21 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
1
William A Radford offers free expert building advice to readers. He discusses 40 foot square cottage plans with central hall layouts, heating, water pipes, and wall insulation, noting old time square block houses remain comfortable and practical.
The article discusses arranging a square plan with multiple fireplaces to maximize comfort and sociability. It notes a dining room fire as central to family gathering and argues square houses are economical to enclose, with layout details about lot width, street view, and building restrictions.
Describes making a wax press with a cleated rack burlap sheets and sacks used to line the press. Steps include placing the rack, fitting burlap, loading a sack, boiling comb, folding the sack, adding the follower and blocks, swinging the cross-bar, and tightening the screw before completing the press.
The instructions describe folding the first burlap over edges, lifting the sack to cool, emptying the alum, refilling, boiling the comb on a four hole stove with lids off, and using a tub with two buckets of water to receive the boiling mixture. Water and free wax flow from the press, leaving only the sludge to press.
An article argues nutrition hinges on digestible organic minerals rather than inorganic content. Dalton notes animals need nutrients in organic form produced via sun and plants, while green bone supplies yolk minerals and shell phosphates. It urges poultrymen to feed more green cut bone to pullets and cockerels in winter.
A farmer describes evolutions in chick housing from old barrels to modern brood coops. Emphasizes water drainage, removable floors for easy cleaning, wind and rain protection, dry interiors, and breathable, watertight coverings. Suggests mesh fronts and portable ground siting for daily cleaning.
Sunflower seed makes good poultry food and a clean whitewashed poultry house aids health. Learn disease prevention to save time later. Beekeeping offers outdoor exercise and nature study. Use green bones or cut bones for bird feed. Limit brooder flock size to fifty. Don’t feed all skim milk to hogs. use it for eggs and growth. Combat lice with frequent roost treatment. Wintering bees need stable temperatures to stay quiet. Avoid overfeeding and underfeeding for healthy growth.
A simple serviceable feeding rack design prevents feed waste and water contamination for poultry. It features a crate mounted above a base tray with cross supports to prevent warping, using lath sides and a hinged trap door option, allowing under crate placement of feed or water.
Prof. Corbett of the department of agriculture promotes peanuts as a valuable feed for dairy cows. He urges Texas farmers to cultivate peanut crops to improve dairy production and feed efficiency.
A raveled youth and the lunch room proprietor discuss cons and sharpers as Tyke Furney gets duped and a ring scam unfolds. The talk turns to bucket shops run by Henry, with sly slang about fortunes, fraud, and the illusion of easy money.
A graduate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, a throat specialist, seeks to align with vocal teachers. He aims to become the go to medical confidant for singers so teachers send their pupils to him for treatment. He notes singers often self treat or rely on their instructors.
A brief dialogue notes Sappy's resolve to move to London. He believes it suits him, claiming his moracle can be worn without facial distortion, signaling a humorous, character driven exchange.
A Washington Star quotation frames a clash between a theoretical statesman and a practical politician. The statesman asserts public sympathy for his views while the politician counters that sympathy will be all the public gains.
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