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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
A store powder explosion in Conway Arkansas injures eight people, three fatally. A clerk weighs powder while a customer lights a cigar. the blast sets the building ablaze and knocks bystanders to the floor. Rescue and fire crews search the scene as the injured are treated.
Mr Charles F Page formerly of Charles Town now transferred from St Louis to Washington with a handsome salary increase. He is a government draughts man and was sent to Oklahoma then St Louis. Mr E D Bromley of Indianapolis spent holidays with his mother in Ridgeway today.
The article discusses how butter can be leaky dull or dry based on moisture incorporation during churning washing and handling. Leaky butter stems from small granules insufficient washing high moisture exposure and presence of brine while dry butter comes from excessive moisture during prolonged washing or high churn temperature. It notes moisture content may exceed sixteen percent without detection and mentions legislative moisture standards.
An Indiana Farmer explains that overloading a cream churn reduces efficiency. He argues the churn must strike with a chug to bring fat globules together, and two quick churnings beat one long one. A half full churn yields faster, better butter and less butterfat in buttermilk.
Field and Farm urges commitment to year round milk production. It condemns dry periods and grass dairying for laxness, arguing that persistent, full year effort from a small herd yields profits, while seasonal relief leads to failures in the dairy business.
The annual meeting of the Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Company stockholders will be at M T Ingles office No 101 W King street Martinsburg WV on January 22 1907 at 330 PM for election of directors and other business. Secretary M T Ingles notes the date and location.
A collection of short items covers insect eye facets with Leinemann's counts across beetle species, the origin of the term grocer, Turkish water standards, Yorkshire birth customs, weekly Jerusalem migrations, and a note on music in the First East Surrey Regiment.
London notes the King’s Edinburgh review of the Scottish Volunteers was notable for many distinguished officers who fell from their horses. Railway Employes update outlines biennial examinations for Prussian workers and pension options for nonqualified personnel. Chauffeurs' Use Gum describes English drivers using American chewing gum as a tobacco substitute to cope with high speed and discomfort.
The piece explains that the highest clouds extend about ten miles above the earth and appear as white feathery forms that seem motionless yet move at 70 to 90 miles per hour.
Experiments in Germany show butter lasts longest when mixed with three to five percent salt. Salt above six percent yields poorer results. The report notes salt level as a key factor in shelf life and flavor stability.
Miller Supply faces tightened demand as economic downturn trims orders for hardware and building materials. Revenue declines accompany inventory clearance efforts with distributors reporting cautious purchasing patterns and delayed restocking.
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