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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
2
Capt Caldwell led a Delaware regiment in the Revolution and was famed for cock fighting. His drill impressed troops who called the unit Caldwell's game cocks. He claimed a cock must come from a blue hen to be game, giving rise to the nickname Blue Hen Chickens later used broadly for Maryland or Delaware units.
An education committee report from London County Council concerns a nearly 13 year old Peckham schoolboy who has learned only two or three letters and forgotten them. He cannot write or calculate, leading to a decision to expel him from school.
In Borrovina Hawthorne meets a royal mob and the king’s court as he presents a plan to abdicate the throne. The crowd and Irma watch while Hawthorne plays mediator, exposing the prince’s plot and offering a quick gesture toward stabilizing the nation with honest money scrutiny.
The narrator notes the crowd’s fixation on money. The plan evolves to win support with minimal personal expense. He imagines using Monte Carlo winnings to bolster belief he is the country’s richest man and to persuade Horrovina’s fate.
Early radishes offer a quick, inexpensive money crop for gardeners near markets. Sow successively every week or two, space rows a foot apart, and harvest when large and crisp. Prices vary through the season, with bunches selling for five to ten cents early, then two cents later, while seed cost is 10 to 15 cents per ounce.
A suggested method by W R Gilbert to stop broodiness uses a swing-coop built from two box ends and laths with a canvas top. A through rod or pipe keeps the coop swinging so hens cannot sit. after two nights perched, the hen is considered cured. The design holds four to five hens without crowding and delivers quick results.
Meat fed fowls at West Virginia experiment station produced 7 555 eggs versus 3 431 from grain fed birds. Meat eggs were larger firmer and hens produced far more vigorous chickens. both groups remained healthy.
White Comb in fowls stems from decayed food impure water and overcrowding in dark filthy houses. It causes scurfy combs wattles head and neck and feather loss. Treatment moves birds to clean quarters wholesome food and a castor oil dose followed by powder in soft food and vaseline on affected parts.
Weather keeps hens from laying as they roam freely around the farm. Wet and cold conditions reduce egg production and place stress on poultry routines.
A New York Press quip warns against dismissing humor as trivial and urges embracing lighter thoughts as a wholesome counter to grim times. It argues piety should not resemble a fixed facade and mocks those who equate virtue with constant solemnity.
The Oregon Journal announces a Western Information Bureau with a six month Semni-Weekly Journal subscription offered for 50 cents. Readers receive a 144 page illustrated booklet detailing Oregon resources and opportunities, sent at no extra charge. Address Oregon Journal Portland Oregon.
Fulton Township Trustee Jos. Starkey announces weekly office hours at his residence in Cates Indiana for the transaction of township business. The notices state he will be available Saturdays to conduct matters related to township affairs.
Trustees of Troy Township announce weekly sessions in the road office room at the K of P building every Wednesday and Saturday to transact township business. Charles Dicken serves as Trustee of Troy Township.
A white wicker double wardrobe for baby stores six drawers or trays six: four pull out and two fixed. Its top serves as a dressing table with a small shelf for toiletries. Also shown are palm nursery hampers shaped like tiny trunks with internal trays and a lockable front, suitable as baby trunks.
Describes white cotton crepe curtains simple hemming or fringe trim. Recommends fleece lined pique covers for dressers and bureaus with scalloped buttonholes. Suggests keeping two sets of curtains and covers, one in use and one clean, to provide a fresh look for arriving guests.
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