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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1906
Page
12
An exposé by Ureron Sinchar in the New York World blasts Packingtown as an inhumane system. It details forced hours, wage theft, abusive bosses, ethnic labor stratification, and squalid, unsanitary meat handling practices. It also notes workers’ lack of clean eating spaces and unsafe, foul conditions in cellars and slaughter rooms.
The article describes crate fattening and cramming machines used by Western packers to finish poultry in 19 to 21 days. It explains trough feeding, gritty water, and then semi fluid feeding to maximize weight, color, and market price, noting improved carcass value and regional preferences.
The Beef Trust report notes widespread unclean practices in meat preparation. It cites an extreme example of a hog that was killed and cleaned, then fell from a dirty rail toward the cooling room, illustrating severe disregard for sanitation.
Frequent shallow cultivation is advised for most garden crops and in dry weather depths should not exceed two inches. A dust mulch of surface soil preserves moisture while allowing air. a light mulch around plants helps but should not hinder aeration. Break crusts after rain, test soil dryness by hand squeeze, and note sandy soils can be worked sooner than clay. Thorough cultivation helps control weeds with prompt, proper work.
advertisement claims the Dr K H Krank Great Nerve Restorer provides relief after the first day of use. It offers a free $2 trial bottle and a treatise from the Philadelphia address 931 Arch St.
Classifieds advertise advertising copywriters with salaries 900 to 2500, nursery sales help in Rochester, rail road staff for firemen and brakemen with training promises, amateur photographs for art, souvenir post cards and fans selling, plumbing trade training with earnings prospects, Gulf Coast farm loans and land investments, Kansas and California property listings, alphagraph typewriters and office equipment, Eradicator blot remover, and thief proof scarf pin guards with dealer inquiries.
An advertisement from Felix Corset Co. promotes a waist holder that keeps the waist smooth without pins or hooks. Offered in white or black, requests include a 2 cent return with waist measurement and corset size, from 1 Prince St New York.
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