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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
7
Prominent endorsements from R S Tharin and T Barnecott praise Peruna for catarrhal disorders and pneumonia recovery. Testimony notes Peruna as a useful tonic and mentions Peruna tablets as a solid alternative with each tablet equal to one dose.
Walker Evans notes tenants on upper floors escape many insects. flies reportedly can’t fly higher than about seventy feet, so skyscraper occupants benefit from reduced pests. Elevators may aid some insects, but the effect remains limited.
A club member recounts shaving by a man deemed highly educated yet insists he shaved himself that morning. The anecdote contrasts lofty credentials with a simple barbering task, ending with the reveal that the narrator shaved himself.
Henry G. Burton of Atchison extols country week associations and recalls a slum girl’s humorous moment with a hen and her chicks. The tale highlights volunteers guiding underprivileged children during excursions to experience rural life.
Instructions describe a simple four horse evener with a plough, a tough oak stick, two pulleys, a small log chain, bolts, and strap iron braces. Measurements include a five foot four inch stick, seven inch from right end to first pulley, and a fifteen and a quarter inch bore from the right pulley center for the plough head. further lengths follow.
Simple four horse evener describes placing a second pulley twenty four inches apart and drilling three holes at the left end to adjust double trees. It explains hole spacing two and a half inches, two inches, and two inches for a third hole. The device powers one horse in the furrow and three on the plough with minimal side draft.
The Toledo Blade article outlines a sulfur fumigation method for poultry houses. Turn out birds, seal cracks except the door, heat coals in a kettle placed indoors, and burn sulfur to create a fumigant. Keep the house closed for hours to kill lice and mites, then clean and whitewash with lime and sulfur, kerosene burn roosts, and air thoroughly.
The text advises withholding solid foods until calves are about three weeks old and, as they grow, promoting large intake with nutritious feeds to boost digestion and storage capacity. It explains that milk rich in butterfat also contains more casein, which can upset calves if overdone. skim milk raises casein proportion, worsening digestion. This can be mitigated by diluting whole milk with water to reduce richness while maintaining blood temperature.
The Agricultural Gazette notes salt can serve as manure for mangels. At Woburn last season about fifteen tons of farmyard manure were applied to four plots, yielding nearly as much as the field. A top-dressing of nitrate of soda slightly boosted one plot, while adding salt increased yield. doubling nitrate without salt reduced output.
In 1852 two rabbits were imported into Australia and their descendants became a billions strong pest. Five rabbits eat as much grass as one sheep. From 1878 to 1888 the government paid 5,888,014 dollars in bounty at 25 cents each, and from 1883 to 1886 an additional 2,200,000 dollars for the same purpose. Drought caused mass deaths for years, but since 1904 rains have revived their numbers and the pest may rival past levels.
A veterinary home remedy uses one pound salt, one pound granulated sugar, half pound tobacco dust, four ounces iron powder, six ounces worm seed with a heaping teaspoonful added to horse feed once daily then twice daily for three weeks.
The conservative farmer sets aside old fixed ideas about farming and leads professional state experimentalists in updated agricultural practices and research.
The piece explains how sheep age by their teeth. First permanent front teeth appear at about 10 months, second at 18 months, third at 28 months, and fourth at 38 to 40 months. By four years all have a full mouth. Merino teeth mature later. by age four all breeds have full dentition.
A farmers meeting speaker eulogizes the sheep as a golden hoofed animal and links early colonization to the first sheep and enslaved Africans arriving at St. Augustine on Sept 5 1565. He argues sheep have driven settlement and agricultural productivity since then, warning that neglect leads to sterility.
Build a grip of timber under a trapezoid and place a heavy beam atop it. Position the assembly so the beam runs just under the wagon axle. Then proceed with the next steps as indicated in the sketch.
Farm and Home suggests placing a stone in front of a wagon wheel to lift it onto an inclined beam for oiling. If the incline is gentle, the wagon won’t slip backward and the wheel becomes easier to oil.
A Rochester inventor proposes a hollow handle with a recess to hold a nail punch. The end of the punch fits into the handle and a plate clamps over the opening to prevent loss. Hammers could include similar recesses for nails, tacks, and screws, aiding household and office use.
Select pieces suitable and then for each 50 pounds of beef use four quarts of fine salt, 4 pounds of brown sugar and 4 ounces of saltpeter pounded fine. Mix together and, packing the meat closely in the barrel or jar, put the mixture between the layers, being careful to place the larger amount near the top, as salt works downward. When all is ready place a cover on the meat and on that a stone or other weight to keep it pressed down. Add no water. The juices of the meat make sufficient brine to cover it.
Mix two cups sifted flour with one teaspoon baking powder and one-half teaspoon salt. Beat one egg to froth then blend with one cup milk and cornstarch. Stir in sugar, remaining flour, and blueberries dredged in flour. Bake in buttered tin in a hot oven. Serve with cream and sugar.
