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Newspaper
Waunakee News
Location
Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
6
The article discusses a mechanical milker design by John C. Dulgan and promotes cleaner milking to prevent contamination. It also extols small garden plots for fresh produce and notes other rural tips including windmill operation and farming concerns such as crop yields and livestock prices.
A Farm Field and Fireside correspondent notes the honey extractor as a major profit source in beekeeping. The device uses centrifugal force to spin liquid from combs while leaving the combs unharmed, then returns empty combs to hives for refilling.
The poultry trade fears big packing firms gain control of chicken production in Kansas Missouri Illinois and the Northwest. Firms expand plant capacity and seek dominance aided by superior transport storage and market reach. A separate note warns bisulphide of carbon for destroying weevils in wheat bins is hazardous and can explode with flames or sparks.
A Reader advises that overeating causes health issues from indigestion to constipation and beyond. Eating two plain meals daily reduces intake. favor plain well cooked foods, avoid fried items, limit meat and sweets, and include bread mush milk potatoes fruit butter eggs. Bathing thrice weekly is also suggested for two months to cure one of the listed diseases.
Mrs. Z. EB. Smith of Kerens West Virginia suggests a method to preserve sausage using a mason jar style brine. Prepare sausage ready to fry, pack loosely with muslin pokes, and cover vessel in a cool dry place. Soak in cold water before frying and enjoy a cheaper method than buying new cans.
Ironing guidelines for colored waists advise avoiding too hot an iron to prevent blistering and color loss. For silk waists place cheese cloth between the iron and fabric to preserve brightness, ensuring the silk’s natural appearance remains intact.
Old wallpaper should not be painted over as microbes may grow. To remove stubborn paper use steam from a boiler of boiling water in the room. Dusting polished furniture requires soft fabrics and a damp cloth. Various home tips warn worry harms the brain and offer simple kitchen and cleaning hacks.
Senate records show discussions on Alaska sea bed gold concessions near Nome granted by the secretary of war, Porto Rico relief and tariff bills, and army policy debates. Notable items include an Alaska civil code amendment, a $2 million Porto Rico appropriation, and memorials for Grant and Herman Cable. Several tragic and legal notices follow, including fatalities and a coroner's inquest.
Mor gan Park resident William G Amos dies from injuries after a March 2 train jump. Elevator boy Edward O Neil falls unconscious from second floor to basement. Blakely Printing workers suffer injuries when a rear freight elevator fills. Delaney and Hartwig sustain serious leg breaks. A shooting at Lyons O Malley injures William Dainan and others. A 13 year old knocked by a horse fractures skull at hospital. River bass shipments arrive at a Clark Street store. Various ceremonial and mis-spelled items reflect a chaotic city report with many names and places.
Milwaukee market notes dairy and eggs with receipts and prices. Fresh eggs quoted at 1 oc. butter steady with various grades from 18 to 24 cents per pound. Cheese quiet with full cream flats and imported varieties listed. New York and Chicago references show steady creamery and egg prices. overall market movement modest as buyers seek more dairy supply.
Receipts show hogs 40 cars with prices 4.49 to 5.20, cattle 17 cars with steer values 4.25 to 4.75 and cows 3.25 to 5.40, feeders 3.50 to 4.00, veal calves 4.00 to 5.24, and sheep with lambs 5.00 to 6.00. Totals list hogs 21,000 and cattle WW, sheep 12,000 with mixed grades noted.
Milwaukee markets report steady flour and oats with firm barley and rye while pork and lard push higher. Chicago and Minneapolis futures list varied wheat, corn, oats, and pork contracts with shifts in March May and July. Cattle and sheep receipts at Kansas City and South Omaha show steady demand with price ranges.
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