Farm and Garden Tractive Power for Road Surfaces
An 1890s report compares tractive force required to pull a one ton wagon over different road surfaces using a dynamometer. Levels, gravel, crushed earth, and dry packed earth show varying pounds of tractive effort, highlighting material choice’s impact on traction and road performance. Hiram Phillips, C. E., provides cautions on variability and applicability to common road-building decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rautwine
Engie
Weil
Hiram Phillips
C. E. Jural World
Improvement of Roads a National Issue
There is not a unit, woman or child the land that has not a personal interest in better roads. Roads raise costs of goods transported from field to user, burdening producers and consumers alike, making the national question urgent. The Southern Cultivator notes the need for intelligent farming and soil stewardship to sustain productivity and hope for better actions by educated farmers.
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Ple
Wim
I. Rhawn
Southern
Karim
Calfornia Fig Syrup Co
A Farmer's Compass Harms No One But Helps Fields
A northwestern Ohio farmer explains a simple implement labeled a farmer's compass. Using a square board, brads, and a sharpened rod, he constructs a device to mark exact right angles for building placements and field squareups, working with river lines and range stakes. He credits a Scotchman named Sandy for the idea and notes the tool aids accurate layouts in plowing matches and farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Imad
Brady
Sandy
Scotland
Chave
Nalvolm Crockett
Danish Pig Feeding Tests At Agricultural Station
Results cover 36 trial series over five years with 93 pigs in 175 lots at the Danish Agricultural Experiment Station. Whey provides high feeding value, barley surpasses corn and skim milk for growth, and barley alone outperforms sunflower cake. Feeding rates vary by weight, with 3.5 pounds grain per 10 pounds gain for young pigs and up to six pounds per pound gain for old hogs. Winter feeding requires more grain than summer, and feeding efficiency is similar between gilt and sow groups.
Fresh Cows Needed to Improve Butter Quality
A fragment from Rural Life features dairy industry issues with butter texture. Experts cite lack of fresh cows as a major cause of hard brittle butter, noting feed and processing play roles. The piece discusses warming, water content, and the impact of cow freshness on butter fats.
Pink Pills credited with saving sick girl from long illness
A Detroit mother credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring health to her daughter Blanche after years of weakness and illness. The notice describes dramatic improvements from a single box of pills and notes their safety for children and general female and male ailments. The letter invites orders via the Dr Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady, NY.
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Detroit
A. L. Bartueas
Grand Avenue
Williama
Hartnesa
Blanche
Mt. Clemens
Ponting
Thad
Gr&t
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Too Fat to Sink Woman Tries Suicide Near Newville Pa
A Pennsylvania woman weighing over 300 pounds attempted suicide by diving into Conodoguinet Creek near her home on Gallows Bridge. Her body floated for hours before being rescued, ending a desperate act that shocked a large family of twelve.
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Newville
Alexander Geese
Sarah Jane Geese
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
Conodoguinet Creek
Gallows Bridge
Hera
Burglar Implicated as Honest Safemaker’s Helper
A Bedford store owner found a burglar at work before sunrise. The thief opened the safe, then sat to smoke as the owner, amused, revealed he had forgotten the safe combination on paper and needed help. The tale contrasts with a note on Japanese tramps who bathe daily if they can afford it.
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Bargier
Henl
High Street
Busiess
West Bedford
Burslar
Cnorgo Record
Dirrer
Lin
Chicago Record
Coffee seed and cures in old time pamphlet mix
A fragmented newspaper snippet promotes German Coffeeberry as Rio equal, offers seeds and a 148 page catalogue from John A. Salter Seed Co to La Crosse Wisconsin. The text also advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a pledge of one hundred dollars, plus various product pitches and personal musings, all in a miscellaneous, miscellaneous 19th century ad style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Bulzer
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Koward
Hall
Hull
F. J. Cnexny & Co
Toledo
Great Nerve Restorer Promises Fits Stop Says Dr Kline
The Roxbury Gazette notes a device called Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming to stop fits after first use with marvelous cures. A promotional treatise offered for $2 trial is said to be free, directed by Arch St Philadelphia.
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Kline
Arch St
Phila
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New Jersey
Farmen'r Cosuas
Japan
American Brotherhood
W. KR. WiniaMs
Aberloch, Ill
Lee Gad
Roscommon
Econo
Union Fence Company
DE Kalb, Ill
Mills Stone
Perire Burney
Oie
Congress
Budd Reeve
Wimaelf
The
Amice
Buldp Redva
Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis Trust Co. Midg
Minneapolis
Minn
J. ¥. Walker
G. A. RK
Cyrxicus
Bomerville Journal
Thomas
Roxbury Gazette
Beecham
Nature
Churehill
Hso “Brown
Ineiduralgia Sciatica
Mons
Izes
Marry Stilwell Edwards
Macon
Ghigago Regord
Chicago
Iestiog
America
Associated Pres
J.T. Hatteld
Northwestern University
Rivenston (Il
New York
Victor F. Lawson
Pabinder
Madieen Street
Chigags, Ib
Tad
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