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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
3
Professor Schweitzer of the State University of Missouri cites medical findings on alum in baking powders. He warns it harms digestion, irritates the stomach and intestines, thickens blood, and can cause nervous prostration and death in some cases.
The United States has 97 671 dry goods merchants. Australia bought 7 000 000 bushels of wheat or flour equiv since January 7 from the Pacific coast and 1 000 000 from New York. Efforts to form a German leather manufacturers trust include a Berlin central office with about 75 cents per employee for maintenance. German shoe exports drop while American shoe imports rise rapidly.
A. A. Boyce of near Trenton Missouri suffered severe back pain from a cold that left him unable to walk. After trying various remedies with no effect he began Doan's Kidney Pills and reports the backache gradually disappeared. He notes the relief and recommends the product sold by dealers nationwide or by mail at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A durable low cost hen house plan is outlined using sheeting lumber. The design features a long rectangular structure with a shallow partition creating two sections. The roof is improvised by lapping lumber to resemble shingles ensuring a simple, economical coop.
A historical remedy describes doors as shelters and windows covered with pickets. Nests and roosts are mounted on poles with iron loops to allow cleaning. Droppings are discarded via window seven. The plan includes carbolic acid, tobacco stems, lime, and matches to keep the room vermin free, attributed to Mrs. Holland via Epitomist.
Farmers who shred corn fodder report cattle and horses thrive on it and it saves waste. They cite costs of 2.50 to 3.50 per ton for shredding, 3 to 5 dollars per acre to prepare, and yields of 11 1/2 to 12 tons of dry fodder per acre. One ton of fodder may equal or exceed hay value in feeding quality. Corn is bound and shocked when dented, then dried and shredded for storage.
A Live Stock Indicator horseman recommends whole oats with a touch of bran fed alone in a manger to support daily work for the dam and steady growth in foals. He cautions against excess corn and suggests selling corn to buy oats for better returns with ample frame-making fond.
George P. Williams argues that seed wheat mixed with different varieties should be purged by selecting heads true to type and name, then tested by hand shelling to ensure uniform berry. He cautions that pure seed yields reliability and identifies a farmer with his business, while premium purchases may backfire.
A sketch outlines a one room 18x20 structure with a brick furnace, an angled hogshead set in the floor, a sloping bridge to a platform, a windlass, and a system to scald and gut hogs. The design aims to ease handling and cleaning while saving labor and money, as noted by Dennis H. Stovall in Epitomist.
John Downie discusses hog marketing from Farmers' Review noting fattening, transporting costs, and the need for careful handling to avoid losses. He stresses proximity to rail and proposes handing over operations to a capable manager when possible, arguing profits hinge on proper conduct.
An upstanding citizen’s newspaper dog is praised for bringing the morning paper to his ill master, unfolding it and aiding him. A neighbor recalls a clever dog and parrot duo forming a contractual partnership, guiding a latch and gate to escape, seen as high order intelligence by observers.
A wry joke from the Philadelphia Ledger notes a character fretting over an inheritance. The punchline hinges on the notion that a rich uncle may remain untapped unless popular relatives are removed from the picture.
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