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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
5
Orange Judd Farmer describes a low effort, pivoting hog hanging system for scalding, scraping and dressing. The design uses a scalding vat, a lever from a post, and turning cross bars to lift and hang hogs, reducing heavy lifting and improving efficiency.
Useful tips for farmers and homeowners cover water quality glass cleaning wood preservation and cellar drainage. Volume notes include whitening shingies with Hine treatment grinding hammer faces drying damp cellars with drain tiles and tin lining with sugar or molasses paste.
The American Gardener notes that top birds command higher prices and good stock costs time money and skill to breed. Breeders rarely price two birds alike and buyers should specify desired traits or defects to find suitable stock.
An Agricultural Epitomist note argues against grading wheat and in favor of selling by sample. It asserts farmers can obtain fair prices by presenting a representative sample rather than relying on grade.
The Department of Agriculture reports experiments by Dr. D E Salmon using a serum to treat hog cholera. In Iowa in 1896 losses reached 15 6 million but Page County results saved 81 of 100 hogs across six droves. Across 1898 experiments 22 hogs treated, 17 droves. 81 saved, 170 died in treated vs 1 107 untreated with 875 dead. The serum is prepared by repeated blood inoculations and serum extraction to render blood cholera proof.
A research at Ohio experiment station compares yard manures stored outdoors in winter with fresh stable manure applied to corn and followed by wheat and clover. Four plots per treatment show corn gains of 13 to 16 bushels per acre and wheat gains of 10 to 11 bushels per acre. Values place yard manure ahead by about $15 per acre over two crops, with stall manure at $17.
A depicted barn design highlights a large loft area as its distinguishing feature with double driveways. The illustration shows four gables attached to the main roof space, emphasizing the spacious loft.
A design for a double barn adds loft room to store fodder and stock on the tower floor. A silo and root cellar in the basement enhance capacity and conveniences, making the form a strong model to follow for future barns as noted by Orange Judd Farmer.
Dakota Field and Farm notes that oil meal from exported supplies is underused by farmers for hogs. It observes new beer sugar factories will add another mill product for swine feeding, suggesting broader use of regional milling byproducts.
The Farm Journal notes that profits should yield a surplus at year end to show times are not hard. If living is fair and expenses met with no surplus, the period is not dire. The piece hopes talks will ensure readers a secure surplus by year’s end.
A Hoard's Dairyman note by H A Russell argues bacteria entering the body via food do not pass into milk. If not killed by gastric juices, they exit with manure and contaminate milk only after milking.
A medical journal warns that direct sunlight in children's rooms is vital for health. It notes Paris faces 11 000 tuberculosis deaths annually, largely due to gloomy unsunned spaces. Sunlight boosts vitality, brain activity, muscle vigor, and blood pressure, fostering well being and energy.
The piece notes vegetables dominate holiday tables with new preparations that would astonish grandmothers who served them boiled in the past. It highlights carrots as a lesser favorite in New England history, though long grown by farmers.
A historical note on serving carrots in ornate shapes with a cream sauce. Carrots are prepared by scraping, cutting into pear shapes, fluted or goall forms, and presented on the table as an ornamental vegetable dish.
New belt clasps dazzle with black enamel snakes with ruby eyes and dull gold handwork. A emerald green plaid belt sports a plain sterling silver buckle. A rose shaped ivory clasp studded with rhinestones tops the display, while many belts offer interchangeable styles to suit any wearer.
The article urges light filled rooms and fresh air to improve a debilitated child. It cites Dr Maurice de Fleury on ideal sleep hours by age group from five to fifteen, with eight to ten hours typical and adjustments for illness or vitality. It notes later shifting toward eight or seven hours as needed.
A writer debates the age beauty peaks, arguing it does not reach its height before forty or forty five. He notes race and environment affect appearance, with southern women aging differently. Taste also plays a major role, and beauty’s peak age is elastic due to health temperament heredity and life conditions.
The fragmented note suggests a discussion about what creates noise in heat and a visitor’s remark on temperature. Washington is referenced with a star symbol, but the text remains unclear on who said what and in what context.
The guide suggests dropping vegetables into cold water then boiling until tender in salt water or broth. It notes broth adds carrot flavor and can be used for cooking rice and pastes. It mentions turnips in butter sauce, cauliflower au gratin, and decorative potato forms for Thanksgiving table.
A five year old girl received a green chintz dress trimmed with black ribes and a short yoke with a very full skirt. The dress featured a green edge around a half yard train and a pink watteau bow at the back. A large pink paper fan and a tulle poke bonnet with large roses were also given.
A Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota editorial trip reports vast farms along the Canadian wheat belt. Observers note large elevators signals of heavy wheat production at Indian Head and Brandon with yields of 40 bushels per acre. Edmonton Calgary and Edmon ton showcase fertile soil and dairy cattle with strong rainfall. The NW territory is viewed as a potential empire of 50 million people and a growing competitor in world markets.
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials from Toledo area wholesalers vouch for F J Cheney & Co. Internal remedy claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The passage promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the proper remedy for restoring strength after business worries. It targets the tired run-down and weak, claiming benefits for brain nerves muscles and the whole system.
Brief humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal with an elderly passenger offering a seat to a stout young woman who insists she cannot deprive him. The woman quips about fat girls having lame feet as she defers.
Grain-O is advertised as a family friendly substitute for coffee made from pure grains. It allegedly calms nerves and aids digestion while tasting and looking like the best coffee at a low price, promoted as a genuine scientific product for health and strength.
A riddle asks for the solution describing a go between that splits and shares thoughts across poets and writers. The verse points to a device or medium enabling quotation and liberty of expression across Shakespeare Milton Sidney Spenser Taylor. The puzzle promises a prize to George H Heatford of a railroad, requiring a two cent stamp.
Travel ads promote North-Western Line to California with first class and tourist sleeping cars and weekly guided tourist parties to California and Oregon plus multiple routes at favorable rates. Almanac style quotes and various patent medicines accompany the page with brief proverbs and testimonials.
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