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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
3
A writer from the Indiana Farmer's Guide shares practical guidance on profitable goose farming. Geese forage well and need less grain, but require water and winter feeding. Goslings hatch best with plenty of eggs, milk and cornmeal feed, started on hard boiled eggs, then four daily feedings. Breeding stock stays lean with clover and vegetables in winter.
Weather-wary poults require dry roosting and shelter as floods hit their first days. Keep most hens older while retaining some young hens to replace them. feed plans vary but emphasize staged rations. Initial 48 hours blank. after day three, use cracked grains and fermented milk to support growth and exercise.
Clemson extension poultry specialist TI Hull advises June as ideal to caponize young cockerels when market favors broilers and capons. Local markets must be developed quickly as tourist towns already pay well. several South Carolina farmers hire others to caponize at low cost. Careful handling and fasting cockerels 12 to 24 hours before operation improves success. full intestines hinder the procedure.
An elderly speaker laments declining courtesy and rising selfishness in society. He notes disrespect on streets and in public venues, impatience with the elderly and disabled, and a drift toward the brute type, speculating it may stem from World War I influences.
The article outlines William Penn a London born Quaker who founded Pennsylvania He embodied bountiful charity and strict frugality He faced imprisonment for preaching and later for publishing No Cross No Crown illustrating Quaker beliefs and the era's religious tensions
A poetic fragment depicts a bride becoming one with the sea. Land gives the bride to the deep, the sun shines on her gem, and she sails with her husband toward distant horizons. The piece evokes marriage as voyage and unity beyond harbor home.
The text notes 1081 land grant in North America to Penn in lieu of debts, a 1682 voyage from Deal with emigrants, and arrival near Chester Pennsylvania where a colony based on religious freedom began, forming what became the Keystone State. It also mentions a preacher repeatedly freed by juries and a jury fines for defying judge instructions.
Poem fragment reflects on toil of gardening fading as the pink rosebuds bloom. The speaker recalls labor and dreary days, noting the moment of beauty that makes all effort worthwhile. The piece carries a nostalgic tone attributed to Edgar A. Guest.
A collection of kitchen ideas including Spanish Sauce with tomatoes and paprika, baked bananas served with beefsteak, Mint Sauce for Lamb, Olive Sauce using ripe olives, and a peanut butter mashed potato blend. Also notes mashed potatoes with butter milk and pepper.
A fragmentary line from a likely verse or riddle references widows and weeds in a rural setting. It mentions grass and clover and a question about whether widows in weeds imply luck or abundance. The text is garbled but hints at playful agrarian imagery.
The term Beth means house of in biblical names. Bethlehem means house of bread and Bethsaida means house of fish. Bethshean is house of rent, Bethel is house of God, and other Beth forms indicate various house or haven meanings in place names.
A fragment from a McClure Newspaper Syndicate column notes a young woman across the way who may not know much about orthography but loves birds and their lore.
The ad touts Peters ons Ointment as a mighty healing for eczema and skin troubles. It claims relief from pimples acne rough red skin ulcers old sores piles and blemishes with wide national reach and endorsement by broad minded druggists.
The country observes boys festival with fish flags on houses each flag showing a carp as a sign of age. Flags flutter in spring greens, symbolizing the new generation of Japan and the fight upstream through life.
An old fashioned medicine claims to regulate stomach liver and bowels. A market quip notes stronger butter discounts market value. The speaker muses on fame and writers noticing weaknesses.
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