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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1905
Page
7
Franklin Rogers of Berrien County Michigan describes an above ground ice house 16 by 20 feet with 14 foot studs that holds about 109 tons of ice and supplies a 8 by 16 foot dairy room. The concrete floor slopes to the center and a waste water pipe keeps the milk cans at 45 to 50 degrees without added ice.
The article argues Jerseys yield naturally colored butter in winter with proper feed. It favors natural tint from carrots and fodder, warns artificial coloring risks flavor and skepticism, and suggests avoiding coloring altogether for honest butter.
Notes emphasize selecting reputable nurseries, reinforcing that good cows and land form the farming trinity. Keep farm pores open, prevent manure buildup, and avoid culling cows for immediate profit. Cooperative dairying should provide farmers with monthly progress reports to maintain confidence and ensure steady returns.
The seedless apple, long known in Europe and described by 17th century pomologists, gained renewed American interest around 1868. Early reports note dual seed vessels and bloomless blossoms. Bailey’s 1890 analysis cites lack of stamens as cause and deems the variety largely without fruit value beyond curiosity.
Commentary on land use arguing against reducing arable land and warning that long cultivated fields remain productive in some countries despite generations of tilling.
A September fire at Chansee sur Marne near Chalons and Vitry le Francois devastates a village yet triggers a remarkable botanical phenomenon. Apple and pear trees sprout a second flowering by late October while lilac and plum trees briefly surge with renewed growth, despite only four hours of flame.
The article explains how a star’s color and spectrum reveal its age. As stars contract from a nebulous mass they grow hotter, shifting from bluish white to white to yellow orange and red, with spectral lines for hydrogen calcium magnesium and iron changing accordingly.
Gen William Therman, fond of theater, dislikes rowdy patrons. A well dressed young man asks to pass. Sherman blocks with a calm threat, telling him to return. The scene, drawn from Lippincott's Magazine, illustrates his intolerance of disrespectful conduct at shows.
The sale of tobacco is a state monopoly and women of modest means seek to run a tobacco bureau. Government officials and widows or daughters of officers often receive the right to operate such a bureau.
A Philadelphia Magazine piece recounts an Irish visitor in San Francisco who marvels at the climate. Jokes about green trees and beauty segue to jokes about hills and the city’s climate shaping all.
Mrs. A Wellatt, a photographer's wife from Champion Michigan, shares her story of five years of kidney trouble. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she slept better, slept through the night, and felt improved from the first box. The advertisement links women's illnesses to kidney disease and claims a cure.
A New York actor struck another with a real ax during a stunt, instead of using the prop weapon supplied. The incident highlights on set safety as the industry aims to meet audience expectations.
Cuticura Ointment is touted as the leading cure for skin and scalp conditions including hair loss. A single use after a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and sometimes a Cuticura Resolvent Pill provides relief and speeds healing in severe cases, especially for infants and children. A quoted remark from the New York Press contrasts college success with perceived failure.
Winter tourist passes are on sale at low rates via the Louisville and Nashville Railway from St Louis Evansville Louisville and Cincinnati to winter resorts in the South Southeast and Cuba. For illustrated booklets Florida Cuba or New Orleans time tables and rates contact C L Bones General Pass Agent Louisville Ky.
An advertising roundup notes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise quick cold relief with a money back guarantee and E. W. Grove's signature on each box. It also includes a quip about laughter and a testimonial for Piso's Cure for Consumption from Ocean Grove New Jersey.
An old ad promises Pazo Ointment as a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protracted cases with a refund if not cured in 6 to 14 days. The offer notes 50 cents price and cites a newspaper quote about human behavior.
Tickets on sale via Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway to Florida New Orleans and other south points at low return rates good to May 8. Also route tickets to Florida and Cuba via Atlanta and Kesar via Asheville. For rates contact W A Beckier N P A 113 Adams Street Chicago N D P Brown NEP A 1 Fort Street W Detroit W W Dunnavant TPA Warren Ohio W C Rinearson GPA Cincinnati Ohio.
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