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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1902
Page
8
A New York Times quote recalls artist Frederick Kost reflecting on laziness and recounts a tale of Crawford, an innkeeper on South Beach. Crawford, energy scarce, sat with two dachshund pups named Cocoa, one named for both dogs, choosing not to name them separately.
Maryland Congressman Pearre recounts a constituent who has suffered great loss including two horses and his wife in a difficult tale. The anecdote underscores the need for sympathy and support for those facing severe misfortune.
Mrs J H Haskins of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with relieving years of weakness after childbirth. She describes strong recovery after four months use and ongoing health benefits from regular yearly use, urging expectant mothers to seek free counsel from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Country Gentleman writer praises movable hurdles for withstanding wind better than zigzag designs. He describes a ten by five foot hurdle, usually made of saplings, joined by pins, and shows panels that form a straight wind-resistant fence when set up as illustrated.
The fragment describes a fence section labeled Fig 3 Bection Of The Fence with a ten feet by four feet frame. Lumber is five by one inches with adjustable dimensions. It notes uprights spacing: 11 inches between end uprights on the panel, and 15 inches from each end to the adjacent uprights, resulting in about four feet of worming.
An Indiana engineer estimates per ton mile costs for various road types from 6 cents on dry sand to 2.7 cents on asphalt. He argues that universal wagon transport at five cents per mile could save millions in travel costs and reduce wear on wheel bearings, boosting markets.
Hoard's Dairyman editor recounts a Fort Atkinson discussion where six dairy farmers dismiss balanced rations while overpaying for oats and gluten. The piece argues cows require a balanced diet to maintain milk output and farm profitability, urging study of feed costs and nutrition.
The article discusses the dairy cow ideal as shown in USDA Farmers' Bulletin No. 143. It notes a thin high neck, flat side, refined neck and dewlap, and flesh balance. It contrasts dairy versus beef neck development and reports Wisconsin oleo law suspending sales in Milwaukee district with one license taken.
A complete set of unused Australian stamps owned by the Prince of Wales is valued at £1100. King Edward sports a No 7 hat while the Kaiser wears 6 percent. the Prince of Wales wears 6 percent. Edward enjoys angling with Queen Alexandra and daughters. The czar’s suite includes 173 people with 128 Russians and others Germans Greeks Finns and Poles. King Edward planted the Oak in Central Park as prince and it is now revived. Prince Henry of Prussia composes gavotte and a string-band piece. The Prince of Wales holds honorary navy rank, favors the sea, and likely will not take part in military affairs.
A collection of notes on animal lifespans and unusual traits. Doves live about 25 years while carp and pike reach great ages. A calf with two tongues is owned by a Rosgert farmer. A cockatoo aged eight is a cheerful pet in a distant land. Beetles in India and the East glow brilliantly like gems. A dragonfly eye would yield a boxcar sized sight organ. Blattic acid noted from cockroach use in Russian dropsy. Long-tailed Japanese fowls bred for a prince’s prize. 15 or 16 tail feathers often, one specimen at the American Museum shows nearly 12 feet.
Tiny hand-painted drinking mug once owned by Queen Victoria as a child sold at Hove England. Charles W. Love of Denver won top prize for best charcoal sketch in the Art Students' Pragua of New York competition.
A letter from Congressman J D Botkin of Washington D C testifies to the curative qualities of Peruna and Manganin for stomach catarrh and chronic constipation. Botkin reports twenty five years of symptoms relieved by a few bottles and endorses Hartman’s cures and advice.
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