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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
7
Prof. Andrew Boss outlines practical designs for a 32 by 50 foot hog house intended to shelter 100 hogs at once, with ten pens of 10 by 14 feet and a central feeding alley. He urges north south orientation, ample sunlight, cement floors and troughs, proper drainage, and movable partitions to adapt as funding and site allow.
The excerpt counsels careful handling of horses and colts to prevent injury, emphasizes disciplined duty and steady training, notes the value of kindness, and mentions pig manure as fertilizer worth about $12 yearly, advocating proper waste disposal.
The article notes distemper in cattle begins with throat swelling and eye and nasal discharge, more common in young animals. It describes rapid onset, formation of throat and jaw abscesses, contagious-feeling spread, and treatment with periodic rubbing using turpentine kerosene and camphor tincture, plus washing and blue vitriol applications as swelling recedes.
A detailed description outlines a barn plan with stables for six horses, cow tie ups, hog pens, and brood sow areas. It notes feed troughs, hay racks, and grain delivery through a truck box. Also discusses hog management to prevent mischief and the influence of nutrition on pig teeth and skull development. Stand up for home industries and support a local creamery or cheese factory.
Authorities seized a batch of cheap baking powders sold nationwide after analysis revealed they were alum powders with sulphuric acid and rock filler. The product was deemed hazardous, with thousands of pounds destroyed. Physicians warn consumers against using such powders. cream of tartar brands are urged as safer, cheaper in the long run.
The last Congress created 11 316 new offices with annual pay of 7 927 629 dollars while abolishing 1 815 offices, yielding a net gain of 9 501 posts and 6 986 158 dollars in salaries. Juan Navarro remains Mexican consul general in New York at 80, back from Mexico City on leave, trusted by President Diez and officials. Hawaii’s Molokai liquor licensing debate grows as the board opposes licenses at the leper settlement to curb illicit sales. In Washington, Baroness von Sternberg gathers social attention as the embassy decor is praised, with Miss Violet Langham aiding the effort and Ivy Langham likely joining the ambassador’s family.
Chancellor James Day of Syracuse University cites annual costs to support gospel ministers at 15 million dollars and 25 million for pet dogs. William Muldoon transfers his Belfast home to Bishop Colton for convent or educational use. Rev Thomas D McLean resigns from Union Congregational Ludlow and plans a real estate business citing salary constraints and age. He is 35 and has preached ten years.
The project is funded by Chinese gentlemen in Shanghai with a head master from England. Eight Clark County Ohio township schools remain unopened due to teachers preferring rivet work as motormen over teaching. Dr Oscar H Allis of Philadelphia advocates ambidexterity for health and school instruction using both hands.
A protest arises against punishing military and naval prisoners in Ireland. The note highlights a vast railway system with 200000 miles of track, 609000000 tons of freight, and 800000 workers, reporting $650000000 in value. Nottingham, England, with 250000 residents, owns its street railways and, at a two cent fare per mile, yields 11 percent annual profit on invested capital.
Secretary Shaw says he stops talking about department plans to prevent leaks amid a refunding operation. He recalls a past instance where letters were read, causing embarrassment. The piece cites a Chicago Chronicle anecdote about a government messenger misreading abbreviations and a Kokomo widow’s kidney remedy testimonial.
Mrs. Anderson of Jacksonville Fra witnesses her signature and extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites numerous cures of female troubles and urges others to avoid substitutes, citing personal benefit and lasting strength improvements.
A Detroit Catholic institution commends Peruna prescribed by Dr. Hartman for a young girl with catarrh of the throat. Other letters praise the medicine for long standing ailments. The Peruna Medicine Co. offers a free book and personal advice from Dr. Hartman.
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