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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1898
Page
9
A reader explains how to improve an old dash churn by boring a bottom hole to drain buttermilk and washing water. With cold water rinses and a small sieve to catch particles, butter can be drained salted and partly worked, yielding better texture while saving the newer churns. A cautious note urges trying the method before buying new equipment.
The article notes that while cows are typically placid when well fed, good milking cows can become nervous and excitable under inadequate pasture. A cow’s ability to secrete milk hinges on hearty feeding, as poor quality forage makes even a quiet cow develop roving instincts and break fences for better forage.
Buckwheat proves a viable orchard crop due to cheap seed and effective mulch. It lightens and moistens soil when plowed under after seeding, but leaves soil bare and risks deep frost injury to roots, especially peaches.
Observations warn roads fail from poor grading and drainage while repairs run long, use unsuitable material, and waste money. Critics urge better supervision, timely work, and skilled labor. Strong growers are advised to prune weak growth to favor vigorous canes.
A French Paris journal reports M Zienoviis finds a Caucasus group called Swanktia living in a remote Black Sea Caspian belt. They dwell in 10 by 14 foot huts, crowded with up to a dozen residents, lacking fireplaces. Fires are floor pits, and diseases arise from confinement. They practice farming bee culture and cattle breeding with no manufactured goods.
Edward Marshall recalls the horror of soldiers being struck by bullets on the battlefield. He notes the sudden, silent collapse of men, the penetrating thud of impact, and the absence of cries or fight. He contrasts battlefield death with death from disease and laments hearing no bullet’s shriek in his own near-miss.
A six year old on a country farm explains his plan to burn eggs in a stable to produce little horses. His mother asks why and he replies it is his scheme and believes stable eggs might become horses. The story, framed as a joke from Cleveland Plain Dealer and N O Times Democrat, ends with the camp victim remark.
John Young of Le Hay New York, 72, fell from a 22 foot scaffold while weathering a barn. Bruised body and face, he declined after weeks of care and suffered paralysis. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People for recovery steps, though doctors had given up. Also included are assorted anecdotes and ads.
A period voice advertisement extols Dr Ayers Sarsaparilla as the remedy for dyspepsia and general debility. It cites M S Shields of Meridian Mississippi, who reports severe digestion failure, paralysis, and recovery after three bottles, claiming systemic strengthening and relief. The ad invites readers to request the carebook from J C Ayer Co Lowell.
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