26 Mar 1903
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
1
E. Matteson explains gape disease in fowl flocks caused by worms from earthworms entering embryos and reaching the lungs and windpipe. He describes two treatments: fumigate chicks with lime dust in a barrel and physically remove worms by extracting infected feathers from the windpipe. He advises moving affected chicks to fresh ground regularly.
The article stresses thrift as core to sheep health and productivity, urging seed quality water shelter and close shepherding. It advocates winter fodder like early cut clover hay and corn stover, plus alfalfa studies for horses showing weight maintenance with 15-20 pounds daily per 100 pounds live weight. It also warns on pedigrees, sow farrowing care, milk flow, and management to avoid waste and ensure efficient production.
The Farmers' Review notes a bed case of roup in fowls with frothy eyes and head sores. It urges separating sick birds from healthy ones, but not removing the well birds into the sick yard, and stresses dry clean housing and no drafts. Care should be used with carene pepper as it is of little value for healthy fowls.
A new three story plant industry building in Washington DC opened for occupancy January 1. The 20 by 83 foot structure houses 16 rooms and basement space, consolidating scattered plant investigation branches under private enterprise origins. The piece argues farmers profit by studying feeding science and market shifts, stressing the edge in margins and profits.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a giant desert plant or cactus said to be thirty ame in diameter and weighing about 6k cas, with stretches from Mexico to a river region. It mentions a bachelor in Argentina with tax changes, and various obscure notes on feeds, insects, and odd statistics, all tangled and unclear.
An OCR style notice extols Doan's Kidney Pills for a wide range of ailments including kidney pain, urinary weakness, incontinence, and dropsy signs. It claims benefit for asthma-related symptoms, back pain, and nerve-related discomfort, asserting pills dissolve stones and relieve heart palpitations and sleeplessness, with testimonials from multiple readers.
Fragmentary notes describe Petata duels with aspaons and Tez oan as part of a puzzling scene. It hints at a struggle to set an affront’s appearance while maintaining balance and safety amid an anxious atmosphere.
A worn mother with six children details years of illness for her baby Charlie, suffering from skin disease eczema and concern over contagion. She credits Cuticura remedies after a neighbor’s tip, noting gradual improvement, better sleep, and a cured child. The account promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as trusted skin and humors cures.
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