Masonic Prompt Attendance and Lodge Developments
Prompt attendance in Masonic lodge meetings is urged to build respect and success, with officers leading by example. Bristol Lodge plans a $40,000 temple. Quebec Grand Lodge reports 5 488 members. Kentucky grants 19 new dispensations. Pennsylvanian fund: $1,000,000 for orphans. Utah has 12 lodges. Dr Eliphalet Wright noted as a long-serving Mason missing only one meeting.
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Bristol Lodge of
Bristol
Tenn
Grand Lodge of
Mexico
Masonic Temple
St. Paul
Minn
Kentucky
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania
Thomas R. Patton
Quebec
Utah
Grand Lodge
Eliphalet Wright
Springfield
Mass
Work up class initiations to grow Pennsylvania unions
The Pennsylvania Workman urges lodges to recruit by exciting big class initiations, advertising the order, hiring a brass band, and having grand lodge officers address meetings. Nebraska lodges report membership gains and exhort members to take action for the A A O U W. The Emblem echoes awakening interest to attract new members.
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Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Royal Arcanum Sees Large Membership Growth
Reports show the Royal Arcanum with more than 240000 members nationwide and 5500 in good standing in Connecticut. The group emphasizes accurate principles and a solid understanding of its council chamber as essential to its work and rates.
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Royal Arcanum
Keystone Arcanian
Connecticut
Council Chamber
Knights of Pythias reports large growth and new lodge
The supreme chancellor announced rising grand lodge reports with this calendar year expected to show the largest increase in the order’s history. Culebra lodge No 3 in the canal zone opened with 75 new members, conferred by Empire lodge No 2. Insurance certificates total 112 million in class four and 14.99 million in class five with 11 434 policies issued. Colorado’s Pueblo lodge No 52 boasts over 400 active members.
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Colorado
Pythian Lodge
Pueblo Lodge
Hints for Farmers Sheep In Winter
A National Stock man warns beginners about ill effects of overcare in sheep husbandry. An example shows a flock with cold in the head improving after barn doors were left open to reduce drafts and maintain dryness. The lesson: sheep need dry air and no drafts, not extra warmth.
Fall litters yield better breeding pigs says C W Dent
Fall pigs produce brood sows with desired maturity by spring. Select boars and sows from fall litters, give winter care, then pasture greens with minimal grain until breeding time. Feed grain and mill mix later to support first litter production.
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C. W. Dent
Hoof trimming advice for colts from an old farmer
An old farmer’s guidance on trimming a colt's hoof urges keeping the frog barely touching the ground and never trimming the frog. Do not pare the frog, trim the hoof sides, or alter the front excessively. The front must set a proper pitch to prevent ankle twisting or an overly erect ankle.
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Farrer
Armers
Veterinary care guidance for cracked skin on animal legs
Dr Porter prescribes linseed poultice to legs with warm water changed twice daily for a week. Then apply a lead acetate and zinc sulfate solution twice daily until cracks heal. Also provide iron sulfate and potassium nitrate in twenty four bran mash doses, two per day, with regular exercise except during poultice week.
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Porter
Salt For Hogs And Its Importance In Diet
Salt for hogs is a crucial but often overlooked detail in animal care. It is a normal constituent of tissue and blood, stimulates internal organs, supplies chlorine for gastric juice, and is excreted in urine. Prolonged salt deficiency in the ration can lead to death.
Care and feeding tips for ewes and lambs in spring
Ewes that are in lamb should receive extra feed to ensure healthy lamb quality and strong ewes. Proper care now determines spring outcomes in market lamb production, a refined aspect of sheep breeding. Dry beds prevent illness. damp pens invite trouble and dampness can be deadly.
Water access boosts lamb gain efficiency at Montana experiment station
A Montana Experiment Station test shows lambs watered once daily gain 21.47 pounds at 4.51 cents per pound, while lambs with free water gain 28.08 pounds at 3.34 cents per pound. The text notes salt should be available to sheep and implies less desire improves stock performance.
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Montana Experiment Station
Thrush in Horses Feet Treatment Advised by Farm Journal
The Farm Journal outlines a thrush cure for horse feet. Wash out diseased tissue, pare away loose hoof, then apply pine tar with drops of sulfuric acid on a pledget of taw. Repeated treatments are needed for long standing cases with thorough cleaning of thrush.
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Farm Journal
Cultivate Black Walnut Amid Rising Demand
Cultivate black walnut as supply nears exhaustion and demand for furniture wood grows. Trees of good size mature in ten to twelve years and fetch very high lumber prices.
Humor and Philosophy Reflections on Character and Social Norms
A reflective musing on happiness pride and virtue. It notes the paradoxes of morality and self deception urging modesty and restraint. It warns against hypocrisy praising self awareness and caution in judging others.
A Nut to Crack The Sphinx Riddle of Modern Finances
A poem laments rising living costs and wages as the modern economy strains budgets. It compares ancient puzzles to today’s money challenges, detailing how a ten dollar bill shrinks when buying eggs cream of tartar potatoes and beans. The piece ends noting paychecks arriving with insufficient purchasing power.
Utah or Chicago Quietly Referenced in Witty Exchange
A brief conversation hints at a married status with a light joke about ventures and nerves. The reveal centers on a confusing remark about cocaine. The punchline shifts to a dentist rather than illicit use, delivering a dry, ironic ending.
Alley Promise and Bluffer’s Warning in Verse
A wary narrator advises facing alley threats with caution. The verse suggests men should avoid confrontation when lacking money, bluffing as a last resort, and telling trouble to go away and forget the encounter.
Too Smart For Them Humorous Parental Gap
A brief anecdote portrays a boy regarded as clever beyond his parents grasp. The narrator notes a German foster arrangement that left his guardians unable to converse beyond English, highlighting a clash between intellect and familial understanding.
Thanksgiving Day Travel Savings Encouraged
A poem urges readers to plan ahead for Thanksgiving travel by saving money and using a two cent fare when possible. It encourages gathering with friends and easing the journey by budgeting for the holiday, emphasizing the annual nature of the occasion.
Bashful man hides emotions in playful exchange
A brief dialog reveals a very bashful man being teased about his hidden feelings. The exchange contrasts outward reserve with surprised recognition as he reacts to comments about how well he conceals himself.
Made High Butter and a Comet Over the Sky
Readable fragments describe a surreal incident with a chaotic sky scene. A comet appears and seemingly churns the Milky Way while a line about payment of mischief runs through the brief note. The text evokes a dreamlike, literary mood rather than a straightforward event.
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