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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
7
In a Chestnut Street pub a buck rabbit defends himself against a ferret in a display of surprising power. The buck leaps over the pursuing ferret and kicks with strong hind legs, repelling the attack and ending the match after a third failed strike.
A brief Town Topies exchange shows a sympathetic visitor consoling a convict about his harsh fate and his wife’s suffering as the man acknowledges being up for a major military assignment.
A jumble of catalog notes and advertisements including Hide and Fur Co of Minneapolis and varied product mentions. Also cites a plague of leeches harming fish and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup with teething claims and a church synod report on pastor salary increases.
Two reader letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backaches and side pains with claims of strong personal improvement after use. The ad notes the product has stood for thirty years as a standard female remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and related symptoms.
A design for a portable lifting rack to lift hay racks or grain tanks from wagons by one person. The seven foot tall device uses 2x4 and 2x2 uprights, reinforced with braces, with a 14 inch crank and a one inch diameter spindle. A three quarter inch rope ends in a five eighths inch iron hook for practical single handed operation.
The remark notes that Argentina stood out with over 80 million more bushels than Canada and Mexico combined and surpassed Egypt Italy France Bulgaria and Russia in that year, as stated by F. D. Coburn.
A Kansas Farmer article notes wide differences in feed efficiency among cows with similar merit. Tests show one cow may yield three times another from the same ration, despite equal digestion. Dairymen should keep approximate records of each cow’s feed and output to optimize results.
A horse showing an irregular pulse is a strong symptom of grave disease. In a healthy horse the pulse ranges from 2 to 38 per minute, though 48 per minute may not indicate disease in some horses. To measure the pulse, place a finger below the jaws, hold the watch in the left hand, and count the beats. A rise of
The article describes a wooden hooked lifting device that draws itself into the wood to grip the rack. A hardwood peg holds the load at height while a crank lifts the hay rack off a wagon. It advises using a 4x4 timber and solid posts to support both ends, keeping weeds away and reducing lifting effort.
The Maryland Experiment Station reports dairy product profits from tests on milk, cream, and butter. Cream proves highly profitable with 20 percent cream at 50 cents a gallon yielding about 23 percent profit per pound for butter, though creameries rarely fetch this, and home made butter seldom reaches such prices. Milk shipping often proves more profitable than butter, with 3% milk at 12 cents per gallon equating to 23.44 cents per pound for butter, and 15 cents per gallon for 3.6 percent milk making butter price about 32.5 cents per pound.
The text explains methods to detect fever in horses using a thermometer and by mouth feel, lists symptoms such as cold extremities and rapid breathing, and notes brain dis ease causes snoring. It then describes a poultry house with a sliding window curtain front, cotton screen, 12 by 13 foot pens, a dropping board under the coop, and rough sheeting with tar paper and shingles.
The method uses camphor nitrate of potassium and nitrate of ammonia dissolved in alcohol inside a slender bottle with a pinhole. Rain signals particle ascent, wind makes the liquid cloudy and a surface film forms, and fair weather leaves the liquid clear with particles settled at the bottom.
Field and Farm notes milk yields matter more for soil fertility than wheat as butter worth 50 a ton adds less than 50 cents of fertilizer, while a ton of wheat worth 22 supports 7.50 in soil nutrients. A kitchen tip follows with a light dessert: combine unbeaten egg whites sugar and strained apple sauce then whip and serve.
A brief guide defines common equine markings. It names star for forehead spot, bald face from eye to eye, snipe for a nostril strip, glass eye for a white eye, pasterns not ankles, white coro net at the hoof top, and white leg above the pasterns.
In 1905 Kansas produced an average corn crop while the yield exceeded that of two South American nations. The report notes Kansas crop performance relative to continental production.
Gustav Jovanovitch leads a vast Siberian flock described as Russia's mutton king. His herds roam the plains for hundreds of miles as he oversees a security force of about 35,000 dogs to watch the livestock.
The largest tobacco farm in the world spans 25,000 acres near Amsterdam, Georgia. It grows about a third of all Sumatra tobacco used for cigar wrappers in the United States.
In a rural health note muslin windows are praised as a cheaper alternative to glass in dairies claiming better air flow and disease control. A separate agricultural item reports France receiving a Uruguay introduced disease proof potato.
