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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
3
The article outlines a low cost chicken house for one to two flocks with concrete foundation, ten inch footing, and eight inch thick walls. It details dimensions 18 by 40 feet, two pens for 180 leghorns or 164 Plymouth Rocks, eight to nine foot peak roof, and north side brooders with double walls and self cleaning mesh nests.
Mr. Charles R. Adams and his wife run a Marblehead Massachusetts dairy farm with a remarkable herd. Each cow has an individual name such as Blue Bell Speckle Daisy Blossom and reacts quietly when her name is spoken from a distance.
The $2,500, 1,000-pound Duroc Jersey hog named Defender dominates the International Live Stock show at the stock yards in Chicago. At two years old, it stands 42 inches high and 84 inches long with a 78.5 inch girth, having won top honors at Iowa and Illinois state fairs and last year’s International show. Owner H. S. Browning of Herman Illinois says Defender can defend its many championship titles and plans for a grand pursuit at this year’s International.
The Illinois State Poultry show set for January 2 to 7 1911 at the arsenal in Springfield attracts exhibitors from Iowa Indiana Missouri and other states. Sangamon county prizes include $2.50 for best male and $2.50 for best female in several varieties with extra awards for bantams fancy pigeons and eggs. Local farmers have strong competition for cash awards and egg prizes.
A reader testifies that Resinol Ointment cured a varicose leg ulcer after weeks of use. The letter notes a sister, Mrs. Cairns of Norham on Tweed, who was previously treated 14 months with no result but healed by Resinol Ointment. The endorsement comes from Robert Davidson of Gateshead on Tyne.
A domestic exchange questions open house habits during absence while a mountain trip is recalled. The scene shifts to unrelated advertisements and quips about remedies and temperaments, with a scatter of product pitches and proverbs included.
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