100 years ago: Windmill grocery unveils electrical grinding machine

From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 17, 1910: “Following an inspection of all Lawrence routes by a government employee several weeks ago, the farmers along No. 7 were warned that they had allowed the condition of the road to reach a deplorable state and unless it was immediately repaired, rural mail service would be discontinued. Some little work was done in the worst places but the requirements of the federal authorities were not complied with.

Another fine new electrical machine has just been added to the equipment of the Windmill grocery and market. It is a machine for grinding coffee, hamburger and bones. The hamburger grinder will be first class for turning out that form of meat and may also be used in making home made sausage. There is a special attachment for grinding bones so that all of the bones may be ground into bone meal for poultry keepers. The machine cost $250 but it will be well worth the money in enabling the store to handle a larger amount of trade.

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