A Canadian visitor marvels at English milk floats and hand carried dairying. He describes two wheeled chariots in bright colors with brass churns and brass rails, driven by a back rider, and milk delivered into domestic jugs from brass bound pails. He wonders why glass bottles exist when this quaint custom delights.
J F Hennen of Milan Missouri recounts a long battle with an itchy rash that defied three doctors until Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent relieved it. He also describes a leg break out linked to grippe and pneumonia cured after using Cuticura three times. May 18 1907.
The secret of goldfish care is keeping water fresh and sweet. Replace globe water every second day, using clear rainwater warmed to about 75 or 80 degrees. Gently lift fish, empty and wash the globe, then reintroduce the fish with a few crumbs daily. Overfeeding harms them.
The New York Sun reports a whaler’s tale of whale earache and a crustacean parasite that infests the ear and eyelids of great leviathans. Zoologists confirm the claim as whales breach in distress to ease the torment.
A Wisconsin woman and family describe relief from dyspepsia after switching from coffee to Postum. She says eight years of thrice daily use improved appetite and digestion, with similar results for her parents and husband. The letter endorses Postum as credible and urges readers to try it.
A recipe describes making tomato catsup by simmering peeled tomatoes with onions and spices for hours, adding celery seed, vinegar, then bottling. It also outlines a vegetable stew with cucumbers onions and lettuce, butter, stock, breadcrumbs and parsley simmered to finish with butter in flour.
Peel ripe peaches halve them and fill a deep earthenware baking dish with them leaving a few of the stones to give flavor. Half fill the dish with ice water sprinkle sugar over the peaches then place over them a sheet of light but thick pastry. Pinel this down over the edges slash the center crosswise and prick well. Bake till brown then serve hot or cold with cream.
A collection of kitchen instructions detailing sugar molasses syrup with vinegar and soda, rhubarb preserves with oranges and walnuts, currant cream for pink dessert, lemon cream whipped for cake, a spiced spice cake with suet and molasses, boiled in cloth then served with sauce, and a simple uncooked chocolate frosting made with chocolate sugar and egg white.
To seven pounds of fruit add three and a half pounds of brown sugar one pint of good vinegar and one ounce each of cinnamon cloves and allspice. Seal them about three times and jar them.
Practical advice on cleaning and care from stains to bottles to clothing care. Tips include using paraffin for grass stains and corks, turpentine for pipes and washday, kerosene for wringer rubber, and hot cloths to prevent cake sticking. Also includes salad tips with cold fish and mayonnaise.
The Paris Telegraph notes Mme May born 1844 near Le Mans rose as a wartime scout in 1870 Franco Prussian conflict. She wore masculine attire to move among troops and carried vital dispatches to frontier outposts exposing herself to capture. She was captured with three messages but released by German guards with orders not to cross lines again.
Gardiner Maine resident Mrs J H Bennett aged 59 describes four months of incapacitating pain dizziness headaches and bladder inflammation before using Deans Widney Pills. She reports complete recovery in three months and says the trouble has never returned. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In Wang Kong village ro Wui district a Tin Hau temple leaked water through a hole above the god head. A dream assertion urged villagers to fund repairs and gain prosperity and a good harvest. A large subscription and a forthcoming illumination with a theatrical performance were planned.
At an election meeting Dr. Macnamara of the British Parliament was challenged by a woman asking about repealing blasphemy laws. He replied comedy saying he is a golfer. A second question asked about voting for women and he responded that every woman should have either a vote or a voter.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet cures corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Allen's Foot-Base makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c Sample mailed FREE Address Allen 8S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
General Ulysses S. Grant at a New York dinner party joked about women and war. He quipped that women would not make good soldiers because they would never grow old enough to be placed on the retired list.
A witty comment asks what led a woman to wed her second husband on the anniversary of her first husband’s death. The line ends with a sharp quip about avoiding too many dates to celebrate.
Quick relief for eye diseases advertised by Howard Bros Buffalo New York with Pettit's Eye Salve available at all druggists.
Nashville American reports that contracts already let for the work on the New York barge canal amount to over 22 million dollars. The remark Not Feminine echoes the era's tone about finance driving public works.
A health minded standard urges using proven remedies approved by physicians and widely accepted. It highlights Syrup of Figs and Plixir of Senna as a wholesome family laxative, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by leading druggists.
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