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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
4
A family gathers on New Year’s Eve as Mother vows to stop hating early mornings. By morning the three daughters Daisy Pink and Dot surprise her with breakfast in bed and a new family routine. Bob assists by building the fire while Mother joyfully embraces the change.
A French medical breakthrough immunized a horse using successive injections of a mushroom poison substitute. Tests show the neurotoxin remade the animal and mice and rabbits later survived after exposure to the deadly nanphite.
A Manitoba Agricultural College test compared Poland Chinas and Yorkshires fed equal rations for 140 days with barley oats and shorts, later substituting corn. Poland Chinas made 100 pounds gain on 415 pounds feed while Yorkshires needed 426 pounds. Yorkshires sold at 9.90 per hundredweight and Poland Chinas at 9.00.
The notes discuss pig management emphasizing that scrubs can multiply like purebreds but don’t produce the same results. A plan to place oil in a hog ovler is mentioned to help grease themselves. Weaning timing depends on pig size, vigor, and feed. Proper care after weaning is crucial for profit and hog prices may rise soon.
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A nurseries of concerns warns that horse breeding has fallen on many farms due to tractors high feed costs and cheaper horses from ranches. The article notes Illinois studies showing few brood mares foaling and argues for renewed breeding of sound draft mares mated to high class stallions to avert a future work horse shortage and rising prices.
Satisfactory remedies to control hog lice are suggested by W L Starkey South Carolina A and M College. Grade oil treatment covers head and ears and requires a thorough house cleanup and disinfection. Coal tar products must be reapplied after ten days to kill lice but not nits. Oil from garages can work but kerosene content can blister. oils also help lay dust to reduce irritation.
Calves pigs and lambs sired by purebred sires yield higher profits. Wool and mutton prices attract flock ownership. Livestock men stress fresh water shade and proper housing for successful pork production. Hogs drink water often and water aids digestion and fat production. Consider brood sows from early litters with big bones long bodies and ample teats. Keep valuable gifts away from others to avoid crossbreeding risks.
The Farwell column reports the DeGeer and Barton families spending Christmas in Flint, with numerous local residents visiting kin and hosting gatherings. Community members including Mrs Chas Clack, Mrs Wm Spenser, and the Honeywells are noted, along with travels to Jackson and Grand Rapids. Timber shipments from nearby mills and school events at Mudlake are mentioned, plus upcoming W W R C installation and lodge officer elections.
Rooms in the schools were decorated with varied designs for Christmas programs. Primary grades gathered in Mrs Powell and Miss Sherman’s rooms while Mrs Kidd’s class prepared distributions. Parents attended across three locations as upstairs offered a fine program.
The scene showed extensive student and instructor preparation with gifts for all. Miss Alma Bellinger and Miss Emma Bellinger gave each student an original hand painted Christmas card.
Dairy experts from Missouri College of Agriculture urge balanced rations for cows. They emphasize water, protein, carbohydrates, and minerals, noting legumes boost mineral intake and that protein and carbs must be balanced to avoid waste. A sample ration illustrates swapping hay and protein sources to improve milk output.
A reader is urged to subscribe to the paper with a special offer promising a year of service for 1.564 dollars. The language emphasizes not borrowing a neighbor's copy and encourages local readership.
A humorous plea for simple pleasures health and sunshine in the new year expressed as a wish list. The speaker asks for happiness money less burdens and light rather than sadness and gloom. Aura Turnbull of Kansas City and a Valley advertises Foley remedies offering ten cent samples with a classified liner promotion.
The fragment lists diverse farm goods and commodities including wheat corn oats barley rye buckwheat and dairy items. It also mentions roosters hens beef mutton hides and assorted prices though some terms are garbled or unclear.
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