Select melons with thick rind and remove the red flesh. Soak in strong salt water overnight, rinse in fresh water, then harden in weak alum solution. Drain, mix one pound sugar per pound fruit, make syrup with ginger and lemon peel, boil melon pieces until clear, and seal in jars.
Secretary Wilson enforces that eggs sold as fresh or strictly fresh must be true to representation and storage eggs must be labeled accordingly with a $500 fine or six months' imprisonment for violations. Moles are insectivorous helpers, not vegetarians, while a cow liniment of turpentine, sweet oil and camphor provides relief for swelling on livestock.
A list of ingredients for a pickle relish includes three large tart apples, twelve green tomatoes, one large head celery or celery seed, four onions, four red peppers, one cup light brown sugar, one pint cider vinegar, and white mustard seed. Tomatoes are chopped and salted then left overnight, drained, combined with other ingredients in a granite kettle, brought to boiling, stirred, heated without boiling, and bottled.
To soften overcooked eggs, lift from heat and run under cold water for a sharp shock that loosens the yolk. For sandpaper cakes, rub burned edges with fine sandpaper while hot and use paraffin paper to prevent sticking during setting.
The text lists simple kitchen and cleaning tips. Fry fritters and doughnuts hot before battering. Use black lead with vinegar for stove polish and alcohol with whiting for silver polish. Cook ripe tomatoes in butter with spaghetti for lunch. Flour in pan prevents sputtering fat. Raw potato removes mud stains from tan leather. Skimmed milk rise avoided by chilling the scalded jug in cold water. Kerosene clears finger marks from paint. Muslin curtains can be washed, starched, and dried without ironing.
A farmer’s guide stresses heating brooder importance for chick growth and uniform fowl. It urges keeping pure bred hens and discarding unhealthy roosters to boost returns, noting low costs and potential doubling of poultry business with disciplined practices.
The letter from Mrs. E. Hanson reports relief from nervousness headaches and other symptoms during the Change of Life after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as a standard 30 year old cure for female ills and invites sick women to write for advice.
Midnight in the Ramscatter home erupts into alarm as George, about to turn 21, declares a man is in the house. Father Ramscatter with a revolver searches his son’s room to find no intruder, then learns the “man” is the sons birthday moment at twelve.
The tale shows King Oscar of Sweden visiting a class of girls. Asked to name great monarchs, they list Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XIII, while a young courtier admits she knows none of Oscar III. The king comforts her, saying he does not know any events of his reign either.
A boarding house owner half jokes that a teacher left her toothbrush at home five miles away. The tale, from The Bohemian Magazine, shows country hospitality skewing toward family inclusion and shared possessions.
A humorous exchange from The Bohemian Magazine notes two visiting Westerners asking which performer is Weber or Fields at the Weberfield Museum of Drama in New York. One forgets what a programme is and the other jokes about preferring to be “the other one.”
A reader letter recounts a 71 year old grandmother who recovered from long term stomach illness after starting Grape-Nuts. The account claims the toastlike cereal aided digestion, improved strength, and ended stomach distress without medicine, surprising a doctor. The note ends inviting readers to consider the product with a sales pitch.
Japanese report a previously unknown island 28 miles east of Formosa, named Nishigawa. Flag raised, rich in shells, coral, and calcium phosphates for fertilizer. Notable resources include osadori birds and a rabbit-sized rat, with a tropical flora and no venomous insects.
Two Lanarkshire Scots visiting London found no soap in their washstand. The spokesman spoke fast asking for soap, prompting the attendant to ask for translation. After a tense moment the attendant fetched a bottle and two glasses, misunderstanding the Scottish slang.
Mrs. William Geeding of Attica Indiana narrates a severe itching eruption on her child that resisted treatment until using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After three applications the sores healed with no scars and no relapse, prompting strong recommendations for the Cuticura remedies.
A brief Bohemian Magazine vignette shows a nephew asking Auntie what she is thinking as she studies her reflection in a glass. She replies she is judging her figure, prompting the youngster to quip that this explains her wry face.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each unresolved catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Note states the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Office address Toledo Ohio with notary A. W. Gleason. Sold by all druggists 75 cents.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes red trousers are the new craze for young men on holiday in southwest France. Upper garments are unimportant, but trousers on the tennis lawn beach or esplanade should be red with wine or scarlet variations allowed.
A patent style formula promises to break a cold promptly. It prescribes one ounce Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla one ounce Toris Compound and a half pint of whiskey mixed and shaken. A tablespoonful every four hours is claimed to cure an acute cold in 24 hours.
Jaggs stumbles home after a night out as a barber jokes about hair popping out and a man asks for certainty in a hazy exchange. The fragment hints at social friction and a night scene with evasive dialogue.
An advertisement for 105 N. W. Hide and Fur Co. Minneapolis invites buyers and notes gun and trap sales plus fur and hide purchases. A London rush hour fact cites 8–9 am and 6:30–7 pm with millions entering and leaving daily. Also mentions Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething at 25 cents and a remark on immigration trends Germany vs Britain.
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