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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1912
Page
6
The article argues for cooperative packing to secure fair hog prices, urging wintering sows with roughage and alfalfa, plus the value of corn and milk diets. It condemns scrub hogs, stresses sound breeding, hatchery-like dipping, good housing, and clean pens to curb disease and improve productivity.
The piece argues the scrub bag keeps his owner poor and unable to purchase superior stock, using poverty as the common explanation for why better breeding stock is never bought.
A portable colony hen house designed by H. L. Kempster of Michigan Experiment Station shows universal use. It can brood early chicks with indoor brooders and be used as a colony house on the range for growing chicks in summer.
A 7 by 12 foot poultry house on runners offers simple portable design with 2 by 4 joists 4 feet apart and movable fixtures. It features a center door, two hinged nine light windows, and emphasis on ventilation, dryness, and material economy for breeding hens in early spring.
The corn picker is hailed as a crucial labor saver during husking season as shortages of farm help persist. Once an acre was a day’s work for one man, now the picker can husk many times that area and deliver ears in better condition. The invention is the result of long effort overcoming many obstacles.
Advice on reducing floor space needs with sloped feed boxes and hoppers and placing nests with sloping tops and windows to deter roosting in unsuitable areas. Forethought in planning improves usefulness and convenience of the poultry house.
An Indiana man designs a metal knockdown chicken coop that can be erected in a minute and dismantled into six flat surfaces in the same time. The structure features rolled dead edges for sliding engagement, enabling quick storage and transport.
Ingenious coop design features a revolving circular plate on the front with three holes two large and one small. One large hole is netted. The plate can align to cover the door or allow chick exit, enabling flexible hen and chick confinement.
A man recalls a series of dating tips from a friend praised for wisdom. The adviser counseled courting by pleasing the mother with compliments and using a ring gesture, but the plan backfires as the mother sues for divorce and the man for breach of promise.
A young couple exchange playful yet earnest dialogue about clipping a lock of the girl's hair as a keepsake. The girl notes her mother approved the gesture in principle but insists the clip should have been from her real hair, claiming the mother paid thirty dollars for the lock and fears it is ruined.
A rookie reporter opens with a fever epidemic claim forty nine or fifty cases of the food fever. The city editor notes spelling flaws while the reporter admits a lingering typhoid spell from youth. The clash ends with the editor and writer returning to the help wanted listings.
A playful domestic scene unfolds as a wife asks if her toilet is complete and her husband jokes about wearing a sign that reads Fresh Paint Look Out. The exchange teases home improvement humor in a light domestic moment.
An old advertisement page touts Red Cross Ball Blue and various remedies. It promotes Cole's Carboni salve for burns and wounds, Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestion, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It also contains quips about plagiarists and a remark on aerial navigation.
A lively exchange centers on Jigsby’s faults with his bosom friend defending him. The dialogue hints at personal dynamics and public perception without detailing specific incidents or dates.
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