A Grand Hay Barn From Lake County Ohio
An Ohio Farmer correspondent spotlights Joel Reeves of Lake County who built a remarkable hay barn about 20 to 25 years ago. The structure measures 60 by 40 feet, features 24 foot posts and a 9 foot basement, and uses gravity to unload hay into six 20 by 20 foot bays. A hilltop bridge and roof level floor support efficient, single‑loader operation for hay bound for Cleveland markets.
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Ohio
Joel Reeves
Lake County
Reeves
Cleveland
Convenient Bag Holder from Flour Barrel
A simple Farm and Home project uses an empty flour barrel to hold bags. Drive nails through the hoops into each stave and hinge a cut door. Add several sloping 6d wire nails at the top to hang the bag, then hinge the door for easy insertion and removal.
The Care of Livestock and Farm Advice Notes
Practical farming tips cover horse collar fit and molasses feeding costs effectiveness. A Ponca Reservation ranch imports buffalo herd for breeding from Missoula. Emphasizes shoeing basics for farm boys and pasture management for sheep noting wet weather harms lambs and need to separate ewes post-weaning.
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Ponca Reservation
Lawton
Okla
Missoula
Mont
Agricultural College
Corn Shredders Cause More Maims Than Railroads
Milwaukee letter reports Dr. Charles McCarthy of the library commission, aiding Dean Henry at the college of agriculture, believes corn shredders maim more men for life annually than railroads. A shredder injured seven men in three weeks, and another county’s machine killed or maimed four more.
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Milwaukee
Charles McCarthy
The
Library Commission
Dean Henry
College of Agriculture
Future of the Sheep in the Corn Belt
The Prairie Farmer argues sheep farming will rise in Minnesota Iowa Missouri Illinois and Indiana as land values stay high. Demand for mutton and wool grows while sheep supply tightens, urging farmers to prepare now and buy when prices slow to ensure a wise investment.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Leonard
Union Stock Yards
United States
England
Australia
South America
America
Sheep Feeding Rack From Farm and Home Guide
The Farm and Home outlines a combined hay and grain feed rack for sheep. It specifies 2x2 inch corner posts, 1x3 side strips, a tight bottom, 1x6 side pieces, 1x3 slats spaced 6 to 9 inches, and a 5 inch deep bottom box. Ends are closed to keep sheep out. hay sits atop grain for efficient feeding.
Farm Notes On Crops Manures And Insects
Weed killing is a key farm chore. February freezes shortened the blackberry crop. The Hessian fly has appeared in Kansas wheat fields according to reports. Young fowls eat bugs and harm vegetation little. Wood ashes on lettuce rows speed growth and crispness. Hen manure worked into soil benefits onions before planting. Undersheltered farm manure wastes fertilizer due to rain and heat. Spread manure promptly.
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Kansas Wheat
Veteran Heller Endorses Deans Kidney Pills
Joshua Heller of Urbana Illinois reports lasting relief from kidney trouble and back pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills since 1899. He says warnings of attacks were met with satisfactory results each time. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York markets the product at 50 cents per box.
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Joshua Heller
South Walnut Street
Urbana
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
No Room for Doubt in Witty Exchange
The Chicago Daily News quotes a blonde waitress and a restaurant cashier debating a fiancé. The exchange touches on marriage plans and happiness as they comment on a bookkeeper's modest finances. A separate Boston Globe note imagines Marcon perfecting wireless telegraphy forcing admirals to adapt war-time cable cutting tactics.
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Chicago Daily News
Marcon
Boston Globe
Notable Quotations On Morality And Wealth
A concise collection presents a Boston Globe quote praising men who pursue an ideal of being good over constant self improvement. The Washington Star quote features Uncle Eben humor about riches hindering and then aiding travel.
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Boston Globe
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Relief For Digestive Ailments
Trouble with digestion and assorted pains are addressed by Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The advertisement claims safety and pleasant use, compares favorably to pills, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold by all druggists for 60c and $1.00. A Chicago News note endorses efficiency of machines over manual labor.
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Dr. Caldwell
Misfortune Teaches True Friends in Clayton
Local reader Robert Gold of Clayton Washington reports headaches gone after using Dr. Pusheck's KKuro. He praises the medicine as the best he ever used and says he told many in Clayton about it.
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease advert
The product claims to cure hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet with walking. Sold by all druggists price 25 cents. Trial package is free. Address Allen S. Olmstead Le Roy New York. Matrimony has cured many an old bachelor of selfishness.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Chicago Daily News
Mull
Thompson
W. H. Thompson
Malin St
Peoria
Ill
Moderately Wealthy Faces Straits in 1920s Opinion
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes a magazine writer defining moderate wealth as an annual income between $2,000 and $10,000. It suggests many moderately wealthy people could be in straitened circumstances if this standard is accurate.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Burns Revised Orator Man’s Inhumanity to Man
A dramatic account critiques powerful figures labeled auditor millionaires and their impact on workers. The piece frames Burns as revising rhetoric to expose exploitation and social harm across industrial mill life.
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Burns
Agricultural Colonies Open for Settlement on Railway Lands
Lockesburg Colony in Sevier County Arkansas with about 30000 acres and Loring Colony in Sabine Parish Louisiana with about 24000 acres are open for settlement. Lands cost 7 to 15 dollars per acre with easy terms for actual settlers. Lockesburg suits general farming stock raising and fruit growing while Loring excels in fruit truck tobacco and corn and cotton potential.
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Lockesburg
Sevier County
Arkansas
Loring
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
G. Warner
KK. C. S. Ry
Kansas City
F. E. Roesler
Immigration Agt
KX. C. S. Ry
The Discovery of a Scientific Name and Gossip
A Chicago Tribune quote notes that naming a scientific term and a few lazy habits let some people act grand while idling, implying vanity born from small distinctions.
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Chicago Tribune
Reduced Rates to Buffalo for B P O Elks Meeting
The Nickel Plate Road offers low travel rates to Buffalo New York for the B P O Elks annual meeting July 1 to 13 with long limits and stopovers at Chautauqua Lake New York. Full details from agent J Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago Illinois. A historical note from the New York Press and testimonials are cited from Norwich and Philadelphia publications.
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Buffalo
N. Y
B. P. O. Elks
Chautauqua Lake
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
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Chicago News
Kansas City Southern Railway
Thos. Robbins
Norwich
Philadelphia Bulletin
Sears, Roebuck & CO
W. McCormick & Sons
Wainui
Cincinnati
Sago
Samuel Pitcher
New York
Infante
Bears
Castoria
My. Rew
York Criv
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Wilbert Thompson
Mull’s Grape Tonic Co
3Rd Ave
Rock Island
Fabol
Main St
Peoria, Il
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