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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
7
The article describes new hat styles with tricornes and boat-shaped turbans and distinct crowns. It notes trims such as tulle and ribbon, praises coq de roche relief notes, highlights the return of the plush coat and the prominence of wraps, and mentions colors like fire brown and spinach green with panne velvet and mot fabrics.
A witty exchange features the Captain stating bias due to being an only child, while Dodty remarks a fool exists in every family. The dialogue showcases the magazine's light humor and social banter of the period.
A reflective piece on natural consequences of habit and substances like whisky tobacco coffee and tea. It frames Mother Nature as a stern teacher who sends warnings or “whacks” through illness to deter drug use and unhealthy behavior. It touts Postum as a coffee substitute and urges quitting deleterious habits to gain health and success.
Ontario's Adam Roth proposed a bridge beam barn frame to keep posts off the floor. The design uses slant posts to resist pressure, with 10 by 10 timber, long end posts, cross beam F, braces G G, and rafters 16 feet long. It aims to reduce floor hindrance and strengthen against storms.
The remarks cover corn versus corn meal for hog fattening, selection to fix desirable herd traits, sheep adaptation to environments, all-corn diets hindering pig muscle growth, feeding hogs by age and condition, fertility as an inherited trait, and horses' shying not cured by rough handling.
D. D. Deeds notes in Farm and Home that early feeding boosts winter gains and that sheltering sheep from storms in the barn, with doors open to avoid drafts and keep airflow, maintains near outdoor temperatures. Properly fed and sheltered sheep suffer less shrinkage in fall and early winter.
A Midland Farmer note advises linseed meal as a dietary booster for horses. Giving a pint of linseed meal three times weekly may loosen the hide and improve thrift, with a reduced amount if the bowels are affected.
Practical guidance for calf rearing from birth to one month. Start with a pint of Gret milk every few hours, then blend skim milk with new milk and gradually increase whole milk. Keep milk warm at 100 degrees to aid digestion. Introduce hay to regulate bowels and prevent scours. Adjust temperature for constipation or overfocusing digestion. If diarrhoea arises, reduce milk and serve warm with two raw eggs per feeding. If eggs fall, add castor oil olive oil and paregoric to hot milk, then follow with powdered starch once symptoms vanish. Farm
B Sutherland explains an easy hog scalding plan from Orange Judd Farmer. Build a large vat with two compartments and a hinged wooden bar vent lever to control hot water flow. Connect two barrels for shared heating, keep the heating compartment full, and draw hot water as needed to avoid extra handling.
A historical note describes a simple hog catching method using a 3 ft length of round wood with two drilled holes, sized to fit around the hog. The device reduces effort and stress for both handler and animal, illustrating a practical field technique.
An old farm instruction describes a hog catching device using No 14 or 15 bale wire looped through holes to form a holder. The operator places the loop in the hog’s mouth, pulls tight to restrain the animal, enabling ring installation and tusk removal. It notes hogs up to 300 pounds rung without help.
Instructions for preventing horses from choking by foot over halter at the manger. Recommends a wooden block to strike the horse when it lifts a forefoot, training it to avoid lifting feet unnecessarily. Agricultural Epitomat.
A claim describes curing cribbing in horses by nailing an eight inch wide sheepskin strip along the manger choosing woolly skin and sprinkling it with cayenne pepper and renewing it occasionally to stop the habit.
Vienna is described as having over five eighths of its area covered by woods vineyards and parks with many gardens throughout the city.
A Paris jeweler M Bordinet has developed tools to carve diamonds on convex surfaces. He shows intricate pieces including a diamond ring with a polished interior and a pansy design, a bicycle with diamond wheels, and armorial bearing diamonds. He spent 35 years perfecting this craft and plans his son to continue it.
The Norge wreck near Rockall on June 28 cost about 600 lives. Dr. August Krogh raises whether magnetic disturbances could skew ship compasses enough to imperil navigation. Captains Hveysel and Horner report sudden compass deviations near Rockall, suggesting a possible magnetic anomaly prompting official inquiry.
A reported desire of the Japanese emperor is to breed a taller soldier race via a more carnivorous diet. European foods were tested on Doya children in government schools but were rejected. Doctors overseeing the schools found no better method than encouraging Japanese to marry European women.
A physician informs Mr Jag way his symptoms show hydrocephalus or water on the brain, but he protests he has not drank any water for six months, puncturing the moment with a wry remark in the Chicago Irtmune.
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