and sulphur, and let the sows self-serve as part of their routine.
A Western stock breeder advises farmers to breed up stock rather than buy pure-breds. He notes that establishing a pure-bred herd costs more than a farmer can afford when progeny go to packers or butchers. High-priced pure females exist, but a single pure-bred bull can enable a farmer to build a high-grade herd in a few years.
Strawberries and beds should be cultivated as soon as land is in good order. Apply 100 pounds nitrate of soda 400 pounds acid phosphate and 400 pounds muriate of potash per acre down each side of the rows and work in with the cultivator. Mulch between rows next month with pine tags waste hay or other clean vegetable trash to keep berries clean and conserve moisture.
The Bureau of Chemistry answered that cheese is not cheese when the curd is soaked. Pseudo cheese is made by soaking the curd at a certain age in cold water then draining and pressing. The practice is done solely to defraud buyers.
A gray linen suit features a box pleated floor sweeping skirt and a coat with self covered three button groups. The hat is rough black straw with two gray feathers secured by a black rosette.
A Kansas drug store tale shows a man asking for beer and claiming it is for mechanical use to grease a buggy. The pharmacist probes the reason, leading to a chuckle about the oddity of the request.
Two London cabbies glare at each other in a terse exchange. One accuses the other of a nasty look, while the other denies it, insisting the look came from nowhere and urging the other to help prove it.
An advertisement touts Murine as a domestic eye remedy compounded by experienced physicians and conforming to Pure Food and Drugs Laws. It claims the product wins friends wherever used and invites readers to ask druggists for Murine for their eyes.
A tale from the Boston Journal recounts Nordica contesting Mrs. Allen’s will and singer Camp Meeting John Allen’s wealth claim. The anecdote frames the revivalist’s humor as his wife attempts to enter a carriage and the old gentleman quips about buoyancy and gallantry from youth.
The Des Moines saloon claims to be the first anti treating establishment in the United States. The proprietor runs fifteen other saloons and plans to implement the system elsewhere if it succeeds. Bartenders will urge patrons to choose buttermilk, sweet milk, tea, coffee and other soft drinks over liquor. The liquor habit is to be discouraged in line with Iowa temperance aims.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo guaranteed by Walding Kinnan and Marvin wholesale druggists. Cure taken internally through the blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists. Includes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Cleveland Leader exchange captures a wife’s regret for forgetting a box of cigars during a downtown trip and her husband replying with thanks. The brief note shows domestic humor and appreciation.
An advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as a pleasant herb tea that relieves indigestion sour stomach constipation headaches backaches and general misery almost immediately. The copy urges readers to buy a 25 cent package at any druggist or dealer.
A brief Illustrated Bits item notes Tomkins drops a halfpenny before a blind beggar and challenges him to pick it up. The beggar responds with a quip about keeping the money as a suxpence, while appealing to the onlooker to recall himself.
If Your Eyes Bother You get a box of Pettit’s Eye Salve, old reliable, the most successful eye remedy. Available at all druggists of Howard Bros., Buffalo, New York.
The latest circular from the National Board of Fire Underwriters cites an average annual fire loss of 251 million dollars over the past five years. A second note promotes Hamlin s Wizard Oil as a quick remedy for sore joints and muscles with a rubbing application.
A dialogue notes a beautiful fan owned by Miss Giddigh and admired by Neil. Belle mentions its color and hand painted quality. Separately, the Philadelphia Record reports foreign commerce fell about 500 million dollars last year, with the Atlantic ports showing the sharpest decline.
The Kaiser's new daughter-in-law Princess Auguste, sister to the Duchess of Saxe Coburg and niece of the Empress, is described as a very domesticated girl.
Ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims it softens gums reduces inflammation eases teething pain and cures wind colic at 23 cents a bottle. A second note states Japan pays more for its exported rice than for the large quantity imported from China for home use.
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